The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-29
WERE NOT so MANY.
Only Seventeen Delegates At
tended the Democratic
County Convention.
Not a Corporal's Guard of popu.
lists Present and no
Convention Held.
THE TICKET.

For Representative. MATT. EIGENBERGER
For Treasurer. r..................A. w. BAGER
For Register of Deeds To be filled
For sheriff PRAXEL
For County Attorney. "A. II. MOHLER
For Judge of Probate. ......J. B. ROBINSON
For surveyor. ITO be nlled
For Superintendent of Schools. To be filed
For Commissioner I'd Dist LEO EOALTERMATT
The Democratic party-having the
mule for its emblem a county
convention in Redwood county last
Thursday. It was unlike most Dem
ocratic conventions in one or two
things. There was harmony all over
and the old mule did not have the
least cause for kicking. 1t refused to
fuse with the party of the OK from the
outset, but inasmuch as no such party
made its appearance on that day-the
day also set for it's convention-the
party of the mule had everything its
own way, and q good supply of oats
kept the animal in fine condition.
True, "there we're not SO many" of the
mule, some II by actual count, but
those that we're there "were not so
worse" and the first ward grocer and
alIround party experimenter, Jasper
Stsgner, seemed to have every occasion
to believe that be twas not the only can
inthe alley
The convention was called at II
o'clock. But that is bad time for
Democracy. The animal itself has
regular meal hours for that time, and
no one ever heard of the animal miss
ing meal. Consequently it was
nearly one O'Clock when Chairman
Bager read the official Democratic call
and Morgan delegate arose to make
the important announcement that Nor
gan village had not been given any
recognition, whateyer, in the published
call. This led Chairman Bager to
color up slightly, and to remark that
the "blasted Republican printer" had
probably purposely made the mistake.
He assured the Morgan gentleman,
however, that there was plenty of
room in the court house, and that if
be would remain, as we'll as his col
leagues from Morgan, they would be
given seats in the convention. With
this assurance be asked for the further
pleasure of the convention, upon
which G. D. Thompson arose and
moved that w. E. Baker be the tempo
rary chairman of the convention,
This was seconded and carried, and
about the time that Mr.. Baker got on
the north side of the railing D. E.
Laird was nominated for temporary
secretary. This little motion cut out
the usual speech of acceptance from
the chair and Mr.. Baker seemed vast
ly pleased oyer it. Mr.. Laird was
elected and came to the front wearing
the usual political smile, and COM
menced giving Mr.. Spencer a few
points on the Spencerian system of
penmanship.
AL. Bager moved a committee of
three on credentials, and George Posi-
of Sanborn, c. D. Thompson of Red
wood Falls and Matt. Eigenbergen of
Morgan we're appointed as such COM
mittee. MIR. Bager again got in mo-
ton by moving that all persons pres
ent from towns not having held eau
cuses be given seats in the convention.
This was carried. The committee
got down to business and soon re-
turned with q report recommending
that the following persons be given
seats in the convention, q report that
was afterwards adopted:
Charlestown-Louis Holznagel, j. 81.
Webber and George Posi-.
Homer McAleer and F. E.
Scoates.
Morgan village-Fred Hartwick,
NJ. Figenberger, P. F. Ryder and A.
L. Schlikau
Paxton-Levi Robinson.
Redwood Falls twp.-Clark Shaver
and Henry Charter.
Redwood Falls city-First ward
A. w. Bager. ". E. Baker, c. w.
Tiffany, D. E. Laird Second ward