St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-29
PAYING OFF OLD SCORES.
Sphinx Is the Biggest, and Able to Give
Clark a Black Eye.
THAT is WHAT 1T DID
A Good Chance for the Democrats IL
Come in and Take Winning
Hand.
Special TO the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CLARK, Oak. Sept. 2S.-The Repub-
lican legislative convention convened
at Clark yesterday, and, as is customary,
the characteristic quality of the con-
vention was the hOggiSh desire to COB
bic everything. The district comprises
Sphinx and Clark counties, both strongly
Republican, yet there is among the
leaders of that party great diversity
of opinion as to how things should be
run, and on account of the diversity a
bitter feeling for revenge predOminates:
Sphinx county Republicans claim that
John E. Bennett, the leader of the
Clark county gang,
SOLD THEM
at the territorial convention held at
WATERFOWL few weeks past, and that
two years ago Clark county ran in two
men for the legislature when she
should have had but one. Thus the
matter has been growing until yeSter-
day the Sphinx county delegates had the
satisfaction of helping the Clarkites to
a most beautiful dish of crow. Sphinx
was entitled TO eighteen delegates,
Clark only seven. From the start the
battle was fought bravely by the little
band of stayerS from Clark county. but
their general. John E. Bennett, had
deserted them haVing concluded it OF
more benefit to himself to attend the
Mitchell fair on that day, and they were
not able to overcome such odds. Sphinx
delegates, seeing the snap" forced
the little band to their corner, and then
knocked them
CLEAN OVER THE ROPES.
Thaxy rlnf in tho finld a ticket 0OmnOCpd
of the following names, all of whom
live in Sphinx county: For the council,
Judge POindeXter; for the house, Harry
F. Hunter and MIR. Bixler. All kinds of
combinations were tried by the Clark
delegates. but Sphinx came over
determined to give Clark a
black eye, and combination was not
what was needed to satisfy their carniv-
orous appetites. Atone time it looked as
though the physical ability of the dele
gates would be called to the rescue, but
all settled down to business and the
cloud rolled by. The feeling among the
| Republicans of the county is not of the
best nature toward Judge Bennett for
running away. They think he should
| have remained to help in the fight.
| This leaves the field open for the Dem
oeratS to elect man to represent this
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hew the block square. Also, the move
makes such break in the Republican
ranks in the county that the Democrats
have fair showing to elect majority
| of the county officers.
E. NJ. harrison, of Clark county. who
was trying for the council, is feeling
very sore and likely to do most any
thing to defeat the Republican ticket.
! He also thinks the Clark delegates sold
him, and will no doubt be willing to
help defeat the county ticket put up by
the Clark Republicans; while j. A.
HOllister, who has been expecting the
nomination for the house, claims to
have been defeated by Clark county
Republicans. He will also do what he
can to defeat the county ticket put UP
by those same men. The Republican
party in this district is in very poor
condition to make a strong fight this
fall, while the Democrats are i'll better
shape than they have ever been, and
will do good work this fall.