The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

No returns shall be refused by any Clerk of the Boar
of County Commissioners for the that the samt
be returned and delivered to him In any other thar
the manner directed in this chapter shall he refuse
to include any returns in his estimate of votes for any
nformalty in holding any election or making returns
thereof but all returns shall be received and the votes
canvassed by such Clerks and certificate given to the
or persons who may by such returns, have the
greatest number of votes.
Now, Mr.. President, we have in the first
place provision Of law requiring that each
voter should designate upon his ballot the
particular office for which he intended to des-
ignate the particular person. We have a
provision also that no ballot shall contain the
names of greater number of persons for
any Office than there are to be elected to that
Office. In the second place we have prov;
sion of statute requiring the Judges of Elec-
tiOns and the Clerks of Elections in the re
turns which are to be made to the Registers
of Deeds of the counties, to designate in
writing, in full, the names of each person vO-
ted for and the office for which he was voted
for. In the next place, we find a provision
that the canyassing board shall be made up
of the Register of Deeds, and two Justices
of the Peace of the county, and that it shall
be the dnty of that board to pass upon all
! questions of law and fact which come before
them in their canvass and we find that it is
the duty of the Register of Deeds to issue
certificates ofelectiOn to those persons found
by this board of canuassers to have received
the highest number of votes for any particu-
| lar Office.
Now, Mr.. President, propose to examine
and ascertain whether or not the four dele
gates in this Convention who represent the
third Council District and the representative
district comprising the same, hold seats in
this Convention in conformity to law. In
the first place then, the delegates from St.
Anthony hold their seats in this Convention
by virtue of having presented to this Conven-
| ton certificates of election, issued in due
form of law by the proper officer and under
the seal of the proper county. propose, SO
far as / discuss further points to lake such
evidence as [ find in the speeches and in the
proceedings to which l have referred and in
reply to which l am speaking. find in the
proceedings of the public meeting to which l
have alluded the following, being a part of
tie report Of a committee on credentials:
Your committee would further state that the following
certified copy of abstract of the polled in the
Third Council District, upon which Messrs. B. B. Meeker,
VIM. NJ Lashells C. A. Tute, and G. l.. Chase, claim
10 be duly elected, was referred to the committee for
examination. piz.
At election held at the City Council Room in the CT.
ty Of St. Anthony in st. Anthony Precinct, in the
county of Hennepn and Territory of Minnesota, of the
first day of June 1857, the following named persons
ceved the number of votes annexed to their respective
names, for the following described offices, to-wit
B. B. Meeker received for delegate to the Constitu-
tona Convention five hundred and twenty -four votes.
Samuel Stancheld received for delegate to the Con-
stitutonal Convention four hundred and ninety
1otes.
Richard Fewer lecciyed for delegate to the Consti-
fnft mol nfiny,fn hnpd- d-.A min
William NJ. Lasles received for delegate to the
Constitutional Convention four hundred nnety-seven
votes.
c. L. Chase received for delegate to the Constitution
al Convention, five hundred and twenty .one votes
c. A. Tuttle received for delegate to the Constitution
al Convention, five hundred and nine votes.
s. W. Putnam received for delegate to the Constitu-
tona Convention, from the council district, four hun
dred and ninety- one votes.
}. II. Murphy received for delegate to the Constitution
al Convention from the council district, four hundred
and ninety-six votes.
D. A. secombe received for delegate to The Constitu-
tona Convention from the representative district four
hundred and seventy-two votes.
D. NJ Hall received for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, from the representative district four hum
dred and eighty five votes.
l.. c. Walker received for Delegate to the Consttu-
tional Convention from the representative district, five
hundred and three votes.
p Winne received for Delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, from the representative district five hun
dree and twelve votes.
Winnel received for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, from the representative district, votes
Lashells received for delegates to the Constitutional
Conyenon from the representative district two votes
Z. Shasse received for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention from the representative district one vote
r. Fuker received for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention from the representative district one vote
John Wensinger received for delegate to the Constu-
tiOnal Convention, one vote.
H. Winells received for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, vote.
Walker received for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, vote.
Some White Man received for delegate to the Consti.
mo un4
Putnam received for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention vote.
Certified by us, James B. Gilbert, Moses W. Getchell
Stephen Cobb, Judges of election.
Attest: II. b. Taylor, Dan. NJ. Demmon Clerks of
election
OFFICE OF REGISTER DEEDS
Hennepin County, NJ. T. {
Icertify that the above written is full true and ac-
cnrateopy OF the original, as it appears file at this
Office.
GEO. W. CHOWEN
Dep Reg. Deeds, Hennepin Co., NJ. T.
Minneapolis, June Is, 1851.
next read certified copy of the abstract
of the Canvassing Board
For Delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
B. B. Meeker, received. .524 votes
samuel stanch:ied received. .4a5 d"
in M.cha[u feWer received ..-..,......,-.....i96
Wm Lashalles received. ved.....................49 .49I 4"
c. A. Tuttle received. ed.....................50 500
C. l.. Chase received. d.......................521 SCI d"
For Delegates to Constitutional Contention, from
Council District:
g. ILL., Murphy received. ................496 .496 votes.
3 w. Putnam received. ed.....................49 .491 1"
For Delegates to the Constitutional Convention from
Representative District:
D. A. Secombe receiv cd. votes
D. Nj. Hall, ..-....................4S5
H. O. Walker received. d.....................5O
T. Wineli received....... ...................512
This sheet contains abstract of the votes returned
from the St. Anthony precinct, being cast for dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention at an election
there held on the 1st day Of June, 1851 The Board of
Canyassers are unanimously Of the opinion that the
votes cast for delegates SAID Convention without de-
sgnaton of either Council Representatives District
could not legally be counted by he and they therefore
determine that J. H. M,rphy and s. W. Putnam are en-
titled to certificates of election, having received the
highest number of votes cast for delegates to the Con-
stutional Convention from the Council District and
that d. A. Secombe, D. NJ Hall, L. G. Walker and p |
Winell entitled to Certificates of election as having
received the highest number of votes for delegates
the said Convention from the Representative District
lSgnedl JOHN g; MCCAIN, Justices of
Attest: G. G. AaEs, Clerk Board of Commissioners. |
Hennepn Co., NJ. T., June 10th, 1851
Now, Mr.. President, 1 claim that the pro-
ceedngs in regard to the canvassing, and in
regard to the issuing of certificates of election
to those members were in all respects in con-
formty with the provisins of the law and that
any other course, had it been taken BY either of |
the officers would have been illegal. | claim
that there were two classes of delegates to be
elected that those classes of delegates were
to be elected by virtue of two authorities
and that there was radical difference in the
nature of the Office to which they were
elected that it was the duty of every voter
to designate the particular office for which
he intended to designate each man he voted
for; that it was the duty of the Judges of
election To OrpSprvo that distinction fbof II
was the duty Of the canvassers to preserve
the same distinction; and that had they done
in any other way they would have palpably
violated the law.
Now, propose, in addition to this, to
show that in this particular instance not
only was it the law, but that the Democrati:
party of st. Anthony knew it was the law
and previously to the election. and subse-
quent to the election so contended. read
first from the st. Anthony Express of May
16, 1857, the only democratic" paper in
the county of Hennepin, and the accredited
organ of the party, Suggestions in View of
the Coming Election"
1t being the universally received construction in all
parts of the Territory of the Enabling Act least for
the purposes this canvass, that each precinct is en
tied double the number Of Delegates in the Conven
ton which has both of Representatives Councillors
in the Legislature, St. Anthony should make her nomi-
nations and elections accordingly else she might fail of
having her due representation. Certainly such would
be the case should she only choose Representative Dele
gates while other precincts choose Councillor Delegates
In addition, and also secured seats for them. At the
same time it should be borne in mind that the Conyen
tion like any other legislative [body will decide the
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