The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-10-25
and taking up an obscure and suntried
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"A. P:|;5:MlILLEn, Dear Sir: find that
the Journal Of. lastsweek handled me
very roughly, and, I think, unfairly.
Permit me through the medium Of your
valuable paper to explain matters as I
understand them. Is ..3.:..z. d: MI.
In the first place, on tile night Of and
immediately after flle Republican. con
vention adjourned, Mr.. Town suggest
ed to me that it would be right and
proper for the candidates who had been
put in nomination to support each 9TH
er, to which ! cheerfully assented.
Afterward, in company Will others
whose names were on the ticket, I was
pleased to find that they expressed a
Willingness to do tile same thing: and
I regarded the matter as being settled.
and that we were to have straight:
work, and no. strife between different
factions of the party. AS each Of the
different shades OF politics had the same
number of representative men on the
ticket there could be no<cause for it.
.,dl was in! Wortlingt0n AGAIN on the
9th of DC, ober, and up to that:t time /
had not the slightest intimation but
that political affairs were working
smoothly and fairly. I was surprised
to learn that MesSrS. Town. Barber
and Thompson were actively working
against me. I had Il conference with
DR.. Barber in tile presence of Mr..
Rohrer, Mr.. Gruelle and others IN which
they told me that they were doing.
and THAT they would continue to do ey-
erytliing in their power to defeat me.
and no. only me, but every man on the
ticket that was suspected of being fl-
Vorable to the ADVANCE. and that,
Messrs.: Thompson and Town were do
Ing and were determined to do the same
thing, not because they had any obiec-
tlons to me personally, but on account
OF the company that / was keeping.
One of them said that if his own father
were running Oh the same ticket, or his
own BROTHER, under the same ill.,
f1uences, he would work and vote T.
gallist them. 1t was then and there H.
greed that the race should be made.
60 us you please, single or double. IN
harness or in the saddle" each man for
himself, each candidate was ut liberty
to make such combinations us he chose
to make to carry himself and his friends
Through. They told me that they were
then holding Walkers announcement
as an independent candidate, and that
1t would appear in the next issue of
the Journal, and that it would be sup
ported by every man i'll the county that
favored the Journals interest,
Low the journal could accuse me of
'treachery" or of ''boltjng the ticket''
after being not only 4 witness, but Il
party to the arrangement, as above
Stated, is q mystery. 1t seems to he,
however, in keeping with it's ide:; of
fairness, and OF political integrity.
1t position that my friends and N.Y.
self have been forced into, and have ac-
cepted under protest. y Ow all we ask
is IL "clear track and (; fair race.'' but
we protest again that we have not had
y fair start, as they were out fifteen
days electioneering before the word
WAS given to ''go.''
The Journal carries the idea that was
drumming for independent candidates
Immediately after tie convention, and
when l was under pledge to support the
ticket. And I am told that another
candidate reports the same thing i'll the
west part of the county, and has spent
several days III getting promises to 90
for my opponent on that account.
Now will pledge myself to withdraw
from the field, and leave the course
clear for my opponent if any of them
cal, show any letter or word written by
me previous to the date above mention
ed that would be detrimental to their
interest.
The Journal says I was responsible
for the double delegation from Little
Rock. Well, was in Little Rock the
same day on Which the second caucus
was to he held. [ was strictly on pri-
waite business of my own. / mentioned
the fact incidentally, inpassing, to sew
e1al persons that such caucus had been
called. l had i right to do so, and
though not in accordance with the pro-
gramme of the Journal, it is matter
that people lave Il right to talk about.
II that was wire-pulling and was
wrong, the Journal and it's friends
have great many sins to answer for.
| learned afterward that the meeting
was large and respectable.
| have never asked any person to
help to make up delegation that would
support me; did not i'nportune nor
ask delegates to vote for me at the con-
veht'on; have not rs yet spent fifteen
minutes in e ectioneering. Possibly I
may do so before the canvass is over.
My record us County Official is be-
fore the people. They can judge me by
that, but [ protest against being ruled
out on account of base mlsrepresenta-
lions. L. S. MILLS.
GROWTH or, TREES.
EDITOR ADVANCE: For the benefit
of all concerned, ! send you careful
measurement of the growth made on
my trees and vines up to Sept. 20, this
season.
No doubt others can beat me on some
kinds, but l do not write this to boast,
only to show what has been done for
me, and what can be done for all.
GROWTH IN FEET AND INCHES.
Cottonwood 6 IL
J4ombardy 5 IL
White Willow 8
Basket willow 5
Swamp willow (cul-
Box Alder 2
Soft Maple 8 81
Silver Maple 3 S
White Asl, L 10
European I4arch