Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-09-25
Republican County Conye ntIOn.

Republican County Convention.
Pursuant to call of the Republican Cen
trail Committee of the I'd Council District, and
assented to by the Republicans Of St. Anthony,
Convention Of Delegates from the several
Wards and Precincts Of Ramsey County, was
convened at Market Hall, in St. Paul, on Sat-
urday, the 22d of Sept, at 2 o'clock.
On motion of G. T.. II. Day, Of St. Anthony,
Ex-Gov. Ramsey was called to the chair, and
c. b. Chapman and Geo. w. Moore, appoint
ed Secretaries. tE
1t was moved and carried that the represen-
tation in this Convention should be three per-
sons from each ward or election precinct in the
county, in accordance with the recommendation
of the Republican Central Committee.
On motion, a committee, consisting of
Messrs. Day, Michigan, and Knauit, were APP
pointed to examine and report upon credentials.
The committee, after brief interval, report
ed the names Of the following persons as con-
stituting the County Convention, which was
accepted and adopted:
St. Anthony, (three precincts) &c. E. II. Day,
d. A. Secombe, V. Fell, Alonzo Lemming, Samuel
Ross, G. B. Chapman, W. II. Townsend, r. Ball
and Chas. King.
St. = Paul H ls' ward-R G. Knox, P P. Furber
I'd Ward-Geo. w. Moore, G. d. Gil6llan and
j. w. Stevenson.
Sd Ward-Alex. Ramsey, NJ. Croft and j. B.
Sanborn. ..s. .'..... ....
Lower St. Paul Precinct-N. Mclean, NJ. d.
Clark and Ii. j. Brainerd.
Upper st. Paul Precnct-Thomas Barton, E. j.
Way and DIR. Boyd.
| Little Canada-James L. Murray, Y. 3. Barnum
| and George Simmons.
| Rice Lake-B. Z. Baldwin, r. McLagan and NJ.
| Buchon.
| 1t was moved and carried that the Conven-
ton now proceed to the nomination Of suitable
persons to be supported by the Republicans as
candidates for the several county officers.
| A ballot was had for candidate for sheriff,
which resulted as follows:
A. w. Tullis, 81
w. III. Townsend, 9
A. w. Tuis, of St. Paul having received a
majority of all the votes cast was declared to be
duly nominated as the Republican candidate
for sheriff.
The Convention now proceeded to the nomina-
ton of a candidate for Register Of Deeds, which,
resulted as follows: ....
Joseph +. Fullerton, II
E. M. Partridge,
r. F. Slaughter,
Sherwood Hough, 9
Blank,
Joseph E Fullerton of St. Paul, having re-
ceived a majority of all the votes cast was de-
clared duly dominated.
n ballot for County Treasurer was now or
dered with the following result: te
Robert c. Knox, IS
John G. McCanc, 10
Robert c. Knox having received a majority
of all votes, was declared to be duly nominated
as the candidate for the office of Treasurer.
On motion, Nathaniel M'Lean, of ST. Paul,
was nominated as Commissioner by acclama-
ton.
L. M. Ford of St. Anthony, was nominated
for Judge OF Probate, by acclanlation.
| A ballot was now had for candidate for the Of
flee OF Prosecuting Attorney with the following
result:
ID. A. Sccombe, %
| y. Ii. Sanborn, 4
l.. A. Babcock
| Whercupon, David A. Sccombe, of St. An
thony was declared duly nominated.
c. B. Chapman, Of St. Anthony, was nomi-
mated for County Surveyor, by acclamation.
John c. Mccain, Of St. Anthony, was nom
mated for Coroner, by reclamation.
james c. Murray, Of Little Canada J.. NJ.
| ,fC A I
of Lower St. Paul Precinct, were nominated
for Assessors.
On motion of C. ID. Glfllan, committee
consisting of c. ID. Gilillan, of St. Paul, R.
Ball of st. Anthony, and B. I. Baldwin of
Rice Lake, were appointed to report resolutions
expressive of the sense Of this Convention.
The Committee on resolutions, through their
chairman, reported the following:
The Republicans Of Ramsey county, fully
represented to-day in this Convention, do re-
solve:
lst. That the Territories of the United
States were cOnsecrated to Freedom and Free
Labor, by the Republican trainers Of our Con-
| stitution.
I'd. That while We are ever ready to pro-
tect the Sovereign States in all their domestic
rights and to uphold the Union Of those States
to the last extremity, We will by all legitimate
means in our power, oppose the extension of
African Slavery into any Territory which now
forms apart of the soil of the United States.
Sd lnasmuch the cause of the Republican
party is the of Freedom and Free Labor,
therefore, that cause is submitted 10 the open
and free investigation of all men, and is OPP
posed to all proscrptive secret political So
cieties as inconsistent with the Republican faith.
Resolred further, That the principles express
sed in the foregoing resolution, constitute the
true basis of the Republican party, and that
the success of those principles and the ultimate
triumph of Freedom in this Government, re-
qure that that party should not be weakened
or embarrassed in its action by the adoption of
other or side issues, merely local and temporary
| in their character.
On motion, the report OF the Committee
was accepted, and the question recurring on
their adoption,
| i he resolutions were adopted unanimously
On motion of G.. w. Moore, Messrs II.
Chute, Of St. Anthony, II. A. Swift, of St. Paul,
and Y. b. Barnum, of Little Canada, were APP
| pointed as the Rppublican County Cop,nitteo