The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
AFTERNOON SESSION.

ready to report, Mr.. North was called upon
to make speech. He addressed the Con-
vention at some length in favor of harmony
in its deliberations, and detailed what be
considered the aggressions of slavery.
Mr.. Miller of st. Cloud then made a
speech, commencing with funny anecdote
about man in Pennsylvania, an officer of a
court, who slumbered during a thunder
storm, and at every clap, shouted "silence
in court. what the point was nobody seemed
to know-he went on and related several
other amusing stories.
Judge Goodrich then made one of his
characteristic speeches, and ending by say
ing that he was for the 'irrepresible con-
hict' every time"
S. P. Jones of Rochester, Geo. A. Nourse
of St. Paul, G. Fl. Lindsly of Rochester then
spoke. The drift of these gentlemen s
speeches was in favor of Seward.
Mr.. Baldwin of Scott county from the
Committee on Credentials, then made re-
port of delegates entitled to seats in the con-
vention:
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B Hensley, Gen L Matthews, G Burt and Jas Miller.
GrGn warner at and O Frank rank REM cH;saSo--t
SanRard and Patrick Fox Dakoa-G s!e5ons
Bills, " Cummings, - Porter, " 9 LIE Due;
PS Eass %sr m3Ea
Barber Ess5orn,-Dr Gee Wstson and IL Weber
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and C. BrSTnsII s0qd1us Ell Akes, Joss D
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Robt Fisk WIN Wilson, Henry Acksr, EN- Murray
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The Committee on Permanent Organiza.
tion reported the following as the officers Of
the Convention
President--John w. North, of Rice county.
pice Presidents--J. Graham of Dakota, Hen
ry Scheff baur of Ramsey, j. Day of Fillmore
E. A. Raymond of Hennepin, George Watson
of Freedom, and Watkins of Blue Earth.
Secretaries-Oliver Dalrymple of st. Paul
and E. w. Sommers of Dodge.
A spicy squabble ensued in rel.tion to
the Dakota county delegates. Mr.. w. G.
LIE Due was nominated as a substitute, but
was objected to on the ground that he was
Democrat and sometimes voted the Demo
cratic ticket and sometimes the Republican
MIR. LIE Due defended himself He sale
he was sound on the goose" and was 6
Republican, but when they nominated NEAR
men-dishonest men, as they sometimes had
done, he never had voted for them and never
would.
After this explanation, Mr.. lie Due was
confirmed as delegate, almost unani
mously.
Bill Shelley then moved that the Conven
ton proceed to elect delegates, and nomina.
ted Judge Goodrich and DR.. Foster.
"Southern Minnesota became excited at
this, and insisted on report from the Com
mittee on Platform before the delegates
were selected to stand upon it.
Mr.. Brown, of Faribault, from the Com.
mittee on Platform, reported a series Of
resolutions, embodying the doctrines of the
party, and in favor of VIM. III. Seward for
President.
Judge Goodrich then presented minori,
ty report, being a series of resolutions
against popular sovereignty, and in favor OF
VIM. HI. Seward, as the Republican candi-
date for the Presidency.
The reports were laid on the table.
MIR. Ide, of Waseca, moved that the Con.
vention elect delegates by ballot instead Of
Uiua UOce.
Judge Goodrich opposed the motion
He did not want to have the delegates vote
and their constituents to be ignorant OIL
their action.
j. P. Owens also opposed the ballot, and
Mr.. Ide favored it.
A man from Steele county said his con-
stituents did not send him up here to vote
for Judge Goodrich or Owens. He pre-
ferred to vote down obnoxious men SIS
lently by the secret ballot.
Southern Minnesota" again got her back
up, and a motion was made that the dele
gates from Ramsey county he allowed IN