New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-07-04
REPUBLICANS IN SESSION.
Smith Names the Delegates to the State
Convention.
Congressional Delegates Instructed fur
McOleary.
Twenty Delegates Chosen to the Senator
lai Convention in an Irregular
Manner.
Bad Feeling Prevails over tho Conduct Of
the Majority.
Many Delegates Go Home Displeased and
Disguised.

Many Delegates Go Home Displeased and
Disguised.
The Republican county convention
for the selection Of delegates to the state
and congressional conventions was held
in Sleepy Eye on Thursday. Eighty-fve
delegates were represented either in per-
son or by proxy, and as soon as Chair
man johnson of the County Committee
had called the meeting to order, Fl. G.
Hess of Sleepy Eye was chosen tempor-
airy chairmen and L. B. Krook, secretary.
Fl. G. Hays, G. Sllverson and J. West
inghous were appointed as the commit
tee Oil resolutions, H. G. Hays, G. Silver
SOD and J. G. Peterson on Credentials,
and L. G.. Davis, A. H, Pickle and J. H.
Weddendorf on Organization. The lat
ter committee reported at once IN favor
of making the temporary organization
permanent, and then an adjournment
was taken till afternoon. It might just
as we'll have been taken s:sine die" for
the Peterson and Silverson click ran
things to suit themselves and the con-
vention proper had little or nothing
over which to deliberate
At two O'Clock the committee re-
solutions, or rather the part Of de
II, ''v Hays and Silverson, REP The
usual commentators for the pa ,ov.
Nelson and Congressman McCl were
contained in the document which they
drew up, and also one condenning Chas.
L. Roos and F. W. Johnson for stirring
up muss in New Ulm and otherwise in
juring the Republican cause in Brown
County. MIR. Westinghouse refused to
sign the report on the strength of that
charge, for the reason, as he said. that 1t
was not true and that its consideration
had no place in county convention 1t
was adopted nevertheless. because Hays.
Silverson, Peterson and their hirelings
wanted it, and from that moment on
discord was present in large quantities
in the convention. A resolution was al
so introduced fol Peterson's bere eft,sug-
gesting that the convention elect twen-
ty delegates to the Senatorial conyen-
tion and also one strongly endorsing w.
W. Smith for state treasurer.
Sam Peterson then arose, Just as
though he thought he was the best Re-
publican that lived, and moved that
Smith be allowed to pick his own dele
gates to the state convention. J. W.
Kolbe opposed this motion with good
sense by claiming that while he doubted
if there was anyone in the convention
who was not anxious to see Mr. Smith
nominated, he could not see why the
convention could not pick out as good a
delegation as Mr.. Smith, and why it was
necessary for them to come together if
one man was permitted to dc all the
work. His advice was not listened to
however, and Mr.. Smith picked S. D. Pc
terson, G. Slverson, L. B. Kreok. G.. An
derson, H. G.. Hays, A. G.. Anderson, A
J. Gilman, w. w. Smith, H. D. Beuss-
man and H. G. Hess.
The convention then proceeded to elect
congressional delegates and instruct
them for McCleary. The following were
chosen: A. Blanchard, John Larson, j.
Laudenschlaeger, julius Wen9t, J. IL.
Weddendorf, Martin Mueller, A. j. Gill
man. J. W. Kolbe, w. p. Grimes and J..
G. Peterson.
Then came the effort to shove senator
ial delegates onto the convention. No
ONE knew how many Brown county was
entitled to, but Peterson and his lieut.
tenants were bonnG to have them elect
ed, and accordingly they agreed on 20,
with the provision that The 20 could Sc
lect the required number. Insinuatious
against Roos and johnson were plenti-
full in harangues by Silverson and Peter
son but they had little weight and in fs:t
were disapproved of by many, who
knew them to be false and malicious.
In selecting the delegates, they would
not allow the convention to pick them,
but had to resort to a committee. anoth-
er method which was so distasteful that
many delegates wished to withdraw from
the convention. :.3,,zsinr ~
chosen; G. Silvels s. F. Grimes. IL.
Casey, L. B. Kroak II. j. Knudson, G.