The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-30
THE CONVENTION.

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THE CONVENTION
The Republican county convention
to nominate candidates for county Of
fees will he held next Monday. A
good ticket, wisely selected as to To-
cality and fitness, will win. Such
blunders as we're committed at the last
election must be avoided if the ticket
is to be elected. Of course the bulk Of
the ticket was elected three years ago,
but as it failed on several candidates
where the fight turned, it was general
ly heralded as Republican defeat.
We believe the people of Mobiles coun-
ty are heartily ashamed of their action
three years ago in electing some of the
men against whom the ADVANCE
warned them. We do not believe they
will do so again if the Republicans
give them good ticket next Monday.
THE STATE TICKET:
The Republican state convention
which met at st. Paul on the I'D put
the following ticket in nominations:
Governor-A. r. McGill, Nlcollet.
Lieutenant Governor-A. E. Rice,
Kandiyohi.
Secretary of State-Hans Mattson,
Hennepin.
Auditor-W. w. Braden, Ramsey.
Treasurer-JOseph Bobleter. Brown.
ATTORNEY General-M. e. Clapp, Ot-
ter Tail
Clerk Supreme Court. u. Jones,
Todd.
Jupreme Court Judges - Mitchell,
Winona; Dickinson, Ramsey; Wander
berg, 1lennepin.
Generally the ticket is good one.
The contest in the convention turned
upon the nomination for governor, Nc
Gill starting with 156 votes, Gilman
l03 and Gibbs 50. From the start Nc
Gill kept gaining and Gibbs kept los
ing. 1t was impossible for the Gibbs
and Gilman elements to unite and Nc
Gill received the nomination.
McGill is undoubtedly one of the
cleanest and stratgiYtest men III the
state, both rs to his private and public
record. We cannot say that he repre-
sents any special idea or refow, but
he Is u conservative, upright. capable
man. and will neither commit nor per-
init any violent shock to any of the
great interests or classes OF the state.
80 far as Ills administration goes.
We judge that McGill is the opposite
of Ames. in both public and private
life. Ames is given more or less to his
cups: McGill is not. Ames believes
III throwing the throttle valve wide
open and letting the saloons, bawdy
houses, ETC., run under full head of
steam. McGill believes in Keeping a
firm hand on the valve and shutting
the steam down to the extent demand
ed by law and public welfare.
THE COUNTY FAIR A SUC-
CESS.
Elsewhere we give the list of pre-
miums awarded at the county fair last
week. The testimony is universal
that the fair was a success. The num-
Der of entries and the number of tick.
cts sold is greater than 1T any previous
fair. The show of stock was not 50
good rs at some of our former exhibits
but the show of vegetables, grains,
fruits, ETC.. and the exhibit in the fine
art department was in advance of any
previous year. So good was it that
parties tell US with enthusiasm that it
was ''equal to the state fair" in quail
ty.
The meagre show of stock is to be
regretted. This county has enough
blooded and other stock of superior
quality to make a large fair in live
stock alone. - - X, ~ :
The society will pay all claims and
have something left in the treasury.
which shows that the fair was finan-
cial success also.
We hope the farmers will be encour-
aged from this success to persevere un-
til they have the best fairs in this part
of the state. This year the exhibition
was largely in their hands and under
their control, though ably seconded
and assisted by Worthington people.
In ~ farming district like our own, the
bulk of the exhibit at any fair must
come from the farmers, but our fairs
should be ''expositions'' showing not
only the products of the farm but OF
all our industries, and of every h;sndi-
craft and every inventive brain as we'll
The Democratic Senatorial Conv9n.
tion which met at Fulda on Tuesday
last nominated John Stuart, of Pipe
;. stone. This is the fourth candidate in
tho field.