The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-10-04

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it is in my neighborhood. l think the
county will 60 against Merriam.
ELK CREEK.
LETTER 'FRONT.' 7. MCKNIGHT:
EDITOR ADVANCE: l wish through
your paper to present my ideas on poll.
tical conventions in general and the re-
cent Republican convention in this
county in particular. liza convention is
fairly conducted on correct principles
its action is entitled to favorable con.
sideration by the party for which it is
acting. The true principle upon which
u convention should be conducted, if it
wishes to command the respect of the
voters of its party, is about this: When
delegates, properly elected, are assem-
bed III convention for the purpose Of
placing candidates in the neld for the
different county offices, each iDdivldu-
Ill candidate for any office should, after
full discussion in open convention,
simply stand or fall on his own merits,
and all previous combinations. no mat
ter Of how long standing formed to as
sign this office to a certain person and
for that consideration this other office
to be assigned to certain other person,
etc., ETC., should he as promptly sat
down upon in convention as i'll the past,
they have been sat down on at the
polls. When the men who assume to
lead the Republican party in Mobiles
county will give to it county ticket
nominated in this way, it we'll receive
the cordial support of the party. 1t is
no defence of the practice of prearrang-
ing combinations to carry candidate
through comvention(as is we'll known
by u great majority of the voters of the
county, to have been the case on a por-
tiOn Of the ticket nominated at WOr-
thington) to say that it is customary in
conventions of all parties to do so. 1t
may he customary, but it is not right,
and it has been clearly shown in the
past that the mass of the voters in this
county scorn and repudiate all efforts
of politicians to trade on political
capital composed of their votes.
Hoping have made my views clear
on this point to your reaiers, dismiss
the subject aud proceed to consider the
communication published in last weeks
issue of Adrian Guardian. signed "A
voter of Olney Township Now, the
writer of that article may live in that
portion Of the Congressional town.
ship of Olney which is included in the
village OF Adra,n. but I. have not yet
found u man who b-lievi's he resides in
the election district known as the Town
Of Olnry. find in that article this
statements: IL was one Of the few in
the convention who thought }. L. Nc
Knight more deserving 0f the honor 1T
this time ''* Now, it seems'to me that
without directly saying so, it is the
"hj"ct Of this sentence taken in con-
nection with the way the article is
signed. to give the impression that the
writer Of it was delegate III the re-
cent Republican convention from the
town of Olney. This not being true,
shows OH the part Of the writer OF that
communication willingness to de-
ceive where possible. Now, Mr.. Editor,
it Is certainly very, Gerry naughty to try
To deceive people in this way. As to
the statement of this writer that the
office of County Auditor has been and
is seeking for Mr.. Melick and not him
seeking the Office, l merely wish to say
that when that office succeeds in find.
ing Mr.. M. if the writer will call on
me. will be ready to swap talk with
him on that point.
A portion of the communication
| signed "Olney Voter" is devoted to
Mr.. Mills. Now, l do not think there
is any underhanded work being done
for Mr.. Mills. On every hand l hear
the remark, ''Mr. Mills has been county
Auditor long enough" This is the
candid opinion Of four fifths of the
voters Of all parties in Mobiles County
H. hnr NJ h0p roo
sons of Importance which will be given
nd sup, o ted by evidence to back them
before this cOmpaign closes. But He
and not being able to publish a pape,
on INV own account, and not wishing
to keep other items of interest from
your readers, this subject will have tc
lie deferred to another time.
J. T. MCKNIGHT.
*This writer says: L was one Of the
| few in the convention who thought that
j. II. Mcknight was more deserving OF
the honor ut this time, not that had
anything against Mr.. NJ, but Mr.. Nc
knight is one of the oldest settlers il
the county, is an old soldier, has suf
fered all the hardships of frontier lift
in Mobiles county, and is competent tt
I'll tho Office; and nothing would give
me more pleasure than to cast my vote
for him, if could do so without
wronging another; but believe in
party organizations. and believe iI
majority rule at all times, when fair
means only are used in that majority
Now, Mr Melick is perfectly compel
ent to hold the office, has the advan-
tage of being familiar with the county
affairs, and Is one of the finest scholar.
in the county, is strictly honest an(
upright in all his dealings with man iE
business and political matters, and hi
worst enemy (if he has any, can't truth
fully say word against him. He il
courteous and accommodating will
everybody, and ever ready to stand u;
for the right. Fair and impartial II
all matters, and has been brought Ou
and nominated by the party without
his seeking. Now it would be unjus
and unreasonable for any Republican
to 20 back on such q candidate. Thi.
is case Of Office seeking the man, ant
it ought to be encouraged. So from
this on am for O.S. Melick for count.
auditor. AS consistent Republican
can not do otherwise.
AQue cannot be permanently cure
until the system has been thorough
cleansed of all morbid matter. Quinn
and other febrifuges. will check it ten
| DOrari1V Int il is sure to return unle9