The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-09

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! Is. ss sAvx RAIDS, Dot. 8, 1873.
i EDlroR JouRNAL-W,ll you allow
me % trssspa.s for : short time on your
| columns7in order to discuss briefly some
Of the features of the Senatorial con.
test in this District? Az you are
doubtless aware, our local paper, the
Sank Rapids Sentinel, is owned BY and
run IN the interest Of Nj. Geo. W.
Benedict. Who comes before the people,
10 . very qusstioaable shape, n q can.
! didate for' The Senate, ''"' ~" '''.
TIE Ssnsi.el Of last 7 xsetk eendsavors
70 make. point, On / tths,, s.et that MI.
Benedict 4. resident Of Be1DtoSnnq ,aeouu.
~ aid that B,nton q S!oSuappt, u entitled
Ito representation Il II the Lssis.l.t ur D.
Tru. ; Mr.. Benedict il ! !. .essidsppt Of
Benton county, but the fseti. thorough.
" understood, not only 10 this county
but throughout tho District, that il was
not for this reason that be ~, nomin.-
ted. Benton couuty's interests were in
no wise considered. w.
Tho nomination off Mr.. Benedict
was engineered by Mr.. Charles A. Oil.
man, of what is known as the St. Cloud
Land Office Ring, Who is Mr.. Beue.
diets brother. in-l.w; aad he was nom.
mated to be used, if elected, as tho
cat's.pav Of this Ring, to haul out for
them chestnuts they could not them
selves reach. They realised that they
should need . man 10 the Legislature,
and, by reason Of their weakness in
Stearus county, were compelled to look
elsewhere for him. Benton county BE-
came tho chosen field Of their opera.
tioos, aud Mr.. Benedict their ohoses
man. So that he is the candidate not
of the people Of tho Thirt,eth District,
buto this ST. Cloud Pine Land Ring
"a combination M: Benedict do.
nounoed with suspicious boldnsss in
his paper, receiving, a. the price OF
future silence aud future services, this
/.
nomination. It is also true that Ben.
ton county VA and il entitled % ! place
on tho ticket, aud two worthy name,
were mentioned, one of which Il, u. i
believed By Republicans ! would Bs' sse-,
leetea-Dr. Mcmahon: iot Senator, H. and
MIR: B. K. Koowlton for .R.prssent.-
tive. But, BY specie. Of serrym.n.
dering, these gentlemen were both
thrown .side, and St. Cloud ea.ndi.
date with . Benton county residepcs.
selected. 's - ''; l. :
The attempt to thrust MI Beqe.
dict upon the Republicans OF this Dis.
trict as their candidate for Senator ID
exceedingly brasen. He has never
protested to be, be has never been re.
cognized as Republican. His paper
bitterly opposed Gen. John T. Averill,
the Republican candidate for Congress -;
and as late as this summer attacked
Capt. Davis, the Republican nominee
for Governor, and urged "diss.tis6ed
Republicans to unite with the Demo.
Gratis" and elect E. NJ. Wilson, Of Min.
neapolis, Governor. These are fair
samples of his claims upon the party
for its support.
In its personal aspects, the nomin.-
ton is matter for jest. "Bsn:" is
known Is . ''goed.fellow" along the
road, who can tell corn from rye, and
has rollicking time with"ths boy" and
this is the summing up Of bis qu.lidca.
irons for the position. 10 all that
goes to the making up Of man for the
important and honorable Office of State
Senator he is totally lacking. In this,
1t is to be deplored, he is vastly the IN.
ferior of his competitor, Major A. NJ.
Fridley, of sher5urne county, who has
ability, influence, experience and 1t
least fair degree Of personal dignity.
My purpose, in this communication,
was to deny the elai m made for Mr.. Ben:
edict that he is Benton county candi.
date. He is not. He is the candidate
of the St. Cloud Land Ofise Ring, and
if elected, will be their tool; whihs
Benton county and the balance Of the
Thirtieth District will be left to suffer
for even such services IS he might be |
able to render them were he under
more favorable influences. l: cannot |
speak for the other parts of tho Dir.
sriot, but in. Benton count, very many |
Republicans will vote outright for. Maj. |
FridleJ. vhose politics are quite as 10.
ceptable a. are those Of Mr.. Benedict, |
and who Is in every other way vastly
bis superior while others will not
vote at ill. The nomination vas :
great misfortune to tho Republican PAL.
ty. " OCCASIONAL.
AN :elopement in high life At Shako-
pee is reported, The parties ars.J. q,
hottsr6sld,' for number e. sen. M4.. !
ter msshania of tho st. Esd AID Sioux
City railroad md the owner Of . d. rse
farm It Bustsr6eld Station, end Ms.