The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-09-27
Correspondence Of the Minnesotian.
Dakota County Nominations.
HASTINGS. Sent. %. l85

HASTINGS, Sept. %, 1856.
EDITORS OF THE MINNEsorIAN The Re-
publican County Convention met on Satur-
day last at Sprague's, five miles above this
place. Twcnty-seven delegates were in at
tendance. Thomas NJ. Smith, of Lakeyille.
presided, and S. M. Cole, of Kaposia, was
Secretary.
The following ticket was duly nominated i:
For Representatives, DR.. Charles P. Adams,
of Hastings, and Oscar G. Gibbs, of Kapo-
STA. THE vote for Representatives stood
for Adams, 81; Gibbs, 10; o. Hays, 7 Sam
uel Bean, A. rf7e
The following were then nominated by &C
clamation: For County Commissioner, Sam
uel Bean, Of Lakeville Precinct; for County
Treasurer, J. w. Brown, of Mendoza Pre-
cinct; for County Assessors, Charles Jones,
of Lakeville, for the Mendoza Assessment
District, James M. Griggs, of Kaposia, for
kaposia District, and Benjamin L. Day, of
Hastings, for the Hastings District
You can say to the citizens of Dakota
County who read your paper, that the above
nominees are every man of them of the
most respectable character, and all fully COM
petant to perform the tutes of their respec-
tive offices, should they be elected.
Especial care was taken to select the best
KIND OF men to fill the minor county offices.
Dakota County has suffered so much from
recklessness in this respect that the nomi-
nations tor, Commissioner, ,Trea,urer and
Assessors were considered by the Conven-
ton of Unusual Importance, and the selec-
tons made for thee offices are certainly the
best ever nominated for them in this County.
Mr.. Bean, the candidate for Commissioner
lives high up on the Vermllion, in Lakeyille
Precinct, and in a region of country which
is fairly entitled, from its rapidimprovement
IN wealth and population, to representation
in the County Board. He is man of first
rate ability, and qualified for the position,
both from his honesty and his intellect.
The candidate for Treasurer is the same
who was run last year for that office. He is
half-brother of Joseph r. Brown, and re-
sides at Black Dog Village, four miles Above
Mendoza. As man of character, honesty,
and intelligence, he will compare favorably
with his Know Nothing Democratic Compel
itor, Dunwell
The Republican nominations for County
Assessors are choice portion of the ticket
as to capacity and integrity. For these Off
ces, heretofore, almost any body was thought
good enough to be nominated.
But such horrible work has been made OF
our assessments latterly that the office of
assessor has grown to be one of extreme
magnitude and Importance to the people at
large, if not to the assessor himself.
The Republican nominee, are all good
clerks, good business men, and have also the
advantage of youth and activity and more
over, they will accept and attend to their du-
ties, if elected.
The people of Dakota are very great fools
if they do not take such competent men at
their word, and elect them.
Our Legislative ticket, you will perceive,
is the same as last year. Mr.. Glib. had
made too faithful member to be set aside
for any new man; and DR.. Adams had run
so well on the former occasi n that we
thought we could not do better than to try
him over again. My candid opinion is, that
they will both be elected.
Our Democratic PrJ-Slavery brethren met
the same day at Mendoza, and nominated
the following ticket: for Legislature, John
J. McVey, of Hastings, and Andrew Kea
gan, of Roscmont County Commissioner,
Robert O'Neill, (the present incumbent y
County Treasurer, ID. W. C. Dunwelz, President
of the Know Nothi g Lodges, with two Irish
citizens and one American, for Assessors.
Mr.. McVey and Mr.. Reagan, being Catho-
lies, must feel tlattered by the association on
the same ticket with Dunwell, the Know
Nothing Chief who boosted, last fall, of
swayiDg the Know Nothing vote for Mr. Rice.
Alderman McGrorty will be seeking admis-
sion next into the Know Nothing Lodges.
To what straits and base shifts the Democ-
racy of Slaves is redu ed in modern times!
Yours, FELIX.