New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-10-18

A X OCT ODER 15, 1882
During the judicial canvass Mr.. PEI
terson received q communication from
an eminent Redwood 1,St0tesnan that
in the event Of Ball: wins nomination,
his (Peterson's) path to the Senate
would be unobstructed; but that he
would meet with difficulties II Bald.
win should fail to receive the nomina.
tiOn. Mr.. Peterson did not choose
to enter into the '.trade,'' but contin.
ued to use his influence; inl!favor Of
Mr.. Weber. Although Judge Bald
win wasprofuse in his expressions OF
friendship for Mr.. .Webber while he
imagined that he was sure Of the nom
ination, as coon as it became appar-
ent that he was not likely to secure
the .Renville delegation he stated to
a prominent citizen of Bird Island
eeveral days before the Renvlllo cou7-
ty convention was held that he would,
not support the nomination Of the ju-
dicial convention UNLESS HE SHOULD
BE THE NOMINEE. These threats of
the Redwood statesman" and the
Judge furnish the key to, the subse-
quent bolt.
at the judicial convention it ap.
peared from attidavits presented that
the friends of Mr.. Terrell had manipu-
lated to send contest,ng delegates to
the Redwood convention ifrom. towns
where the caucuses had been fairly
carried by the friends of Mr.. Braley,
for the purpose of getting fraudulent
control Of the convention, and that
the chairman had wrongfully prevented
the friends of Braley from taking part
in the organization Of the convention,
and that the Bradley delegates had then
left the convention and chosen delegats
to the judicial and senatorial conven.
tons. From these affidavits and also
from the statements of the delegates,
it appeared that both parties had been
at fault and it was hard to determine
which delegates, if either, were entitled
to seats, lard a clear majority Of the con-
vention being instructed for Mr.. Web.
Der, the result could not be changed
by the action of the convention in re-
gard to the admission or exclusion Of
the Redwood delegates, the committee
on credentials, thinking it might be
conducive to harmony, recommended
that both delegations be admitted
with half a vote for each. and their
recommendation was adopted by the
convention. But harmony was just
what the Redwood boilers did not
want, and they seeded from the con-
vention. go, " 'fEa
Prior to the senatorial convention a
scheme had been privately arranged
between certain members of the Red
wood delegation and certain Demo
Gratis and personal enemies of MIR. Pc.
tersOn to make nomination in. oppo-
sition to him, and as the Terrell dele.
gates refused to make an explanation
Of the facts, or to show any reason
why they should be admitted to seats
in the convention, they were excl uded
as they desired to be, and resented
the courage upon the Republicans
of Redwood county by rushing into
the arms Of John G. Rudolph who had
voted to commit the same courage
at the judicial convention. and the Of
spring OF this happy union is the ''mi-
nority'' candidate for the Senate.
The action of the judicial conven-
ton in regard to the admission Of both
delegations from Redwood county was
concurred in by the unanimous vote of
the delegates from Brown, Renville,
Lyon and Lincoln counties and one of
the delegates from Ntcollet county,
and the pretense that 1t was done in
pursuance of any corrupt scheme or
pledge is a personal insult to everyone
of the gentlemen composing these
delegations. Mr.. Thorp had made
statements to some of the Brown coun-
ty delegates and perhaps to others, in
regard to the proceedings at the Red
wood conventions and some of the
delegates may have expressed their
opinions in regard ito those proceedings
as they had perfect right to do, but
no pledges were ever given or asked
for.
Both Weber and Peterson were
nominated by clear majority of all
delegates composing each convention
and the seats of the delegates by.
whose votes they were nominated
were not contested, ond there is not
the slightest reason why any Republi.
can should not support them at the
polls. The bolt was determined upon
prior to the conventions by the Judge
and that monumental fraud who
has always boltei every nomination
made against his wishes and whose fl.
nancial salvation depended upon the
Judges salary.
We shall feel disappointed if this
bolt receives any 'countenance from
the cool, common senses of the ster:
ling Republicans of this judicial and