Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-05-30
The grihu1ae,
OUR NEXT SENATOR.

conceded to party conventions the
right to dictate nominations, 1t has
always reserved the right to name its
choice of candidates before nomina-
tons were formally made,
The 10th Legislative district is com
posed of the counties of Big Stone,
Grant, Stevens and Traverse, and
elects next November a senator and
two representatives. The same
counties have constituted a legislative
district for the past twelve years, and
during that time, has elected four
senators and eight representatives,
only two of which, out of the twelve,
have been chosen from Stevens county.
This year the senatorial nomination
by the Republicans of the district,
in spirit of fair play, IS very gener-
ally conceded to this county, and it
becomes incumbent upon the county
convention to present an acceptable
candidate to the district convention.
Our preferences for our popular
townsman, Edwin J. Jones, have been
briefly expressed heretofore; but we
deem it not unadyisable in this issue
to state some well-known facts
why we claim Mr.. Jones to be an
ideal candidate.
The subject of this article was born
in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in 1858,
and lived there, and at Winneconne,
Wisconsin, until 1878, when he re.
moved to Morris and has resided here
npnr since. He was appointed vii
1age recorder Of this village in 1881.
and reappointed in 1882. In 1883 he
was elected a member Of the Common
Council of this village, after bitter
fight growing out Of the Kindred
Nelson contest of the previous year,
and received the highest number of
votes of any man on the ticket. In
1884 he was elected president of the
village Of Morris by an overwhelming
majority; since which time Mr.. Jones
has never ran for office.
At the earnest solicitation and petit
ton Of all the nominees on the Repub-
lican county ticket Dir. Cones accept
cd the appointment of chairman of
the Republican County Committee in
August, '88. With accustomed energy
he assumed entire control Of the can
vass, and the results were that every
man on the Republican ticket, from
president to coroner, with single
exception, received a good majority.
So we'll had the canvass Of 1888 been
conducted under his efficient leader
ship that the party was unanimous
in its desire for his reappointment
in 1890. This he was 10th to accept,
having by the preceding canvass
learned only too we'll, just how much
self sacrifice such an empty. honor
involved. Nevertheless, laying aside
his personal preferences, his large
business interests and all objections
he accepted the Office again. This
fall there had been a coalition of the
Alliance and Democratic forces, and
all the county nominees by the Dem
ocrats had been indorsed by the Al
lance, although the state and con-
gressional tickets, were only partly
fusion. This gave the local candi-
dates on two tickets an immense adj
vantage over the Republican nomin-
ees; but the result in 1890 in local
way was but repetition of 1888, and
again the Republican county ticket,
with single exception, carried at the
polls. No candidates who ran on the
Republican ticket in Stevens county
in 1890 can be found who would say
that he could have secured an election
with any other man in charge of the
canvass.
Always a Republican, Mr.. Jones
has never asked office. Although
often and strongly importuned to run
he has always preferred to work in
the ranks rather than assume the role
of standard bearer. It can be said
without danger of denial, that can
vass has never passed since he came
to the county, without his doing in
every way his full share Of the work
Mr.. Jones has been engaged in the
lumber trade since the age of eighteen;
then entering his fathers lumber
office as book-keeper. He has made
a successful business man; and no
man in business or social point of
view has more friends within the limit
of his acquaintance than Mr.. Jones.
His earnestness, unfagging energy,
courtesy and polished manners make
friends at first sight, which closer
acquaintance makes enduring. Unas-
Stunning, unselfsh, obliging, Of the
strictest integrity,in all his business
relations his friends from the
Chippewa river to Big Stone Lake
will unite in vigorous and cordial
support.
Mr.. Jones was married in 1883 to
Nellie A. Butterfeld of Waupun, Wis
consin, a lady Of many accomplish
ments and raro musical ability.
Such in brief are some of the con-
siderations that move us to present
Mr.. Jones as candidate for the Office
of state senator; and, while not de-
tracing by one grain from all the
Good thinrg that NAV if1cfIv bo 1,rc,oJ