Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
THE FACTS.

THE FACTS.
We have thought it best to refer again
to some things done at the late Rcpubl.
Can convention We do this Lccausc the
acts # our friends in that boil, have been
grossly misrcpresenled. and mol Whilst md.
Ing the diswputablc character Of those
VIII" take delight i, falsifying the rec 'r,l~,
many fair minded men may he mi>led by
what they hear and rtal TIL" pre>en.
Senaor.cl"ct Il. l. Smith, vas ch .,rnaa 1T
the County Central Committee, and upon
ea!lin: the convention 70 order proceeded
MS IS always done, to real the published
notice by virtue of which delegates from
the several voting precincts had be. clio.
sen. Thinking that some special advan-
iage would result to Inc dislffrcie.l and
very small minority, T. F. Stevens, dill
what we venture to say was new: r done
before ON any similar "ccasi n. Fearing
that lie night not succeed in making the
t1rst motion for the election Of chairman
it he waited until the proper time, he in.
tcrrupted the chairman while he WAS read.
ing the call, and moved the election Of IL
Presslr;:t. Hal he waited one minute
longer the chairman would have been
through with the r"adin" but ~ wait might
DC dcciSivcly fatal tn the rroj"c, of TIE
scheming Stevens. Il was his purpose to
make y motion at a TIM when ~: honor
able man would lav:. made one and thus
70 secure an unfair advantage b. resort to
trick. Indignant at the display Of such
impu,1encc, M. Smith disrcgnrdrd the
motion Of Stevens and properly too, FIR if
\ man has not deccncy enough on such an
occasion to conform to established usage
he merits the coutrmp,nous disregard Of
the presiding officer, and an emphatic
snub from the convention upon which h"
seeks TO pcrpc'ratc an imposition. When
Mr.. Smith had concluded the reading
Capt. E. p. Manufacturing wa, nominal
ted rs President Of tho convention, whc,e.
upon Stevens claimed that he had previ-
ousIy nominated N. X. N.blr for the same
position. and that his nomination should
take precedence "f 'hr o:hcr Mr. Noble
then arose and declined prrcmptorily be-
ing a candidate, and said that if elected
chairman he should decline to serve. Mr..
Smith stated that if Mr. Mobiles name had
been mentioned at all, it was done when
she Chat: WAS reading the Call and IS,
therefore out OF nrder,-antl especially 81
Is be had heard NO second +" the notion
Captain VanValkcnburgh was then elect.
ed chairman wl,h"u, "ppo>iti"n, and after
,he prcliminaries OF the temporary organi-
cation hnd been settled, he was cho
zen permanent President OF the convent II,
and discharged The duties ct the p.Si: 10"
with marked ability and t"i'ne His
forhearance toward Stevens, Howe, "O|,i
Uotch," and i few others, VIII, were i'm
Fortunate aud disrcspcrtful both in tl:c,r
speeches and their .nannrr. wa. YER, cor.
spicuouS, sud under the circum Stances,
~as exceedingly crcui;ablr t. Ii H. II,
displayed lie cl,ara:er and III. COURAGE
Of true gentleman un'l"r circunis: a!,ce>
which wouls: have justified Trim IN treat.
ing Stevens s. Co., with perfect con
tempt. rs the voters Of tho rOu ny did Il,
the polls, when they r. put'iAt,..l the whole
possc and hnrlcl ti,.ir infamous G.l>.
hoods, and their vile SANDERS, back int,
their teeth by The election IF r. I. Smit.
by majority Of III 'rc than six hn,drr,
votes. The late County II publican Cow
ven'i"n in point Of moral r!;arac: er, ahi!i
~. and loyalty to party has no, been Sur
passed Ivy an: similar body II mn ,hx
ha, been convened since, we came here I,
reside, and tina, MN don't live tina, Cal
make friends among The people Ivy >la,,
dering the convention, ,lic work If wnicl
has just been ratified so emp!atlcall. a,
to make it aims unal, lfwrr f.,
To this matter again it vii: b., as now. e.,
the sole purpose Of correcting crroncou!
impressions created by the Disseminate,
Of malicious falscIools