The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-21
The venerable Judge Baldwin, with

The venerable Judge Baldwin, with
hair and beard as white as snow, arose
at this juncture and moved that the
Hon. O. B. Turrell be allowed to Sc
lect his own delegates to the congress
sional convention. Cheer after cheer
greeted the motion and it went through
with whoop and yell. Mr.. Turrell,
through Mr.. S. w. Hays, sent up the
following list, and the same was read
by Secretary Smith:
VIM. P. Huntington H. N. Bell
A. H. Anderson j. Il. Lankerd
H. G.. Eaton w. D. Smith
E. M. Holmes.
The list was ratified amid great ap-
plause and Mr.. Turrell was called for.
As he came to the foreground there
was tremendous applause. Mr.. Tur-
rell thanked the delegates for the re-
newed expression of confidence in him.
He called their attention to the COM
ing national contest. He claimed that
the democrats had not accomplished
one beneficial act during the four
years of Grover Cleveland's admins
tration, but on the contrary, had turned
their guns against the union soldier.
The Republican party came into pow
or four years ago, had made promises
and have since fulfilled them. It had
taken care of the pension question.
he said. 1t had made the Mckinley
bill law and Mr.. Turrell, in speak
ing of its benefits, declared that while
great nation could not be entirely
satisfied, the Mckinley tariff law was
nearer to an Elysium than any yet
framed. On the money question Mr..
Turrell declared that until an interna-
tional bi-metallic congress convened
the present Republican law regarding
silver was the best for this Republic.
He declared the Republican party the
party of patriotism, of progress and as
the one devoted to the interests of the
country.
1--WE will work elbow to elbow,
shoulder to shoulder until November"
he said, "when we will show our conf
dence in the present administration by
re-electing Benjamin Harrison to the
Presidential chair"
After the loud and continuous ap-
plause had subsidized Mr.. H. N. Bell
moved that the following delegates
be elected to the state convention:
G.. E. Mckay F. L. Warner
Casper Blethen Chas. Chester
G. Oleson r. Gerdes
E. E. Slower.
The list was adopted by unani-
nous vote, and this was followed by
the adoption of the platform from he
committee on resolutions, w. D. Smith,
chairman, read by j. A. Schmahl, as
follows:
| We, the Republicans of Redwood
county, in convention assembled, here
by affirm our allegiance and devotion
to the principles laid down in the plat
form of the national Republican Par
ty held in Minneapolis, June z, 8, 9
and 10, and we promise our steadfast
and answering support to the candi-
dates placed in nomination by that
convention for the office of president
and vice-president of the United
States, Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana,
and Whitelaw Reid, of New York.
We congratulate the people of the
United States upon the magnificent
administration of President Harrison,
and point with pride to the fact that
during the present administration the
nation has been prosperous and pro-
gressive; that foreign markets have
been forced open through reciprocal
power to the American products and
that the American flag is again COM
mencing to float over the merchant
marine of the world.
We congratulate the people of Min
nesota over the administration of the
affairs of the state by the representa-
tives of the Republican party and
point to the record of the party in the
past as guarantee of the future safe
conduct of the affairs of state.
We point to the brilliant record of
the Hon. John Lind, our representa-
tive in the congress of the United
States, and while regretting his tenn
porary retirement from public life we
predict his speedy recall to that life
and glorious ascendancy in the
course of politics.
We point with pride to the record
of the Hon. o. B. Turrell, our repre-
sentative in the last legislature, and
recognize that through him many OF
the outrageous, iniquitous and nefari-
Gus measures before that body we're
defeated, while all of the beneficial
rogations commanded his hearty sup
port, and through him partly, are now
on the statute books of the state. We
heartily commend him to the Repub,
licans of the Second district as worthy
and fit successor of Hon. John Lin {
in the congress of the United States
S. E. Lankerd attempted to have
the state delegation vote reconsidered,
and no was assisted by J. r. Lankerd
who claimed that some of the dele
gates did not understand the motion
when it was adopted. Mr.. Madigan
moved to adjourn, however, and the
latter motion earned by a vote of q
to 20.
+ NOTES.
H. G.. Schmahl, a prominent local
democratic leader, who came near be
ing an alternate to the national con
vention, sojourned in side room dur
ing the convention.
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