The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-16
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1s, 1885.

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The Republican State Convention
will be held at st. Paul on Wednesday
next, Our hope is to see Southern
Minnesota man nominated. but inti-
nations come from St. Paul that the
''dark horse" is being groomed, fed
and trained for the race.
The main election on Monday was a
Republican sweep. The majority is
over 1900, every congressman is elect
ed by increased majorities, and three
fourths Of the legislature will be re-
publican. We expect good deal from
Blaine's state. but this looks like re-
publican year. Let us hope for re-
publican congress.
1t is little singular that up to date
no opposition has developed to Capt.
II. A. Castle for Lieutenant-governor
on the republican ticket. The Captain
is q No. l man, has done unusual SER
vice for the republican party in this
state, and is about as popular with the
press as Gov. Davis. We should not
be surprised to see him nominated by
reclamation. 1t depends, however,
largely upon who gets the nomination
for governor.
w. b. BROWN.
We give considerable space this week
to articles concerning the nomination
Of W. Is. Brown for State Senator The
"treachery, ETC.. is all in the minds
of those who had entered into 4 regu-
lar bargain and sale. AS it happened,
Pipestore did not send all Helm dele
gates and thus spoiled the bargain,
trade, dicker, ETC., entered into a year
or two b.:fore.
The bolt Of the Rock county faction
is solely because the people failed to
ratify the trade of II few politicians.
Il. NJ. Low. the republican nominee
for representative of this district, is
one Of the oldest settlers in the conn.
ty, and the unanimous choice Of the
republicans for representative. 'Bart,'
us he is tlmiliarly called by his friends.
is II man who, were he elected govern
Or, would still be Bart. ''--Fulda Re
publican.
So mucl, for the personal part. Bro.
Woolstencroft, but now tell us how
Mr.. Low stands on the great questions
of monopoly, and of class legislation.
Can lie he bought or Influenced by any
railroad corporation, by any millers'
association, by amy ring Of manufactu-
rers in st. Paul. Minneapolis. and
Saltwater, Ivy any set Of preachers or
priests wanting legislation in the in
terest Of their churches or their rely.
ION, by any school Of doctors wanting
legislation to "protect" themselves
from other doctors, by any set of law
yers wanting laws so fixed that the
people cannot understand them, or
that they cannot lie easily applied to
the rightlng of wrongs. These and
many more are the things we wish to
know. Sound Mr.. Low on these ques-
tions and let us see whether he is peo.
ple's man or not.
RECEIVEIc SMITH SLANDERED.
The St. Paul Globes Washington
correspondent under date Of the 18th
gives a list of land Office and other Of
ficia!s who are behind in their ac-
counts with the government. Among
them. he includes Hon. c. II. Smith,
of Worthirgton, as owing the govern
ment So, ,3Os.04.
The reliability, or lie-abiIity, of this
correspondent will be seen by the fol-
lowing letter. No official in the coun-
try has cleaner record than &. H.
Smith.
Treasury Department, First Comp
troller's Office, Washington. d. g.,
April 80, 1856. Hon. J. B. Wakefield,
House of Representatives, SIR: have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 18th inst, and in
reply I take pleasure in informing you
that the final accounts of Mr.. &. H.
Smith, late Receiver 1T Worthington,
Mimi, were settled by this Office on
March 3lst, 1856. and that a balance of
1921. .46 was found due and directed to
be paid him by draft to Worthington,
Minn., per Gen. Land Office Report
No. 38,O7O.
His account has been delayed in an
other bureau in consequence of the
pressure of public business, but 1 have
today requested the matter to be made
special, and Mr.. Smiths draft will be
mailed to him in two or three days.
Very Respectfully, etc.,
NJ. j. DURHAM.
First Comptroller.