Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-15

At the county convention held in
Morrison county, August IS, 1850, tire
Zion. Nathan Richardson, Martin Sect
and the writer were elected delegates to-
the Republican judicial convention Of.
Sept 28th following.
At the time of the election of three
delegates it was we'll known that each
and all of the delegates were warm
supporters of the present judge, II =.
Baxter, and j. was equally well known
that for many years both of the two grea
parties lin this district bad united ID.
select the best possible judge md 10
$ayoid dragging That high Office into the
snire Of politics. ~ssa
With these ii is reasonable to believe
that the delegates we're lfeft free 10
represent The countyin such manner, as
should he. to its best interest and in
harmony with the rules heretofore
established By the Republican party.
Before going to the convention Of
SEPT. Is, the delegates nude unusual
efforts 10 ascertain the sentiment Of the
Republicans Of the county, and. failed
10 find one Republican who insisted on
a straight party nomination to that high
office.
Again the delegates had il. mind the
resolutions and acts of the highest
Republican authorities Of the state; all
plainly declaring as the unanimous
sentlmentsof she party, that the office
was in no way political, and :thst no
purely political nomination to TINT Office
should ever be made ~ II -
SGovernor Pillsbury, as regular a
Republican as ever existed, one who
never bolted the party, aud never sup
ported Democrat TO any political office
appointed during his term several De
mocrats to- tho judicial Office solely with
regard to their great merit, among whom
were judge Mitchell Of the supreme
court, and judge Lochren Of the 4th judi
! district. Each of those appointments
were ratified by the RepublicanSconven
tons and the judges We're elected with
out opposition. 49,
Judge Brill of st. Paul and Stout 81
Winona, both Republicans were elected
in their districts, which are Democr attic
without opposition, and Governor Hub
bard, Republicans, appointed L. l..
Baxter, Il Democrat, IN our district
because, Of his veil known abilities, and
also because lie had previously appoint
ed Judge Collins, against whom at the
election following no democrat cast s
vote These examples are by no means
the only examples Of the kind in the
state. Nearly every convention, reput
| lican or democratic, held during tbs
| pa st twelve years ID this state, which
was called upon 10 express itself, has
declared tina, the office is not poli,ica
and tina, a political nomination to tina,
office bound no man.
With these plain pri ncir|es in view
the delegates went to Sank Cen'ie Sci
,ember %, and met four delegates o.!
like views, AMI the seven found them
selves foced by IL set Of professional
politicians. determined upon using the
power of party machinery in forcing Il
Political nomination.
l believe tn ere were ,wenty=se7en de
egates present, the balance were repre-
sen,ed by proxies, the twenty having
the power, denied the right of fre'
speech to the seven, and deliberate|,
closed there cars to any argument tend
ing TO show the unrepublican nature o
their meeting and hastily concluded
tl.eir sci arrangements by pretending Il
nominate Mr.. Villa of Fergu
Falls. The seven refused to act Will
the others in the matter.
Judge Baxter is already in the office
it is proposed to re.aoye him and put in
Mr.. Williams. Yet the invariabl
practice in this state, with but zone eS
ception heretofore, has been to keep
aithful and upright judge in office III!
he choose to leave it, unless some cause
| existed to remove him. None exists
Fot a lawyer in the district will pretend
for moment that MIR. Williams is the
equal in ability Of Judge Baxter. Nc
one pretends that Judge Baxter has eye'
failed in any respect as Judge.
The so-.:a|1d nomination Of Mr.
, Wiliams-is not 4 nomination. II wa
forced hy adroi, manipulation of party
machinery, and the republican party I
thus compelled by the action of TIT
Sank Centre convention 10 either yo1.
for Mr. Williams and thus rcpuliate th'
action Of the republican party e)sewher
in the state, or TO v,,e for Judge Baxte
and thus stand in harmony with til
rules that bind the party, and thereb
repudiate the. so called nomination.
/ As a republican I am compelled +
| the latter course. Aud | am convinced
that that will be the position taken b
tie majority Of the republican party Il
! the district. Il H. =. r., ,s @.
zs.,: Il III. FARNHAM..
Dakota county in this state is tryin
1 the experiment of removing the Office
school superintendent from spartisa
p 'litics, and the Office il that co'nntys.11