St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-30
OTTER TAIL REPUBLICANS
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Something About Gov. Hubbard.

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Something About Gov. Hubbard.
| Special to the Globe.
FURIOUS FALLS, MIMI, June 29.-Otter Tai
county, has had the biggest Republican con
vention and the hardest contest within its
history. There were 149 delegrtes, and al
| were there for hard work. The farmers got
the organization by electing A. T. Lind chair
man and G.. ID. Wright secretary
There: were several contesting dele
Cations, but all differences were
adjusted satisfactorily. The first contest
was over senator. James Compton received
rs votes, John B. Hompe 81 and DIR. Leonard
10. Henry Plowman of Hobart was nomi-
mated for representative OverD. L. Wellman
by vote of 50 to 80. H. P. Bjorg was renomi-
mated by reclamation. A. Brandenberg was
nominated for sheriff, Oscar Hanson for au-
ditor, G. A. Lundquist for treasurer, George
A. Cowing for superintendent, R. H. Marden
for court commissioner, d. 6. Keefe for sur
veyor and W. G. Bedford for coroner, all
without opposition.
HARD FIGHT
was made over county commissioner. The
salary is 81, 000 Just before the ballot was
| taken Hon. E. E. CorlisS, one Of the candi-
dates, offered to do the work for ST 200, but
on the first ballot @. l.. Lewis received 100 to
Corliss 46. The register of deeds fight was
the hottest of the day. Twice the vote was
even between George Boyington and II. E.
Boon, but on the third ballot Boyington was
nominated. G. E. Chapman was nominated
on the third ballot for judge of probate. The
delegates to Brainerd were: E. e. Corliss, j.
| o. Barke, o. NJ. Week, G. W. Mason, J. P.
Williams, A. Leverson, Peter Lindole, Hans
Mikleson, o. C. Chase, A. D. Baker, B. d. I'm
derwood A. T. Lund and Knute Peterson.
| Not more than half Of them went, as no in
| terest is taken in the matter. The following
RESOLUTIONS WERE ADoPTED:
Resolved, That Will withhold suffrages
| from those and parties who will not agree to
| do all that lies in their power to redress the
| wrongs under which we now suffer.
Resolved, That while the business of the rail
roads has doubled and trebled in the past few
years, consider it outrage that rates have
| consider the hardness Of the times and the low
price of wheat. Justice and self-preservation de-
| mand that part of these burdens at least be
| borne by the railway companies.
Resolved, That we condemn the action of the
majority of the state senate for not concurring in
| the house bills passed for relief.
Whereas, The board of railroad and warehouse
| commissioners appointed by the governor;
| and
| whereas, 1t is of the highest Importance that
the board should be friendly to the interests OF
| the farmers; therefore, be it
| Resolved, That It is against the best interests
| of the farmers that
PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN
who is aided in his campaign by the railroad cor
porations should be elected to the important Office
| of governor of the state and have the appoint
| ment of this board.
Resolved, That the tax laws be amended as
to give security in the possession of our homes.
| 81. F. Woodland offered the following resolution
| Resolved That the bar of Otter Tail county be
authorized to select delegates to the Republican
Seventh judicial convention hereafter to be called
said delegates so selected to be invested with all
the authority and power to act as though elected
by this convention.
AS majority of the bar had endorsed Baxter,
this caused long and bitter discussion, and was
indefinitely postponed by an overwhelming vote,
which shows that Judge Williams has large
majority in the county.