The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-01
REPUBLICANS
AT WABASSO
Out for Square Deal and the
Real Thing in Harmony
and Get Both.
DELEGATES TO sT.PAUL

About everybody who attended
the Republican convention at Wa
basso last Thursday came away smil-
ing and satisfied. The Rooseveltian
standard of the square deal was not
only endorsed but exemplifed by
the proceedings as a whole. There
were differences of opinion, as there
ought to be, but no one was hinder
ed or curbed from airing his views
about these differences, and that is
the kind of harmony that helps in
the long run.
Chairman Laudon of the county
committee opened the convention in
a vein of congratuIation oyer the
character of the representation
present. All the townships of the
county as we'll as the village pre-
cincts were represented with the
exception of two towns, in spite Of
recent storms.
After the call was read, the con-
vention called H. M. Ball to the
chair and elected O.. L. Dornberg,
secretary, both without opposition.
To save time, the appointment of
the usual credential committee was
dispensed with, there being no con-
tests, and Messrs. C. T. Howard and
j. W. Marvin were appointed assist
and secretaries to receive credentials
of delegates as the secretary called
theroll of towns. About seventy dele
gates in all were present.
The real business of the conven-
ton was not taken up till after din
ner, with the exception of the ap-
pointment of committee on resolu-
lions Messrs. Wilson of the Milroy
Echo, McRae of the Sanborn Sentin-
ell, Eaton of Morgan Messenger,
Gimmestad of Belview and Aiken of
The Gazette.
At the afternoon meeting a little
debate led by Jas. Arnold of Vesta
and Senator Clague threw light
from different standpoints on some
of the constitutional amendments to
be voted on this fall. Mr.. Arnold
was introduced by Attorney Howard
as a newly acquired student of Re
publicanism and the former promptly
responded and expressed himself in
pretty vigorous fashion concerning
proposed tax amendments. along the
line laid down in his series of articles
published in The Gazette last month
Senator CIague afterwards took the
floor in defense of the action of the
legislature, his argument going te
show the other side of the amend
ment question, and supporting the
proposition that the passage of {
constitutional amendment was abso
lutely necessary to bring about the
reforms which Mr.. Arnold himself
had allowed were desirable, especial
ly as regards the tax amendments
Both speakers were sufficiently
earnest in their debate to elicit en-
thusiastic applause at intervals, anc
the delegates had some new idea.
about the points at issue at the close
of the good-natured tilt. No better
use of the time of the convention
could be devised than such educa
tional debates as these.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following, which wa
adopted without debate:
We, the republicans Of lRedwoot
County in convention assembled, at
firm cur confidence in the ability o
the parry to contiue its career as
progressive as well as triumphan
organization.
We commend the platform adopt
ed at the National Republican Con
vention at Chicago, as an expression
of the party on the reforms therein
suggested. We also believe that tn,
party should take stand in favo
of election Of U. S. Senators by
direct vote Of the people.