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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1888
Page
1
State and judicial ticket lists R ee Rice Ian Swattson Joseph Bubleter Moses E Clapp. Court or County Treasurer for Register of So For Sheriff for County Attorney.
The reg istration book notes Ignatius Donnelly will speak in Brainerd on November 1. The opera house is expected to be packed as never before. The Tur baseball season of 1888 ended yesterday with New York winning the National, St. Louis the American Association, and Des Moines the Western pennant. Rumors swirl about Democratic date changes to avoid clashing with Donnelly’s Republican visit.
Brainerd observers deem Judge Sleeper likely elected to the fifteenth district bench amid bipartisan caution. The Labor Echo notes Donnelly backs Merriam for farmers and workers. prohibition rallies draw crowds then fade as Democrats plan a joint appearance by E M Wilson and Ignatius Donnelly with torchlight processions to mobilize voters.
The text claims a St. Paul bucket shop run by Wilson tied to "Me and Mike" profited about 150000 from a late wheat corner. It questions Democratic support for a constitutional amendment criminalizing wheat options and defends the Minnesota Boss's business interests.
Attendees at the Monday banqueting event noted that the Pioneer Press account omitted Mr Fernalds reply to the Our Honored Guest toast. The paper did highlight another toast response, prompting speculation that the omission was deliberate.
Secretary Harstep reports Hon Ignatius Donnelly will attend a Crow Wing county Republican rally on November 1 at the opera house and Brainerd band venue. Donnelly recently returned from England to study working people and their interests, promising a major statewide event to discuss protection. Attendees from Verndale Motley Gull River Little Falls Ft Ripley and Aitkin expected.
The Journal reports a disputed letter from W R Merriam to J Johnson about campaign funds. The piece questions Johnson as a public figure, questions the Journal's neutrality, and contrasts Democratic finance with Republican concerns, citing Grover Cleveland’s $10,000 contribution.
W A Fleming R C Dunn and J C Flynn urge voters to back the straight Republican ticket to preserve a Republican majority in the U S Senate and oppose Democratic efforts backed by a National committee corruption fund to gain favorable legislators. They warn of slander and tariff reform rhetoric and appeal to voters to elect Republicans.
The St Paul Globe Crookston correspondent notes the St Paul Brainerd Northwestern railroad project is underway after initial opposition. Track-layers laid iron for fifteen miles Saturday night, advancing about one mile daily. Plans call for forty five miles this fall and completion within a year.
James G Blaine argues in Indianapolis that protection favors the West over the East and South. He cites 1860 1880 census wealth and railroad growth in 11 Western states to claim tariffs spur progress, and he urges farmers to view the tariff as a national policy benefiting the home market and wheat producers.
A veteran political figure shifts from Crat to Greenbacker and briefly back to Democrat, openly advocating a cause he supports yet presents a weak case with little foundation for his endorsed principles.
The board of registration met at polling places and will reconvene on Oct 23 from 9 am to 7 pm and Oct 30 from noon to 9 pm to register voters and revise lists. Voting precincts are listed: First Ward Hose house. Second Ward Roller rink. Third Ward Hose house. Fourth Ward Hose house. Voters must prove residency and meet US and state duration requirements to vote on November 6.
A fragment notes that Mr. Merriam has never been engaged in a scheme to rob the people, reflecting a cautious defense within the Labor Echo. The brief quotes a sentiment praising Merriam's integrity amid unspecified critique.
The note urges vigilance after the fall legislative elections as lawmakers will elect a U S senator in the next session. It hints that Republicans should prevent Democrats from naming the senator, stressing party to influence the outcome.
The Duluth and Winnipeg railroad story shows past capital ventures failing amid infighting and shifting land grants. A 1 200 000 acre swamp land grant attached to the charter passed to Brainerd and North Western, engineered by Charley Kindred, but the grant remains unearned. If the line proceeds, the grant may revert, or legislative battles will continue, while Kindred relocates from Brainerd amid citizen backlash over municipal schemes via corporations.
In view of rising real estate this summer a Brainerd seller offers sixty days of terms on four business lots corner Front and Broadway, one lot adjoining Opera House on Broadway, several Front Street and Opera House rear lots, seventy-five Sleeper Addition lots from 50 to 100 dollars, seven streets in Sleeper Park, and brick stores in Sleeper Block. Instalment plans enable buyers to obtain homes or business locations. inquiries to C. B. Sleeper or J. L. Smith.
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