New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-03
IN FAVOROF JUDGE FRENCH.
LIN L II Ol1 VI OODQI nINOns
The Republican Central Committee Takes
Action on Ninth District Politics.
It Decides that Judge E. D. French is the
REGULAR Nominee.
The Decision is the 0utgrowth ofOharges
Against W. W. Smith.
That Gentleman Promises to Support Mr..
French.
The Only Natural Outcome Of a Vexatious
Squabble.

line Unly natural outcome OF VeXatlous
Squabble.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee met in St. Paul last Friday for
the purpose of considering charges pre-
ferred against W. W. Smith, a member
of the committee, to the effect that he
was bolter Ex-COngressman John
Lind was present and was called upon
to give bare statement of the facts
connected with the senatorial differences
in the Ninth District. He did So and
was listened to attentively and with in
terest. When he came to state that four
members Of the first Brown county de-
legation entered the senatorial conven-
ton with Redwood county, he was in
terrupted by J. II. Weddendorf, who
wanted to know if those four men pre-
sented any credentials. This was just
what Mr.. Lind wanted and he briefly
told how the credentials had been duly
made out and signed, but that neither
Krook, Hays, Hess nor Smith knew any
thing of their whereabouts, nothwith-
standing it was shown that each of them
at one time or another had the creden-
tials in his possession. This was suf
cient for the committee on this point
and Mr.. Lind left with them afidavits
and newspapers to bear out the statements
he had made. Among these was the
senatorial call issued by S. D. Peterson
in 1890, in which he made the appor-
tionment on the same basis as that
adopted by the senatorial committee in
1894 and which Peterson now challenges
as unfair and unjust.
H. G.. Hays followed Mr.. Lind in be-
half of Mr.. Smith and made a very weak
argument When he referred to the ad.
mission of Richard Gerdes as delegate
in their convention with the power to
cast 20 votes, he was asked by one of
the committeeman to state at what time
the convention was held that elected Mr..
Gerdes and upon what credentials he
was admitted. He was compelled to
admit that DO convention was ever held
and that Gerdes had no credentials
but was admitted simply as citizen of
Redwood county. The committee heard
him through, but were not moved :5y his
many ill-timed accusations. W. W.
Smith was then heard in his own defense
and stated that he had simply acted up
on the instructions of the county con-
vent1on in heading the bolt against the
regular senatorial convention. 1t devel-
oped however that he together with those
who were present with him were the
prime movers in securing the passage of
the resolution, or in other words were
very active in instructing themselves to
bolt.
The committee then went into execu-
tive session and exonerated Smith from
the charges after he had promised faith
fully to support the regular nominee.
The decision of the committee was reach
ed in resolution as follows:
Whereas, Charges have been preferred
against W. W. Smith, member of this
committee, to the effect that be is not a
loyal republican and is not supporting
the nominee of the party for the senate
of the Ninth senatorial district of this
state; and
Whereas, There is a dispute as to who
is the regular nominee in said district,
and the question therefore in
wolves question as to which of two
candidates claiming the nomination is
the regular nominee; and
Whereas, This committee after invest
igation of the matter are of the opinion
that E. D. French is the regular nominee
for the state senate in said senatorial
district; and
Whereas. said W. W. Smith has an
nounced before said committee his 10y
atty to the republican party of this state
and his willingness to support the regu-
lar nominees of the party;
Now, therefore, Be it hereby resolved
that said charges be, and the same are
hereby dismissed. 49,.
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