Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-26
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
OWAToNaA. Aug. 25.-Mr. Dunnell made his
opening speech Of his campaign this evening.
There Was q fair sized audience present. The
greater portion Of his speech was devoted to
general politics. and the following Was all the
portion alluding to the split:
Fellow citizens: Let me occupy your time
for few moments in what may be called .
personal explanation. In the month of Msy
of this year the Republican Congressional CON-
mittee for this district, chosen at Albert Lea
inJuiy. 1878. called Congressional conven-
ton to be held at Wasecs Jgly z. to nominate
candidate for Congress, to be voted for on the
I'd of November next, to consist of 125 dele.
gates. Agresably to the basis Of the appor-
tionment the counties Of Winona. Olmsted,
Steele, Waseca, Pipestone, Book, Mobiles,
jackson, Martin and Mower elected
sixty-nine delegates to vote at Waseca for my
denomination for Congress. All of
mess me- excepting aosAi three from @ wssses. @ The %
counties of Houston, Fillmore, Freeborn, Fari-
bault, Blue Earth and Dodge elected fifty-six
delegates whose first choice was some other
than myself. There was brought to the con-
vention second delegation from the county Of
Mower opposed to my nomination. It consist
ed Of ten delegates, the same number ss the
regular elected delegates. 1t was elected by a
boiling minority element Of the
regular county convention at the
same time and under the same
circumstances that the delegation was elected
to the State convention, which was unsni.
mously refused admission. Another second
delegation was present at Waseca from the
county of Jackson, chosen at mas. meeting
of eleven persons at few hours notice, given
in single town OF the county, when the eoun-
ty had elected its regular delegates on the
Thursday previous. These two delegations
were brought to Wasecs that they might be
used in furtherance of the determination of the
minority in the convention not to abide by the
will Of the majority. The Republicans of this
district had sent majority Of delegates In IA
vor of my denomination. The two fraudulent
delegations had no business there I'd hi 4 they
been away from the convention there could
have been no disturbance there. That there
should be no dispute a. to the regularity of
my nomination, the Congressional committee
advised me to submit to the State central COM
mittee the character of these two delegations,
and deemed it party duty to follow the ad-
vice of the committee. The Ward committee
rejected my offer to settle the only question in
the controversy. No Republican has regretted
the disturbance at Waaeca more than have
done, and i have done all in my power to pro-
vide the people single candidate, believing
that majority of the delegates which went
to Waseca went there under. Instructions to
vote for my denomination. ! have been COM
PEELED to regard myself a. the regular candi.
date of the party because received q majority
of the votes of the regularly elected
delegates to that convention. If deceived in
this view, have shown my willingness to have
that error corrected by an impartial tribunal.
The Ward committee say that have been te-
nacious In holding to the nomination given me.
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