The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-21

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Look Well to Your Com
mis6ionerS.
When Salmon p. Chase saw that the
party were packing the su-
preme court of the United States with
pro slavery judges, he raised the cry of
''look well to your judiciary"
When the people of Mobiles county
find that designing men in Adrian are
ehdeayoring to pack the Board of
County Commissioners with men
pledged to favor Adrian in her county
seat schemes, they should raise the cry
of ''look we'll to your County Board"
That time has now come. at the
evident that the question OF County
Commissioners overshadowed all 9TH
ers with Adrian men. They asked
that men OF their choosing Should be
nominated in districts other than their
own. Why this interest in other dis
tricts? 1t means that Adrian is trying
to secure a majority on the board favor
able to her county seat scheme, land her
scheme of re-districting the county so
as to throw the heavy end OF the dis
tricts in the west.
We are informed that Adrian has
selected Chas. Fritz, of Willmont. for
commissioner in the I'd, or middle dis
trict, and that Fritz is pledged to
Adrian's schemes. He will probably
be nominated o.day by the west end
convention.
1t is high time now that the people
of the I'd and 4th districts walked up
to their interests. The I'd is a middle
district, and should be represented by
a man who is not pledged 10 either
lend" to Adrian nor to WOrthington.
Mr.. Bedford, the Republican nominee,
is that kind of Il man. Besides, 1t is
proper that the Dewald side of the dis
trict should be recognized for once. In
the 4th district the nominee located in
the least end," lin Ransom and Bige-
low,) has been beaten each time by
men in the west end. 1t is only fair
that the eastern part of the district
should have the commissioner for once.
Mr.. DeBoos, the Republican nominee,
was the choice of the Grand Prairie
delegates as we'll as of the others. and
the people should deal fairly and en-.
dorse him. The only reason for
opposing him is that he is not in any
scheme to redistrict the county, or to
remove any county-seats, or to make a
fight on Worthington.
Why should not Republicans stick
this time? Why should anybody bolt
just for the sake of boiling? DeBoos
and Bedford are both ''new' men, so
that the cry of ''old ring" will not ap-
ply to them.
Every vote against them is vote to
redistrict the county in the interest of
Adrian and to help on connty-seat
contest, which is nearly as absurd rs a
scheme would be to remove the State
Capitol to Adrian.
QUERY
EDITOR ADVANCE: Why was it that
dow of RANSOM was chOked off
with but one and that an informal bal
lot?
In the interests of what clique or fac.
tion-east or West-when very many
know that he was and is the choice OF
the people at large for the Office OF
clerk of court. for which his expert
ence as deputy ought certainly to quail
ify him.
'Tis a we'll known fact that had an
other and formal b ,ll.t been cast thai
Dow would have had us large a major
| ity in his favor rs there was apparent
| ly against him, and if he would con
sent to run independent his chance:
for an election are better far than be
fore the convention.
Surely Worthington or Adrian can
not afford to and ought not to have
more than Il fair share of county Of
ticeS.
Let the county at large be represent
ed and so save sectional strife, whicl
is sure to follow an east or west ent
movement.
BY looking over the list of those nom
mated you will find but one no minated
outside Of the five villages in the coun
ty and that one as commissioner TO
the 1st district. Are those only tina
live in town to he of the favored few
Yes; "these sectional contests are re-
prehensible, since they usually fois
upon the people undesirable candi
dates"
| YOURS FOR THE COUNTY.
The question asked by the above cor
respondent refers to what is consider
ed the one blunder of the campaign. l
has created more dissatisfaction thar
anything we have heard mentioned.
grew out the foolish haste which some
times obtains in conventions, or out O
the desire of delegates to rush thei
candidate through "by acclamation,
or some other short cut.
We insisted for some time before tn
convention that a fair distribution O
candidates must he made with refer
ence to geographical position, tina
east and west side, north and soutI
side, must be represented. We hear!
after the convention that some of tn
delegates made an effort to force can
didates from Worthington on the tick
ct. so that they could have an excus
to bolt and run in their men. Th
south side of the county got no repre-
sentative on the ticket and hence ther
is no doubt some feeling and some rea
son for it.
One thing has developed in this mat
ter which we think is unfair, viz: ev
cry man who came to Worthington t.
fill an official position, and was renom
mated, is now credited to Worthing
ton. B. F. johnson, who was calle
from his farm to be Register of Deeds
is set down as a WOrthington map. II
W. Moberly, who came from Westsid
to act as Deputy for Capt. Wigham,
held to be a'"Worthington man." an
in this an excuse is had for raising tn
cry of "Worthington getting the OF
fices.'' The meanest thing in the Who'll
matter is the conduct of some ives