The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04


ernor; Johu S. Irgens, Of Mower Coun-
ty for Secretary Of State. And then
the three Johns being provided for, o. P.
Whitcomb, of Olmstead Co. was nomi-
mated for State Auditor by vote Of 81
against a vote Of II for s.. u.
Willard, Of Goodhue; VIM. Pfaender, Of
Brown Co. for State Treasurer, against
E. W. Dixie, the present incumbent, and
the most ef6cie mt Treasurer that the
State ever had, by a vote Of l26 to 49,
which showed the material of which the
convention was composed. Subserv-
iency to the dominant ring must be Oh
served if the people go to the dogs.
Geo. P. Wilson was nominated for At
torney General by reclamation; Sam.
H. Nichols for Clerk of Supreme Court;
G. A. Gilman, Of St. Cloud for Rail
Road Commissioner.
There are some good men on the
ticket, and we have an idea that out
of the three tickets now in the field,
independent voters may be able to
select ticket which an honest man
need not be ashamed to vote. One
Of the strongest objections to this
ticket we find in the following edito-
rial appearing in the Piouee>-Pyess
of July 29th:
And it is just possible that even Sen
ator Mcmillan may have discovered in
its composition and in its nominations
that Senator Ramsey's friends consti-
tute by large maj ority the controlling
power in the regular Republican organi-
cation Of this State. Austin had
many friends there, because dustin
acted loyalty and honorably in the SEN
atorial contest; but there was hardly
Davis man to be found in the conven-
ton. 1t is u significant fact to which
we beg to call the attention of Senator
Mcmillan and his two political instruct
ors, that every candidate nominated on
the Republican ticket was pronounced,
loyal and earnest friend of Ramsey last
winter, the only exception being George
P. Wilson, who was honorable enough
to discountenance the Drvis bolt and to
support Ramsey when he was nominat-
ed. There is not on the ticket single
representative of the boiling element.
Davis pet candidate tor railroad cola
missioner, and his chief political fugle-
man, John j. Randall, received Just Is
votes out of l73. Barto whom Davis
wanted to make Governor last winter re-
ceived about 80 votes for denomination.
The convention seemed to make it its
business to single out for it's honors the
men who had been conspicuous friends
OF Ramsey as if in order to atone for
the shameless treochery By eohicA they
acere defeated last winter, and to single
out tor overwhelming condemnation any
man who had the hardihood to present
his name before it who was a party to
that monstrous conspiracy of turpitude
and dishono:.
1t the great part, which once had
Abraham Lincoln a, its standard
bearer, has. SO degenerated in this
State, as to become merely the
champion Of Ramsey, and if every
one in the party, who dares to exer-
else his right of choice among candi-
dates, is to be charged with treason
and treachery, and because he diff
fered in opinion with the miserable
ring who have modestly ~ pre-
sumed that they have Divine right
to run the politics of the State, is to be
forever after tabooed and insulted.
we think that the party will not long
number many men of honest convic-
tons and genuine independence of
character. The Pi0ueer-P Press with
its usual effrontry, entities its edtori
Lesson No. I" and we sincerely
hope that the great mass of intelli-
gent voters in the party will rise and
bury these miserable truckers and
place seekers SO deep that they may
never have a resurrection, and
this will be Lesson No. 2. The
Republican who honestly labored
for rhe defaat of III, ~