The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-08-10

! The Slayton Gazette recently had
the following to say about the SEN
atorial situation: J.
Senator Shell was up from
Worthingon last Monday interview
ing his friends. Mr. Shell filed for
the state senatorship a few months
ago. AS matters have stood this
year Murray county will support
Mr.. Shell almost solidly. Because
of his acquaintance given through
his office as state senator. Mr.. Shell
was enabled to lend valuable aid to
our candidate for state treasurer
and he gave that aid. Slayton is
thus under obligation to support
Mr.. Shell. In politics as in other
business affairs man should stand
by his friends and Mr.. Shell has
been Slayton's friend. We conse~
quently propose to stand by him.
Besides Mr.. Shell has made a good
official. Further than this when
Mr.. Shell Lays down the duties of
that Office it should come to Murray
county"
The inference Ito be drawn from
the above is that under the deal
known to exist between a small
coterie of Slayton politicians and
our senator the voters of Slayton
and vicinity are to be delivered,
like a carload of cattle, regardless
Of their interests and wishes. We
don't believe the Republicans of
Murray county can be made mer-
chandise OF to. pay the debts of de-
signing politicians.
The Brewster Tribune runs JIM
my Ruane's article through it's
threshing machine with the follow
ing result:
1.-THE slayton Gazette says that
Murray County will oppose the can
didacy of s. B. Bedford for the state
senate because he would be likely
to hold the Office several terms, and
the senatorship belongs to Murray
County. The Gazette further
says: LAS matters have stood this
year Murray County has had no
show of carrying off the senator
ship and this part of the county will
support Mr.. Shell almost solidly.
Because of his acquaintance given
through his Office as state senator,
Mr.. Shell was enabled to land val
liable aid to our candidate for state
treasurer and he gave that aid.
Slayon is thus under obligations to
support Mr.. She'll. Mr.. Shell has
been Slayton's friend. Besides Mr..
She'll has made good official"
slow can it make any Difference to
Murray County whe Their Mr.. Bed
ford or Mr.. She'll wins this year
In what way can the reelection of
Mr.. hell..insure Murray County tho
senatorship next times Has Mr..
Shell promised to deliver the Office
to Slayton at the end of another
term2 It looks like it, for as the
Gazette says, Mr.. Shell has been
Slayton's (hot Murray County's)
friend. We believe that most Of
the, anxiety over the senatorship
exists in the bosoms of bunch of
Slayton politicians, and that the
people of that couny, as we'll as our
own, are much more concer ned
over the qualifications of the man
than over the accident of his res
idence. 1t is an insult to Clarence
Dinehart and to the prominent men
all over the state who worked for
his success to give such great credit
to Mr.. Shell, to the excl usion of the
rest. Mr.. Dinehart's nomination
was due to his own magnificent
campaign and pleasing personality,
not to the wire pulling Of politici-
ans, and the Gazette's statement
will deceive no one. The plea that
Murray County had no chance to
secure the senatorship this year is a
weak one Their present representa-
tive intended to run for the senate,
but finally decided to try for his
job again. Possibly Editor Ruane
can explain why. To further justify
itself in it's support of Shell the
Gazette says that he has been good
official. If the Gazette will quote
one instance where Mr.. Shell ever
voted for tha mamie whom rail-