The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-29

pride to the record Of bur senior senator,
1.-The Hon. Cushman K. Davis, In the
Senate Of the United States.
We hereby demand Of the coming
legislature such wise and judicious legis-
lation as will compel corporations, such
as sleeping cars, telegraph, express and
other concerns, to pay their just share
of the taxes now imposed upon the
people.
We hereby recommend such reforms
in our primary election law that will
permit Of enrolment of party voters be-
fore the primary election, and that will
bring about the direct vote on candi-
dates for nomination, similar to our
present general election law, and that
will require all delegates in county con-
ventions, as well as State, to vote viva
vOce.
At this point q motion was made to
proceed with the nomination for Sem
ator, and it was carried, upon which
Mr.. Paul jacobson of Brown county,
in q clever speech, nominated Mr..
Somerville. The gentleman spoke of
Mr.. SomerviIle's ability, of his strict
integrity, and as being person who
would honorably perform any trust
confided to him. w. Fl. Lance Sec
onded the nomination, and on motion
of D. L. Bigham, Secretary Olson was
instructed to cast the vote of the con-
vention for Mr.. Somerville.
Mr.. Somerville was called on for
speech, and applause greeted him as
he came forward. He said that he
would not be true to himself if he did
not express his thanks to the conven-
ton for the unanimous confidence re-
posed in him-by the Republicans of
Brown and Redwood counties, but his
thanks were more especially due to
Redwood county Republicans, who
had control of the Senatorial commit
tee, and made such apportionment
that Brown county might have equal
representation in the convention, and
he there expressed his thanks to Red
wood county Republicans for the kind
ly act.
The speaker said that if he was
elected, he could come back from St..
Paul, after the Legislative session, and
look his constituents in the face with
the same rectitude he could on that
day, after which he passed off to larg-
or issues by saying that every man
could feel proud of being q Republi-
can now. He said that when pros
perity dawned it was under Republi-
can rule, and that it seemed as though
we we're in league with Providence,
and that the latter was smiling on
our party. He spoke of the war as
being proud Republican act, owing
to its successful and short conclusion
and said that the brave acts of Admir-
al Dewey in Manila and of our Ad-
mirals at Santiago would forever
shine. The war had shown that patri-
otism was not entirely dead, and that
classes had responded to the call, the
rich, the poor, and the middle class,
which is always the safest class of
government. It would have been ma
tional disgrace for us, Mr.. Somerville
said, to have remained passive, and
not have responded to the cries of
help from our neighbors.
Every American citizen, he said,
undoubtedly felt safer, that the war
was being conducted by President
Mckinley rather than any other person,
on account of the Presidents soldier
and craftsmanship abilities, and GER
tainly more so than by the Boy Ora
tor of the Platte, who, during the
campaign, advocated a standard
which every nation of the earth has
repudiated. Mr.. Somerville then re-
marked that during Cleveland's adj
ministration government bonds went
begging, while to-day they are called
for from all quarters. He scored
Maj. Bowler, the opposition candidate
for lieutenant governor, for saying
that in darkness was the hope of the
Populists and allies, but he was sure
that darkness would not come. He
contended that people we're tasty be-
coming convinced that it was the in
trinsic quality of money, and not the
pictures on it.
Mr.. Somerville's speech was fire.