The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-27
THE ..BossEs.r

I'M oOo0G0s
A few Democrats have succeeded in
remodel,ng the ticket placed in nomin-
alton by the Convention to the extent Of
feeling called upon to give 1t publicity
In the columns of the Repiep. It is
not ss these few "bosses" would like II
even now, but inasmuch ss Mr.. Hughes
from the Third District couldn't see the
propriety OF slapping the Convention
that placed him In nomination. square
In the face by resigning his position
upon the ticket, Mr.. N. n. Pratt will
be forced to fight his own battle.
For the Office Of Probate Judge. Mr..
Buck received the nomination Of the
Democratic Convention. II was not q
unanimous and spontaneous gift offer.
ing, and Mr.. Buck resented the pro-
ceedings by severely charscterizing the
Convention, end "hurling back" the
nomination, remarking that "never
again would he allow his name to come
before . Convention for any Office"
Alter this sudden aud seemingly uncal-
led for outbreak Of in petuosity, Mr.. Q.
Leonard was unanimously chosen to oil
the position. But Mr.. Leonard WA .
German, and II would never do to al.
low German to defeat such Q great
man as Mr.. Buck. So the "bosses" got
together. pulled Leonard's name from
the ticket, and hoisted the ex-senator's
instead. Possibly Mr.. Buck feels that
the two or three men who were instru-
mental in Kidding the ticket of Mr.
Leonard did not compose Convention.
that his previous remarks would have
no hearing In the premises, and that he
would be justified in accepting q place
upon the ticket. Possibly We say, this
may be Mr.. Bucks comprehension Of
the situation. IF such state of affairs
had been allowed and participated in
by . school-boy little would be thought
of 1t, but for man of Mr.. Bucks intel.
ligence and good sense to indulge In
such petty transaction, or even to al
low such trade in heads, comes with
mighty poor grace, and shows very
poor judgment. Ifthe Democrats think
to strengthen their ticket by any such
nsodus operandi, they do not rightly
judge the composition Of vast MAORI
ty Of the members OF the convention,
nor do they correctly estimate the In
telligence Of the German voters.
But right here the 'bosses" conceived
. brilliant idea. Mr.. Perry having de-
clined the position Of Auditor, land in
fact he never intended to sccept,) they
thought to plscate the Germans for the
insult thrust upon them through the
manner in which Mr.. Leonard had been
used. to place Mr.. John Hodspps name
upon the ticket in the place of Perry's.
A most extraordinary piece Of political
expediency, for fact! Yes, and one
that is as transparent as il Is extraordi-
nary. Mr.. Hodspp was named, and
his name has been put upon the ticket
solely for the purpose of using him as
q tool to hold, il possible, the Democrats
of his nationality from smashing the
whole business out Of their ticket. 1t
is unfortunate that Mr.. Hodapp
should have ever consented to allow
himself to be made the target of these
few mercenary dictatOrs and political
demagogues.
The changes made will not strength
en- the Democratic ticket, while the one
will greatly weaken it. Every one,
whether he be Democrat or Republican
recognizes in Mr.. Geo. w. Mead, .
man whose qualifications and expert.
ence in the Office pre-eminently qualify
him for the duties Of Probate Judge, and
he will be reelected by . rousing ms
jority. Mr.. Sesttergood, - County Audi.
tor has hlled his position - satisfactory
to the people Of the county a. any man
who ever held the responsible trust, and
only good words are spoken Of him.
He will rally the full support OF his
party, and gain many votes from the
opposition, all OF which ensures his
election beyond peradventure.