The Worthington advance., 1882-10-05
County Ticket.
For County Attorney.
GRO. w. WILSON.

County Ticket.
For County Attorney.
GKO. w. WILSON.
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THD POLITICAL MUTATION.
Our readers have already been tnfor.
0sd that A. n. Crosby, sf this county,
o tho Republican NOMINEES for State
senator In this district, and that W.
II. Johnson, Of Murray, is the nominee
fer Representative. Since the c0nven.
tions which placed these gentlemen in
nomination, we understand that C. &.
Go0dn0w, Of Pipestone. is Offering "a
IN independent candidate for the Sen.
ate. and that county convention held
In Murray county on Saturday last,
placed a Mr.. circuit. Of that county, in
nomination as an independent candi-
date for the House.
In three Of the counties Of this Sena-
torial district. there is nearly. If not
quite, full set Of county officers to
elect, which complexities matters more
or less, and affords an opportunity for
bolts aud splits. In Murray especially,
there seems to l>e il bad break up.
In Mobiles, there is only County A.
tormey and one Commissioner to elect,
aud hence the political pot simpers
gently and puffs as complacsntly as
tea kettle on the eve OF a supper.
The ADVANCE took part in the Rep
Sesentat,ve Convention which nemina-
ted Mr.. johnson and held the clothes
Of our delegates to the Senatorial Con.
vsntien, ''consenting" while they jein-
Cd with the other counties and nomi-
mated Mr.. Crosby. Both were fairly
and squarely nominated, so far rs the
district conventions were concerned,
and we zee no reason to complain now.
1t there was any political wire-work-
lag or trickery it was not in this coun-
ty, We are sure. The delegates to both
conventions were fairly and openly clio.
sea, after ample notice. We. hear it
charged that there was trading and
selling out in Murray, Of which We
know nothing, but there was certainly
nothing of the kind here.
The ADVANCE, therefore, does this
year just what it has always done, with
one exception and that was two years
ago when we are sure there WAS good
reason for boiling and something very
tangible to bolt on, viz: it supports
the Republican Congressional and Leg
islative tickets. We are charged with
''selIing out'' by these who are un-
friendly to the nominations, but that
charge could have been just rs we'll
made all these years rs now. When "
opposed the nominations two years ago
we were charged by the straights with
"'selling out" So whether we bolt or
whether we stand hy the nominations,
svo shall be charged with ''selling OUT"
and the charge is always false and fool
dsh.
We had hoped that this year there
would be harmony and that the effort
to stop the fight in this county would
have fair and full chance to succeed.
We still hold the ADVANCE as an inde-
pendent Republican paper, and reserve
the right to bolt when there is ground
1os it. In county matters especially, We
have always cl.imel and still claim.
that man can be u good Republican
or gsod Democrat and bolt u county
nomination when it is not what he
thinks it should he.
1t is said that the independents, whom
tue ADVANCE represents, being the
dominant party III the county, should
have named the nominee for State Sen
ator. Why did not the Independents do
10 then? They presented no candidate
ami 50 far as we can learn there was no
man among the Independent Republi-
cans who cared to take it if rendered.
The result was that Mr. Crosby was
the only candidate which Mobiles pre-
sented and the other counties supper
ted him, as the Senator was conceded to
this county.
The only issue which so far has been
prominent is that of u. s. Senator.
Tie issue is, or is mad betwetn Win
dom and Dunnell. NJ. Crosby and Mr..
Johnson both declare they are unpledg-
ID tisexxh Mr.. Crosby has been an ac-
tive DunneN man heretofore and we
believe his sympathiss are with Dun.
neil.
50 far as we are concerned, weoppos-
ed Dnnnell two years ago solely on the
ground "f his tyranicsl m achine meth
eds in this district. When the State
was re-listrictel We got rid Of Dunnell
~ our Representative, and We c0nsid-
81 the Dumnell question settled for US.
lsut now Dunnell appears IN the larger
arena as candidate for the Senate,
and while we detest his machine meth
DDS rs much as ever and should be op.
posed t. him if he were up again for the
House in this district, We fail to see
Why We should holt a legislative nomi-
nation which might support Dunl,ell
for the U. =. Senate.
Another thing. While Dunnell would
in no event be our choice for u. $. Sen
2t0r, we believe that he would be bet
ter friend to Southwestern Minnesots
and would do more for u.s.. than Win
dom wound. If individual interest. O,
tho interest Of lscality were to he con
sidered alone in the choice, We shoult
take D,lnnell before Window.
OF course. the whole State is to b
considered. and not only that but tn
whole nation, when it comes to cl,oos
ing United States Senator.
II we should consult our individ;,a
wishes alDne. it would be neither Win
dom nsr Dumneil. It would be Gov
Davis. or Gen. Baker. or some man el
0qual ability. But we have supported