St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-07-14
Republican County Convention

Pursuant to a call issued by the Chair
man of the Republican County Committee
the Republicans Of stearns County as
sembled at the Everett School House in
St. Cloud, Sat. July 9th at Eigh o'clock
P. NJ.
The meeting was organized by choosing
LEANDER GoRToN, Chairman and T. H.
BARRETT Secretary.
Thu Chairman stated the object of the
meeting as set forth in the call to be, -
the choosing Of three Delegate, to attend
the Republican State Convention,-the
appointment Of a Republican County CON-
mittee and the transaction of such other
business pertaining to the welfare of the
party as might COME before the meeting.
The meeting then proceeded to the e.
lection Of delegates to the State Conven-
ton which resulted in the choice Of the
following named gentlemen.
G. T. STEARNS, H. z. MITCHELL,
J. H. PROCTOR.
On motion it was resolved that in case
of inability to attend the State Conven-
ton, each delegate be empowered to ap-
point substitute.
The following resolutions having been
presented, were unanimously adopted
Reso1ve<z, That until different basis be
adopted, by regular constituted Republi-
can County Convention:-cachr regular Or
ganized township or election district shall
be entitled to one delegate, and to one ad-
ditional delegate for every fifty or frac-
tional part Of fifty Republican votes CATER
the first 50) polled at the preceding gen.
eral election.
Resozvcd, That a County Committee,
composed Of five from St. Cloud, and one
from each of the other election Districts
of the county be appointed by the Chair,
to act until another Committee be selected
by a Republican County Convention.
The Chair appointed the gentlemen ma
med below as members of the county Com
mittee:
St. Cloud.-STEPHEN MILLER, J..
GORTON, J. II. PROCTOR, J.. F.
NOEL, JOHN CLARK.
Winnebago.-W. B. ELLIS.
St. Joseph.-JACOB STAPLES.
Sank Centre.-S. NJ. BRUCE.
Mendon.-E. Z. ABBOTT.
Verdale.-.-O. s. FREEMAN.
Maine Prairie H. P. BENNETT.
Fair Haven.-J: G. PARTRIDGE.
Clear Water.-SETH GIBBS.
Berlin.-L. B. JOHNSON.
St. Augusta. SEYMORE.
On motion Of STEPHEN MILLER, Esqr.
resolutions expressive Of the sentiments of
the Republicans Of Stearns Co., were a.
dopted as follows:
Resolved: That the Massachusetts
Amendment requiring Of foreign born Amer
lean citizens, residence of two years sub.
sequent to Naturalization, is wrong in prin.
ciple, at variance with the true Republican
scnti pent of Minnesota, and Of the coun.
try, and worthy only of the bogus Democ.
racy with whom it originated, and by whom
it was adopted seven years since in South
Carolina.
Resoleed, That the recent letter of Sec.
rotary Cass in which the National Admin.
istration abandons to the caprice and tyran,
ny of European governments, the rights
of our Naturalized citizens, merits the un.
qualified condemnation Of every American
md that every American citizen whether
-, -,t,,,. "d or native, is Of right entitled te
the protection u our =, 49,, e''' - A''
lawiui ps;* :::;ss throughout the world. -
xcesotved, That We hereby renew our
pledge of hostility to the extension OF sla-
very, and adopt as our motto, Ono more
slave States; free soil for free men"
Resolved, That we cordially approve o.
the Homestead Bill as q Republican meas