The St. Cloud journal., 1874-10-15
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONs.

large trade all through this part Of
the State. In 1872 he left here tenn
porarily to engage in business along
the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road, being partner in mercantile
houses at Brainerd, Glyndon and Bis
marck. Last spring he returned to
this city, where he has since remained.
Mr.. Allen has an excellent reputation
and is highly esteemed throughout
the county. He possesses the qualif-
cations necessary for an influential
member of the Senate, and would be
able to do much in that body to ad.
vance the interests of his constituents.
To those who are not personally &C.
quainted with Mr.. Allen we can COM
mend him as a gentleman in every
way worthy their suffrages. He should
be elected, and although there is
heavy majority against him, his
friends should begin and carry on
the canvass with the determination to
win success despite these odds. His
election would be credit to Stearns
county.
The Convention decided to make
no nomination for County Auditor
or Clerk of the District Court. There
are several Independent candidates in
the field for the former position, and
for the latter everybody intends to
vote for the present worthy incum-
bent, Mr.. E. B. Strong.
For County Commissioner of this
District an excellent candidate was
selected in the person of Mr.. John H.
Owen, one Of the oldest settlers of St.
Cloud, one Of its best citizens, and one
of the most Trustworthy men that the
sun shines on. As a leading manu-
facturer, his interests are closely iden-
titled with those of the District he
is nominated to represent, and he
could be relied upon to leave nothing
undone which might prove to its ad-
vantage. If those who should
will only take the proper interest
in the matter, Mr.. Owen can be elect
ed by good majority. He is the
kind of man needed on the Board of
County Commissioners.
1t is to be exceedingly regretted
that the work of Tuesdays Conven-
ton was not all of as commendable
a character, and that a candidate was
not nominated for Representative for
this district whom voters could sup
port without sacrifice of their self.
respect. Mr.. Charles A. Gilman is
not unknown to the people Of this
Representative District. He was
candidate for the Senate two years
ago, and was defeated by an over
whelming majority. His qualifca-
tions and disqualifcations were then
thoroughly discussed, and what was
said during that canvass is still toler-
ably fresh in the minds Of voters.
The reasons which then called for his
defeat exist with equal force to-day.
He is now, as he was two years ago,
the head of a Ring which has but one
purpose-its own aggrandizement-
and which expects to reap further ad-
vantages through his election to the
Legislature. He is now, as he was
two years ago, an unfit man to be
elected to an importsnt representative
position, holding, as he does, political
principles subservient to personal
gain. For reasons Of this nature,
TIE JOURNAL cannot give Mr.. Gill
man its support.
Indeed, Mr.. Gilman has, by an
aouncing himself as an independent
candidate, voluntarily absolved Re-
publicans from all obligations to sup
port him on party grounds. He was
in the field nearly week before the
District Convention met, and had that
Convention risen to higher plane
and nominated some other and better
candidate, that candidate would have
found competitor in the person
fMr. Gilman. He entered upon
the canvass not as the candidate of
= party, for the benefit of that party,
but as the candidate of Ring, and
for the benefit Of that Ring. Repub-
icans are thus left free to make
choice of the person for whom they
will vote on the grounds Of personal
fitness, and on those grounds the
number who will vote for Mr.. Gilman
is exceedingly limited. His defeat
now is just IS certa in as it was two
years ago.
At the Fourth Representative Dis
trict Republican Convention, held at
Sauk Centre last Saturday, Mr.. N.
A. Taylor, of Melrose, was nominated
for Representative. Mr.. Taylor is
. good Republican and man Of in
telligence and ability, and would
make an efficient member of the
House. As the District is Republi.
can, Mr.. Taylor will doubtless be.