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Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
~ARcTAnDER.
July 26.

ouAy 0O'
Harvest, harvest, and hired help, is
the farmers subject now a days. 800.
The crop is looking pretty fair in this
part of the country. 80. Miss Julia
Erickson of Douglas county, Minn., is
visiting relatives in Arctander. il. . Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Kambestad went to Duluth
on the excursion Saturday, returning
Monday. .. .Erick Roisum's new barn
was tested last Saturday night by q
crowd of young people, who enjoyed
themselves throughout the late hours.
....Misses Ellen Forsberg, Alma
Nelson and Emma Carlson, the latter
from Willmar, were visiting with Dina
Henjum last Sunday . Misses Aldina
Edberg and Huldah Friberg, who went
to Wahpeton some time ago, returned
home last Wednesday,. That's good.
The W ay it looks Arctander is getting
short of girls. At least that is what
we think. .. The last dance held or
the Rue platform was q wet one, or
account of the rain which came so un.
expectedly, especially to. the boys
who brought their wheels instead o.
their girls. You ought to have seer
them coming home towards morning
all soaking wet, leading their bikes
which at a distance resembled moving
mud piles.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
Willmar, Minn., July Is, 1900,

Willmar, Minn., July Is, 1900.
Editor Willmar Tribune.
DEAR SIR:-I understand that you
wish an expression from your readers
on the subject of direct nominations.
1t seems very clear to me that such a
plan would be very acceptable to the
public, giving as it does a change tor
hearing and discussing the fitness and
availability Of each and every candi-
date Id the Held previous to the con-
vehtions, and thereby more fully rest
ingthe choice and resposib bility' upon
al the voters for the SELECTION and
nomination n 4 OF candidaaa' And this
Plan pFle will a}s0 relieve apd exonerate
aRy member q qaiPs! Of q county or state com.
little of party boss and leaving: it ex.
cl'uysyively q to the voting publFie. To eon.
stittq'te ttq't the a7s "rin7g" 7l iR totS: heartily
approve approve at yo'aAr pA Aan. Yours truly,
PETER J. DALE.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
Summer School AQtAS.

gu ~ SSthH~x1 ~ WxSAS::
Last week Of our training n i school,
sYpt: Van Dyke Of Fergus Falls was
here hFyeer 1aNat 1aNast week apqYd nd favored US all WITH
g most pleasing address On "HoW qaR
We! improye oHnr seehyo0EerQHnds 2"
also "Scdhool pkeaoyatiQpe."' Pes
i Missss 0}C{o!nnnor'e 0{!o9!n ! class In drawing Is
now taking up water-colo0ra:
Mr. George Gaprr1inn Carl gave va 4 pleas
ant gall last Monday morning.
Snpt. #Rk spent Sunday visiting
friends at New London.
Several teachers went home, and a
few enjoyed the pleasing shade Of the
lake-shore.
Miss Ellen Skutle has been elected
to teach in the 7th grade depagtment
Of the Willmar public school this
coming year, Mias Skutle Is one Of the
bPSg{ightsat teachers. >@;.'-s 's..% =
Miss Huntsman is at present giving
Eillnstrated lessons in "How TO teach
Reading. She has emphasized |tAr,
tistts sehool-room :p's,eoyatlsps,' very
M6iss npnton . manner Of teaching
Arithmetic by the newsmethods Is ex-
QAllent. Statement form' lie the
lbaais OF the entire work. II.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

tNDITOR's NOTE: We are glad that our
friends are discussing this plan so critically,
Every possible objection that can be raised
should be brought out and discussed before the
county convention. II there are any vital de-
fects that cannot be remediea the plan should
pc rejected Il minor defects are found they
should be pointed out In order that they may
pc removed and the plan be al near perfect as
possible: are thankful to Senator Grue
foF bringing out points which may be used
against tho plan. The first objection is by all
means the most serious one namely that the
villages would have the advantage over the
country. Our experience under the old system
has been that many country precincts have
had better attended primaries than Wlllmar
although the latter has had five times the num-
beF of party voters within easy reach of the
polls, 1t Ia the interest taken and not the dis
tanoe to the polls that will govern the vote.
II this plan would induce double the usual mum.
Der of voters to attend the primaries, we
should consider it success as far as attend
ance Is concerned.-This plan would compel
candidates or their friends to make their claims
known to the people so that they could vote
tntelligently. Experience with the Australian
Da4Ot mas proven that people are not so easily
side-tracked by large number of names on
the ballot. No voter cares to throw away his
vote. He likes to see it count-in regard 10
the red-tape, the judges and electiasA mschip-
cry are requred>nowt by law, aR& lie ballots
would tend to make the. 9aafeAtpAiaaoe with the
law esestipk 'ihkS at Mefely perrfun ctory.
The re, gfsAfsat draw.back to a convention
is lAk al int crest In the primaries After pri-
Maraes have'be held and delegates selected
the cohvehtion viii take care OF ITSELF If the
convention IS cal led Tor the day following he be
primaries The ihterest; in the. % %1eSa,t% % Would
not be diminished. iii regard 10 Mr.. Prioe's
dosstfon, v would say that the plan is propo sed
So that the greedy would not have an undue
a3IXgaqqtaSs eyer the worthy. One Of the OBJ.
: tects OF the plan is to give all fair chance
AS long the chances for success at the aalis ,l
were sight the pfineipls 4 Of 81 rs 4se@paiqlattou
system, but as The psespeeta Tor success be-
eoHRs Hs RFflsg5Nss ths party, viii be called on to
decide between aspirants, and the nearer tina,
/ the decision comes to the people ip thA, xatic
yin the i. chances Of the worthy 4asp y b. % in
proved pr eti We hcRe thls etsea.siSp YIN oeptn
The 'e e;!o''un%sEXl county ' ''' '
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
Goal Rld& Wanted.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board Of County Commissioners Of
Kandiy0hi County, Np TO s O'CLOCK r:
a., Sept. 8, 1& for a. t4ne Of Soal
(40 TONI eg& ooAl and 10 toPs Of nYt
and 1prics i9r each, deliySred st The
co9rthease 2n OF bef$fe QGt: @ =, ,,1sfSS 1922
az q esssoss e Sssfsf RSh "a 'eS Cys''SS
sss| s's i}$ sssR IS eeAasg Rssf
right to afqeeaPt pr FeHet any or AZ
bldg. -. -1.5s.
dated at Wtllmar, M4iinp:, MI this Ath
day of July 1899.
/" By praef OF lie Hoard Of 6ounty
Commfssi oners, Kandiyoht County,
Minnesota,
s-.n..~. County Auditor.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
GRpR, Minn., July q. 1900

GRpA, M1nn., July ". 1900.
Editor TRlRUNE'-
have read and considered the pro-
position contained in your favor of
the 81 inst, and helieye in theory it a
very good thing, but believe in prac-
tical operation it will have some draw
hacks. In the 6rst place caucuses in
the country, when they have quite
distance to 60, are not so we'll attended
a. In the cities and villages, and the
candidates that would get a good vote
in the country will not secure the num-
her of votes at the caucuses that they
wood At the polls.
Then there is always the geographic
cal and national question to consider
and believe that delegates at a coun-
ty convention can hetter and more
harmoniopsly decide than if each vot-
ing PRECINCT aots independently. And
it often happens that candidates are
not personally known to all the voters
in the county, so it will be difficult for
each voting preoinot to vote intelli=
gently.
And not the least objection is that
there 10 too much red tape, as it will
virtually he an ELECTION by one party
with it's judges, ballots, etc. And
although It may be possible in county
! am not able to see how it can be
made to work in State and Nation.
And / believe that the present system,
where delegates are elected from the
district it county, congressional
district, state or national-to nominate
candidates is the most feasible.
And another reason may be urged
against the plan and that is that there
would be very little to do at the con-
vention, except clerical work. and
only few will attend, and in the hands
of those, If the votes cast should not
decide who are nominated, more boss
ism or one man idea may be developed
than under the present system.
Am glad that you invited discussion
on this subject, that it may be looked
into from all sides, 80 that if the plan
shall be adopted we nay fYl'y' Under
stsrd II. go Z" W
- =" Most Respectfully Yours.
-: ''' '' '8;N: GkyE 5:f ::
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
WA!l!1EFMtR.
July 80.

Harvest IA >aoR &uished. Carl
t?aeg1 1elsop Of kandiyohi wheeled out
To- F. A. Eriekaon'a last Sunday. :.
Miss Hilda swenson accompanied by
q triend Visited At her home the other
daY>,*.- :Misa Annie Carlson was
dressmakin9 at O Lindquist's last
week.: Mr.. Nelson of Minneapolis
wheeled up to Otto Lindquist's. "A
team came near indulging in a 1~n-
away last week, being frightened by
the sight of some paraaals> ,,,.. .Nels
Anderson was out an his usual sport
Sunday evening. ,... .olof Bepetson
,ealea At H. Anderson'a Sunday even,
,na' "a number Fl of friepds we've On.
tereai'ned Ct r. f. AAnqerson'e 4 last Sun
oay. -: .~.,x4s Z n s5s&:@s:: s5s:@: BILL.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

LAKE LILLIAN, MINI. July n, 1900.
Editor TRlRUNE:-
The direct nomination plan seems a
good one. It put into practice it will
enable the people to control the con-
vention, thus insuring the nomination
of men who are the choice of the peo.
pie, not the favorites of the few; pro-
vided, OF course, that the voters at
tending the primaries keep sufficiently
posted on political matters to make
an intelligent choice.
Very truly yours,
CHR. RosENME1ER.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
BURBANK, July %, 1900,

BURBANK. July %, 1900,
Ep4TOR TRIBUNE;
To bring the nominations of candi.
dates nearer to the voters ia desirable.
But does not the plan as outlined by
you give the greedy aspirants an un-
due advantage over those more worthy
and generally better fitted for office.
If a man is worthy he has, say tan
friends who know it, and who would
''make application to the chairman 20
days before the time set" etc., pro.
vided the plan were adopted?
1t has been q principle of populism
that the "office should seek the man,
not the man the Office" I believe it
to be good principle to follow.
D. ]. PR1QH.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
TIE PLAN FOR DIRECT NOMINATIONS
= = = = = = Il

At the next peoples county conven"
ton to be held Aug. 80, plan will be
presented providing for change In
the method Of nominating the county
ticket. 1t is proposed that the rank
and file of the party shall have direct
voice in the selection of candidates
These points are urged in favor of the
plan:
l. That it would be an application
of fundamental principle (direct leg
islation) of the party to the method
of making nominations.
2. That In the event of the success
OF the party at the polls, direct nomi-
nations would prevent bosses. rings
or combinations from securing con-
troll of the organization, as all the
chosen leaders would be directly re-
sponsible to the people every two
years.
g.. That 1t would make it possible
for every individual voterin the coun-
ty to express his preference directly In
the convention for some candidate for
each place on the ticket, while under
the old plan he is unable to do so un-
less elected delegate.
4. That it would interest the rank
and file of the party in the selection oil
candidates and be an inducement for
them to attend the primaries.
s. That it would force public discus
sion Of the merits of each candidate
previous to the primaries.
6. As it would tend to purify local
politics, the best men could partici-
pate in the contests with Jess danger
TO themselves.
The following is an outline of the
plan a. proposed:
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
LAKE L44tt4AN, July 80, 1900.

TA3kfa Nf47fH44z&"i guy B"3 f0V0'
Epp44FQR TR4RUNE:
I have been requested to give my
opinion in regard to the nomination
of candidates by direct vote. The out
line Of the plan is known to most of
the TRIBUNE readers, I suppose, 80
will not 60 into details of sa1d plan,
but will say that the plan Ia very
good and seems to be universally
favored by voters in this part of the
county.
Yours truly,
A. III. WICK.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
WAaftea In vt3oon2fn.

TAos. r: johnson, one OF the popu.
1 lar brakemen on the Watert0wu line,
left Tuesday for Praivie du Chen,
Wis, where he will be united in mar.
riage next Tuesday to Miss Mamie G.
CHardman. VI that place. Y .Tommie .
|has a large number Of friends In Ben
|son who will wish him and his bride q
h:ppy =: patrimoaisl y, xoZsgs 9Th ,thrScngh S"6
Rhere.- Swift County Monitor, 9th
inst. :. #.~=-S. =.= u
The groom was : former resident Of
whitman and has large circle o1
friends here who will also extend con,
Rratulations. ~
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

The CoNvENr1oN:-After the county
convention has been permanently orga-
nized and resolutions have been ado D.
ted, the convention shall proceed to
elect a canvassing board to open
and count the returns Eand announce
the result and the candidate having
the largest number of votes for each
Office shall be declareds the nominee OF
the Peoples party for such Office. In
case Of tie vote the convention shall
proceed to nominate one from the two
having the equal number of votes.
In case nominee refuses to accept the
nomination, the vacancy may be filled
by the convention before it adjourns
or later by the county committee.
All successful candidates regardless
of how nominated, whether among
those who filed their names for to be
printed upon the ballots or whether
nominated by the writing or sticking
of their names upon the ballots, shall
pay the filing fee of 3 dollars to the
committee before their certificates Of
nomination be issued to them.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

clerk of election shall close the polls
and proceed to canvass the votes and
tabulate the result thereof upon blanks
supplied for the purpose by the
county committee. The returns, In.
cluding the ballots cast, shall be sc.
curely sealed in large envelope in
the presence of the judges aud clerk OF
election and by one of their number in
person be delivered to the Peoples
County Convention after said conven-
tion has been duly organized and
officers appointed to canvass the re-
turns. The voters attending the prim-
aries shall also elect delegates to the
county convention by ballot in accord
ance to the call made. by the county
committee. Z,
A true copy of the returns shall be
left with the precinct committee.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
KERknovEN AND VICINITY.

coAy w.
Mrs. Briggle who has spent acouple
of weeks with hor sister, Mrs. Kief,
returned to her home in Lincoln, ILL.,,
Monday. ..... Misses Young, Brandt,
and Satterlee of Murdock attended the
meeting of the Young Ladies Guild 1T
Lulu Odney's last Saturday >>,Gust
W. Holmgren's barn was practically
destroyed by fire last Friday. The
fire had evidently been set by boys
who had been smoking in the barn.
The fire company soon had the fire
under control but too late to save
much. ......O. Backlund and family,
who have spent three weeks at Green
Lake, returned Monday. The school
board of Independent Dist. No, 3 met
Friday evening aud organized. I. B.
Prather was reelected president, A.
T, Archer reelected clerk, and Ole
Thonvold elected treasurer The
farmers who have telephones in thei.
homes begin to realize how useful il
is, especially in the busy season. L
has saved them many trips to towl
already .... Miss Rose Mahlow lef
on Monday for Minneapolis, wher'
she will attend a teachers institpte>
| ALBERT Rhom, who lived With hi
brother six miles north Of here, ant
who has been iq, ppQe health for man.
years, ended hta ife last Sunday b!
talking q dose Of Paris. green. :. Mis-
LNNey Lewis is attending the teachers
kinstitute at MOntevideo. TOMMY.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
PLAN FOR NOMINATION OF COUNTY
TICKET BY DIRECT VOTE.

*F01&173 1T 111sa70F vOFI'
CAND1pATEs.-Any man may become
q candidate and have his name printed
upon the ballot who is eligible under
the law and who makes application to
the chairman of the county committee
at least 20 days before the time set tor
the primary election, who signs a
pledge declaring himself in sympathy
with the party as set forth in the ma
tional platform last adopted preceding
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
NEW LoNpoN, July q, 1900:

NEW NEW tfoNNRBoN, T! NB 3uly y! q 1@8S! 1@8S!
Editor TR1RFpQNFF;:-4haye FQ studied the g
outline plan 70 nominate non! candidates
by DIRECT vote Of the people, end think 4 ;
it is an improeyye improyyemeent' e Bnt n* would not \
the plan rather favor the II ca'n1df|ildlatkee a'1f| k
from the larger ELECTION Precedtneetts? q ets??
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
Notice, Of. Teachers', Examinations.

! Notice Of Toachers', Exan.la.sions.
| Notice is hereby given that the
regular state exspinatio for teachers
certifcates of all. GRADES will be. held
at the high school building in the
lvi1laoe Of Willmar Auous4 Nh 7th
\ and 9Th, i 800, as per. nsogram given
|below.
pRoaaAn-r1Rsp. DAY.
A. N.-8&:oG tN a:9Q. Ftlling out and coaleoting
s:sS 70 $50. Spelling.
~" % Pecfeasiona g;: Jonafx ssf ssspes'A'enaents
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

We invite discussion and opinions
and will publish all legible and worth v
contributions upon the subject in the
TRIBUNE if not too lengthy.
EDITOR TRIBUNE,
Willmar, MINI.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

the primary election and stating that
he enters the contest in good faith, and
upon the payment of three dollars to
go into the treasury of the county
committee to assist in paying for the
printing and distribution of the tickets.
Provision might also be made to
place names on the ballot by petition.
NOTICE OF PR1MARIES.-The chair
man of the county committee shall
cause to be published in the newspapers
of the county, at least two weeks be.
fore the date set for such election, a
notice of such election, containing q
list of all candidates who have filed
their applications and the Offices to
which they aspire.
THE BALLOT.-The ballot shall be
printed similarly to the regular
Australian ballot used at general elec-
tions under the direction of the county
committee and sample ballots shall be
distributed generally throughout the
county Immediately after the first no
tice of the election has been published.
How TO CONDUCT PRIMARIES. The
primary election shall be conducted to
comply with the state law in every
particular. In addition thereto these
regulations are prescribed. The pre-
oinot committee shall provide a ballot
box and see that the election of the
proper judges and clerk takes place
and see that they are provided with
the official ballots and blanks furnished
by the county committee.
Each voter as he appears to vote
will receive blank ballot, signed on
the back thereof by the judges, and at
ter marking shall fold the same In a
manner to show the signatures of the
judges and return the same to be
placed in the ballot-hox, his name to
be registered by the clerk. Ladies
may vote for a candidate for superin-
tendent of schools, but their ballots
must be placed in separate box.
When one hour has elapsed
after the polls were opened
and all legal voters present who desire
to do so have voted, the judges and
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

should like to see the plan discussed
in the TRIBUNE.
Yours very truly, for reform,
NNLS B, JOHNSON.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

For : large delicious dish Of ioe
ore.m g to TIE FtFmers i g Ftp
Ion Benlon AYs; 8 =,' ll2-14t l-114t
New-York tribune., 1900-03-01
WILL GAIL Up R4MAPO BILLS.
URES OUT OF THE HANDS OF
THE COMMITTEE

Albany, Feb. 2s (Specal).-Assemblyman Demarest
OF Rockland County, gave notice to-day that he
would ask Friday that the Assembly Commit
tee Cities be discharged from the consideration
Of his three Ramapo Water Company bills. Since
this committee had taken action cn these meas
ures. Mr.. Demarest feared that they had been SEN
fenced TO life imprisonment and accordingly he has
taken this means of bringing about their release
and Of calling them the consideration Of the As
sembly.
Although Mr. DeInarest has already served three
years Assemblyrnau. It would seem that he
has not yet learned that Friday. OF all days
most inappropriate time for such action. On Fri
days as a usual thing, there few members OF
the Assembly present. and sometimes hardly a
quorum. Many have gone home and those who re-
main generally rush bills through with the greatest
dispatch in order to get away themselves I'm
portant measures customarily laid over until
the next week. 1t is doubtful. therefore, whether
this stir up the stagnant Ramapo waters
will raise ripple
OF these bills the first Is TO repeal the charter of
the Ramapo company; the second repeals Chap
ter SIP Of the Laws OF 1888, which authorized the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of Neu-York
City investigate the supply of Rockland
and Orange counties and the contract for any
available supply Of water and the third repeals
Chapter Z9 of the Laws OF 1884 which empowered
these Commissioners to contract for special
water supply for fire and municipal purposes with
any private corporation
New-York tribune., 1900-03-01

A BILL FOR HIS ADMISSION TO THE BAR
RUSHED THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY.

Albany. Feb % (SpecaD.-The bill admitting
Speaker Nixon tombstone dealer TO active practise
at the bar slipped through the Assembly to-
day in such manner that the public will infer
that the Speakers friends did not care TO have
the merits of the measure debated 1t is doubtful
If many Assemblymen knew of the nature of the
bill. but four Assemblymen were not caught asleep.
and they voted against the They were
Assemblynen Weeks. Davis and Stewart, of New
York. and Mr.. Cooley, of Westchester County.
Mr.. Kelsey, Of Livingston had taken the chair IN
the place of Mr.. Nixon. that the latter might be
spared any infringement upon modesty by having
10 announce his victory with the words The
bill is duly passed" Perhaps from modesty. too.
the title OF the bill not printed on the calendar
of the day.
No except the initiated few knew anything
about the presence OF the bill until Mr.. Fish. of
Madison County. called 1t up from some Legislative
crypt, and asked that be considered that time.
This sudden precipitation of the bill the As
sembly at the close Of the session. and the
calendar had been long one. the members were
scurryins around on various missions preparatory
to leaving the Assembly Chamber for dinner.
Mr.. Fish. who called the bill up to-day So
cured its final passage, is both the framer of the
bill and the chairman of the Committee on Judici-
ary, TO which the bill had originally been referred
When introduced the bill was advanced to second
reading by unanimous consent that when It
was reported back from the committee 1t on
the order of final passage The bill was introduced
on February g. 1t will be seen. therefore, how
much quicker some measures be passed than
others, as, for instance. the Ramapo Water Com
pany bills The bill is follows:
The Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court of
the Third Department of the State of New-York Ia
hereby directed TO admit the Hon Samuel Fred
erick Nixon. of Westfeld, ChatauQua County. to
the courts of this State upon his proving to the
satisfaction of such Appellate Division that he is
a graduate OF Hamilton College. Clinton, X. Y;
that ne attended courses OF law lectures while a
student OF said college; that he has been during
pine years a member of the Legislature of this
State, and upon his subscribing and filing usual
oath of office taken by attorneys and counsellors-
at-law upon being admitted to practise.
Those who opposed this bill say that such an
open door policy Is not just to those who have
won admission TO the bar through long and di!gent
preparation In the study OF law. Such act. they
say, established unfortunate precedent, mas
much as every Speaker hereafter VIII expect such
honor.
The City Club and the Bar Association OF New
York city are both outspoken IN their denounce-
ment OF the measure In defence of his bill Mr.
Fish says that he talked with several members
OF the Board Of Examiners Of applicants to the
bar and learns that they do not offer any oppo-
sition.