The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-16
WHY AND HOW W. B. BROWN
WASNOlIINATED.
HIS CONDUCT AND CAREER HONOR
ABLE1HROD DGHOUT.

OAO"'H6 A'oIO'y " WIZ H-'h'uoV'OI VI
Hon: W. B. Brown. the Republican
nominee for the State Senate:
10 begin with let it be distinctly un-
derstood that at no time during all the
convention did MIR. Brown consent to
his name being used; but at every op-
portunity objected to it, saying to the
delegation from this county that lie
was not a candidate, Was for Mr.. Helm,
and that if they persisted in using his
hame he would 80 before the conve,-
tion and forbid it voting for him. To
this the delegation replied to him if he
did they would leave the convention
themselves.
Another thing. Whether it was
known or not, when the delegation was
selected, there were three gentlemen on
the delegation who positively and most
emphatically refused to vote for Mr..
Helm under any and all circumstances.
This of itself left the delegation power
less to give enough votes to secure Mr..
| Helms nomination.
Then, in addition. came the statement
from the gentlemen who composed the
Murray county delegation, that if Pipe
| stone county, by its votes, forced the
nomination of Mr.. Helm upon them
they would not only leave the conven-
ton. but would also put another can
didate in the field and oppose him thus
at the polls.
Still farther. On arriving at Fulda it
was learned that four of the six dele
! gates from Mobiles were positively op-
posed to Mr.. Helms nominations; and
while they were perhaps not as emphat-
ic in their opposition, still they were
| positive in expressing their preference
for some one else. All this opposition
was for reasons the most feasible and
were Of such nature rs to impress the
minds of the Pipestone delegation very
! forcibly with the great uufairness and
| injustice they would do these men and
the counties they represented if they
were in any way able, and did force
| the nomination on them. At present it
| is not considered necessary to explain
these reasons, as given by those coun-
ties but the course of events may make
| it necessary. and when that time comes
thew will be given.
Now. with these reasons at hand, the
delegation from this county suggested
to the Rock county delegation that a
| compromise be mado. and that 4 new
man be taken up. This the gentlemen
| from Rock declared impossible, and so
the conference closed, and soon after
| the convention opened and the voting
| began. and was kept up for 81 ballots,
| no one 1T any time receiving higher
| than eleven votes. until the 37th.
Some may say why did not the three
! delegates other than the three referred
to us so positively opposed to Mr.. Helm,
| vote for him, and thus try with outside
aid in securing his nomination. Well,
for the very reasons given above; the
reasons given by the Murray county
people; they did not feel themselves
justified in forcing down their throats
IL nomination which they declared
would be SO offensive to them as to
drive them from the convention. aud
| lead them to put IN Independent can.
didate in the field.
Then, it should be remembered the
delegation from this county was chosen
without any county pledges, was sent
| uninstructed and without Mr.. Helms
name even having been nominated to
them; he ought to be governed by the
best dictates Of Ills own indi-
vidual conscience and 10y circumstances
tiOn.
But says some one, somebody had
promised Rock county that this county
should support whatever nominee that
county would present. Did they? Then
that somebody should have seen that
the goods were delivereh.'' If any
one made such promises they were rash
| indeed, in their assertions. For, how
did they know if that county would
present /; suitable person? Suppose
that county had offered as a candidate
4 man who when the nations life was
in danger had sought safety for himself
! beyond the borders of Canada2 Or
suppose that a man was offered who
was in the habit of getting drunk, or
was freQuenter of the saloons' Would
the Republican voters of this county
have insisted on their delegates voting
for him? Probably not.
But, to return to the subject. The
delegation from this county, when it
found itself short three votes of the
number necessary with Rocks seven to
nominate, were informed by the dele.
gates from Murray, and by others from
Mobiles, that if Rock did not 90 to the
Mobiles county candidate, Mr.. Nelson,
by a certain time, they. the Murray and
Brown; that Rock had agreed to go for
their man if they could not force Pipe
stone to their support. So, viewing
the situation in this light; feeling that
Mr.. Helm was bitterly opposed by nine
out of twelve of the delegates from
Murray and Mobiles; realizing that Rock
was ready to trade with Mobiles, while
with Pipestone they declared that they
could vote for no one but Helm; taking
all the different complications into con
sideration, in spite of Mr.. Browns
opposition. they voted for him, believ-
ing that when all the circumstances be-
came known their constituents would
| jnstify them in so doing. And particu-
larly did they feel this when, after Mr..
Helm, learning of the bitter feeling
against him in Murray and Mobiles, as
we'll as a part of Pipestone. instructed
his delegates to withdraw his name
from the convention, and vote for some
other person.
Above all, no one should charge Mr..
Brown with any perfidy. He did all
that he or any honorable man could do.
He simply could not control the dele
CATION. They were men who saw lit to
vote as they please, contrary to his tx.
pressed desires. Like many another
man, Mr.. Brown had the nomination
forced upon him; and when it came as
it did, from the almost unanimous vote
of Mobiles, Murray and Pipestone. like
! many another man, he accepted the sit
uati0n and took the nomination. lie
could not do otherwise.
The following article concerning the
nomination of Mr.. Brown appeared in
the last issue of the Adrain Guardian.
Mr.. Nelson was at the convention and
speaks from personal knowledge:
of Sept. 3 an article entitled "A Good
Name DishOnored." ! cannot see the
application of the title to the article.
AS was present at the Fulda conven-
tion, and we'll acquainted with all the
candidates that were mentioned for sem
ator in the convention, and also know
something of what the Herald styles