Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-29
POLITICAL POINTS.
The Many Conventions in Sight
lncreas Interest in =s
II. VI .:. Politics.

0 The Democra tic leaders are trying
to figure where there il any chance
of electing some Democratic candi-
dates in Morrison county this fall,
and the task is difficult one. Their
greatest effort will be made to win
back voters who deserted Democ-
racy two years ago, and as the
heaviest losses were in Belle Prairie
and Ripley towns, special efforts are
being made to restore the old con-
ditiOns. Belle Prairie and Ripley
will he offered most anything Tin
nOminatlons) this year. 1t is sta ted
that Phil NORM, OF Ripley, has been
offered the nomination for sheriff.
That is very generous to Mr.. NORM,
considering the. fact that Sheriff
Rider will this fall cary all but
three or four Of the precincts in the
county, and be elected by a larger
majority than has ever been given a
candidate for county office in MOrr'-
son county. Just to test the sin
cerity of the Dem ocratic offers,
however, it would he amusing for
the few citizens of Belle Prairie and
Eipley who are still Democrats to
ask for the position of county treas.
lurer. 1t would then be evident why
the party is 50 willing to give them
the nomination for sheriff.
The first Dem ocratlc county con-
yention of the year will be held on
Monday, June s, and the apportion-
meut evidently ignores the little
election held here In 1894. or else
some peculiar figuring was done.
The call does not state the basis OF
representation, but says how many
delegates the towns are entitled to.
AS sample, Elmdale. which gave
the head of the Democratic ticket
20 votes in 1894, has l delegate;
while the Third ward of Little
Falls gave II Democratic votes, and
has 2 delegates. Ripley gave o39
Democratic votes. and has 3 dele
gates. as does Pike Creek, which
cast 100 votes for Becker, and Swan
River that gave him l07 votes. The
First ward of the city gave the
head Of the ticket IS votes, yet gets
4 delegates. Motley gets 2 delegates
for II votes, and Parker gets l dele
gate for p votes. :.
Republicans from different parts of
the county generally demand that
the country towns he represented on
the county ticket this year. They
were generally willing to be sacri-
feed IN hopeless years, and should
be given an opportunity to win in
sure years. But as far as that is
commemorative country has the
voting strength to take what it
wants. ~ - d:
The head of the Republican ticket
had 6S2 majority over the head of the
Democratic ticket in Morrison
county in 1894. A good campaign,
with good candidates, can bring the
majority in this county up to- 1000
in 1896. ~. ..- .. $50.
The register of deeds Office is the
inviting plum this year. We trust
that the man the Republicans will
nominate and elect, will keep the
usual deputy. Divide up those mat
tiers a little. H. 49,. *.-. r.
It will only>take a few changes in
each precinct to make the Republican
majority 1000 in Morrison county
this year-and the party would bet
ter make that it's mark this year.
The Republican legislative com
mittee for this district will meet at
the office of the chairman, M. M.
Williams, this afternoon. ~.
It is probable that the Republican
county convention to elect delegates
to the Republican state convention
will soon be called. -.