Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-08-09

w Democratic Dstsgals "a COneys
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sa&5 3K 10 3 HI ron ON THE DELEGATE
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d We. this week place 1t the head of
our columns the name of Dawn Or
STD sIi;IIss u she Democratic candidate or
Congress, and shall ass our best efforts
TO secure bis election. kis due "a souIi
readers that weshoald appfiss thsml of
the reasons which have i1duceds u q
regard tho nomination * Mr. olmsted
as the only one binding % the part r.
which the Erost;erssAs isiknoMnlto b
attached, aud thstis ths GOOD Oid demo
cratic party. ...7 vii q ssfs 8. Is
Il Va our declared intention 81 1pp-
port tho aol,inee of The majority * Nh
Convention assssnbled sat saint Paul On
the 25th oltimo, Il sbe ac.ion was sair
and in accordance Nth tie nsages ~
the party. We had ia pirate ], 81 per,
sonal ends TO attain. ersassgsslify, w
the nomination Of my particular indi-
vidual, and were only anxious, a. We
are now. to maintain the integrity. Of
the Democratic party in the Territory.
We should have given Mr.. Rice our
support, with the same earnest endea-
vor, and the same zeal we shall mani
fest for the success Of Mr.. Olmsted, If
he stood upon the Baltimore Platform
which embodies the principles Of the
Democratic party, and had been select
ed as the candidate in accordance with
the usages Of that party.
In order that the position Of this pa
per may not be misunderstood, we state
the facts as connected with the proceed
ings of the two Conventions, claiming
to be democratic, which met at Saint
Paul.
= When the Rice delegates assembled
at St. Paul, a caucus Of Mr.. Rice's
friends was held before the meeting of
the Convention, and it was there deter
mined to exclude certain delegations
supposed to be unfriendly to his aomi-
nation, or what amounted to the same
thing, admit other individuals from the
same counties upon whom no right Of
representation had been bestowed, to-
neutralize by their votes and acts the.
regularly authorized delegations. The
programme was carried out to the letterg
and by this unusual process Mr.. Rice,s
friends found themselves i'd q considera-
BILE majority, and they exercised their
power in most unprecedented and ty-
ranical manner.
They erected no platform Of party
principles, consequently when three
resolutions were offered endorsing,
first, the National Administration and
the Baltimore Platform secondly
the Territorial Administration Of Gov.
Gorman-and thirdly, declaring that no
man should be considered the candidate
of the party who did not receive two
thirds vote in Convention they were,
one and all, voted down, and inaonti-
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nently laid on the table. Nor was any
resolution offered during the subsequent
proceedings, affirming the adhesion Of
those claiming to be the representatives
Of the Democracy Of Minnesota, to the
principles Of the National Party, nor
ono word except of determined adher-i
ence to Mr. Rice and his political for
tunes All discussion was prevented by
the application Of the previous question
to the propositions made 81 the minority
to test the sentiments Of the Rice Dele
gates. We are constrained in view Of
these facts, to declare to our readers
that the Frontisrman can sustain no man,
or body Of men who refuse to endorse
Democratic doctrines, and who openIy
repudiate BY their direct. vote the Ad-EE
ministration 81 Franklin Pierce. And
claiming to be consistent il our profess
sion Of political faith, We do not hesitate
to brand the Convention which nominal
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ed Nj. Rice, as not only Gndemocratic
but a. 4 deliberate and wanton Insult 70,
President Pierce and his Cabinet, and
to the whole Democratic Party Of the
Union. Those delegates. Who Withdrew
from this asssmbIage Of soi-dissst Den-
ocrats. adoPted apIstfornd avowing their
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