Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-09-14
w eheerfu:ly publish the following

VIZ eheerfu:ly publish the following
lssaasnsat &c whas sssns . - : fir business
traaasastisn. The people have : right To-
know what sss u nals u their money, and
every IN 1eial agent 10 entitled u the benefit
which sstassnsnt Of Ascount' always furnish-
.. There 90 slsysr = entire confidence h.
tween oAosrs sad stAsf leitissns vAsn okcial
Itransastioas srs4 lot presented IN III their.
ais.e;ss and tAsfs oashe not 9 y. q bu.i-
ness sonAdsnes u sstsbiishsd ealy upon :
ksowlelsS q ths ibsts. Hence stssensnts,
~ aiwsys 9 sr1ss.
AusrIN, Sept. 8 1871.
70. ne Eaito,s II ,As .la.sin Register.
GENfLHnEs: IN our apinion your
recent editorials have hid i tendency
q mislead the public as e facts con-
nscted with shat son deron.inate the
aW farmer Swindle = W. therefore ask
the use % your columns To make the
following statement: #5s
a n,ajority of the votes cast i this
county, Il the election held November
9Th, 1870 was IN favor of the regular
IRcpnblicsn Csnlidates; but II subst-
quent actiM d the Canvassing Board
the result Was changed, IS throw sng
|soat the returns q three 6 o~nships
And certificates Of election we're ISSUED
Ito candidates whO received . minority
Of the ivote. the larger portion OF
the people of the county such prnceed-
Iings seemed unjust, and il VAS dsssru,-
insd sthat proper sction should Be IL
ken % re,nedy .hs wrong. On the ID
| of December : Convention met in Aus
sin % consider what their action should
lie. The result wis that the whole
matter was placed il tie hands II !
Central Committee, composed IF one y
citizen from each township j the couu-
| ty aud the following resolutions WAS
general declsrstion, = 70 what the
duties Of the comm .ttss should be.
.l2e.otued, That il Is the opinion d
5Iths committee, that there ar. hidden
rsssons Why the present incumbents III
jIoaios should nsts sash uncommon u.
iorts to ret ssids;the will Of the people,
s.Resolved, That ! committee be
chosen to examine in to Oh groundi
Of suspicion Of mal-administration q
1.-The county finances; and that said
committee be requested 70 commence :
rigid investigation and ~ employ com
|petent assistance 70 aid them in SAID
Investigation and If the facts re-
lquire; that action shall be Immediately
commenced to recover Ill Or any SUM
!, OF which tbs County Of Mover ma.
AVE been defrauded. ~.
d .'Resolyed. That in the opinion o
this G Convention, the first actor
,|by this Committee, shall be to TAX
|, proper steps to remove tie present Au
ditor, and bis clerk from Office"
sl2esolued. That We the represents.
tives Of the several tow nships We pre-
sent, pledge ourselves to the utmost t
raise the necessary fluids 10 curry ~
the foregoing resolutions. =
! So far 40 No can recall them, the fol
. flowing are the names Of this Commt
!. tee: ,.. ::
! Geo. w Clough, Austin Township,
. Andrew Kuox, Austin (village), .. }
!. Felch, Racine w. NJ. Corbitt, Beach
!, a q Bisbee. Ncvada; S. Scribnel
Frankford; G.. = Henderson, lie Roy
i H. II. Tanner, Red Rock; A:C. Hongt
) ton, Lyle s. H, Rice, Grand eados
W. Z. Davis. Adams ). W. t.. STYLE
Q Pleasant Valley Burr. Maxwell, lido
pho; J. Il. Robinson, Lunailg; Ja,
+ W. Cl,uso, wnltl'am !; and N. J. Wood
= bury ofDcxter,.
l. At me,'i.g If his Committee bel
u 90 the evening after III ccnventio,
). pIedg ..eefc u,adc in behalf IF the sew
B
9 raj towns q raise the necessary Iund
/. and Andrew Knox, Of Austin, WI
i chosen treasurer, 1t was ais deter
; mined to appoint an :Ereeutire Commit
r tee, who for convenience should b
lrrsiasnta Of Aussip village: AIDA ST.