, 1873-06-30
NOTES AND OPINION.

County Conventions nro now being hold In
Minnesota for tho choice Of delegates to tho Re-
publican State Convention ut st. Paul. July 18.
William D. Washburn, Of Minneapolis, is tho
ring and railroad preforenco for Governor, aud
has tho support Of i,s own county delegation
but tho Dakota County Republicans refused,
last week, to giyo him thoir yotos.
Tho st. Paul Press (organ) uays:
-Tho Republican Convention Of Polk County, Iowa
Des Moinos), on Saturday, indorsod tho farn,ers'
showed no!5 gooa ,sltai BY nominating practical
One Of tho "practieal farmers nominated for
Representative is Isaao Brandt, tho lato dofnult-
ing State Treasurer nankin'8 Deputy.
Tho Iowa Republicans hayo " Resolued
That We believe that, whenever person holding
any position Of trust given hin by tho people, is
convicted and punished under tho criminal laws
of our land in addition to the recovery from him
or Ills bondsmon Of the amount 30 embozzlod"
How are you Mr. Rankin, and was not Gov.
Carpenter your bondsman and will the Govorn-
or, now ho is renominated, see that tho State Is
no loser by tho Rankin dofa1cation /? a receipt
in full would bo I'LL excellent campaign document
to add to the skeleton In tho corn-crib.-Daue7a-
port Democrat.
covered last january, but remains FREQ and in-
depondent man. Edwards il guilty OF q fraud
unon tho State, but is chosen o membor OF tho
Republican State Central Committee. Why, in
tho mama Of the ifth resolution, have not these
men been punished? But in addition to crin,i-
ua prosecution, such mon or their bondsmen
ara, saya tie resolution, hold lablo in civil pro-
| cess. Why have not the bondBmen Of Rankin, of
whom Gov. Carpenter is ono, boon sued ?-Des
| Moines Leader.
Every ono remembers the embozzlomont Of
| Rankin, aud how Gov. Carpenter made haste to
| covor it up; and yot, in faco Of thoae facts,
| and after renominating Carpenter, who had just
| tin ~ III tan M
ously demand puro official conduct and tho
! puniahment Of unfaithtul publio1non "-labuque
Herald.
What 1se aro resolutions as against tho ac-
Republicans favorB tho conviction and punish-
ment Of embczzlcrh of public monoys, but the
Republican party did not convict, Or punish, or
| try to convict Or punish, tue lutte dofaulting
State Treasurer, On tho contrary, it let him s 60
renominated GOV. Carpenter, Dubuque 1ele-
graph;
progress aud patriotism, and these Iowa lcsolu-
tions show determination to make It ono OF
| Grants Otsn.
Tho Republicans of Iowa have prossingly
Invited tho Changers to support the Ropublican
ticket. It is q piscatorial effort worthy Of old
| Izaak Walton himself. The interesting quea-
tion is, VIII tho fab bito PSI. Louis RepH1li-
| can.
Tho Iowa stato Auditors books show that
tho losses to tho school fund, from failure to
collect loans mado by various County TroaRurors,
amount to 100000. TlloBo wore occasioncd by
parties lnortgaglng lands for security to which
thoy had no title Binoo 1869, conntiep hnye been
mado responsible for oil loans Of this fund thnt
their officers mako. aud aeyoral largo amounts
arc now duo under this stRtut0.-Dcs1foines
Regisler.,
| Republican party In power 10 tlQt in two stateo4
Of least [Maino and lowa], the Conventions ot
tint marty aro radical In demanding honoHt gov
er1,ulent and III Announcing corruption IN thelt
own party W woll ~ III tint opposed to thom.~
Detroit (aficI..) Tribune.
Tho Republican party contains tlyo.sixths !, Of
tue roal intelligent reform sentiment in tue
country. If tho best mon Of tue party will take
hold Of and control It, RopublicaniBm IL good fol
thirty moro years Of uBefu1noHH aud poWor.-
Cleveland (Olfo) Leader.
1t iH 8ono satisfaction to know that Repub
lican Conventions haVo hoen convinced Of the
truo nature Of tho transactions III which Colfax
Garfield, Henry Wilson, aud othor leading lights
were engaged. Tho trouble with them ia that
they can ropol with Eeorn tue imputation thai
any individlal Republican had his hands detitoi
pour broadsiloa into tie nine saintH whe1
ranged together r-UetroN Free Press.
To thia practice Of voting for bud men DO
cause they arc OF Our party III tyacoable all tht
Credit Klobilier, salary-grabs, aud other infa
mics, tho tariff robboricB the Louisiana usurpa
tlon, the carpet-bag government IN the South
tho turning of tie departments ut Washington
into houses OF prostisutiou-~au aro ohasgeabl
to tho party dogma, OF blind Bubscrylency II
King 0auous.-Ke,uanee [lN) Independent. J..
Hoo muaY Of our people thluk aud act Wlh