Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-10-08
GRAND MEAnOw. Oct lat 107,

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( Ed. TRANscR1pr. = suppose you and
Charley will give Us : full report Of the
Democratic Convention and the ticket
nominated yesterday. will only at.
tempt to give you q few items. It was rc.
freshing to an aid farmer like myself, to
look over the delegates who were sent
there to represent TIE farming element Of
the county, to recognize those hard listed
old farmers such rs Jerry Yates, Alex.
Fleck, Huxhold, Frederick, John Welsh,
B. +. Jones, and numerous others. They
no doubt will deny being Democrats
but the "lion skim covering is too
thin-their ears protrude. The Room
ey family represented the south part Of
the county and Carlos Fenton. Six
towns sentt no delegates. Pleasant
Valley and Grand Meadow, each, sent
three unadulterated bourbon Demo.
Gratis. The warm sun Of yesterday had
the same effect on the old Democratic
fossils that it does on the woodchuck
in drawing them from their holes when
they have been ensconced for years.
For instance, o. B. Morse, of Racine;
A: L. Sleeper, Of Red Rock, and good
old "copperhead" friend, Ben. Carl, Of
Lansing, and last, though nst least,
two of the old Republican friends I
recognized, both candidates for sheriff,
Burr Maxwell and Smith Boyce.-
They failed to heed the I'D addage Of
honest old Abe Lincoln, "never
trade horses while crossing the stream"
I give you my hand, boys, and bid you
hearty good bye. 1t is an old say
ing, that ':chickens will come home to
roost." My Liberal~Republican Demo-
cratic friend, L. E. Pearce, was "hoist-
ed by his own petard." That Browns
dale resolution Of his popped up like
Banco's ghost aud he wilted. The
ticket as made up, speaking geological,
ly, would be called conglomerate. 1t
is calculated to please every body
The old ring is pleased by the nomi-
nation of S. P. Bacon for his tenacity
in sticking to them through al! their
difficulties, doing as D. S. B. Mol!ison
says, their dirty work. o. W. Case, I
suppose, was put on to please tue Pope
and that other latter day saint, Brig
ham Young; and in fact believe the
old sinner will chuckle in his sleeve if
he should hear of either nomination
Before l close I must extend my
heartfelt sympathy to the political woun
ded and dying. The most prominent
and those who will get the most sympa'
thy arc, 6rst, J. E. Robinson, of Ian
sing, the protege Of Ben Carl; Burr
Maxwell, of Udolpho, and Smith
Boyce Of frankfort, both having 9
hankering after tho Office Of sheriff, fol
the last three years. D. G. Corbet, a
victim of misplaced confidence, is from
Leroy; then there was s. Bostwick,
of Frankford, who had an itching 70,
the Office Of register, aud St. John (no'
the evaugelist must not be forgotten
How do you like the back seats, boys
I told you you would have to tax,
them, but you would not believe until
; you got your hand in, like one Thoma
we read of. And what shall I say in
this connection for L. T.. Pearce VIII
> was the victim Of his own resolution
He was slaughtered as usual in th
: house of his friends. If he will com
e over and be good Republican, a. b
has been a Democrat, I am willing
take him, az some churches do, on pr
e baton; aud if he..proves true and steat
|. fast for two or three years, I will b
j. willing to receive him in full commu,
) ion and fellowship. He is about. ii
onlv Democrat I could conscientious