The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31
HASTINGS, Dakota Co. MIMI, {
Oct. 20, 1878. J
Editor Anti MonOpolist::

Editor Anti-Monopolist:
The Republican alias Peoples con.
vention met at Pennington on the
10th ult., aud was slim affair. Quite
a number of gentlemen were repre-
sented as delegates who were not
present. by which means they claimed
to have''47 delegates and representa-
ton of Is to "a towns. The Hastings
delegation-consisting of l2-were
all promptly on hand, and were made
up as follows: d. w. Truax, not an
Oflice-holder, but would like to be. F.
B. Dodge, a small lawyer, whose part
ner was after nomination for the
House. Columbus Stebbins, at pres
ent out of employment, looking fairly
for something to turn up and for a
nomination for the House. w. II.
Dekay, police justice Of the city of
Hastings and looking for a renomina.
ton from the so-called Peoples party
next spring. John Byers, working
for a nomination for State Senator.
Vim. Hodgson, lawyer. also looking
for an office. C. A. Baker, looking
for the same position that Dan
Chamberlain was looking for. NJ. II.
Sullivan. Judge of probate, elected
last fall on the Peoples ticket, and
expecting to be elected again. Char
les Mathew. city clerk of Hastings
and wanting to get something better.
!. II. Heath, clerk of district court,
salary 5000 month and aiming to
make it perpetual. And lastly. ID. I.
Chamberlain. 4 young gander-shanked
pettifogger fresh from the schools
and looking for the same position that
G. A. Baker was looking for and
whose mother-in-law is supposed to
have some money. 1t is useless to say
that in the struggle that ensued ID.
Il. Chamberlain came out ahead and
got the nomination. Poor Stebbns
came out behind altogether. his friend
Baker not having the magnanimity
to return the compliments Of getting
the nomination for anything. Tn
doubtedly what they considered q
most mastery stroke of policy was 10
nominate Francis Cores, of New
Trier, auditor, in order to divide the
German vote against Heinan. but the
Germans are we'll posted in regard to
this dodge and it will do the ticket
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form of principles was adopted. nor
did anybody expect there would be. as
this party has no principles nor never
had except to get certain men out of
office and get themselves in. Of the
three county conventions the National
Greenhack convention was the only
one that enumerated Il platform of
principles and l am convinced. rs
well rs many others, that the National
party is ahead of all others in this
respeet. l must not fail to mention
another disappointed oftice-seeker at
the Peoples convention by the name
of Nathan Emerson, of Hampton.
This gentleman appeared asa delegate
to the Greenhack convention from
Hampton. asked for and received the
nomination of that convention for the
Office OF representative from the ID
legislative district on the 18th ult.
ON the 18th and 10th he danced atten-
dance upon both the other conven
tions and failed TO secure an endorse
ment. On the 10th he fell iii with
John Heath who. under the instruc-
tions of John Kennedy offered him 4
nomination next fall on the People S
ticket. He Immediately published his
declination of the Greenback nominal
ton and says he does not sympathize
with that party. 1t is well that the
National Greenback Labor party of
the United States is composed of men
of principles. men who have the vel
fare of their country at heart. and
that said party will be glad tn part
with scch men as Mr.. Emerson as
ast a. they lind them.
VWDEx.