The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-21
Representative in the Legislature in
Sympathy With Farming In
tereStS is Wanted.
Primary Election Law GOred and Mr..
Stewart Returns to old Con-
venti0n System.
Possible that Candidates for Other
County Offices will be Given
Consideration.

The meetino of taxpayers of Red
wood county at Wabasso on Tuesday
Of next week is not to be in the
light of harmony dinner" Col.
Andrew Stewart, the Redwood Falls
township leader, who has passed
through various stages of political
evolution, and who is just now
located in a harbor of the ranks
of the Republican party, and who
has charge of the proposed gather
ing, has no such intentions with
regard to the meeting. Col. An
drew simply "spoils for a fight, ;"
and he is willing to wage war upon
most any fellow just for the purpose
of indulging in the fight. There are
some who are mean enough to say
that after he has done the ''sic EN-"
act to the extent Of bringing about
the desired collision he has a great
faculty for calling for "help" and
point to the meeting of the insur-
ance company stockholders at Wa
basso several weeks ago as evidence
of their statement.
There is no doubt but what 1--WE,
the undersigned taxpayers of Red
wood county" are largely doubtful
problem in the political game that
is proposed to be called at the White
Rabbit town Tuesday. The list was
secured through the Vaccinations of
Mr.. Stewart. The latter had them
circulated in various towns of the
county. 1t is reported that when
the circulation commenced it was
announced that unless a total of 200
signatures was secured the great
assemblage would be called off. The
different lists were sent in during
the latter part of last week. They
were transferred to the typewriter
machine on single list, arrayed in
four columns of "a names each, with
three name additional in the first
column, making a total of SO names.
This is 101 names less than the
number claimed for the call, but it
is probably enough for Mr.. Stewart
to do business on. 1t is said that
a mass convention can be called to
assemble by one man, and a recent
meeting at Wabasso, in which the
Hon. Michael Maher was a conspic-
uous figure, is pointed to as an illus
tration. There will be more than
one present at Wabasso next Tues
day, however.
In these days of Tom LAWSON
favor with the public there need be
no political secrets. The spade can
be called spade the diamond the
diamond. And the proposed mass
convention can be called nothing
else than a good-sized whack at Mr..
j. M. Thompson of Belview, who
has announced himself as candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for representative. With the whack
there can also be detected long
cherished ambition of Mr.. Stewart
that he would like to honor Red
wood county by being. it's repre-
sentative in the marbleI halls of the
new five million dollar pile of marble
down at ST. Paul. Mr.. Thompson
has done naught to call for the
dagger. He was born on a farm
and of poor parents, worked him.
self through to his present standing,
and has shown an energy and an 81
will" possessed by few men in all
this broad land. He had no political
ambition until few weeks ago, and
then it was pounded into him. That