The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-27


the Owatouna convention and MI. Fills
bury and his friends may spend their
money and send out their hired orators.
but they will beat the air in vain. As
certainly as the sun rises on the Sd OF
November next il will rise on q redeem
ed state and if a legislature is elected
to sustain Mr.. Buell. the work Of
practical retrenchment and reform will
commence. We believe the State ap
preparations car certainly be reduced
800, 900 per annum without working
injustice to any worthy interest; and we
hope to see them reduced 5000, 900. So
friends look to it! Pick out your best
men for the House and Senate. Let
Anti-Monopolist and Democrats and
Liberals all work together. If you find
in your counties Republicans who have
been ignored and trampled under loot
because they would not bow their necks
to the Ramsey dynasty, take them up
and elevate them to the best Offices in
your gift, for they are suffering injustice
for conscience sake. Close up the gaps
AAO 44OtO tOSCOuOl I'll CAC WO1Ao VI ia
common enemy.
There were many in the convention
who were in favor OF nominating for
Lieutenant-Governor Hon. E.W. Durant
the able and popular candidate of the
Democratic Republican party for that
office. But it was claimed that as the
convention had nominated for governor
a gentleman already on the Demo
cratic-Republican ticket, they should
take the Lieutenant-G Governor from the
Radical-Reform or Temperance ticket;
not as an endorsement of the extreme
views of the Temperance party but of the
mar himself. Mr.. Tuttle, just as they
had taken Mr.. Buell. for his individual
merits. This was unanimously agreed
to. Mr.. futile is spoken OF in high
terms by all who know him and will poll
a large vote.
For Secretary of State Mr.. Adolphus
Bierman was nominated, upon motion Of
C. A. Erickson, Esq, Of Goodhue coun-
ty, who asked that his countrymen, the
S~candinavians be not ignored by the new
party. The motion carried by acclama.
ton. Mr.. Bierman is a Norwegian by
birth. a young man, a perfect master of
the English language, an accomplished
penman and clerk, and personally one
OF the most genial and popular men in
Southern Minnesota. AS he had already
been nominated by the Democratic-Lib-
eral party he will beyond a doubt be
elected by a large majority.
When the question came upon the
nomination Of State Auditor, o, II. Page,
Ls1 M Ayn1nrinaYn crv.nrur0e frp,o, (lrn
sted county, last year the candidate of the
Opposition movement for State Senator,
and n of the ablest men in the Anti
Monopoly party, sprang to his feet and
with a few appropriate remarks nomina
ted Patrick IL. Rahilly. farmer, granger
and Anti-Monop6list. Of Wabasha county,
for that office. E. A. Kelly of Wabasha
seconded the nomination and spoke OF
the high esteem in which Mr.. Rahilly
was held by his neighbors and ~acqnain-
tances. The motion made by Mr.. Page
was carried by reclamation without a
dissenting vote. We are gratified to re-
cord this action. 1t is a proper rebuke
10 the Pi0neer-Pres and the Republican
papers Of the State which have denoun
ced Mr.. Rahilly as a''clod-hoppiDg farm
err" and made base appeals to contemp'
tible race prejudices. The Owatonns
convention was composed mainly OF mer
who mad not a drop Of Irish blood in
their veins, and yet they unanimously
nominated an Irishman tor State Auditor
in the face Of persistent appeals to thei1
inherited prejudices. 1t proved con
clusively that the great heart of thu
American people is too big and gener
Gus ever to prescribe a man for the &C
cident of birth or race.
We have nothing to saw against Mr.
Whitcomb, Mr.. Rahilly's competitor b
i our friend, and in many respects !.
worthy gentleman; but he is in no sens.
better fitted to discharge the duties o
that Office than Mr.. Rahilly he is Mr.
Rahilly's inferior in force, energy an,
executive ability. Moreover the Office
of State Auditor has been the theatre Of MI
McIlrathis activities, who is now unde
seventeen indictments for embezzlement
Some man should be placed in the offic
who would probe its condition to tn
very core. and who will have no part,
motive to cover up Of extenuate any
{ thing.
For State Treasurer Hon. E. w. Dixie
the present incumbent, was nominate
; By reclamation amid general enthusiasm
] This was expected Public opinion dc
t manded this action OF the Anti Monopc
/, lists. Mr.. Dixie has made a splendi
State Treasurer. He has bro ken up III
E ring rule which prevailed in that office
: he has given the state the benefit Of th
: interest on the state funds while ON d,
post in the banks; and he has thu
e made the Office more than ~self-suppor
c ing, and saved the State many Thousand
Of dollars annually. His nomination 9
r fectaaIly disposes of any possibility
| electing Col. Pfaender. the Republica
candidate :-4h1t is noU out Of tie que
d tson. Mr.. Dixie will have more RepuI
n iican votes than Col Pfaender; and IL
= contest will really be between him an
Albert Scheffer. the DemocratIc-Re pul
Jean candidate. The people will Ia,
this consolation, that whether they ele,
l. Mr.. Dixie Or Mi. Scheffer the State vi