The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13

selves the substance of all other men;
hence as they grow the rest Of the
community necessarily shrink. Hence
it is perfectly proper to enquire who
are the leaders of the Republican par
ty in this state, and who represent
them in the state conventions where
the voice of the party is spoken and
it's ere ed evolved.
We give below some more letters.
Editor Representative:
The names Of the delegates from
this place to the Republican state
convention, lately held in Mime
apOliS, were,-E. L. Arnold, of the firm
OF Sawyer & Arnold, lumber dealers; G.
A. Gable, hardware dealer; and e. r.
Phipps, Cashier Of Boylan, Bracket &
in it,"
Paynesville, Mimi.
Here is another:
Editor Representative.
In reply to your request give you
list OF delegates to the G.. 0. p. state
and congressional conventions.
STATE.
T. C. Collins, President Cottonwood
county bank; r. Vanness, high
toned farmer: l think he has stock in
the same bank; ]. H. Tillford, physi-
clan; Ole Eckerland, farmer; A. E.
Woodruff, merchant and banker; Geo.
Lang, lawyer and judge Of probate; S.
Blackman, farmer and ex.member of
the Legislature; J. w. Force, drug
gist; r. E. McGregor, cashier of the
Window bank: John Hutton, preSi-
dent OF the Window bank.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Fred. Carpenter, stakeholder in Cot
lawyer. J. G.. Redding, lawyer; Geo.
McCumber, farmer; Torsen Ellingson,
county commissioner; E. Lane, editor
Mt. Lake View; &. A. Peterson. mer-
chant.
Window, Mimi, April 20.
Here we have. in the state delega-
tion, of ten, the president of the Cot
tonwood bank and the president of
the Window bank. That makes nice
seasoning. 1t was very kind Of both
these banks to send their presidents
to Minneapolis, at their own expense,
without compensation. or course
they have no interest in politics, ex-
cept to see that the country has
''sound money" that will buy twice
as much of the farmers products as
formerly:-''honest money!" that will
send the farmer to the poor house and
turn over the farm to the money.
lender.
And not satisfied with two bank
presidents out of ten, they threw in
the cashier Of the Window bank; Ibid
they shut up the bank?) and another
banker: and a stakeholder in the Cot
tonwood bank. And to season this
ungodly mess they pitched into the
caldron physician, lawyer, drug
gist, an exmember Of the Legislature,
and one unadultered farmer, named
Ole Eckerland. This was probably a
tub thrown to the Scandinavian
whale.
The bankers had not so much inter-
est in the congressional conven ton,
but even there stockhold in the Cot
tonwood Bank, crops US to protect Mr..
Tawney's interests, exhausted as he is
looking after the mighty issue of
"flled cheese''-and not filled
pockets" And then follows two law
yers, one farmer. (Oh Lord! two law
yers to one farmerD one editor. (who
probably had not spoken a word Of
truth, in his paper, in the last six
months, and had to be rewarded): one
office-holder and one merchant, who is
helping to ruin his customers by keep.
| ing down the price Of their products
to please the bankers.
Then here's another.
A friend gives us an insight into
from LIE Sueur county.
The delegation is headed by L. A.
Quacken bush, a banker Of LIE Sueur
and Republican boss Of the county.
The second on the list is merchant;
the next is farmer, ''held above
bankruptcy, "says our friend, by a pen
sion;" the next is an ex-saloon- keeper;
| the next held the Office of county
superintendent Of schools for twelve
years, salary $1.l50 per annum; the
next mbines the business of mer-
chant and banker. or the next
James Quirk our correspondent says:
"He is resident of Minneapolis; he
owns an elevator at every station
from New Richmond to Chaska, on
the M. & St. L. r. R., and from Nor
ristown to Madison Lake on the Can
non Valley r. r." If anybody Is fitted
to represent the farmers it is the ele-
vator man; for he has the same inter-
est in the agriculturists that the wolf
has in the sheep:-his ribs are covered
with their fat and his teeth are plug
ged with their WOOL The next is an
,x-sheriff, now In the hardware bust
ness; the next is farmer. The next
held the Office of county treas urer for
twelve years, salary $3.50 per year.
He is money-lender. and therefore
xell fitted to govern the state. The