The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-06-25
THE TEMPERANCE TICKET

next Governor of Minnesota.
THE TEMPERANCE TICKET
From the following letter it will be
seen that Prof. Uumiston's reply de-
Ginning to be candidate, did not reach
the Convention IN time, and he was
nominated:
M1NNEApOL1s, June Is, 1875.
r. F. HUMIsTON-DEAR Bro: Your
telegram came too late for the Conyen-
ton. 1t had adjourned. Please re-
consider your resolution and stand the
nomination.. You were the most avail
able man and we cannot excuse YOU
without great injury to ourselves.
We shall make u vigorous campaign
and carry large vote. Now do make
the sacrifice. I will withhold your
present answer until I hear from you by
mail. OF course, it has gone out be-
You'd recall all over the State and you
see the effect of a declination upon us.
You were the unanimous choice of
the Convention.
Yours in bonds,
w. w. SATTERLEE.
So far rs we can learn, the ticket is
umexceptionable. Mr.. Brown, the can.
didate for State Treasurer, is a banker,
Of Albert Lea, who has done noble
work in driving liquor saloons out of
that place. Col. Stevens, the candidate
for Secretary Of State, is we'll known as
ateading advocate of temperance and
4 prominent agriculturist and editor.
OF the remaining candidates, with
tire exception of the one who leads the
ticket we are not prepared to speak.
As to Prof. Humiston, we need say
but little to our own people. He is
recognized as the man who has led
the temperance element to complete
victory and who has been foremost in
every good work, giving literally of his
time and means to the promotion of the
cause of religion and temperance, and
to the material development of the
Colony, of which he is one of the found
ers. His nomination is q fit recogni-
ton Of his services in great cause
and while he cannot expect tolbe elect
ed, he has now an opportunity presen-
ted for a much more extended leader
ship of the temperance army.
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.
The following letter from an intelli-
gent gentleman, who is familiar with
railroad matters and much interested in
tho development of Southwestern Min
nesota, may throw some light upon the
present aspect of railroads in which We
are interested. There will, of course,
10 something Of an effort made by
other points than this to secure the
crossing of the Southern Minnesota,
and should it cross within days drive
Of Worthington, it must damage he1
trade materially.
We are glad to see that our CORES.
pondent does not hesitate to recon.
mend the building of q narrow-gauge
road from here to Sioux Falls as
the surest way of making Worthington
"A distributing centre for the country
west of us. Make Worthington the in.
itial point of narrow-gauge coal road
to Fort Dodge and another narrow.
gauge road to Sioux Falls, and her flu.
ture as an interior manufacturing and
distributing city is assured: -
"A. L. MILLER, ESQ.,. Wortlington.
DEAR SIR: L met at Wilder. Mr..
fomeroy, the agent of Messrs. wilde,
y Merriam, and travelled with him AS
far as Window. He told me that
Messrs. w. 4 M. had bought several
more sections Of railroad land. nea,
Wilder ,lin the town of Delafieli. AND
that they and Mr.. Valentine, Of St.
Fawl, are exerting themselves to get thu
:: NJ to cross the S. c. & st. r. al
Wilder. Farther, that the autlOrjtie.
OF the S. c. l. St. p. are anxious thal
5. NJ. shall be. built toward Lake She
tex, 50 rs to open upa portion of a tlleil
further hear that the expected pros
pecting party of. the S. NJ. contem
plates ascertaining by what route they
ca2 secure the greatest amount of tow
and county bonds. J. C. 5Easton wil
accompany them III his capacity as. ne
gotiator Of bonds / think Worthing
tons best chasce Of getting q railroad
to Sioux Falls is to start tile project q
nArIOw-gauEc road, built bY~the peO
pie along the line Of the road themsel
YES. The s. G. Il St. p. favors Siblev
(freights from st. Paul are the SAM
to Sibley aS to WQrthingt and .be
tween the s. G. &S. T. and tie rs. III
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