New Ulm weekly review., 1882-09-13
COUNTY POLITICS.

The Republican county convention,
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the Senatorial convention and plac-
ing in nomination candidates for Re-
preventative, Auditor, Register Of
Deeds, Clerk Of the District Court,
Judge Of Probate, Sheriff, County At.
torney, Surveyor and Coroner, meets
in this city next Saturday.
The delegates have not yet all been
chosen, but 1t is safe to say that the
convention will instruct the Senatori.
al delegates in favor of Hon. s. d. Pc
terson, of New Ulm. Mr.. Peterson
was elected to the Senate in the gener.
al election Of 1880, for term Of four
years. but on account of the new re-
apportionment an entire new Senate
will be elected this fall. Mr.. Peterson
was one of the most influential Sena.
tors in the last Legislature, and he
made record that many an older and
more experienced legislator might be
proud Of. The district as now constitut-
cd consists of the counties OF Brown,
aud Redwood. The former is entitled
to ten delegates and the latter to seven,
so it will be seen that all that is neces.
sary to assure Mr.. Peterson's S nomina-
tion is a solid delegation from this
county, which he will certainly have.
Redwood county has elected two sets
of delegates. One of the delegations,
if admitted, will support Mr.. Honnor,
of Redwood Falls, and the other will
east their lot with Mr.. Peterson. The
convention will be held at Sleepy Eye
next Tuesday.
The Representative question is yet
a matter of conjecture. Ole Jergenson
will come in with the towns of Linden,
Lake Hanska and probably Albin; Geo.
w. Sommerville will be supported by
the Sleepy Eye delegates; Fred. Ger.
both will start in with the town Of
Home, and Sam Sherman with the
town OF Leavenworth. New Ulm is
neutral and il the country delegates !
agree to disagree che will cast her
seven votes for one of her own citi.
zens. This is . matter of great i'm.
psrtance. It is about the only Office
the Democrats will make : fight for
this fall, and it behooves the Republi.
sans to nominate their strongest man.
Tho candidate must be outspoken
on the temperance question. and must
be man in whom the people have full
confidence. We hope the delegates
will weigh this matter well before the
decisive step is taken.
Since the above has been put in
type we have been shown : letter
from Mr.. J. 81. Barber, Of tho town of
Bashaw. who isa1so inclined to be.
come q candidate before the conyen.
for Representative. The convention
will certainly not have to go begging
for the want Of candidates.
The present incumbents Of the Of.
fees OF Auditor, Register OF Deeds,
Clerk of the District Court and Judge
OF Probate will in all probability be
re.nominated by acclAmation. They
have all attended to their several du.
ties in = satisfactory manner, and it
appears that the people are willing to
let we'll enough alone. No new candi.
date has yet been named for either of
the above offices, even on the Demo.
cratic side Of the house.
Mr.. Ed. Casey, the present incum.
bent Of the sheriff office, is : Demo.
crat, though elected as an indspen.
dent. He has administered the duties
of his Office in . very satisfactory
manner, and, as far as we know, the
Republicans do not feel disposed to
make 3 nomination in opposition 20
him. They will either nominate M.
Casey or make no nomination at all.
Tnere arc two cand didatss seeking
tho nomiHatton for County Attorney
Jos: 4. Eckstein, OF New Ulm, and
James n. Thompson of Sleepy Eye.
The former viii So into the conven-
tionS With the votes of Nov Ulm, COT.
tsonwood, Sigsl, Milford and possibly
some of the south ther1Il owns. Ne,