The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-08-24
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Enthusiastic Gathering
OF THE
REPRES SENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE
A POPULAR TICKET PRESENTED |!
AND
SOUND AND STRONG PLATFORM !

SOUND AND STRONG PLATFORM!
The State Democratic Convention as
sembled Wednesday, the 22d inst, at the
Athenaeum, in this city, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the following Of
fcers, to wit Two Members Of Congress,
one State Auditor, one Clerk of the Su-
preme Court, and four Presidential Elec-
tors, to elect STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS Presi-
dent and HERscHEL V. JoHNsoNVice Presi-
dent, of the United States, as the regular
nominees of the National Democratic Con.
vention.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The Convention was called to order by
Hon. Isaac Van Etten, member of the
State Central Committee.
On motion of VIM. P. Murray, Esq, of
Ramsey county, the Hon. Bradley B.
Meeker, Of Hennepin county, was unani.
mously elected President of the Convention,
pro tenn.
Mr.. Meeker took the chair and read the
call for the Convention.
Mr.. Murray moved that committee of
seven be appointed on credentials, which
motion was adopted, and Messrs. w. P.
Murray, of Ramsey, 3. Case, Of Hennepin,
Judge Hall, of Morrison, Socrates Nelson,
of Washington, James M. Cavanavgh, of
Fillmore, w. w. Phelps, of Goodhue, and
Capt. George, of Dodge, were appointed as
that committee.
On motion, Eli F. Lewis, ESQ.,, of Carver
county, was elected temporary Secretary of
the Convention.
Fleet F. Strother, Eeq., of Ramsey coun-
ty, moved that committee of five be ap.
pointed on permanent organization.
The motion was adopted, and on motion
of Mr.. Eames, five more were added to the
committee.
The President appointed as the commit
tee, Messrs. Strother, of Ramsey, G. Hoag,
of Hennepin, Evans, of Winona, DIR. Tol.
man, of Stearns, McAlpine, of LIE Sueur,
Masters, of Dakota, Davis, of Rice, Magru-
der, of Nicollet, Atkinson, of Meeker, and
Clark, of Blue Earth.
Mr.. Cavanaugh, of Fillmore, moved that
a committee of two from each Judicial Dis.
trct, (said committee to be chosen from the
delegates representing the districts,) be ap-
pointed on Platform and Resolutions. The
motion was adopted.
Mr.. Kinds, of Scott, moved that the
above resolution be reconsidered, and that
a committee be appointed, consisting of one
from each Senatorial District. The motion
was lost.
The delegates from the judicial districts
then retired to make their nominations, and
reported the following, which were an
nounced by the President
First judicial Distr1ct.-W. W. Phelps of
Goodhue, and James l.. Norris of Washington:
Second.-D. A. Robertson and James Mills of
Ramsey.
Third-Benj. Franklin of Winona, and J. W.
Bishop of Fillmore.
Fourth-H. E. Purdy of Hennepin, and Capt.
Starkey of Anoka.
Fifth.-Alex. johnson and Charles Harkins
of Scott.
Sirth.-Matthew Donahue of Sibley, and
George Nc Gruder of Nicollet.
Mr.. Delano, of Washington, moved that
acommittee be appointed to report upon
the organization of the State Central Com
mittee, and report on a representation Of the
State in future Conventions.
Col. Robertson, of Ramsey, stated that
the business of appointing State Central
Committee was usually the last before Con-
ventions, and moved that the motion be laid
on the table for the present, which motion
was adopted.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Rice, moved the Con-
vention take a recess until o'clock P. NJ,
and upon statement being made that the
committees would not be able to report be.
fore that hour, the motion was adopted, and
the Convention was declared in recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by
the President at half past two o'clock
Mr.. Phelps, from the Committee on Gre
dentials stated that the Committee were
not prepared to make report as credentials
from some counties known to be represented
had not been handed in. The report as
subsequently corrected by the Committee
and the action of the Convention, gave the
following as the
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Anoka.-John Mcdonald, NJ C. Tolman, Jas.
Starkey, Dennis Mahoney.
BentOn.-C. G. Andrews, j. Russell.
Blue Earth.-Andrew Hanna James Besser.
John F. Meagher. Isaac Marks, J. G. Coulson,
P. X. johnson, VIM. j. McCauley, W. C. Con.
ner, George A. Clark.
Brown.-Henry Belinke, D. 8. Gufin, W. B.
Carroll, Daniel w. Hall.
Carver.-Frederick Greiner, Florian Linen.
fetser, Joseph Weinman, Gosslob Mesz old,
John Helm, Ernst Miller. Eli F. Lewis.
Cass-Samuel B. Able.
Chisago.-Edward II. Wood, Ephram C. In.
gals, D. o. LOwden.
Crow Wing.-Samuel B. Able.
Dakota--L. Smith, C. P. Adams, R. A. Phe.
Ian, H. ]. Schaffe, R. G. Masters, Eugene Dean
John M. Mckay, John Trower, Robert O. Neil
D. Newell, Michael Marsh, NJ. Sampson, John
J. McVay.