The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-07-11

attention in the political world, is
the primary election at which the
candidates for electing to the
various offices will be elected. The
candidates for the Office of State
Senate and Representative are now
foremost in the minds Of the people
of this and Murray county's. Murray
comfy at their recent convention
adopted the fowllowing resolution;
followed by some drawn by the
Adrian Guardian.
Whereas the county of Murray
was organized more than thirty
years ago; and
Whereas, the counties of Mobiles
and Murray have been in the same
senatorial district since their organ
ization: and
Whereas the county of Mobiles has
been honored three times by the
election of state senator from that
county etc., etc., and
Whereas the county of Murray has
never had the honor to have the
state senator elected from within it's
border, but IS now justly and right
fully entitled to the same.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
we the( Grass, Republicans of Murray
county and state of Minnesota, in
convention assembled hereby en-
dorse the candidacy of Hon. H. G.
Grass, of said Murray county, for
state senator, and pledge him, ETC.,
etc.
From the Guardian:
The above Committing the
bracketed word) is the resolution
passed by Mr.. Grass convention at
Slayton. It is skillfully worded
and more remarkable for it's CON-
missions than for the fact it sets
forth. The Guardian fancies that
a resolution could have been con-
structed containing more facts and
logic to the square inch. The
following substitute is respe ctfull y
submitted to the fairminded repub-
licans of Murray and Mobiles
counties:
Whereas, the present Mobiles
Murray legislati We district was form
ed four years ago: and
Whereas, during those four years
Mobiles county has had the senator
and Murray county the representa-
tive; and
Whereas, the population Of Mobiles
being Is per cent. greater than t hat
of Murray, we consider said division
of Offices to be just and equitable;
and
Where's, our present distinguished
senator, Hon. D. Shell, having
served but one term and being in
accordance with common usage en-
titled to complementary term,
Now, therefore, be it resolved,
that the present equitabl arrange
ment be continued and that we en-
.dorse for senator the Hon. D. Shell, of
Mobiles and for representative, Hon.
S. o. Morse, Of Murray.
The above we firmly believe will
be endorsed and adopted by the
voters Sept. 18th. In reference to
the Murray county resolutions, it
has just dawned up them after being
organized thirty years that they
should be represented by Senator
who resides in their own county, this
is their only claim, they have no
complaint against Mr.. Shell or other
reason why he should not have a
second term from the district he has
represented but one term. The
second term is invariably conceded
an official unless there is some good
reason for turning him down and to
deprive Mr.. Shell of second term
you'd be equal to casting the re-
Election that he was an undesirable
candidate, and no explanation given
why. As the Guardian says the
population is 25 per cent greater.
In 1898, Murray county gave a
democratic senator, within fifty
votes, of what it did Shell, while
Mobiles county stood loyalty by the