The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01

at the primaries which will be held in
this city, as we'll as ell over the county,
on the Saturday preceding the elec-
ton.
The fact that there are so many can
didates from Redwood Falls is going to
make I. N. Tompkins Of Morgan q
counting factor in the race for the
authorship. At the present time he
is one of the four candidates outside
of the city Of Redwood Falls, before
the Republican convention. j. A:
Larson is one, he declaring for sec
ond term as representative, David
Alexander of Vesta, candidate for
treasurer, and VIM. Weick, candidate
for. sheriff. The representative will be
nominated Immediately after the Sem
atorial delegates are selected, and then
will come the auditor. If Mr.. Larson
is selected both Messrs. Everett and
Mckay will probably claim that Red
wood Falls is entitled to the auditor
ship, but the delegates may look fur
ther down the list, and cut the city
until they reach those jobs. If the
delegates do this, Tompkins will be
the man. On the same principal
David Alexander may be strong man
for treasurer, Notwithstanding the fact
that both w. P. Tenney and j. r.
Lankard are now working enthusias-
tically for the place. The sheriff is
likely to 60 to Mr.. Pease again, on the
second term principle, although the
errors of office may cripple that gentle
man.
1t is conceded that Mr.. Cobleigh is
to be renominated as register of deeds,
S. j. Race as superintendent of
schools, Frank Clague as county attor-
ney and D. L. Bigham as surveyor.
George Houghmaster will probably
also be nominated. as court commits
sioner. For coroner the doctors are
likely to have little innocent amuse-
ment among themselves. DR.. A. B.
Hawes, DR.. Fl. E. Schlegel and DR.. G..
P. Gibson of this city, may all have
their names presented, while DR..
Dredge of Belview and DR.. Adams of
Morgan may enter the convention, just
for the fun that there is in it.
The central and southern sections of
the county are doing some kicking"
because Redwood Falls has 90 many
candidates. The right to become q
candidate for Office is one vested by
the constitution in every American cit
izeD. and if the central and southern
sections are opposed to the numerous
candidates from Redwood Falls, they
haye right to trot out opposition can
didates, and support them to the
finish.
The Democratic and Populist nomi-
mating conventions will probably be
held as late as Oct. LIST. The COM
mittees of the two parties are anxious
to see who the winners are on the Re-
publican side, so that they can make
selections accordingly.
The nomination of candidate for
commissioner from the Fifth district,
to succeed to the vacancy existing by
reason of T. j. Sloan's removal to the
Klondike, will occur in the Republi-
can convention under the head of "and
for the transaction of all other busi-
ness as may legally come before the
convention" The place will not be
vacant until the chairman of the differ
ent town boards in the district get to
gether and listen to official proof that
Mr.. Sloan has been out of the district
for more than six months, declare the
seat vacant, and then name a commits
sioner to serve until Jan. 1st next. As
a result of this necessary action Chair
man King did not put the item
expressly in the call.
The Republican Senatorial conven-
ton will meet in this city on Sept. %,
two days after the county convention.
AS yet George w. Somerville of Sleepy
Eye is the only candidate for the
position, and it is now believed that he
will have no opposition. The Brown
county machine, which has all along
been against Mr.. Somerville and the
return of G. X. Davis to the United