The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-07
Correspondence of the Minnesotian.


Shakopee Conventions - Wing Nominations -
Mobiles and Basseu Nominated = Democrats
Cutting Loose from Sibley and German i'm the
Sixth District-Sibley Nominated by a Plu-
rality!
SnAKoPEE Sept. %.
EDS MINNEsorIAx The great agony is over.
and both parties have presented the people OF
the Sixth Council District candidates for their
suffragcs.
On the assembling Of the Wing Convention,
pursuant to adjournment, the President chosen
yesterday did not take his seat whereupon
Edward Murphy, of Hennepin, was elected
President in place of Col. Stevens. Mr.. 5.
Grecnleaf was appointed Secretary. Matters
now went on swimmingly for while. Geo. IL.
Spencer, of Nicollet, took an active part. Be-
fore balloting for candidates, Committee on
Resolutions was appointed, consisting OF
Messrs J. II. Stevens (Chairman). Brown,
Spencer. Hon. II. s. Plummer and L. N. Parker.
The Committee brought into the Convention
set of good old Wing resolutions, coupled with
temperance principles, which took we'll.
The platform being laid down, the Conven-
ton proceeded to ballot for candidate for the
Eastern division of the district, which resulted
in the choice of Judge j b. Bassett, of Henncpin,
by large majority This excited the ire of
two of Atwater's friends, (about the only friends
he had,) and they retired from the Convention.
The President, Mr.. Murphy, was one of them.
As soon as he withdrew, Coz. Stevens was again
unanimously elected to fill the place of Mr..
Murphy, and took the chair. Comfort Barnes.
Esq. of Scott Co., then rose and Informed the
Convention that the upper Counties had united
upon the Hon. VIM. II. Mobiles as their choice,
when he was unanimously nominated by the
hearty good will of all the members of the Con-
ventiOn.
Messrs. D. NJ. Hanson of Minneapolis. and
IIuey. of Nicolet, are said to be the successful
candidates in the Democratic Convention. Mr.
Sibley friends worked hard for him, but they
had to succumb. Mr.. Flandrcau ran on the
ticket with Sibley.
The Democratic Convention was attended
with good deal of noise, and great excitement
prevailed during al! o. therdeibcrat' ons. Hon
j. r. Brown was President and Maj. Noah, Sec
ground. Hon. Martin Mcleod was delegate
in the Democratic Convention, but he worked
silently, and seemed to laugh in his sleeve that
an opportunity now presented itself for him to
take advantage of the fruits of last falls cleo
ton.
The Wings have decidedly the best men, but
have to congratulate Mr.. Hanson on his NOM
ination. He had to contend against horde of
Mr.. Sibley's friends. You could hear them
threaten and urge many of the poor Frenchmcn
that composed part of the Convention, who
could not read or write and hardly speak Eng
lish-thc dircful results that would follow them
ifthey dared to go against Sibley.
Mr.. Hanson is an energetic young man, and
if he should be elected, he will do much better
for his constituents than Sibley possibly can !;
and if the Wings are to be defeated, they can
safely say that the employees of Mr. Sibley, at
Mendoza, who are marched up to the polls and
compelled to vote as he wills, were not instru-
mental in it. But from present appearances,
the chances of the Wings are most favorable.
In these nominations, German and Sibley
have made notEing--a result that could not
we'll have been otherwise, as both German and
Siblcy arc every day sinking in the estimation
of the people.
Yours truly, ST. PAUL.