The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-09-20
Springdale Franklin Ensign.
New Avon j. f. Barnum.

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New Avon. F. Barnum.
Redwood Falls twp-A. D. Stewart.
Granite Rock Peter Nancy, Peter
Melhus and G. S. Kolar.
Vail-B. F. Fixen.
Vesta a-James Arnold and T. D.
Barber.
Here the temporary organization
was made permanent, and the follow
ing resolutions, promulgated by the
ingenious brain of the fy-troubled
statesman of Vesta, was read and
adopted amid great applause:
Resolved, That this convention
thoroughly and heartily endorse the
national platform of the Peoples Par
ty and also the State platform as
enunciated at its last meeting. We
believe these platforms contain the
fundamental principles of human just
ice and liberty, and we cordially invite
all lovers of our common brotherhood
to join with us in their dissemination,
and to lend q hand toward the freedom
of the white slaves now under the feet
of money monopoly and corporate
control.
Nominations were proceeded with.
Chas. Croft, of Gales, was named for
representative. T. L. Gilbert named
him. Croft was declared an old timer
at the work who helped organize the
first Alliance in Redwood county.
Croft, he said, is an old soldier,a thor
oughly good citizen and a good farm
or, and fully equal to any one who
could be placed in nomination. Frank
lin Ensign seconded the nomination,
and thought that Mr.. Croft would be
a successful candidate. A fly here got
on to Jas. Arnold's bald spot. He
jumped up quickly, brushed the fly
ay,and said that he knew Croft had
the necessary fight in him and that
he was sound in principle. "I'm just
'spilin' for fight" he said, as he
struck at another fly. II believe that
John N. Jones is sailing under false
colors, and when man leaves his
love and goes over to a harlot- the
false harlot of Republicanism, he
should be dropped by the alliance"
Here the fly got in its work, and Mr..
Arnold hitting the bald spot an awful
crack sat down. Andrew Stewart ad-
mired Jones as man but inasmuch
as he was in the camp of the enemy
he was against him. Croft was then
nominated by reclamation. The fly
hummed around Mr.. Arnold.
Mr.. Croft made a speech of accept
ance. He would rather been honored
by the nomination than an election at
the hands of the Republican party of
to-day. He reafirmed his belief in
the Peoples Party. He could not be
bought for money, he said. If man
offered him money for his vote he
would consider it an insult, he said.
He belieyed that Jones was a third
party man when they first organized
the alliance but he might have
changed. Loud applause greeted the
speakers closing remarks.
Andrew Stewart warmed up under
the warm rays of this hot speech. He
thought that the right man had been
nominated. "We are engaged in the
deadly conflict as to whether the stars
and stripes shall wave over the land of
the free or the land of the slave" he
he said. 81 will go forth into every
schooIhouse and preach the gospel. 1t
is war to the knife against the princi-
pies of the old parties"
For auditor Eric Wilson, of Gales,
was named, and was nominated by
acclamation. Mr.. Wilson put string
on to the nomination to the effect that
if he didn't want it he would let the
committee know.
For treasurer Mr.. T. D. Barber, one
of the most honorable men in Red
wood county, was named by T. L. Gil
bert, who said that it ought to be a
question whether the banks of Red
wood county we're going to get money
from the county at two per cent and
loan it out at from 10 to Is per cent,
or whether it was going to be estopped.