The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-03-07
CONVENTION AFTERMATH.
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Details Of Some Of the Late Doings Of
the Wabasso Mass Convention.

the Wabasso Mass Convention.
The GAzETTE's exclusive phone
report of the Wabasso convention
last Tuesday covered all, the salient
features of that meeting, and the
service rendered by the operators
of the rural line at Wabasso and at
the Minnesota Central office in this
city was the quickest and best yet
given newspaper.
After a collection was taken to
defray sundry expenses of the call
and holding the convention N. w.
Cobleigh moved ballot for a man
who shall announce himself as a can
didate before the primaries. It was
here that Mr.. Larson moved as a
substitute the adoption of the plat
form of principles published in a
condensed form last week, with the
exception that no reference was
made to Senator Nelson. Mr.. Lar
son made strong and effective
speech in support of the resolutions,
and after they were made a part
of the Cobleigh motion, they were
unanimously adopted. Mr.. Bendixen
was then nominated as the man who
should file before the primaries for
the Republican nomination.
Mr. Bendixen being called out
stated that if elected he would do
all in his power to represent the
| people: eff you don't think | will
do this nominate some one else. |
will go back home and be welcomed
there. am heartily in favor of the
declarations read by Mr.. Larson.
This being an agricultural commun-
1 ity | believe the interests of the
farmer are paramount to all others.
The secretary of the convention
cast the ballot for Mr.. Bendixen
and then Mr.. Stewart introduced
the nominee as the next representa-
tive from Redwood county. Mr..
Stewart congratulated the people
upon the nominee, and then re-
minded those present that they had
not entered upon holiday excur-
sion, but that it was up to them to
see that Mr.. Bendixen was triumph
antly nominated and elected. After
Mr.. Bendixen thanked the conven-
ton for their choice Mr.. Stewart
proposed a fighting committee Of
three in each township, and the
chair and Mr.. Bendixen Were in
structed to select such a committee.
It was here that Geo. Whittet in
quired as to what party Mr. Ben
diXen was to stand for, and Mr..
Cobleigh said "of the Republican
party, of course and Mr.. Bendixen
remarked: Il thought it was under +
stood that was what | would stand .
for. My Republicanism is not to be .
questioned
Mr.. Stewart remarked that we
were going to combat Republican
politicians, and while the candidate
was to file as Republican all people
should lend their aid to the cause
of nominating and electing the can
didate." A committee to draft
petition asking Mr.. Bendixen to be-
come the candidate was then ap-
pointed, consisting of N. w. Cob
leigh, Jas. A. Larson and F. E.
Davidson, Mr. Larson refusing to
serve.
1t was here that Mr.. Little of
Sheridan stated that THE GAZETTE
had questioned the right of those
assembled to hold such convention
and he called upon the editor to
explain why he had done so. The
editor of The GAZETTE denied that
this paper had questioned their
right, or any other crowd the right
to hold such meeting. He insisted
that he had been imbued with Re-
publican principles from early child
hood and had fought and bled for
the party-that he had gone down
with the flag and rose with the
flag of that party, and as Repub-
lican of that character he did not (
believe that it was right for mass
convention of people of all parties
to assemble and say that here is
the candidate the Republican party
must have as it's standard bearer. or
the Democratic party, or the Popu-
list party shall take IN - Mr.