The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-01-23

similar distinction awarded him by
reason of his measure two wears
ago making the railroad and ware
house commissioner elective.
4 number of primary election ro-
cations have been introduced, Rep
resentative Roberts Of Hennepin
lscounty having the most exhaustive.
| it being almost entirely a repro
duction of the Wallace-Dwinnell
primary election law passed for
Hennepin county alone two years
ago. Mr.. Roberts seeks to make
this general for State, county and
city candidates. It provides for
the primary election to be held in
plenty of time to get the returns
to make up tie official State, county
and city ballots, and as the readers
of The GAZETTE are probably we'll
aware, it will, if enacted into a law.
do away with conventions entirely,
the candidates receiving the high
est number of votes in the primary
elections to be the candidates placed
on the official election ballots. The
sentiment is divided on the propo-
sitlon, many of the leadingmember
of both senate and house believing
it wise to move slowly in the mat
ter. AS a result, the law may be
made applicable to State candidates,
and to the larger counties Of the
State, with the view of determining
its workings more fully, but it is
Extremely doubtful whether it will
apply to the smaller counties and
cities: and the old time conventions
are likely to be held in them in
1902.
Represent tive Larson, who was
one Of the large number of Second
district members who came out for
r. G. Evans for United States Sena-
tor early in the Senatorial fight, has
received several petitions from
creamery men in Redwood county
asking him to support Representa-
tive Tawney for that place, undoubt-
Eedly owing to Mr.. TaWney's work
for the oleomargarine bill in Con
gress. While Mr.. Larson enter
talns very high opinion for Mr..
| Tawney, the fact that he announced
his choice as representing the wish
es of a vast majority Of the people
of Redwood county before Mr.. Taw-
ney's candidacy was announced,
will probably keep him in the Evans
column until that gentleman either
wins or is defeated. A stand once
taken and abided by is always a
cause for generalization on thelpart
OF the people who love sincerit5tand
truth. And here. it is we'll to5state
that both Mr.. Evans and Mr.. Taw-
ney were the first to show their
good Republicanism by declaring
that the fight should be settled in
Republican caucus. Mr.. Evans has
all along insisted on a caucus, and
his noble stand won for him many
votes.
The Third district was got to-
gether last Tuesday afternoon with
the hopes Of lining the members up
for Tams Bixby for United States
Senator. Tams is a good fellow,
has few equals as manager, but
the district did not seem to take
kindly to- his candidacy. AS a re
suit after the meeting was over, it
was announced that nothing was
doEe. Mr.. Evans had most of the I
Third district members on his list
Of supporters when this article was
written, with Gov. Clapp in second
place.
Col. Thos. Lowry's candidacy
was an enigma. No one seemed to
know just what his strength was,
or where it was located The Hen
nepin delegation seemed to line up
more solidly than ever for Col.
Evans when Col. Lowrvs candi-
dacy was announced. in fact, Sena
tor Fred. Snyder, who was not an
Evans supporter before that time,
came out strongly for Col. Evans,
saying that he believed it to- be for
the best interests Of the State that I
Col. Evans be elected. Col. Lowry