The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-28
The Mankato Convention.

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largely determined the week before
by the overturn of all their expecta
tons at the various county convention
in the northern half of the district
How this was done in Lyon county il
set forth in an extract from the News
Messenger, copied in this issue, ant
similar combinations of local nature
in other counties built up the Davis
boom at the expense of Redwood
county's favorite. Perhaps this failure
to estimate the ability of Senator Dav
is to secure delegates at the eleventh
hour is mainly responsible for the
humiliating collapse of our expecta
tons. But at the same time, it ought
to be said for Prof. McCleary, that his
ability as an organizer was also great.
ly underestimated by the able politi.
clans of the district.
Even after it became manifest that
Mr.. Turrell would stand third in the
balloting at Mankato, it was developed
that McC,eary lacked ten or a dozen
votes of clear majority in the con-
verti) and on this circumstance
hinged all the hopes of both the Davis
and Turrell supporters. These COM
bined to organize the convention on
an anti-McCleary basis, by the cleo
ton of Mr.. w. A. Fun, Jackson coun-
ty, as chairman, F. L. James, of Rock,
secretary, and E. jacobson, of Chippe-
wa, assistant secretary. This was the
only triumph over Prof. McCleary's
supporters, who numbered 60 on the
first ballot and increased until the
third formal ballot, when by the with
drawal of A. j. Miller, Rock county S
vote was divided between McCleary
and Davis, giving the former four
votes, or within two of a majority
Faribault county then decided the
contest by Withdrawing her local can
didate, A. G. Dunn, and giving her en-
tire vote of eleven to the winning con-
testant, Prof. McCleary. whose success
was hailed with much enthusiasm
which was especially strong among
the spectators, as the Mankatoites
were naturally pretty solid for their
fellow townsman.
Mr.. Turrell's claims before the con.
vention we're we'll presented by Law,
yer Thompson, of Sleepy Eye, ably
seconded by Editor Smith, of Lam.
berton. Mr.. Thompson dwelt largely
on Mr.. Turrell's leadership in the last
Legislature, and his answering loyal.
ty as worker in the Republican cause
El.tor Smith naturally dwelt on Mr.
Turrell's home record as citizen and
as vote getter.
The committee on resolutions re-
por Q | the following:
Iesolyed, That we, the Republicans
o. the Second Congressional Districts
O. the State of Minnesota, in conven-
ton assembled, do hereby reatfirm oul
allegiance to tho principles of the Re
publican party as set forth in theil
platform adopted by the National Re
publican Convention, held at Mime
apolis, in the month of June, ID. 1892
We do hereby most heartily endorse
the wise, able and statesmanlike adj
ministration of Benjamin Harrison, as
President of the United States for the
past lou years.
We reatfirn our fealty to the Re-
publican policy of protection and re-
ciproci y, good and honest money land
the right of every American citizen,
wheth r white or black, to cast one
ballot, and to have that ballot fairly
counted.
We reco ,nize in Cushman X. Davis
statesman of rare qualities, and of
undoubted loyalty to the great inter-
ests of the ReI ublican party and of
the American p ople. His course in
congress meets with the universe
sanction of the Republicans of this
Congressional district; and we earn
estly recommend to the State Conven-
ton, which convenes in St. Paul, on
the 18th inst, to emphasize the resolu-
tons passed at the last Republican
State Convention, pledging it's sup
port 10 him as his own successor.
We recognize in Hon. John Lind,
our present member of Congress, an
able and efficient representative, and
trust that his voluntary retirement
from the field of active Legislative duty
will be only temporary.
We view with satisfaction the adj
ministration of public affairs by the
Republican party, in the state of Min
nesota for the la: quarter of centu-
~, under which our state has become
the most prosperous in the gre:t
northwest.
CONVENTION "REMINISCENCES.
In connection with the canvass in
Mr.. TurrelPs interest at Mankato
there is little or nothing to regret aside
from the result. No ISLANDERS or mis-,
representations were sanctioned by Mr.
Turrell, whose unrufaed good temper
even when affairs were most persist
emily going against him, had the ef-
feet of endearing him to his support
ers more than eyer. He afterwards
observed that he did not consider his
time spent in the canvass as wholly
wasted by any means, as it had been
the means of his gaining more valued