The Worthington advance., 1880-10-21
RgpQDiCaDiiSDl!
Ringing Speech by Gen.
Baker!
DunnelI' Record.
Wards Record Given by way
of Contrast.
The October Victories and
Republican Triumph.

On Thursday evening last, October
ii, Gen. J. II. Baker deliver-d d one
of his ringing Republican addresses at
Benefits Hall, in this place. The
Worthington Band played several
pieces by way of overture while the
people were gathering. The Hall was
filled far beyond its seating capacity
and all the standing room in the rear
was occupied by an eager mass Of vot-
ers. There was quite sprinkling of
ladies in the audience, and We only state
the exact truth when we say that it was
the finest, the most attentive, the most
interested, the most enthusiastic aud
ience that has assembled in Worthing-
ton for years t" hear Il political speech.
| We do not say that there were more
present than Mr.. Dunnell had when lie
spoke here a few weeks ago, but we do
say that for intense interest and enthu-
sis,sm it far exceeded the Dunell meet
ing.
Sheriff r. r. Miller was chosen
Chairman Of the meeting and Attorney
ROhrer made few opening remarks
and announcements for the campaign,
when Gen. Baker was introduced.
TIE ADDRESS.
The Gen. announced that he was Il
Republican,. For over 20 years he had
stumped Minnesota in nearly every
| campaign for the Republican ticket.
This. the First District, WAS the ban
ner Republican District of the state,
and not only that, it Was conspicuous
throughout the United States as Il ban.
her Republican district. One half the
Republican majority of the State. of
Minnesota was given by the First Dis
trict. 1t gave II 900 to 1900 Rrpulli-
Can majority on Presidential tickets.
yet the candidate for Congress always
ran behind his ticket even ut lis
maximum.
| DUNNELL's MAJORITY CONSTANTLY
DECREASED.
Had he been in any othef district in
| the State, he would have been defeated
every time. lie was therefore Il weak
candidate. There was Il cause for this
1t was not the result Of accident. And
what was the CAUSE? Dunnell belongs
to that class known rs ''macIine politi-
cans" Ills reputation as such was
National. This district had become
his supple tool. The opposition for
years had been deepening and widen
ing, till at the Waseca Convention the
enlightened public sentiment Of the
district came into collision with the
machine.
THE TRUE HISTORY OF TIE CONyEN-
TION.
On the floor of that Convention the
revolt against the machine for the first
time took organized forT, and there,
too. the machine appeared in its most
malignant form. 1t was false to say
that the opposition to Dunnell was due
to the personal ambition OF his oppos-
ers. The secret Of the movement was IL
revolt against the machine.
was there and speak from my own
personal knowledge. There was on
that floor 81 uncontested delegates OPP
posed to Dunnell and 40 for him. There
was no dispute as to this. And it was
because this Was known before the
Convention met that the subsequent
wicked proceedings took place. There
were 81 uncontested delegates opposed
to Dunnel1, leaving out Jackson and
Mower counties. III these 81. Freeborn
county was included. Freeborn was
not questioned before the morning of
the Convention. But on that morning,
in the hotel where Dun,.ell WAS stop
ping. bogus delegation and contest
tor Freeborn county was gotten mp.
When the Convention assembled. Mr..
ahniV ock 20, 80 -
tee, assembled the rOstrum and said he
was instructed hy the Committee to
| say that contested delegations would
take no part in the Convention and
| then proceeded to include FrecJoru N,
the contested counties! Here was u dele
| cation which had never been CONTESTED
at home, to be thrown out by 4 bogus
contest gotten up in Dunnell's room at
the hotel. Mr.. Holt further said that
he was instructed to nominate Mr..
YOumans for chairman of the Conven-
tlOn. This vas the first departure
from parliamentary usage ever known
in Convention in this district. Never
before had such Il trick been ATTEMPTED.
lie had as much right to impose the
nominee for Congress upon the Conven.
as to impose the ch .irman. Universal
usage demanded that the Convention
should choose its own chairman.
| AT that moment Mr.. Childs sprane
up and shouted, in a voice that cl,ould
have been heard over your village. Mr..
Chairman! MIR. Chairman! Mr.. Chair
man!' three times over. Mr.. Holt
took no notice of him but turned and
put the question us to Mr.. Youmans.
At the same moment Mr.. Childs sprang
up and put the question upon the nom
lnatiOn OF Mr.. Braden. 6l delegates
voted for Mr.. Brauen and 40 for Mr..
! Youmans.
The Convention presided over by Mr.
Braden proceeded to business in regular
parliamentary lorm. The other Con
yentlon presided over by Mr.. Y Youmans,
in a corner by the stove, nominated MIR
Dunnell and left the hall without an.
pointing District Committee. Tie
regular Convention, which nominated
Mr.. Ward, remained in the hall and fin
lStled its business in regular form.
said there that Mr.. Ward s nomination
was regular, formal and according to
parliamentary usage. If there is any
thing in parliamentary usage and regu.
larity, Mr.. Ward is the regular nomi.
nee. From this cannot be driven be.
cause saw it and heard it. come as
a Republican to tell you this. The
conscience of this District is aroused
and no one man shall control or own
this district.
Now let US see who is at fault as to
subsequent proceedings. Mr.. Ward
proposed to withdraw if Mr.. Dunnell
would and let new man be nominated
Dunntll would not consent to this
Then it was proposed to refer the mat
ter to the State Central Committee. III,
unfair proposition as it referred onl
own contest to outside authority. II
was then proposed that a new Conven
tion should lie called. This was fail
proposition and would have been &C.
cepted by Wards friends but Dnnnell
was unwilling. Dunnell is to day q
candidate by his own volition. I deny
that he is before you as a Republican
candidate. He is an outsider and Ward