The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-10-01
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POSSESSED e any) ought to hays suggested
TO the ofice-seeking editors Of The RspuJN.
ca" the proprie.y Of letting some disinter-
ested party advocate their cause before the
public. There is none outside Of their little
circle TO do it, however, so they must do ii
themselves. They evidently think they
will surely be required to fill The offices this
iall, so they rather dislike the proposition
we have been urging, Of being requested 70
donate to the soldiers volunteer aid fund
the proceeds Of their several offices over and
above the expense of Office and the support
of their families. So they write labored ar.
,ieies, signed by various names, as, for in
stance, /" One of the People," {" Economy
&C., &C., for the purpose Of creating the i'm.
preston outside that the people at large do
not favor such request. In doing so they
stop at nothing Except the truth. and to
mlsrepresent US is their peculiar delight
They represent US as desiring to put the
offices up at auction, to be struck off TO the
lowest bidder, &c. This is all false. We
have never given occasion for any such re.
marks, and probably it is purposely mis-.
statement. Our position is, that the very
best men liz all the county shall be nomin,
ated and elected-without any reference tc
their political antecedents-thatw when nom.
mated they I've requested to make the ple3ge
before mentioned. If they should refuse tc
do so, We have not said what we would be
in favor Of doing, but no person who would
take an office at all will refuse.
Mass Convention.
RED Wing, Sept. 80, 1862.
The Convention met pursuant to CALL
CHARLES McGLAsHAN, Esq, was elected
Chair man, and James II. Parker, Secretary
On motion, a committee Of three was ap
pointed to draft resolutions. The following
is the committee
G. Graham, j. II. Parker and J. G. Pierce
The committee presented the following
resolutions which were adopted:
WHEREAS, The distressed state Of the
country demands the unity of all the people
ID sentiment and in action, and
WHEREAS it appears to US that such unity
cannot exist while the people are divided OF
questions Of minor and local importance.
Therefore Resolvl That we the citizen:
Of Goodhue County, in Mass Convention as
|sembled, will drop all party issues, ane
party quarrelling, and nominate and vote
for the best men in the County for office
without the least reference to their past Of
present political associations We only ask
"Is he loyal to the Constitution, is he de
voted to the Union?'
Rfso'v,d, That we will sustain the Adj
minis tration in the prosecution Of the war
and will stand by the President and by tn
generals in the field until every vestase o
peace restored to- the country.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
Moved and carried that the Conventio,
proceed to the nomination OF candidates.
Thomas McManus, receiving majority o
all the votes was declared nominated LEG
ister OF Deeds.
G. Graham was, on motion, nominate,
for County Auditor to fill the short and Ion.
terms, by reclamation.
George McKinz6e was nominated f.,
Sheriff.
J. r. Parker was nominated Attorney.
Frank Ives was nominated Clerk OF thu
Court.
S. A. Hart was nominated County Sur.
vcyor.
A. Miller was nominated for Coroner.
| Hon. w. H. WEIGH was nominated 70
Judge Of Probate and Court Commissioner
Hon. E. T. Wilder was nominated 10
County Commissioner, LIST District.
For Representatives, D. Dewey, and T
| Hanson.