Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-22
SNYEDIUs.
STEVENS COUNTY CONVENTION

SNYEDlUS.
STEVENS COUNT CONTENTION
Editor of Norris Tribune.
SIR: In your report Of the proceedings
of the Stevens county republican conven-
vention you misrepresent me und relterate |
the charge of unfairness made by the |
Kindred convention, | respectfully ask
permission to reply through your columns:
Y GU misrepresent me in regard to the very |
disgraceful scene which occurred in the
attempt to organize by saying that "both |
Messrs. Lomstock and Stone grabbed for
the chair" The facts are rs follows:
suspected no such cowardly assault and
had Just raised up from the chair to ad.
dress the convention aud stood at the right
side of it with one foot on it, when the cry
came from your crowd "get the Chair"
tsieze the chair, secure the chair" In
simultaneously your would be chairman did
as instructed, and | barely succeeded in
catching one of the bottom rounds as 1t
was being taken from me, and held 1t un-
til the sheriff and marshal took possession
of it.
In the remainder of this article wish
to be understood as addressing, not the
editor of the Trib. ne, but the Kindred
faction of the convention, and will ansa er
your repeated charge of unfairness with
theirs.
GENTLEMEN: You condemn me BY reso'
luton, passed no doubt by unanimous
vote, for my unreasonable, biased and
unfair ruli gs." In replying to the above
charges | shall try to use decent and re-
spectful language, and If make any false
statements pl, use correct me.
As chairman of the county committee l
was placed in no enviable position, but am
willing when the facts are known to let
the public decide whether my rulings were
unreasonable, biased and unfair, or ether
WISE To make the matter plain 1t will be
necessary to go somewhat into details.
First: ruled out the village of Morris,
Donnelly, Darnen, Scott and Swan Lake.
as not having right to vote on the tempo
rary organization, for the reason that there
had been two caucuses in some, and in 9th
ers the caucuses had split and elected two
delegations. thought it out of place for
the chair to decide between them. In the
following towns ruled out the so called
Kindred delegates, viz: Horton, Han
cock and Rendsville, and will give you my
reasons for SO doing. Horton was enti-
tied to one delegate. The caucus was
regularly called by the chairman OF the
town committee, and the notices (three OF
hus was held in accordance with the call,
a delegate was elected without any oppo-
sition. From the above facts and state
ments made to me by the most reputable
republicans, and further, that one OF your
own most respectable men, on the Satur-
day night proceeding the convention rec
ognized but one caucus and one delegate
in the town, decided as did. In Han
cock the caucus was regularly called, the
village was canvassed by both parties, and
i by getting in boys eighteen and nineteen
years old you succeeded, right or wrong,
in getting one delegate out OF the three.
If any other caucus was held there 1t was
secret and clandestine, unknown to the
better citizens and business men OF the
village; and further, it was unknown and
unclaimed hy the gentleman above re
ferred to as late as last Saturday night.
In Rondsvile caucus was called and
held in due form, at which there were
twenty-six voters. On the two ballots
they stood nineteen to seven and twenty
to six in favor of Nelson. The result, al
though you had worked the town thor
oughly and had lackey there who ut,
tempted to stuff the ballot box, and failing
in that, tried to influence the secretary to
make out the credentials differently from
the expressed voice of the voters, and fail
ing also in this he succeeded in running Old
the chairman before he signed the creden-
. tails. But enough of Rendsville, for al
, though you insisted on your bogus dele
: CATION from that town voting in the regu
lar convention, as soon rs you got where
:, you did not need them you ignored them
entirely. The above are the facts with
reference to the towns where the bogus
. delegations were ruled out, to the best oil
my knowledge and belief. think the
above statements if true will sustain me
in my rulings. If they are not correct
please inform me. But I am further sus
tanned by one of your ablest lieutenants
' one who was supposed to know ali yeul
s plans and family secrets. The gentleman
, was discussing, on Saturday evening last
, the questson of the temporary organiza
ton of the convention. and decided tina
/ the chairman of the county committee
/ would be obliged to throw out all town:
which had contesting delegations. Ii this
position is correct, and think it Is, who
: but the chairman is to decide what towns
e are contested? He also gave the names o.
e the following towns as those only which
ri lin his opinion) could take part in effect
. ing the organization, viz; Moore, Hodg
es, Morris township, Horton, Synnss, Pep
o perton, Donnelly (Which was that evening
J. holding its caucus) EldoradO, Stevens, Han
+ cock, Framness and Rendsville. By leayin!
out Donneliy where there was split ans
u two delegations, you will perceive tina
!. Butone of two things ;either this manthougl
y prominent leader among you, was KEEP
= in the dark as to your programme, or els
Il he, with the rest of you, found out Oh
y Sunday morning that the above town
,. (which he stated the chair could recognize
;, and no other) would not pan out Kin
dred organization, and such being tn
Is prospect something must be done and tina
e quickly. Let us see what was done
v Three of the towns which were put dow
:, as having no contests were ut once provi
ded with centesting delegates, In Rends
n vile you secured the man who had beef
d chairman of the regular caucus preyiousl
q held, and democrat who boosted of hav
ing got $1.00 and six cigars for his worl
and vote at the previous caucus. AT Han
r cock you did still better, for there you go
e two extra delegations, thus giving yo,
3 seven delegates when the village Was en-
: titled to only three, and up to the day o
It the convention YOU all conceded two o
a them to Nelson. Now gentlemen do thes
e acts smell of fraud or do they not?
;. Could we have beaten you at your owl
game had we been disposed to stoop 81
J. low? We could very easily have obtaine'
It delegation from Hodges, and have BEEF
: justified in doing SO, for there was frau
/. there on your part without doubt. w
might have got o couple of extra deiega
3 tons from Hancock, providing only tina
e you had not used NJ all the material tina
< could be used in that capacity; the sam
from Pepperton. but we were not in tina
:. kind of business.
K Now as to the proceeding of the convcn
= ton. You insisted that these bogus
e trumped up delegations should vote, .
4 else the regular ones be thrown out VIII
: them. The chair was SO unreasonable
s. biased and unfair" that he could not agre
l. with you, and this was the sum OF hi
n SHINING. Let US see where the charge Q
). unfairness will fit best. You brought DO
= gus delegations to the convention, an
t. they were ruled out. You took them t
!, your own convention and rule
: two Of the three GU