The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-07-04
SOME CANDIDATES.
Rumbllngs Over the Men Before
the Lamberton Convention.

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vention to be held at Lamberton,
on Sept. 18th. These rumblings
were the outgrowth of dissatisfied
sentiment, and whether they will
crystalline into action, is question.
It was again limited that James
L. Byram of Paxton would be can
didate for representative against
the present efficient incumbent,
James A. Larson of Jacksonville.
Mr.. Byram, of course, has no par
ticular desire to 60 'bump'' any
oftener than necessary, and before
he announces himself in the field he
will take careful survey of the
situation. For auditor ard treas
urer it is not believed that either
Isaac n Tompkins or w. P. Ten
ney will have opposition. Both
gentlemen are one termers, and are
entitled TO a denomination and re-
election, and would undoubtedly
win out on that issue in case the
''wahm' Republicans should put up
candidates against them.
For county attorney there is to
be lively contest. Frank Clague,
the present incumbent, VINO has
held the Office for three terms, or
six years, is after fourth term,
and is working like a Trojan for the
nomination. The story that Mr.. C.
had the farming out of certain Nc
Cleary appointments in this county
to strengthen his candidacy, is
denied by his friends. Charles T.
Howard and A. C. Dolliff Of this
city and Albert Hauser of Morgan
are up against Mr. Clague and pro-
pose to make the fight as warmly as
possible for their Individual inter-
ests.
For sheriff there are candidates
in every corner of the county. E.
A. Pease, the present incumbent,
wants another term and proposes to
put up stiff fight for denomination.
Here in the city he will have R. S.
Pickett, an old settler of the county,
and Gus. Engemann, at one time
Mr. Pease's deputy, pitted against
him, and the primaries are expect
ed to be livened up as result OF
the contest. Out in the country
Alvin Small, buttermaker at the
Three Lakes creamery, is probably
the strongest of the candidates men
toned in those precincts. Will
Knightsof North Hero is counting
on considerable of strength, and B.
G. Schueller of Morgan, and VIM.
Weeks of Walnut Grove will all be
lined up on the political stage for
this particular job.
For register of deeds there are
three candidates at the present
time, N. w. Cobleigh, the present
incumbent, Eric Wilson, commits
sioner from the first district, and
Alfred J. Gerhard of Lamberton,
biographies of whom appear in
another column of The GAZETTE.
It is believed that there will be
no opposition to Fred. L. Warner,
the present efficient clerk of court,
who is now serving his first term
and who has the records of that
office in the verv best of shape.
There has been some talk of Anton
F. Steffen of CharIestown coming
out IN opposition to Mr.. Warner.
but Mr.. Steffen will undoubtedly
realize that it would be difficult
proposition to defeat Mr. Warner
under present conditions. Mr..
Steffen is young man, has lost one
arm, and is a pleasant gentleman to
meet.
For superintendent of schools
there will be two candidates, S. J.
Race and n. P. Lang of Walnut
Grove. For Judge of probate Geo.
L. Evans stands as the only candi-
date at the present time, but there
will probably be others before the
convention meets in Lamberton.
For surveyor and coroner D. L.
Bigham and A. B. Halves will prob
ably be renominated. The latter
gentleman is serving mis- first term.
The most interesting of all the
contests seem to hover around the
commissioners, and particularly is
this SO in the third commissioner
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