Morris tribune., 1890-06-25
A Large Number of the Sons
of Toll Present.
A Prohibition Resolution Meets
with Opposition and is
Defeated.
Hixson, Setterlund and Schlatt-
man Capture the Prizes.
Hixson Makes a Speech.

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The court house hall was we'll filled
with the horny-handed farmers of
Stevens, Grant, Traverse and Big
Stone counties, nearly every alliance
in the district being represented.
Aside from the delegates there were
a large number of spectators, includ-
ing several interested politicians.
G. Sax, of this county, was elected
temporary chairman, and d. p.
O'Neill, of Big Stone, unsolicited
temporary secretary. Afterwards
the temporary. officers were made the
permanent officers,
Committees on credentials and
resolutions were appointed, and while
they were out, Gen. Barrett, being
called upon. gave his explanation of
the "Brush bill," comdemning it in
the strongest terms.
E. w. Randall was called upon for
a speech. He said that he was not
present for the purpose of making a
speech; had no speech to make, and
therefore hoped the convention would
excuse him from making a speech.
The ubiquitous and unique Erick
Olson, being present, was loudly called
for. came foreward, and in his OWL
peculiar and beautiful style, seated
himself on the railing, and proceeded
to make one of those rase, modest,
unassuming, classical, mathematical,
logical, systematical, historical, anti
Republican, anti-Merriam, anti-rail-
road, anti-monopolist, anti-watered-
stock speeches that nc one but the
ubiquitous and unique Erick Olson
could make. 1t must be admitted
that the speaker told many truths,
Notwithstanding he was a little off on
history and the origin of the races.
If Erick possessed a little of
the necessary Ingredient for a public
man-brass, he |: would be a very sue
cessful public speaker. Erick is too
modest to ever become conspicuous
among the great men of the nation.
The committee on credentials re.
ported some 80 delegates present.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the resolutions adopted by the
Traverse county alliance recently,
with two three additional ones, in
viting Prohibitionists, Labor Union,
Nationalist and other labor organiza-
tons to join the Alliance in their
fight for the laboring classes; pledging
the Alliance in favor of prohibition
and unreservedly opposed to the
saloon business and the use of intoxi-
eating liquors as a beverage, and re-
curing their candidates to be pledged
to these principles.
Frank Waldick moved to strike
out the prohibition clause, saying
that if it was adopted it would drive
away from the support of the ticket a
large number of good alliance men.
R. J. Hall said that he thought the
| Alliance had gone far enough when
1t declared in favor of submitting the
prohibition question to the people.
J. O. Barrett, the author of the pro-
hibition resolution, advocated its
adoption in an eloquent and earnest
manner.
II. Bragg made some very sensible
and candid remarks in opposition to
the resolutions.
n. W. Prescott, president of the
Grant county alliance, advocated the
adoption of the resolution in an
earnest manner.
Mr.. Roberts opposed it.
Finally, on motion of Darlington
Phelps, the other resolutions were
adopted; and then, after striking
out the real prohibition clause of the
prohibition resolution, that was also
adopted; leaving it in such shape as
to require all candidates to be temper
ance men.
Convention proceeded to nominate
a candidate for senator.
d. w. Hixson and c. Sax were
placed in nomination. Hixson was
nominated on the first ballot, he
receiving AZ votes and Sax 10.
After his nomination, Senator Hix-
son was called out for a speech. In
response, he said that he would not
have been a candidate again had it
not been for the fact those who were
opposed to him had attacked him
personally; had even attempted to
ALLEVIATE his. wife from him; had
blackened the character of his
daughter, and had done everything in
their power to ruin his character.
And now he felt it to be actually
necessary for him to come before the
| people again as a candidate in order
to defend himself from the base
charges that had been preferred
against him. Said that while he was
in the senate he did everything that
he could for what he believed to be
the best interests of the Alliance, and
il again elected he could not promise
to do any better than he had done.
On the conclusion of his speech he
was loudly applauded.
Convention proceeded to select
candidates for the legislature. Ly-
man of Big Stone, Setterlund of
Traverse, and Schlattman, of Stevens,
were placed in nomination. Alfred
Setterlund was nominated on first
formal ballot, and then L. J. Schlatt-