The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-09-20
READY TO BOLT.

Sleepy Eye Dispatch: The senatorial con-
test was dandy. The convention went on
the theory that there is no God but allah and
that Redwood county was his prophet. They
seconded the peculiar tactics of the senator
ial committee in its apportfonment of dele
gates by voting that a ballot be taken Tor
senator (as if Redwood county alone could
settle the matter) and that the man having
a majority be PERMITTED to name the dele
gates.
The scheme to ballot for candidates "a very
cute one by the way) was engineered to de-
feat Senator Peterson as each one of the
other candidates had printed ballots. This
was a very clever dodge. Upon the an
nouncement of the vote Judge French named
twenty-one men as delegates, but not salts
fed with their loyalty an attempt was made
to pass the unit rule (the gag and on top of
that to instruct the delegates. Why the con-
vention didn't give Judge French the right
to represent the county and cast 81 votes
does not appear and will always remain as
deep mystery as the perplexing problem
of who struck Mr.. William Patterson
To Brown county the contest over the SEN
atorial delegation was the event of the con-
vention and the Dispatch has from reliable
sources learned that the selection of this
delegation was characterized by the-to say
the least-novel proceedings. Candidates
forgot that they expected votes from Brown
county-they forgot that there is day of
judgment-they forgot that abuse rankles iu
mems hearts-they forgot thinking with
their Threats was poor substitute for brain
work and they sailed in to win. Contempt
BILE treatment of citizen at the hands of
1o1;1 70 Oh 1or nfab
lack of consideration and we want to go on
record emphatically against some Of the acts
and some of the sentiments expressed. In
this land of free press, free speech and
free thought it is mighty poor politics to at
tempt to brow beat delegates who express
their honest convictions. In this senatorial
district Brown county man has as much
right on the floor of a Redwood county con-
vention, when his name is mentioned as
candidate, as Redwood county man and no
Redwood county man exercises good judg
ment in denouncing him on the floor of the
convention. Those are pot house tactics. If
that is the spirit of the campaign it will not
meet the approval of Brown county Republic
cans. Redwood county may as we'll under
stand that now. All we demand is as fair
and courteous treatment for ourselves and
our friends as we accord opponents and
their friends. Other people are similarly
constituted and this fight for the senator
ship must be conducted in Brown county on
different lines than in Redwood or the sue
cessful candidate at the Sleepy Eye conven-
ton, Sept 20, will find himself marching
through the valley of the shadow of defeat
to an abyss of destruction.
The GAZETTE has all along contend
ed that Senator Peterson would bolt
the Republican nominee, if that NOM
inee was not himself. The above
makes it certain. Editor Hays is his
MANS bought and paid for, and the
goods are about to be delivered. The
voice is Jacobs voice, but the hands
are the hands of Esau. Senator
Peterson drops and raises Hays as
he pleases.
It will be remembered that HAYS
once admitted that if Redwood coun.
ty Republicans could agree on one
man Brown county Republicans would
support him. Republicans here have
agreed on a man, and have bound hit
support. The convention had Al
much right to name the preference
for Senator as it did to name county
s. officer. It was representative Re
publican gathering selecting delegates
to voice their wishes. Their wishes
were first expressed and the delegates
to carry them out named afterwards
The whining and pulling of the
Sleepy Eye tool is but the natural re
suit of a proceeding that turned dowr
man who should have been turned
down long ago-a tool owned anl
controlled by the man turned down
It is the sure whimp and bark ant