The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-03
Her the Ainnesotiaa.
6evsuan- Meeting.

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On Friday night well attended meetin,
of Germans were convened in the Cour
House, to consider on the course which i
might be proper to take at the coming City
election. The object was not exactly t.
nominate ticket or adopt one of those al
ready transpired, but to unite upon the
'issues'' for the support of the candidates, OF
platform.
On motion the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
l. Whereas, our City in the process of her
development, actually has arrived to period
when extensive improvements have become
ecessary-improvemen which, no doubt
by their influence On the business of our
city, will control in great measure the fu-
ture veal or woe of citizens;
proyements large sums Of money, whose
faithful and proper investment will affect the
prosperity Of our city for all time to come.
will be at the disposal of our City Council
Therefore by this present meeting of the
German voters Of the City of St. Paul, be it
resolved: Generally not to neglect any thing
in order to effect a satisfying result at the
coming City election, particularly,
l. Not to make the political faith of the
candidate the issue, but merely to look at
his honest, unexceptionable character, and
his practical fitness for the respective Office.
2. Not to deem large town property an
essential requirement for the city officers.
3. The City of St. Paul possessing an in
telligent, industrious partly wealthy German
population, which has contributed to the city
income for some time past without neither
having had,
/. A proportionate share in the manage
ment of the city affairs, nor
2. A proportionate share in the work, let
out on behalf of the City. 1t is time now,
to have the German population of the City
represented in the City Government proper
tion.lly, and it is proper and necessary to
nominate German Alderman in each Ward
4. Resolued, TiSt we will consider all ef-
forts, whatever made, by candidates, to buy
votes by money, insulting to the voters, and
q reliable evidence that such candidate is
neither patriot nor man of honor. None
of us will vote for anybody that has dis
graced himself by buying votes for any price
whatever.
5. Since we do not endorse any German
Nativeism, we shall act in conviction, and isf
common with our American fellow citizens,
though we do not believe in the authority Of
the two, SO called Democratic Central Com
mittees and though we have not been in
yited on behalf Of those Committees thro'
our zvitung, to the Ward Convention. Com
mittees will be elected to forward the rcso-
lutions to the aforesaid Conventions !. we
then shall vote for the nominee of that Con-
vention which will put the names of our
Alderman on it's ticket.
6. Since it will always produce great dis
advantage to the German population of a
large city, especially to the working class, il
the publication of notices for political meet
ings be not published in German, we will
not vote for any body unless he declare him
self in favor of such publication.
7. Resol0ed, To apply to the Editors of the
City papers for publication of the above.
The German voters of st. Paul then NOM
mated for Aldermen,
1st Ward-C. H. Schurmeir,
I'd Ward-F. A. Renz
Sd Ward-A r. Kiefer.
AS Committees, were nominated for the
above mentioned purpose
1st Ward-Schurmeir Kuby and Knauft.
I'd Ward-Pottgiesar, Klassen, Gross.
Sd Ward-Othwein, Troyer, Toney.