Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

Congressional Mass COnven.
ton.
On Thursda y last, at 2 P. NJ, there con.
vened, at the court house, in Austin, q
party OF men, who came together in
answer to call for mass convention.
They were, at first, few in numbers, per-
haps dozen or score, and O. H. Page,
the nominee of that party for State Audi.
tor, said he supposed he might as well
talk as not, so he sat down and held a
confidential talk with his few hearers
until the arrival of the Ramsey bus
which brought Prof. Powers Of Foun'
tain, Stowe of Wykof, and some few
others who were "truly loil" to the cause
Elliott, who should have called them to
order, being absent, .. H. Page said he
"cheerfully assumed the responsibility of
calling the Convention to Order" and so
he did.
Mr.. w. r. Mayhem was then chosen
chairman, which position he accepted In
in a nice little speech: ut seems the
custom tor chairman to make speech,
but as any good workman must have
herewith to work, l must refrain from
speech making, for have no tools. We
have reason for congratulatlng ourselves
on the number present. Two years ago
we had a convention at Owatonua, and
there were only two delegates from west
of the Milwaukee s. St. Paul r. r. IN
the district. Finally, we two decided to
convene. We went into 7x9 bedroom
in the Arnold House, and after drumming
up some seven or eight, we held a mass
convention. And after two years, look
at us now. A respectable and intelligent
concourse. The rag baby has lived, has
grown to manhood, and threatens to be-
come giant. Yet must we make an eff
fort. The enemy has every advantage OF
money, position, and the help of every
renegade who ever stuffed box or stole
a caucus. On election day, let US take q
full breakfast, or as good as we can afford
and go to the polls and work early and
late, dong all that the enemy will do, ex'
cept voting often"
At this time there we're thlrty.sever
present.
MIR. G. F. Stowe, of the Wykoff Dol1o'
Weekly, was elected secretary.
Chairman Mayhem then said that hi
didn't know much about parliamentary
proceedings, and proposed to let them d.
much as they wished to, and asked "wha
next"
Page moved that a committee Of five
be appointed on resolutions, but Prof
Powers reminded them that 90 few being
present, it were better to 60 into com
mlttee OF the whole; and that every ont
loaded with resolutions, be requested Il
fire them off at random, and said, i
Page had no objection, he would maxi
that resolution instead.
Page said he had none, and the chair
man, good-naturedly, said he supposed
that was as good as second, and put th'
motion, and it carried.
The chairman then SAID, any one VIII
had platform to present would be in OF
der.
Prof. Powers was called for and cam
forward with twelve resolutions, which
are so lengthy that, for not printing them
we must beg our greenbackers' pardon
They were fairly worded, and are YER!
fair and straightforward, and, inasmucl
as they are very pronounced in thei
statements, they show honest conviction
These resolutions, as first presented, wer'
"yery woman's.righty," and here quee
looking genius rose and objected. H
said, in the course of his exordium, tia
he "hated the bond" and judging iron
bis appearance, the "bond hated him,
for he had = dilapidated and generally
tumble.down dress. Stockings dow
around his shoe tops, bare ankles, tattel
ed trousers, no vest, and two overcoat
buttoned by only one button at the to-
and flowing free with velvet cuffs hal
torn of. He wanted the words ''sex" an
"woman" stricken out. He and st. Pete
thought . woman ought to call her hui
band Lord" He thought If we giv
woman chance, she won't care GO mucl
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