The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-06

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WITH Fl TIE Z < POLITICIANS *!4 T 7 Y 81 <
The campaign for the Republican
control of the North Star state and
the placing of Minnesota in the
Hughes column-though why. there
should be any concern about the lat
ter is beyond the majority of the
wise ones-might be said to have
been officially launched Saturday
when United States Senator Nelson
turned loose an official broadside at
Sunburg in Kandiyohi county. With
more than one-half of the voters of
the county and nearby towns as an
audience and special train from the
cities carrying hundreds of boosters,
Senator Nelson in speech bristling.
with truth expressed his opinion of
the Democratic national administra-
ton, told as Knute can only tell it,
his political experience of better than
quarter of a century, and hazarded
the guess that Minnesota would not
be found wanting in a Republican
way when the polls were heard from
on November Z. His arraignment of
the Wilson administration was most
scathlng. TO use slang remark,
Senator Nelson 'tore the cover off
the ball. So well did his talk and
so convincing were his arguments
that preparations were at once made
by the Republican State Central
committee for the statewide distri-
button OF his remarks in pamphlet
form, and at the same time the ma
t1onal committee requested copy
and announced it's intention of pub
Hshlng the speech in many languages
and giving it national distribution.
Though the town selected by Senator
Nelson for the firing of his broad
side is several miles from a railroad
this fact had no effect on the hun
dreds who gathered to hear him.
They gladly made the sacrifice in or
der to hear the veteran. While not
only general expose of conditions
ripe for the spotlight the senator's
=. talk was historic in that it may be
the senator's only public appearance
during this campaign, Close friends
say that the Alexandria man may
retire to private life at the close of
his term which is two years distant.
&c., AS Chairman Thornton of the Re-
publican State Central committee
sizes up the political situation in
. Minnesota it is only a question of ma
>jorities as far as the candidates on
the Republican ticket as concerned |
True, several hundred postmasters |
: and other federal office holders are
busy in the interest of the national |
Democratic ticket and their activity |
in some quarters has been a source
of concern to some of the Republican |
leaders, but investigation fails to |
show that any real harm has been |
done. Mr. Thornton is confident that |
the national ticket will poll the usual |
Republican majority and, as to the |
state Republican ticket, indications !
are that the majorities will be we'll |
up in five figures. F. B. Kellogg, Re-
publican candidate for United States |
senator, and ThOs. FranksOn, can
didate for lieutenant governor, who !
has been out on the stump since the |
campaign opened have had good !
meetings. Their chief interest is in |
adding to the Republican majority,
and the reports they bring to the
state headquarters are decidedly en-
couraging. The election of the two |
by handsome majorities is conceded |
by the enemy.
Governor Burnquist, following the |
death of his predecessor, Winfield |
Scott Hammond, announced his in |
tention of attending strictly to his !
official duties has informed the Re- !
publican State Central committee that |
he will be available for speaking duty |
at an early date. He will likely open |
his campaign in a speech at Brain
erd. The number of his talks will |
probably be limited. Unlike some of !
his predecessors, Governor Burnquist |
has never taken kindly to the idea of |
being the prize feature at the nu-
merous gatherings which the average
executive is generally burdened with, !
in the shape of invitations to talk,
and has declined most of them. His +
intention of discouraging such was
made known by Governor Burnquist
upon taking up the burdens of his Of
flee and as result of his appear
ances on the rostrum has been few
and then only when the Importance
of the occasion warrants it. He has
always insisted that his official work
should have the big end of his at
tention. Governor Burnquist is an
eloquent speaker and the announce
ment that he will deliver several ]