Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-09-25
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2l, 1866.
The Pre-slavery County Nomin.,i.n..

FhIOAI, OEFl. Il, 1900.
The Pre-slavery County Nominatisns.
The Democratic Pro-Slavery Convention of
Ramsey County, met on Wednesday, at the
Market Hall, and organized by the appointment
of C. L. Emerson, Chairman, and ]. P. Will
son, of St. Anthony, Secretary. - sta5
The Rice men proceeded to carry everything
with high hand and as preliminary, sum-
marily +" crushed out and kicked out the true
Democratic delegation of the Second Ward,
St. Paul, headed by McGrorty and Post-Mas-
ter Forbes-admitting Murray and his spurious
set. The balloting for candidates then took
place. Geo. A. Camp, of Upper St. Paul Pre-
cinet, was nominated for Sheriff over Frank
Brawley, by 19to Is. There was protracted
contest for Register of Deeds The candidates
were Louis NJ. Olivier, and Fred. Oliver, of
St. Paul, and a Mr.. Hall, Of s.. Anthony
The latter seemed, for while, to have chance
of being nominated; but in the end on the
fourth ballot, Fred. Oliver was nominated by
vote of 20 to IL for Hall, and one each, for L.
NJ. Olivier and Tom Wall! The successful
nominee is a Menominee and French mixed
blood !; and was formerlya copying clerk in the
Register office. but was discharged, some time
since, for, as some of L. M. Olivier's friends
say, incompetency! He is a double-glazed
Rice man. IF. Stimson, a St. Anthony man,
was next chosen the candidate for Treas
urer. To nominate a candidate for Coun-
ty Commissioner, to fill the place Of LOU
is Roberts, whose term expires this fall,
was the next task before the Convention; and
it was done up forthwith, by the unanimous
selection of J. Abner Willis, of Manomin Pre-
cinct as candidate for that Office, so impor-
tant to the tax-payersof of the county. Mr.. Will
lis keeps the tavern at Manomin, and besides
being clever young fellow, is the neighbor
and right-hand man of Sheriff Fridley; and
if elected, he and Commissioner j. P. Wilson
will constitute nice Fridley majority in the
county board, over sturdy Mr.. Bennett, and
then hey for more Poor House jobs! Mr.. VIII
lis has the additional Recommendation of hav-
ing been exactly four months in the country,
and is not yet voter-a qualification which
the Republican candidate will entirely lack, if,
as expected, it should be that old citizen, Ma
thaniel Mclean, Esq. Who can now deny
that this is an age Of progress! For Judge Of
Probate, A. c. Jones, Esq, the law partner Of
U. S. Marshal Irwin, was selected-he is rn-
derstood to be gentleman from the first
families of Virginia" Of unimpeachable sound
ness on the great question of making all the
public domain migger territories. For County
Surveyor, e. c. Case, the partner Of c. L.
Emerson, was nominated. There was some
feeling displayed when the District Attorney
nomination came off. D. w. C. Cooley, the
old "wheel-house" of Riceism, was rather
meanly sacrificed; and pery young lawyer,
just admitted to practice, by the name Of Isaac
V. ID. Heard, received the nomination, by 3
majority over Cooley. AS a wind-up, John
1rower was put on for Coroner, in order to be
on hand to hold an inquest over the sad remains
Of the above ticket, after the 9th of October
next.
The Convention adopted strong resolutions
endorsing Pierce's .Administration AND
Henry NJ. Rice!! and then adjourned with
three cheers for the latter. ~
Let the Republicans on Saturday, but give
us good ticket, and the way the people will
clean out the above nominations will be eau
ton to the genius doughface in all its speckled
varieties.