New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-10-22
COUNTY TIGKET-
Our View of the Situation.

we pldCc d. VIC uctlu VI OuI COI'
umns this week both the Republic
an and Democratic tickets. This is
something we have never done be-
fore, but as the Democratic party
has no ''organ' in this county, and
as the Review is quite extensively
read by members Of that party, we
for once deviate from our usual
course, and present both tickets.
We do not wish, however, to
have this construed to mean that
we are on the ''fence,'' for we are
not. Although we have not been
very enthusiastic over the Republic:
an State ticket, and have expressed
ourself pretty freely on the make.
up of the body that placed it in
nomination, we are not quite ready
to join hands with the Democrats.
While we still believe that the Germ.
an delegates to the late Republican
State convention were grossly in
suited, and that Col. Pfender was
wrongfully defeated, we do not share
the opinion of some that Gov. Pills.
bury should be blamed for the
wrong done. Although Gov. Pills.
bury was under many obligations to
Col. Pf@nder, which he nor his
friends for moment deny, the no.
mination Of Mr.. Gilman for Lieut..
Governor, and that too after the con.
vention had decided against othe
Gilman delegates from Stearns Co.,
showed that the convention was all
out of sorts and that Gov. Pillsbury
could not control it. We know that
Gov. Pillsbury was DESTROYS to see
Pf@nder renominated, and if any
selling out or trading was done, it
was without his knowled 60 or con-
sent. That part of the Hennepin
county delegation acted in very bad
faith to Col. Pf@nder can not be de.
MED, but it may be fairly assumed
that Gov. Pillsbury could not pre-
vent it. If any scratching is to be
done on the Republican ticket by
the friends of Col. Pf@nder, Mr..
Won Baumbach is the one that
ought to suffer, as he, more than
anyone else, is the cause of Col Pf@n.
der's defeat. He allowed himself to
be used as tool in the hands of a
few political damagogues who de.
sired Col. Ptaender's defeat upon
personal grounds, and his nomina.
ton was broug hit about by fraudu-
lent and corrupt means. We do
not desire to counsel our German
Republican friends to do one thing
or the other; let each one weigh the
question we'll and vote according to
his convictions.
In regard to our county politics
but little remains to be said. Mr..
Schubert, the Dem. candidate for
Treasurer, has the field all to him
self and will of course be elected by a
large vote.
The aspect of the three. cornered
contest for the Superintendency has
somewhat changed since our last is.
sue. Mr.. r. G.. Bestor, seeing the
hopelessness Of his candidacy, has
Withdrawn from the contest, but
Mr.. j. B. Villikanji has stepped in
and taken his place. We do not
know the reasons that should have
led Mr.. Villikanji to again announce
himself a candidate, but if it is with
any idea of being elected we can as.
sure him that his hopes are vain. He
has taken a very inconsistent part
in our county politics this fall, to
say the least. First he brought his
CLAIMS before the Republican con.
vention, next he appealed to the
Democratic convention, and not
succeeding at either, be announced
himself as an independent ndidate;