The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-14

According to the Pioneer Press,
Knute Nelson has the call for the CUB
ernatorial nomination at the coming
convention, but it is well to bear in
mind that the Press has shown on
several occasions that it doesn't know
it all. In this congressional district
Lieut.. Coy. Ives appears to have the
lead, and the Gazette is frank to say
that his nomination would be- very
agreeable, and we believe would COM
mand strong support. 1t must be
said for the Nelson advocates, howev-
or, that the northern part of this state
has strong claims on the convention
on the score of locality and if it brings
unanimous demand for Nelson, that
demand will be hard to resist. The
'little Norwegian" made bad break
with the Mills bill, but no serious fault
can be found with his political course
since that time. But if the coming
convention gets together for Repub-
lican who will be acceptable in all
parts of the state, and whose record is
without a flaw, it will steer safer
course.
1t is evident that the canvass of
Prof. McCleary and Senetor Davis for
the congressional nomination is being
pushed with energy all over the dis
trict. 1t crops out in special kilograms
that they are not at all bashful in
claiming delegates from the different
counties, but how far their claims are
valid can be told better after the con-
vention. If they have no better basis
than the assertions made about Lac
qui Parle, Yellow Medicine and Brown
counties, Dir. Turrell's friends have
little to fear. Our candidate has 10y
al supporters in all these counties
who are not at all worried about the
way their delegations will vote. So
far, the only charges that have been
made to dissuade support from MIR.
Turrell, is on the score of his age, and
that he is banker. Mr.. Turrelf was
81 at his last birthday-25 years
younger than Gladstone, younger than
President Harrison or ex-Secretary
Blaine, and if we are not much mis-
taken, not above the average age of
the members of our U. S. Senate. All
who know Mr.. Turrell can testify that
he is stronger as we'll as better
equipped in experience and knowledge
now than he was twenty years age,
when close application to commercial
pursuits had greatly impaired his
health. Since then he has spent ten
years at least in the active prosecution
of work on his farm, and later in the
banking business, supplemented by
terms in the state legislature. In view
of the prominence of financial issues
in the campaign to be fought out next
November, we submit that one of the
strongest reasons for advocating the
nomination of Mr.. Turrell for congress
is that this district may have in con
gress an advocate who is not only
sound and conservative in his financia
views, but whose knowledge of the Fl
nancial needs of his constituents ha.
been gained over the counter of .
bank largely patronized and sustained
by farmers. The appeal to prejudice
against Mr.. Turrell as a banker wa
tried in this county two years ago, il
the interest of one of the most popu
lar alliance men in the country, T. D
Barber, his opponent. The result wa
that Mr.. Turrell received in the coun
ty 1853 votes more than Gov. Merriam
and so votes more than our popula
candidate for congress, John Lind
This is sufficient indication of hoy
Mr.. Turrell is "sized up" in his ow,
county.
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