Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-10-27
The Polttfc al situation Disc ass ID !.


FD1ToR TRANsCR1PT:-As l have
watched the political movements OF
Mower county for the last five years,
ask, as last appeal to the consciences
Of the Republican party of this county.
that you allow me the space to review the
actions of the party during my residence
in Grand Meadow. At the county con-
ven,ion held in this place four years
ago, found w. A. Hotchkiss and the
followers of what was termed the page
faction" claiming tina: they were the Re.
publican party OF this county, and that all
opposition to Page were boilers, and were
therefore not entitled to a voice in what
they claimed to be the straight Republi
can party Of this county. Under the
pretence Of purifying the party from
what Mr.. Hotchkiss styled "otficial
leeches," the next year found the Page
faction at Dexter, and like some others,
believing the Hotckiss theory to be true,
Joined in that convention, and found that
instead of its being Republican conven-
ton for purifying the party, It turned out
to be q conglomerated mixture Of all
political shades, and that w. A. Hotcll-
kiss sought to Introduce some newfangled
resolutions upon finance which no one
at that time fully understood the purpor,
of, but which has since developed into
full fedged rag baby. Caught IN tina,
cunniugly set trap, could not we'll &c,
tire admixture of political shades with
OF those constituting the followers o,
Sherman Page, have acted with the
Greenback party in county matters. and
not until the frs, convention at Grand
Meadow this year, has there been a pre-.
tense Of the Page Greenbxck faction
claiming any interest or action in the
Republican party. But the man whose
presence has ever been the signal OF dis |
cord, gathered his adherents together, and
ont If the mass above described, a,temp,
ed TO capture the Republican party At this
place by one Of his master efforts ut
lodging question 0f parliamentary law.
Failing in this, h. took them into the 9th.
or end of the hall and there inaugurated |
the plot which has grown into the most
nigh handed and damnable conspiracy |
tor destroying the Republican party Of
this district that has ever been known
since the party came into power in 1850. |
From the demon of discard which WAS !
ha' ched in the Grand Meadow conven. |
ton, grew the other con'esting delega-
iiOns, which when gathered at Waseca
cut the party IN twain, placing before the
people two candidates.
Another fact prese is itself, viz: Ward |
cannot be elected, but Wells Can. 8 P.
Guilds acknowledged at Spring Valley
last week that Dunnell had stronger
following than Ward. A paper Of one IF
the western towns says that Childs made
the same admission there, out he told a
citizen Of Wells, whom he knew was a
supporter Of Dunnell, that when they
found Out who the strongest candidate
was they would all turn in and support
him. According 10 Mr.. Childs' state.
ment. he at least, is in honor bouud to
support Mark H. Dunnel., having &C.
knowledged that he was stronger than
Ward.
But further insight into the matter,
gathered by remarks droppeh by Mr..
Childs and others, makes the evidence
conclusive that deep and trait rous plot
is laid to transfer enough of Wards
strength to Wells 10 have this district
n,isrspresented by a Democrat, when We
have the National legislature almost
within our grasp. Wards h0' he organ
of course denies the existence o. any such
plot, and it may be that Ward himself IS
ignorant Of II, bnt II there ia any m ,aning
In the remarks made by Wards follow.
ers that "Weils will! be elected, - then the
admission that Ward 10 the We aker can.
didate, when connected with the boast
that Wells will be eli cted, is the strongest
cjrcumStsptial evidence that the Benedict