Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-04-11
A intdred and Nelson Factions

AK inbred and Nelson Factions
1t is very evident that tho di6er-
.ences which existed among the Re-
publicans Of this congressional dis
trict two yea ago have not yet been
adjusted, and that the leaders of the
Nelson faction are not anxious for a
conpremise or union. It will be re-
membered that when the Republican
district convention met at Detroit two
years ago to nominate a candidate for
congress split occurred, and two fac
tsons were formed and each placed a
candidate in nomination, and appoint
eda districtcommittee.. Each. .candi-
!. |.dsts claimed TO ba the regular Repub-
lican nominse, aAd each committee
claimed to represent the regular Re-
publican organization. At that time a
majority Of the Republican voters OF
this and several other counties recog-
nized Charles F. Kindred as the regu.
lar Republican nominee, and tho com
nittee of which E. G. Holmes is chair
man as the regular committee. In
some portions .. the district the re-
verse was true. Since that time there
has bsen no percsptible change in be.
lief.
Two wee ks ago the Nelson commit
tee met at St. Cloud and called a dis
trict convention to meet at Moorhead
on April "a to choose two delegates to
the national convention; knowing that
the other faction could not honorably
recognize the call. Previous to this
the chairman Of the Kindred commit
tee had written to c. A. Gilman, chair
man of the Nelson committee, asking,
in the interest of harmony, for CON
sultation between the Representatives,
of tho two factions before any action
was taken this spring regarding calling
district conventions. The Nelson COM
mittee did not notice the desires of
the representative of the $4,000 voters
who supported Kindred. Soon after
ward the Kindred committee met and
called convention to meet in tho
same city on the same date, for the
purpose of elerting delegates to Chi
cago and also nominating a candidate
for congress. The object of calling it at
the same place as the Nelson converi-
ton was to enable the representatives
of the two factions to meet, and if pos
sible come to some agreement by
which they would thereafter act in
unison But the Gilman committee
held d meeting on Tuesday and took a
course that is almost sure to prevent
any compromise; they called a conven-
ton to meet at Fergus Falls on April
q to nominate a congressman. This
was after the Kindred faction had an
nonnced, through their COMMITTEES,
that they did not recognize the Nelson
committee, but desired to see the two
factions united. 1twas simply serving
Hotice on the Kindred faction that they
need not make any further overtures
for compromise, as none was wanted
If the Nleson faction had shown any
desire for harmony, the party would
doubtless have been united in this dis.
trict on all questi6 ns this year, but we
now believe that there will he two sets
of delegates to Chicago, and two Re.
publican candidates for congress in
this district. Nelson will be in the
field again, but it is impossible to say
who the other candidate Will be-.
1t will be remembered that at the
last election Nelson lacked about 150(
votes Of getting half that we're cast,
and it would SEEM that his course il
somewhat arrogant for minority rep.
resentative, although he is the only
Norwegian congressman there eveI
was in the United States.