Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-10-15

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Having ehsoaislsd ths pros No.
|of "a ats ,,o,s!ysstl on. . asd biosr,,-
|phissd ~ 90 e. lit sssnas pr 81 Is
tlal - - NJ viislis ths. orr q: 4 4
s - vhisl Y represent, that per-
ehaaes = 1aay profit s. 90 disooy-.
|ery, IS q lsaat 81 i mors familiar %
intasos i'll thing of vloss szis-
tsnss = have long besn eognisant.
The induenos which - dominant IL
l'sk'ny up ths peyso.sei 81 Is Grand
dIs.sdow eonvs ntioa grew ont st !.
dssP-ssated oonvistion that RepubIi-.
s g i thsonl permanent basis Of
good government - sonyiesioa that
= growing il tie minds sc IAN, ana i.
while i = likely mover % bssons mi
v 'la i vill astaats . large major
- that ths policies Of eli. ,oun.ry
will not much longer b subord inated
e prejudice and personal fssliDx, That
convention ~ the fairess rspressnta-
ton Of public interssts which 81. con.
vsnsd for 4 years. Il embodied the
view Of no one class Of republicans, d
against those Of any other. Il Wa
subject 20 the behsst Of no one man,
nor Of any faction Of man, but ~ har-
monious whole, each factor Of which
felt conscisntiously responsible for al
honorable dischargs OF his duty. Th.
unanimity with which the represen "a.
tive candidates were selected, vas g
complete q % surprise sye1ybodI;
even the nominees themselves, botI
whom neither sought nor desired /
place on tho ticket. SIS. s
The name Of r. @. Hall had never
been mentioned 70 connection with the
sheriff. ONCE until delegates began 70
ballot for : candidate, and the nm
fsigned surprise with which that gen.
tlsman received the announcement Of
his nomination, was in striking con.
trast with the studied nonchalance
that characterises the professional Of.
=.
6ce-seeker ct such : critical moment.
P. T. McIntyro remained in tho Au
ditors oikcs while his chief went to the
convention, and returned to impart
the news Of his deputy's unsousht pro
motion. A.urpri.e like that 10 calculated
to improve the health Of the political
corpus, aud impart to it = degree Of u
tally most essential to its future use.
fulness. ID, 81 .......s ..s.. IL. @.f
There appeared in tho field not F,
single aspirant 70 contest the candidacy
Of Mr.. Howe for tho Office Of Register,
aud be Was chosen, On account Of his
speci.l fitness. Even his opponents,
(xs Do not; know that he has any enc
mics concede that he has every req
uisits qualification Tor the placs:
In selecting the candidate for coun
y Attorney. there were taken into
consideration two things, FIRST, the
ability and professional and personal
relations Of Mr.. French. Second, the
corresponding qualities and character
is,ics Of his opponent. - AZ
This county has had : Eve years
struggle with Sylvester Smith, and al
though he has long bern the under
party, he still exhibits signs Of legal
vitality, aud may yet regain his wasted
strength, or At least 20 so far restored
that by the aid Of friends he may oc
casion serious trouble. When it is
considered that Mr.. Cameron has been
both the attorney and tho personal
friend Of Mr. Smith, in oil bic contest
with tho oacials Of the county, there
seems to be an improperly in select.
ing him to be the county's legal ad-
visor. His sympathies, his personal
associations. aud his professional Of:
forts have al been,-in the Smith
.case-in antagonism with the interests
Of the public, hence Mr.. French was
nominated, not only on account Of his
recognised ability, but with special
reference to that net work Of circum
stances, which make it 80 desirable to
defea, the opposing candidate. Will
voters Who have paid taxes to the
amount Of $50 900. only to have the
money squandered BY malfeasant Of
licials. elect as their own legal adviser.
the very man who labored 90 long and
90 steadfastly for the exculpation Of
the guilty p.rty1 Il cannot be. The
republican candidate will be elected
The same may be said of Mr.. Rich
ards. IF Mr. French is to be chosen,
then ~ parity Of reasoning, Richards
must succeed also.
Nj. Wilkins the democratic nomi-
nee, is the business partner Of Sylves-
ter Smith, and he has repeatedly de-
clared his belief 10 be that Su,tfh new
or took dollsrsfrom the county wrong.
fully. Mr.. Wilkins is an honorable
man, but il his belief in Smiths limo.
csnoe will not give way before the
abundant aud conclusive evidence Of
his guilt, which S furnished BY the
rAnnrsle mn.1A no h;maA1f 90 a,,h,nsh