Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-23

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Mr.. STEVENS was glad to hear Mr.. Nor
TON praised-was glad to know that tco men
in the last Legislature were good men. but
another could not be found there could not
enough be found to save Sodom.
Mr.. MITCHELL thought the gentlemen
had better 60 to balloting, and save their wind
for stump speeches.
The Sd ballot gave 129 votes, of which
Norton received 60; Window, So; Lindsey,
IL /; and blank, 6.
Fourth Ballot.-Norton 55; Window g.;
Lindsey IA; Blank Z. .- ...
Mo. EVANS withdrew the name of Mr..
LlNDsLEY, and presented the name of AMOS
CoGGswELL, of Steele.
Fifth Bullot.-Coggswell 40; Norton AZ;
Window SO, and Blank 1.
Sirth Ballot-Windom So; Norton 45;
and Coggswel 80.
AMOS CoGGswELL here said:
mr.. President: My name was only submit
| ted to this Convention when it was tboupht
that the friends of Mr. WINDOW and the friends
OF Mr.. NORTON could not agree. 1t is well
known | did not come here asking or EXPECT
ing any nomination. But whatever ability I
may possess shall be exhausted in the Repub-
| lican cause, let the Convention nominate whom
ever it will. And it being now apparent that
the object for which my name was presented,
has failed, wish myself to withdraw it from
the consideration of the Convention.
Mr.. EVANS again presented the name of
Mr.. LINDSEY.
After the 9TH ballot had begun, Mr. LrDxs-
LEY said:
Mr.. President /: My name was re-submitted
to this Convention without due consideration,
l wish now to Withdraw it. And in doing
so, wish to say that however much NAV
and feel that it is not doing right to our Sec
ton Of the State, pledge myself to support
the Republican cause steadfastly, with nv
whole ability, mental, physical, and pecuniary
Three cheers were given for Mr. LINDSEY.
Eighth Ballot-Windom SO and Norton
Sc.
The President declared Mr.. Window NOM
mated.
Mr.. McKUNE said
Mr.. President !: Representing the friends
OF Mr.. Norton, as do, being the one who
presented his name to this Convention,
wish to give expression to our feelings by
moving that the nomination of Mr.. Windon
be unanimous.
The motion was carried amid hearty cheer.
ing
Mr.. WINDOW, on call, came forward and
said:
Mr.. President The hour and friend as
| was passing up admonish me that must
be brief; but it is with deep gratitude that
| return my thanks for the honor this Con-
vention has conferred upon me. not only
thank my especial friends who have urged
whole Convention for feel and know that
those who preferred some other name to my
own voted just as honestly for their view of the
cause, as did my friends. am thankful for
another thing The very severity oft strug-
gle enhances the success; our opposing friends
did hard, showing the strength Of the zeal
they felt.
lam only sorry that our portion of the State
has not the right to send three Delegates to
Congress, so that MIR. N,r on, MI. Lindsey,
: and myself might all go-.tor I'm going.
will only add that fully approve the
, Platform Of principles laid down by this Con-
venton; they are principles | shall take
pride in sustaining; and pledge my whole
.
n to do all can to elect the whole Ticket nomi.
t mated here to-day.
= Loud, irrepreSsible calls were made for Mr..
!. NORTON, who came forward, and his appear:
ance upon the stand was greeted with three
n rousins cheers. He said:
n Mr.. T. esident If | had heard these cheers
- for me before the result OF the last ballot,
should have felt more sanguine of success
than ! have at any time during this Conven-
# ton. But suppose it is partly done as sort
Of conSOlatiOn-to soothe what my friends
e perhaps suppose the wounded feelings III conse.
. quence of defeat. But, sir, allow me to say
that my friend Window was mistaken when
D he said we died hard" lam not deal, as
[ hope to prove abundantly before the day of
election. Neither do feel bad Under Inc
peculiar circumstances of the ardent and pro:
longed support | have received here, /, too;
feel thankful fully as deeply thankful as
:. does my friend MIR. Window at hts success,-
# And |, too, pledge myself to be behind no
!, worker in the forthcoming campaign, in my
= zeal for the Republican cause.
No one here will give Mr.. Window and the
whole Ticket heartier support than I. I,
). tor, rejoice that he is nominated, and pledge
Winona County to give a bigger maiorit-
than It has ever yet given. 49,:
9 Mr.. CORNELL called attention to the fact
:. that Mr.. BAKER had declined the nomination
for Secretary of State, and alluded to the
cause which i'upelled it, but said he thought
it not sufficient. and he moved that Mr. BA-
i KER's declension be not accepted. Carried,
/ Mr.. BAKER came forward, on call, and said:
Mr.. President thank the Convention for
the homer it has insisted on giving me. It is
too late to make speech. But pledge nv
; self to work hard and zealously for the whole
t ticket
- being so late, little confusion occurred
! here.
Motions to adjourn to morning, and to
this evening at eight o'clock, were lost.
Motions ;iv 20 appoint ros; delegates to the Ma
tonal Convention were lost.
Mr.. PARKER moved Committee of one
} from each Judicial District to present Cen.
trail Committee Carried.
+ The CHAIR appointed W. H.. G. Folsom
Z. d, Gilfllan, M. G. Thompson, James Fur
gus, Amos Coggswell, and c. B Hensley.
Mr.. GlLFlLLAN, from the Committee, re-
ported the following as the Central Commit.
tee: Daniel Rohrvr, Amos Coggswell, C. B.
Hens'ey, 7. D. Smith, j. s. Proctor, and H.
W. Holley.
The report was adopted.
nr. FOSTER moved to add the names of
q. ID. GILFllLAN and j. B. SANBoRS, so as to
form an Executive Committee, at the Capital.
Carried.