The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-07-23
CANDIDATES
For offices Before the Republican
All Co. Convention.

The nominations for National Off
GERS will have been concluded by the
different parties this week, wher
Bryan will be endorsed for President
by the Populists or silyerites at St
Louis; the nominations for the State
officers on the Republican ticket have
already been made, Hon. John Line
of New Ulm, has consented to run or
an independent platform providing
all of the opponents of Gov. Clougt
can unite on Mr.. Lind, and last week
Mr.. Lind was formally put to the
front by the free silver men of Min.
nesota for the office of Governor
matters now naturally turn to county
politics, and as to who are to be can.
didates before the Republican county
convention yet to be called.
Strange as it may seem, there are
candidates for every Office. Up to
date only James Larson, the we'll
known Republican farmer and speak
er of Johnsonville, is mentioned as
the candidate for the nomination
for representative. Mr.. Larson has
never held the Office.
For the position of county auditor
there appears to be only one active
candidate. That candidate is A. H.
Anderson, the present incumbent. He
has held the office for six years. The
names of Daniel Mclean of Delhi,
W. H. Lance of Delhi and Christoph-
er Olsen of Swedes Forest have been
mentioned in connection with the Of
flee, but it appears to have been with
out their consent.
For the Office of county treasurer
j. R. Lankard, the present incum-
bent, seems to have no opposition.
He has only held the Office for one
term of two years and it is probable
that the nomination will go to him by
reclamation on the established prece-
dent that county officer is entitled
to second nomination, at least, at
the hands of his party.
There will be two or more candi-
dates for register of deeds before the
Republican county convention. Geo.
L. Evans, the present incumbent, will
probably be candidate to succeed
himself He has held the Office for
fifteen years. One of his competitors,
or rather the only one announced for
the place is N. W. Cobleigh, who for
a long time was known as the clone
Republican of Willow Lake." but
who now has other Republicans with
him in the township. 1t is not known
whether Simon L. Dotson, who made
run two years ago, will attempt to
get the nomination this year.
For clerk of the district court there
are three candidates. j. L.gByram,
the present incumbent, is a candidate
for denomination. He has held the
Office for two terms of four years each,
or eight years altogether. VIM. Kin
man of Morgan and Fred L. Warner
of this city are making the run for the
same Office. .
For the office of sheriff there ap-
pears to be multitude of candidates
up to date. G. w. Mead, the present
incumbent, has held the present Office,
since the resignation of Casper Bleth-
en-, little over year ago. He is a
candidate for denomination. The
candidacy of E. A. Pease has been
formally announced. Mr.. Pease was
commissioner from the Fifth dis
trict just prior to the election of G.
W. Mead as sheriff. He resigned as
commissioner with the expectation of
being named as sheriff. The machine
slipped a cog, however, and Mr.. Mead
was elected. Another candidate for
the Office is said to be Fred J. Barnes,
who was a deputy sheriff under the
Blethen regime. Still another is E.
E.. Nichols, of Walnut Grove, who was
groomed for the place at the May
term of the district court, during
which he served as a juror. And
still another is L. II. Hodge of Sheri-
dan, well-known & farmer of that
town. John ,Longbottom has been
mentioned for the place, but it is stat
ed on good authority, that he has de.
clined to be a candidate. 49,.
Charles Fleischer of North Red.
wood, or rather of Homer township
seems to be the only candidate fol
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