New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-25
POLITICS IN MINNESOTA.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.


ST.. PAUL, N. T., Sept II, 1851.
The Slave. Drivers Convention to nominate State
officers Coneressmep, &c, for the new State Of
Minnesota, adjourned last ngst after session Of
| two days. There were as many candidates for the
various Offices as there were members Of the Con
vention. With such a number of disappointed
aspirants it was not surprsing that the Convention
| broke up without enthusiasm, and that the men,
| bers separated in bad humcr / send you the
ticket nominated. 1t is, emphatically a weak
ticket, and it is certain to be be,ten. St Paul has
| made big grab on the nominations. The cand.
! dates for Governor, Lieutenant-G Governor, State
| Treasurer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
| Clerk Of the Supreme Court one Associate Justice
| Of the Supreme Court, and one member Of Con-
gress either live at ST. Paul or within twenty miles
| Of there.
| The candidate for Governor II. II. Sibley, is an
| old Indian trader and was the first delegate to
| Congress from Minnesota. He has until recently
| bOrue good reputation IN tne Territory, but his
active participation in lie late revolutionary bogus
Constitutional COnycntion (hayiDg acted as Presl-
| dent of that rump CONCERN; his connection with
| the Fort Smelling swIndle made Ostensibly by hls
brotf er- in-law, Steal; his pr0prietOrshp IN the
| Wabasbaw Land Company, an interest antagonlstic
| to the Half Breeds, all conspire to render him
candidate without strength with the masses Ex-
Gcv. Ramsay, the Republican candidate, must beat
| hIm handsomely
| The Ididates for Congress men of neither
| fame nor reputation Becker is a brOther-in-law
of Rice the late ultra Pro- Slavery delegate to Con-
press who wants to 90 to the United States Senate,
aud by the aid of his relative IN the lower house be
able to arrange his speculative legislation Poeps,
another caDc cdate is United States land officer,
who has catheIed his nest out of the poor settlers
| He is also member of the Wabashaw Land Dm
| pany and is charged with prostitutlng his office In
| the adjustment of the Half Breed claims. He Will
| get but few votes on the Half Breed tract The
other candidate for Congress is named Cavanaugh
who was never heard of before, and probably never
viii be again.
| The candidates for Judges Of the Supreme Court
| are all moderate men, and without reputation as
| lawyers
| The platform is Thoroughly doughf,ce ana Pro-
Slavery. II the State shall be carried by the party
that nominated this ticket Minnesota may be con-
sidered as reliable for the Slave Power, 10 every
emergency, as South Carolina. Rice and Shields
| will 90 to the Unicd States Senate and two IN re
| devoted PrO-Savery men do not live ID the limits
| Of the Slave States Bully German wants to go to
the Senate, sn1 is stumpiUg the Territory tor that
purpose; but he is too Odious even for the slave
driving Democracy of Minnesota to get any Office
whatever
Notwithstanding the weakness Of the PrO-Shvery
ticket there will be an nnheardof effort to elect it.
| The biggest fight however, is to be on the Legls-
lature. The South unde er-tinds the npOrtance OF
having Pro. Slavery United States Senators from our
new State, and il is understood that large amounts
of moIey have been raised in South Carolina and
| Georgia in order to secure that object. Rice is 4
prottgt of Toombs and Douglas and they regard his
| election to the Senate matter of the utmost IN
| terest to the Slave Power. Douglas and Orr O
South Carolina have been up here to arrange this
matter. The principal reliance Of the party for
success is upon fraudulent votes Its success II
polling one thousand illegal votes at ST Paul last
Spring has emboldeHed the leaders to such an ex-
tent that they will now undertake almost nything.
| The Republican ticket is a strong one ia every
respect, and the friends of Free Territory are nc
tive and determined They not yet prepared t,
see Minnesota virtually become Slave State ant
sort Of appeDdage to Georgia aud Mississippi
Tie following are the tickets OF the resPectT~
parties: -. .
For Election on RsnsaY s of Ramsey Co.
for Lieutenant Cove .Joas LOB OF Vase.
For consrc..........".G G,sns 4 swiS1 p Nicoiri
For Chief Justice. Sup Court II r. sGsLow R Of k,Dty
Justices Sup G4S A. 5 slSHs, nsis FIJI fuore
For For sssss sSdo1 IF & p
For Treasurer Of State. FsAsK MsSroR Of DGdsr
For Clepi Of the Sopme Court ALSx B. RUSSELL Scott
| 1ERkIToRAL NOMINATION; -
Fer Dele gate 10 COngrts..CHAs. MCCLURE Of Go1thle
| PRO-SLkyFRY STATE TICKET.
For Governor HENRY H. SIBLEy. Dscotsh.
For Lieutenant oveTnor. w HoLcomBs, "ashhston
FOR Secretary Of ofState.......FRakcIs BAUsES Brown
Fer State eAuotor...........WM +. DUNBAR, Houston.
For Stat. Trea urei .........G ". ARMSTRoN. Ramsey
For Chief Justice q Sup Court LAFAYETTE EMMETT Ramsey
| - o.. ISAAC ATwATER, H.nnepin
FORA" Jucesoi SuP Ioui' CHAs f. FLASDKAU Nicollet.
| For At,or1 e7. .JoHS NJ. BERRY Win)ns
| For Clerk Of Supreu Court. ..J j. Moan, Ra p.ey.
| (GEo. L. BECKER. Ramsey.
For Representatives in Cong. Wm. W. PHELPS Sibley.
| NJ. CAvANAUGH. Fillmore.
\ TERRITORIAL NOMINATION.
For Delegate to Cougres...W W. KISGsBrRY st Louis.
| MlNNEISKA.
| .S.-Ope DR.. Graham Of Virginia, conhden
tsl friend of Secretary Floyd isa party to the For
| Snellna suindle and IA nnW East having maj