The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-27
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

THE nomination Of Col Eliot Bridg.
man ior member of the legislature is a
clear case OF the office seeking the man
rather than the man the Office. He was
prevailed upon to accept the nominaticr
after being repeatedly urged by leading
men in the district who recognized those
striking qualities in him which 90 to
make up a first-ciass representative
Not only is his integrity beyond CUES
ton, but he is man of sound Judgment,
quick perception, firm in purpose ana
fearless i'll execution. Not only will the in
terests OF the entire district be protected,
but they will be looked after with spirit
of aggressiveness. in the broader field
of general legislation he is capable, pub
lie spirited and broad. He will, On his
striking merits, take an advanced posi-
ton i'll the legislature, and WELD an in
tiuence there as he ever has where he is
known-always for good. The district
is to be congra tulated upon it's ability to
secure such candidate, and his election
will rebound to the inestinable advan-
tage to every interest of his constituency.
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THE Journal Press reiterates it's I'M
warranted attack upon Gov. Barto, not
by direct statement but by insnuating
questions. Do not fo- moment forget.
neighbor, that Gov. Barto was not a
Gilman man at any stage Of the guber-
Material fight, and that the alliance be-
tween Mr. Gilman and Gov. McGill was
not calculated to win Anti-Gilnan votes
to the latter. That such an alliance was
not "absurii," but that at Payncsvile
their respective friends acted as a unit,
and now regret they didn't defeat Mr..
Barto, is very evident from this implied
admission il your own paper-the Journ-
aEPress OF last week says:
Mr.. BartO could not have gone as
delegate to the state convention from
Stcarns county had he not avowed him
self a supporter of Gov. McGill. His de-
sire to be q delegate was gratificd
through tho support of Gov. McGilrs
friends and the stftrance of Mr.. Gil
mans friends, who together constituted
a large majority of the convention.
Yes, together they constituted a large
majority of the convention, and acted
together, while western Stearns entered
4 formal protest against the slale by
fasting twenty-four votes for Hon I>et-
tie Halvorson without so much as ask
ing him his first choice. The editor Of
the .JournaLPrcss suggested to the WI, CT
that the McGil: and Gilman men could
defeat Barto and the writer told him
chat the Sank Centre delegation would
oe very we'll satisfied with such action
If they saw fit TO do SO. There certainly
was no McGill talk in that. Thc writer
did say to him that McGill might posi-
bly, have the whole delegation ii McGill's
friends would stand up to the rack-that
Barto would vote for McGill if Gilman
were dropped from the deal altogether
Ticrit came to the surface that there was
an alliance, an understanding, bargain,
a dcai-~cal, it what you please-between
the McGill and Gilman men from ST.
Cloud, into which Barto and his friends
were sought to be drawn, nut which
they. declined to enter. The fact is that
it was not favor either on the part of
the McGill or the Gilman clements that
elected Gov Barto. The anti~Giiman
strength was an unknown quantity to
the St. Cloud delegates at that time
Twerty-four solid votes only lacked ten
of being ii majority of the convention,
and they were cast for Mr.. HalYorson.
Neither of the opposing wings, nor both
of them together, cared to face the music.
Again the HERALD remarks-it was lack
of nerve that made it possible for Gov.
Barto to be a dei>gats to the county and
state conventions. curb-stone politics
is Improbable newspaper matter, but
when St. Cloud politicians cry "treach-
cry" it is high tine to grab cudgel.