Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-06-27
POLITICAL.

tame affair. Window and Dunnell
will both be there.
Knute Nelson attends the state con-
vention to see that things are done as
1--WE old fossils are in the habit Of do
ing things.' See!
Mart Chandler heads the Goodhue
county delegation and is instructed to
present Gov. Hubbard's name to the
state convention for denomination.
Day, Bassford, Kenyon, Buckman,
Comstock, and Stacy have been men
toned for the Lieutenant governor
ship. Any of them are preferable to
Rice or Gilman.
Hon. J. D. Good struck the key note
to the feelings of Stevens county Re
publlcans when, last Saturday, he i'll
troduced resolution in the county
convention condemning both Rice and
Gilman. Good has no sympathy for
1.-The state"
Dodge County Republican: Will
liam R. Kinyon of Owatonna, is
spoken of as candidate for lieuten-
ant governor. He would undoub-
tedly make good officer for the people.
He has no affinity for rings, or the
spoils and jobbery business in any
form.
Elk River Star: Hennepin county
don't send such men as w. D. Wash
burn, J. S. Pillsbury, J. 2. Rea and
III. G.. Hicks to the State convention
to further any of Loren Fletcher's
little schemes, and don't you forget it.
There is liable to be little fun in the
convention, after all.
Gilman organized a bolt at the town
caucus at Sauk Rapids last We'tnes-
day, for the purpose of ge: ting the del
egation away from Hon. G. b. Buck
man. Gilman got SO used to imltinT
last fall that he can't help doing il
now. He should not be judged too
harshly for such habit is hard to
break.
Austin Register: Capt. l.. G. Mel
SOD, who is endorsed by his own
county, will no doubt lie endorsed by
the people Of the whole State, for he is
not only a worthy citizen and good
man, but most competent and capa-
BILE man, one whom it would be but
right to honor with the position. We
hope to see Mower county second the
resolution of our sister county of
Dodge.
1t has naturally occurred to Mr..
Windom's friends in st. Paul and
elsewhere that he is a fitting person to
preside over the deliberations of the
state convention. 1t would be both
judicious and graceful for the Republi-
cons of the State to recognize the
national prominence and long public
service of it's most eminent citizen
lately in public life, by making him
the chairman of party convention.
The electionOf Mr.. Window could
have no larger Significance than this,
and need not be the occasion of the
revival of old bitterness and strife
Pioneer Press.
every consideration of merit and fitness
which would be considered in choos-
ing a man to perform business func-
tions of any other sort, and makes the
office, in the coolest and frankest way,
the reward of political service. There
is not even the excuse of revenge for
it, as there was in the Fergus Falls
case, where nelson made his first
political mistake. Spaulding, as well
as Mitchell, was supporter of Nelson
in the Fifth district fight, but he was
apparently not quite SO cIamorous for
his reward. IF civilx service reform is
ever to become reality, as well as
profession, it will be through public
condemnation and reputation of
such acts as Mr.. Nelson's aritrary and
causeless interference in the appoint
ments to the Fergus Falls and Duluth
land Offices.
Knute Nelson has made another
egregious error. He has caused the
srIsnensiO of Spaulding and the an.