The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-12
THE COUNTY SEAT Law.

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THE COUNTY SEAT Law.
Murray and Jackson counties both
have county seat removal questions up,
that is, steps have been taken toward
removing the Murray county seat from
Currie to Slayton and the Jackson
county.seat from Jackson to Lakefield.
Mobiles and Rock also have county,
seat contests in the air, or lin the
minds" Of Adrian and Beaver Creek.
The county-seat law therefore becomes
matter of considerable interest. This
law, it will be remembered. was pass
ed at the last session of the legislature,
and contains two important guards
against hasty or unjust removal, viz: {:
~ A majority of the freehold voters
voting at the last general election must
sign the petition asking for a vote on
the subject. and (2) three 6fths ma
jority is required where the county
seat has once been located by vote as
is the case in this county, and where
not so located a majority vote is suf-
fcient.
A recent despatch from Murray
county says:
A petition, said to contain COZ
names, asking the county commission
ers to grant Il vote on the question of
the removal Of the county seat from
Currie to SlaytOn: was presented by p.
L. Smith Tuesday. Upon the request
Of Hon. John Lind II. G.. Grass and B.
II. Whitney, the commissioners sit to-
morrow to consider it. This morning
writ of prohibition from the supreme
court was served on the county com.
missioners and auditor restraining any
action on the county seat petition.
The matter will be heard at the CAPT.
tol, st. Paul, Aug. %, and involves the
constitutionality OF the county.seat
act Of 1855.
The point involved, we understand,
is that the state constitution provides
for majority votes while this law fixes
three-fiftll vote rs necessary when
the countyseat has been located by
vote. Attorney Rohrcr has been re-
tanned in the Murray county case.
SENATOR CROSBY'S CANVASS.
The ADVANCE last week alluded to
the attacks OF the Rock County Herald
upon Senator Crosby virtually charg-
ing him with selling his votes in the
legislature for money. The revelations
promised were given in the last issue of
the Herald. They are
J.. That he betrayed his constituents
by not supporting Blaine in the Chica.
so convention.
2. That lie opposed the railroad
land tax bill and had An arrangement
with the railroad company to secure
the defeat Of the bill.
3. That he voted against the high
license bill whenever his vote was ma.
terial and voted for it after it had
passed without his aid.
AS to the first of these charges. it is
generally thought by Republicans that
Mr.. Crosby misrepresented his constit-
uents in the Chicago convention. They
were for Blaine and he was for Arthur,
it is claimed, under promise of feder.
al office.
AS to the other charges, the Herald
does not give che proof that he was
bought by the liquor interest or the
railroad interest. 1t only intimates it
and says that those who desire further
information as to his course should
write to Judge Wilson at Winona.
There is bitter fight up in Rock
county. The Herald's candidate is
Helm and it is trying to kill Crosby
off. This will undoubtedly account
for the Herald's venomous attacks up
on Senator Crosby.
Those who are posted in the Senator
ial canvass assure us that Senator
Crosby is carrying all the delegations
in Rock and that he is doing some tell
ing work in the west end of this
county.