Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
HON. MARK Fl. DUNNELL
Addresses q Large Audience
at the Court House
Monday night.
An Enthusiastic Nee ting.

The Republican campaign was opened
in Mower county on Monday evening.
by TO using speech from Hon. Mark II.
Dunnell, of Owatonna, the Republican
candidate for Congress from this DIS
trict. The notice of the meeting was
short, but the Court House was crowded |
with an audience anxious to again hear
one of the most noted men of this Dis
reputation IN Congress.
On the arrival of the train from Owa-
tonna, Mr.. Dunnell was met at the depot |
by committee of reception appointed
by the Republican club, and other citi
zens and conducted to the Hotel Robin
son. The afternoon was spent in calling
upon and receiving calls from his many
friends in this city. At half past eight
he was conducted to the Court House by
the Austin band and the reception com
mittee consisting Of o. w. Shaw, N.
Kingsley, DR.. Hollister, E. G. Dorr and
H. w. Lightly. Large delegations were
present from Brownsville, Dexter, Grand
Meadow and Rose Creek, and large
quota from the surrounding country
filled the court room to uncomfortable
fullness. After music by the band and
song by the large choir. President Hutch
ins called upon Mr.. Shaw, who, in
short speech, called upon all Republicans
to unite in the support of the Republi-
can nominee for Congress. N. Kingsley
and Lafayette French followed and
speaking of their opposition to Mr.. Dun
nell, pledged their support to the nom-
inee of the Republican party.
President Hutchins, in introducing MIR.
Dunnell, alluded to the candidate who
passed through this District two years
ago uncertain as to whether he were a
Republican or Democrat, and expressed
his satisfaction at being able to present
a man who would leave no such uncer-
tainty on the minds of his hearers.
In opening his speech Mr.. Dunnell
sala that this meeting coming so soon af
ter the Presidential nomination and be-
fore the selection of his own opponent
must be considered as a ratification of
the nomination of Harrison and Morton.
and that his speech would be mainly de-
voted to the National rather than the
Congressional contest.
Taking up the candidates of the two
parties, Mr.. Dunnell made a pointed
comparison of the attitudes taken by
Gen. Harrison and Grover Cleveland in
our great struggle. Turn the rascals
out" and reduction of the surplus" the
Democratic war cries in the late cam
paign, we're taken up and exposed. The
free trade message of President Cleve-
land and its universal approval by the
British press was considered and vigor-
Gus plea made for American industries
and the interests of American working
men. The danger of policy that would
flood this country with English products
was alluded to and the fallacy Of the idea
that protection added to the price to the
consumer here, shown by examples where
the tariff had built up industries that
/ cheapened the price to our customers.
Mr.. Dunnell promised to treat this sub
ject more at length at some future time
IN Austin and his promise was greeted
with cheers. He closed with touching
alluslon to the difficulty which had been
experienced in obtaining pension fol
the widow of that gallant soldier, John
A. Logan, and of the action of our repre-.
sentative whose vote aided the obstruc.
ton.
The meeting closed with three cheers
. for Mark H. Dunnell, our candidate fol
Congress. AID three cheers for Harrison
and Morton.
The next meeting of the club will be
held on Monday evening, July 30. AT
that time will occur the election of off.
GERS for the next quarter.
The meeting was one of the most har.
, monious and enthusiastic ever held in
Austin and gives positive evidence of the
unity prevailing in the republican party
> in this county. With this union the
hopes of continued democratic ascend
ency are swept away and representation
, of the wishes of the people of this district
> is assured in congress.
Among those present from out of town
we noticed, Gulick Oleson of Adams
= John Merrill, Chas. Varco Mr.. Sut
ton and J. Woodard of Rose Greek, W
H. Lawrence, Albert Swift and T. R
Dahle of Brownsdale, E. s. Hoppin O. j
Dickens, G. Seebach, J. w. Rising, G. D
Pearce, A. Vermilya, Alb. Hunt and Geo
Benner of Dexter, j. F. Carson, L. D
Jackson. l. N. Converse, c.. T. Bussell
R. Foat, w. H. Pierce and E. H. Lewis O.
Grand Meadow,
The large attendance from out of tow,
, shows that the people of this county ar
interested in the coming campaign ant
intend to be posted upon the issues pre-
;. sented. The next political meeting il
..ss 81 -. $50. H.. iyzs &. p.