Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31

MITCHELL were candidates, and out of a vote
of l ,2OS, SHELLEY received 649, and MlrcnELI
559-SIBLEY's majority 80.
April lst, 1852, the Maine Liquor Law was
adopted by the people by majority of 1871
Total vote, 1915.
HENRY NJ RICE, Dem, and ALIEN. WILklN
former Secretary of the Territory, and a
Wing, were candidates for Congress in Octo
Der, 1858. Total vote 2,S45. RICE was
elected on a pledge that he should be, by the
old Indian traders, for inducing the chiefs to
sign the Sioux Treaty, and as Il further con-
sideration he received $4,000 per their (the
Traders agent) CnAs. W. BoEur, now de-
ceased. WuKIN was traded off by his friends
to ensure the election Of RICE.
In October, 1855, WV. II. MARSHALL, who
had received the nomination for Congress, OF
the first Republican Convention ever held in
this State, and HENRY NJ. RICE, who had re-
ceived the nomination of the old Democratic
party, and ran upon no platform, and DAVID
OLMsrED, the candidate of the boilers, who
stood upon a platform which could be con-
strued any way to suit the emergencies OF the
times, were all in the field for Congress-
The canvass was spirited one, and is me-
morable in history as the period when the
Pioneer took down the name Of DAVID Ohm
SrED from its editorial columns few days
before the election, and gave its support to
HENRY NJ. RICE. Had it not been for the i'll
discreet advice of Mr.. OLNSrED's friends, who
assured him he could be elected. he would
have withdrawn in favor of MARSHALL, and
RICE would have been defeated. The three
candidates, however, ran through the canvass
with the following result: RICE received 3, 7O5;
MARSHALL, 2,493; OLMSrEAD, LAG. Total
vote, 1914. Taking the combined vote Of
MARSHALL and OLMsrEAD, RICE would have
been defeated by 534. His majority over
MARSHALL was / ,212. From this period the
Republican party began to gain power very
rapidly and in 1857, if our recollection is
correct, the House of Representatives elected
a Republican Speaker e.. W. FURBER), and
secured its other officers. Following this the
party had a majority in the Constitutional
Convention, and had it not been for the adop-
ton of mongrcl Constitution as compro-
mise between the boiling Democrats and Re-
publcanS, the party would have been in pow
cr two years ago. We then learnt a lesson;
let us profit by it.
The next general election was held under
the State organization in October, 1851
RAMSEY and SIBLEY were the candidates
for Governor, and RAMSEY was elected,
by from 400 to 600 majority, but through
fraud Of the most villainous character, con-
nived at and sanctioned by leading Democrats,
he Was cheated out of his seat. The facts re-
spccting the frauds in this election, are so we'll
known, that we forbcar further COMMENT
The total vote OF the State was 5,34O.
At the last State election, in October 1859,
3S,9l7 votes were cast, and through the I'M
firing vigilance of our State Central Commit
tee and leading Republicans throughout the
State, frauds were suppressed and the whole
Republican State and Congressional ticket was
elected by 1888 majority Add to this the
election of a Republican United States Sena-
tor, and a Republican majority in the Legisla-
ture on joint ballot, of 40, and our friends
East and elsewhere can readily see where
Minnesota will range herself in 1860.
With a judcious administration of our
State Government, reduction Of our expen-
ses, good Banking and Township law, fair
apportiOnment law, and an honorable and
equitable settlement of our Railroad difficult
ties, we can retain possession of the State,
and add immensely to her growth and her
prosperity. That such is the desire of the
Republican party, cannot be denied by those
who have watched its progress and its present
u, "sition.
.r,i :; 'he simple majority Governor. The major
inv nm tho St ticket will reach nearly 900 Aldrichs
,;,inrtv aver his a. "nonent Craham) was 3,943.