The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-06-12
GOVERNOR AUSTIN.
Interview With His Excel1ehey.

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Interview With His Excel1ehcy.
1t not being generally under.
stood whether Gov, Austin is can di.
date for reelection or not, a Dispatch
Minister Pleuipotentiary was delegated
to serve the public to-day by waiting
upon his Exellency and asccrtaining
his intentions. The Governor was
busily engaged in writing at his Office,
but suspended his labors to extend
the cordial greeting which always
awaits Dispatch Minister Plenipoten-
tiary in official circles, aud after the
usual cou'monplaces, the Minister in.
troduced the following conundrum.
Minister Pleuipoteutisry-There is
. good deal of intrest felt, Governor;
relative to your political position, and
very general desire to know whether
you are a candidate for reelection, o.
not.
Gov, Austin-I I have considered that
having held the Office two terms it
would not be becoming for me to pre-.
sent myself as a candidate again. I
should of course consider it a great
compliment ifthe position was tender
ed to me unsolicited, and should not
be insensible to it, but I have p,esum-
ed that in view Of the manipulations
Of political parties. such a result would
not be possible, aud 1 have according
ly so arranged my business plans for
the future that I could not accept it.
My friends have been desiring to koow
especially in view ofthe near approach
Of the Convention, whether was
candidate or not, and under the cir
cumstances I have felt constrained to
say that I was not. have felt too,
that l could hardly afford to continue
in the Office. My family is large and
it costs me- $4,000 more than my sala-
ry to live, which, when a man has
made what little he has by hard kaocks
is not very satisfactory.
Min. Pleu.-You speak Of engaging
in business. What is it you design to
do?
Gov. Al am engaged in milling.
In connection with my partner I have
-four and saw mills at Minnesota Falls
on the Minnesota river, seventy-fve
miles above New Ulm. The Osceola
was up there last week, and took down
our first shipment Of -four. We own
the town site, and I have promised my
partner to devote my attention to the
business after my term of Office expires.
Besides I am about opening a large
wheat farm at the same point.
Min. Plen.-When did you locate
this town?
Gov. Ave pre.empted when the
reservation was put into the market.
Min. P'en.-How many inhabi tants
are there at Minnesota Falls
Gov. IA year ago there wore
six. Now there are thirty votes and
$50 people.
Min. Plcn.-Will you return to St.
Peter 10 reside?
Gov. Al have not determined.
My partner is to attend to the business
at the Falls, and I shall do the outside
business. Imay dispos, Of NY home
in st. Peter and continue to reside in
St. Paul, or Imay go to my town site.
Min. Plen.-The impression is very
general that you would be the nomi.
nee for Governor ifyou would take the
field.
Gov. A.-That may be correct, but
even if I were vain enough to assume
that my services were important to the
State in great emergency, I do not
see the prospect Of anything serious
arising to warrant my making the sac
rifce. The monopolists are pretty
we'll cornered by tie decision of the
Supreme Court, the Internal Improve
ment lands arc where they cannot be
squandered, and the State is in pretty
we'll protected condition.
This closed the interview, and thank
ing the Governor for his frank couver.
sation tho Minist er Plenipotentiary
departed.-Dispatch.
Alfred Wa!lia, ESQ.,, Of New Ulm,
has obtained from the Court an al