The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-16

wAsECA COUNTY.
The credentials which are before
rs from Waseca, also state upon their
face, "that the majority of those
are authorized to cast the en-
tire vote of the county" The three
in the regular convention had these
and rs three is majority,
what becomes of the legitimacy of
those who wandered away? In the
light of these official facts, and with
out the two contested counties of
Mower and Jackson, the regular con-
vention had just 81 uncontested dele
gates bearing commissions, with
broad seals upon them, atteSting their
rights, instead of SIS, rs wrOngfully
stated; and taking the six Us set forth
i'm the above counties of Fillmore,
Dodge and WaSeca, and also deduct
ing the fifteen in the two contesting
counties of Mower and Jackson, this
leaves the Dunnell faction just 40
votes, To the regulars 81, on Organiza-
ton. This gave the regulars Il clear
working majority of twelve. If they
had the clean majority they effect to
claim. why were they constrained to
resort to bold theft i'm order TO secure
the craftsmanship Is that the resort
of men with right and power in their
hands? In reference to the Mower
county delegation il should be stated,
that there is not particle of doubt,
hut that if they had had a hearing be-
fore Il full convention, they would
have established just claims to al
mission, and many even of the Dun
nell men intended to vote for their adj
mission. 1t was well-grounded fear
of the Justice of these claims that in
cited the Dunnell faction to arbitrary
and desperate schemes to organize
the convention.
DUNNELL NEVER HAD A MAJORITY
OF THE CONVENTION.
According to their own avOwed rec
ord on the formal ballot, Mr.. Dunnell
never had Il majority of the Conven-
ton; on this ballot he received 81
votes. But that number is only reach
cd by counting the two cOntesting
counties of Mower and Jackson. De-
Quoting these, which is proper and
Just. and he had really but So votes
by their own record. which is four
short of Il majority of the uncontest-
ed convention. While on the other
hand. Mr.. Ward received 81 regular
votes (no contestants being counted, }
which is five more than majority of
all the uncontested delegates in the
Convention. And if, in the justice
demanded by regularity, we still fur
ther deduct the six irregular votes
from Fillmore, Dodge and Waseca
Mr.. Dunnell would have had but 40
authorized votes.
TIE REGULARITY OF PROCEEDINGS.
After the election of Capt. Braden,
by the body of the Convention, thence
forth the proceedings under him were
regular and conventional, proceeding
step by step with caution. No detail
was wanting, by committee or other
wise, to the most complete convent
ion ever held in the State. They
continued in uninterrupted possess,
ion of the stage and hall, nominating
Il candidate, adopting platform, in.
Producing their nominee on the stage
to the Convention, and he accepting
the nomination legitimately, OH the
spot where it was made. A Con.
gressiOnal Committee was duly ap'
pointed. speeches were made, and a
band of music came into the hall and
played in honor of the nomination OF
Mr.. Ward.
On the contrary, the Dunnell fac
ton nerer had u permanent Orgdni.
catiOn, no such motion ever having
been made, and any such statement
now made, is an Interpolation by af,
ter thought. They appointed no Con.
gresSional Committee while in the
hall, and passed no resolutions there
whatever. Their candidate never ap.
peared in the hall to respond to a pre-.
tended nomination, but having reach
ed Il point where it was announced
that Dnnnell was nominated, they
hurriedly withdrew. and further pro-
ceedings interested them no more.
1t should he noted here rs Il fact
that Dunnell's strength, in his own
body, shrunk from II on the inform
al ballot, 10 6S on the formal ballot.
These three missing votes are found
with Mr.. Ward, in the regular Con-
vention, raising the regular vote on
fifth ballot from rs to 70 votes for
W. q. Ward.
TIE PAGE BUGBEAR.
In reference to the alleged action
of Judge Page, a word should he said.
1t is not true, but wholly false that
Judge Page, or his friends, controlled,
or sought to control the regular con-
vcntiOn. AT no time and in no place
connected with the proceedings did
he make himself conspicuously promi-
nent but on the contrary was retir-
ing and undemonstrative throughout
the entire proceedings. Nor did he
make one single motion, or address
the chair ut any time during the en-
tire proceedings, until he reluctantly
appeared ut the conclusion i'm response
TO loud call for Il speech. The at
tempt to prejudice the regular con-
yention by handicapping it with
Judge Page is not only false. but will
recOil upon the authors of the false
hood. On the contrary, his quiet,
modest and gentlcmanly department.
made for him 4 host of friends.
We are therefore constrained to
hold, that by every acknowledged test
of regularity, the convention presid-
ed over by Capt. w. w. Braden, was
properly constituted, in due form,
and is the only one entitled to be adj
judged regular, and that therefore the
nomination of the Hon, w. G. Ward
was properly made, and therefore is
entitled To the support of all honor
able Republicans.
Signed, +. i. FREEMAN.
i. LATIN.
J. q. FOWLER.
CHAS. MANSFIELD.
GAYLORD LAMB.
ELI WARNER.
q. c. BURT.
THOMAS JONES.
NJ. l.. LOCKERBY.
|. n. DEAN.
G. ARvOLD.
GREAT SHORTAGE Of McCOR-
MICK MACHINES.
Here are some extracts from letter
at hand to-day, which show why McCor-
micks are short.
Friend B.-About machines, can you
lend me few will return them in Sep
TENDER when mine come.
| was in Chicago Monday and Tues
day. Fact is they shipped every finish
m 10 e.