The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-28
WHOLE NO. ZIG.

MAJ. STRAIT diu nor want Hon. aenrY
Poehler nominated nor Hon. H. Kinds,
nor any other man from the Minnesota
valley; ne wanted to be in a condition to
control the Democratic vote of that sec
ton, which he could not do as against 3
valley man. Hence after . proper show
OF balloting Judge Wilder was nominal
ed. The Judge is high~toned, rather
aristocratlc gentleman, but utterly t&n-
able to meet Maj. Straits peculiar and
very effective tactics The convention
might iast as we'll, SO far as any polisi-
cal work is concerned, have nominated
Bishop Whipple.
LOOK at the ballotting; On the 5tll
ballot Poehler had rs votes and Wilder
! Son the next Wilder fell to % and
Pocnler rose TO 22. The next ballot
ought to have nominated Poehler In
stead OF doing taat, he fell of votes -
Carver county's votes went to Hinds,.
who rose from 3 to Is. But it was dan,
gerous 10 build up Kinds too much, as
| he was regarded rs very able man and
one perfectly iitttd 10 go to Congress,
and SO the next vote 2 OF Carver county'ss
votes Went TO Wilder and s returned TO
poealer. and the next vote theses hop~.
ped back TO Kinds. At the end, new
element came in, in the shape of Hon.
Ara Barton On the i4th ballot Bartorn
had one vote; on the 10Th twelve votes ),
on the 10Th eighteen votes and it looked
AS II he was certain 10 be nominated; and
he would have been infinitely a stronger
candidate against Strait than Wilder,
but the next ballot the entire vote OF LIE
Sueur county, To votes was transferred
from Poehler to Wilder aud nominated
him.
/ Major Strait was III St. Paul and Whea
he got telegram announcing Wiiler's
nomination he fairly danced tor Joy!
A Democratic correspondent al the
St. Paul Dispatch writing from Shake
pee, Sept. l6Eh says
! Aud now 4 Tosa ahout that Hastings
strait i lpBt know II spelled that word
right ornot1 Repn 1lioaH -iiemucr4t Congress
lonaL convention, Mss9Rnefr iii tine Old
eiel-uanuef Democratic county, would like 10
know how that firing WIS managed 20 as 10 sell
ont 10 Wilder. We don't believe here that that
Le1Genr delegation ever meant to stick 10 Hem
!, ri poeher, or any other Henrr Gil the valley
Straws generally tell which way the wind
, blows and when | saw q certain prominent
LfSuaur county delegate almost sitting IN
somebody lap hers on tho day before tile con-
venttou' said 10 myself tthat man il going
( to vote q strait--darn The word, spelled H.
NIG8l4 GNtI1fHSS10IMA
/ ination ticket and he did. WelII il, per-
], haps, the best thug after all for IT'S. There
amt q rlan here That ii going To vote for Will
J der, because he ID man thai sands toe. high
! up for reof people To reach hin. lie uay 10
I good man. but he amt of the people, nor has
= be been with tie people ever since ha loane1
= cat moneY-when Pratt Used To live III Hen
: iexson-at the rate Ut two per cent. minute, to
y help the poor settlers t0 bay land warrants
u with long ago. Now, am i democrat, want
a Jon 10 understand. bat before vote fer thai
man Wilder, I'll first Yote right straight fol
Mai. H. A. strait, even II III II q Republican
10 This illustrates the way the entire
q valley will view the nomination Of VIII
- der. The Democratic party was square
o4 IL sold out in that nomination
- The man VINO effected the sale an'
- delivered the goods was ,eanrav'
Smith, who has been for years the 100
il. ol the Republican Office holders 81 10
- I'd District. Uny few weeks ago h
IA went 10 the meeting Of the DistrIf
81 committee and tried 10 get them 10 DIS
i'll, lanchise Scott county, 50 as TO iaeens
~ the people III thai county and inauc
III them thereby - vote for strait. lie wa
a. the csntral figure os Inc recent Congress
ms ionai convention. lie vas chairman I
49, the DAKOTA county delegation, etAaarLna
~ of the committee On permanent organ.
.e.i ton, he seconded the presentation OF M
III Wiider's name. pronoancing,. says b
~ organ. the Hastings Union, "a CLOWN
ealegpm. upon him. he moved ttif
g. the convention proceed To ballot;
- lade i motion that committee he a
sDi pointed to notify Jaigs Wilder Of b
Tfs nomination; he was chairman ot til
~ committee AMI The next dav DO haran.
s .a- Jed Judge Wilder In Red Wing in II
= name otile c0nE ention. H. will no
,95l d. his almost to keep Wilder on Il
IT, track untii the sacrifice II completed.
lea AID Ills u the sane man ln whose bs
an bali Mr. Perkins, the RepnDlican eaI
iidate tor senator withdrew last fal
IL and Hho was supported ~ the ring
m republican officials led III Major kEl
ii nedy aud irving Todd Straits haI
ss- feania not have been manifested nj
ne paalner tn the manipulation 1fthc rece
to convention II Kennedy a1d Todd h;
Ike pPeared I'll the foor Id person. insiea
tie 2! ~ taeir deputy. 4 photograph
N the Iajor and osagfaYe - they locke
i 1T eaeh et1er Haan they met, after ca,
~ contention. would depist SeagrAye With
4 wink and grin BID ai= handsome cour
.be tenanee aad tie MAJOR wilh ais hanlke
,An ehiefio liz a1gata - keep from -sasti
are nghs out.
sih III that convention had reallr uan4
! 70 defeat o1EaAss you'd haze nou,fuatf
~ Aacnibaid- Barton, ourseEt. VI 90
other rlaa. equally satisfactory 10 I'll
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