Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-09
THE. SENATORsHIP.

the Republican voters Of Morrison
county meet IN the various precincts
to electdelegates to attend coun.
ty convention on the following
day. This county convention
will determine the choice Of Nor.
rison county Republicans for
state senator. The legislative dis
trict now consists of but two
counties, Morrison and Crow
Wing, and it is allowed one sen.
ator and' two representatives.
There will be 10 delegates in the
Republican district convention
10 from Morrison and 8 from
Crow Wing, so Morrison county
will control the convention. It
is conceded that Morrison county
will take the senatorial nomina.
ton and Crow Wing will be given
the two represe natives. It is un.
derstood that the Republicans of
Grow Wing county have agreed
to present the names of Hon. A.
f. Ferris and Hon. W. A. Flem-
ing for Representatives. They
have both served in the legislature,
and are able and trustworthy
men, and will be strong candi-
dates.
For the senatorship there are
two candidates in Morrison coun-
| ty. Ex-senator Buchanan and
Senator w. M. Fuller are both as
pirants for the nomination.
Buchanan has had the office for
two terms of four years each
from 1882 to 1890. He had be.
fore served one term as represen.
tative. During his term as sena.
tor he removed from Little Falls
to Sank Rapids, and near the
close Of his term moved to St.
Paul. For years he had the 10y
al backing of the Republicans Of
the county, and has called upon
his supporters for political aid many
times. Besides the nominations
and elections to the legislature and
senate, he has asplred to many
other Offices. While senator he
was candidate for the Repu bic
an T. nomination for lieutenant
governor, and had the support of
Morrison county. In 1888 he
was candidate for the congress
sional nomination, and again had
the backing Of the county. Dur
ing president Harrlson's term he
was after the appointment of
United States surveyor general,
and in Gov. Clough's first term he
sought place on the state rail.
road commission. He returned to
Little Falls in 1892 and at:the next
campaign was again after the
Republican nomination for state
senator. The outlook was such
that he abandoned the field. Last
year he was after the position of
collector of customs and this year
he is again after the senatorshlp.
Time and again the Republicans
of Morrison county havesupported
him in hopeless efforts to obtain
political advancement, and each
of his failures have been followed
by some new demand for party
support. Most any other man
but Buchanan would concede that
at some time in the history of the
county some other Republican
would deserve recognition. He
has had two terms of the senate,
yet his passion for Office Is such
that he cannot concede a former
supporter the usual courtesy of a
second term. It has been useless
to urge any other Morrison county
Republican for a national or state
appointment, because Buchanan
was always up for something. H.
has been unable to get anything
for himself, but has continually
monopolized any claims Of recog.
milton that the party might have.
Nerve is great thing III
politics, and Buckman's dis
play of it has been magnifi--
cent in his repeated aspi.
rations to Office and his demands
e.. 1ono1 on~~ovk Ho hoo hoo,