The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-24
COMPLETED The CONTRACT
populists Fill Out the Ticket Left
Vacant by the Demo-
Gratis Saturday.
Stewart for Representatlve--.One
Democrat and TWO Silver
Republicans Named.

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Democrat and TWO Silver
Republicans Named.
The political contract entered into
by the Democratic and Populistic
parties of Redwood county, whereby
these parties divided the spoils of
nomination, was consummated at
Lamberton last Tuesday, when the
Populists nominated candidates for
the places left vacant by the Demo
Gratis at their convention last Saturday.
These places we're filled by the NOM
ination of Andrew Stewart as repre-
sentative, O. L. Dornberg as auditor,
P. F. Ryder of Morgan as clerk of
court, J. N. Byington of Walnut Grove
as register of deeds, J. L. Coppock of
New Avon as superintendent of schools,
G. J. Cook of this city as court COM
missioner, DR.. Charest of Lamberton
as coroner and Eric Wilson as commits
sioner in the first district and Martin
Bredvold as commissioner in the third
district. O. L. Dornberg was put for
ward by the silver Republicans, but
was nominated by the Populists in
order to facilitate the matter ofgetting
his name on the official ballot.
The representation at the conven'
ton was not all that the most enthusi-
astic Populist could have desired. It
was nominating convention, at which
the loaves and fishes were dealt out
in fact, in which they we're sought
after, and the enthusiastic Populist
predicted the night before the conven-
ton that every township in the county
would be represented. They we're
mistaken.
Andrew Stewart, the chairman of the
county committee, did not reach Lam
berton until 1890 in the morning. He
shook hands with the delegates, and
35 minutes later be was in the hall of
the Lamberton Bimetallic League,
rapping for order. He started the
machinery with speech in which he
stated that there was just one issue
before the American people-the resti-
tuition of silver to it's ancient place
alongside of gold. He said that a
new Democratic party, new silver
Republican party had been born ont
of the issue and an amalgamation with
the Peoples Party had occurred. Some
time ago, he said, it was thought ad-
visable to bring about a union of the
reform forces, the Populists taking the
initiative, and in this county, calling
for the conference committee. Mr..
Stewart then mentioned the conference
of last Saturday, in which, he stated,
that the Popul:sts did not get all they
wanted, but took what they could get
in harmonious spirit.
Mr.. Stewart then read the call
under which the delegates had assemb-
led After reading the call Joseph
Chadderdon of this city moved that
Mr.. Stewart act as temporary chair
man of the convention. Andrew i'm
agined that he saw a parliamentary
move in the motion-a move to choke
off his boom for representative, and he
declined positively to serve. Some
party then nominated J. l.. Coppock
of New Avon for the position. There
was no contest and Mr.. Coppock took
the chair. A. L. Mohler of Lamber-
ton was nominated for temporary sec
retary, but he stated that he would
follow in the footsteps of Mr.. Stewart
and decline. Henry Graft was nomi-
mated and declined and finally W. B.
Harwood Of North Hero was prevailed
upon to record the proceedings.
On motion of Joseph Chadderdon
the chair appointed a committee on
credentials consisting of VIM. Steele
of Delhi, VIM. Boyle of North Hero
George Dustin of Lamberton, F. VOL.
verton of New Avon and John Arnett
of Redwood Falls. At this time nc