The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-16
Democratic County Convention.
. RED WING. Sent 10Th ,69

80 rts%T A'CO =" lNd, 0cpC. 1El0, o.
In pursuanee Of the public call number
OF delegates met, and the Convention was
called 10 order by Judge Wilder. S. P.
Chandler Esq, was chosen Chairman. and
III. Herschler was chosen Secretary.
Judge Wilder moved that the Convention
proceed to the election Of officers. in tho
order in which they appear in the CALI
Carried.
Hon. Chris. Graham moved that T. B.
Sheldon be nominated by ACCLAIM alton for
the Office Of State Senator. Carried.
DR.. Sweeney moved that Wells E. Ser.
geant OF Pine Island, be nominated for one
Iof the Representatives.
Judge Wilder moved that Elery Stone be
no minated for Representative. Carried.
). 4. Simmons of Minneoh, moved that
Il. Westervclt Of Florence Be nominated
for Treasurer. Carried.
On motion of Judge Wilder, Hon. Chris.
Graham was nominated for Court Com
missioner.
On motion Of F. F. Hoyt, NJ. Herschler
was nominated for Coroner.
On motion OF George McKinzie. 8. B.
vlnton Esq, was nominated for County
Commissioner, for the I'd Com mission Dis
ttrict.
On motion Of W. i. Sergeant, Hugh
Bradley Esq. Of Cherry Grove was 'nomina>
ted lorCounty Commissioner for the Sd Con
nilsson Dis. riot. -. - -
On metion Committee efthre., consist
lng Of j udge Wilder, DR.. Sweeney, and w
81 Sergeant was appointed to draft resclu.
Ltions. ~rs- ~,'
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following resolutions, and platform,
which on motion were adopted.
| lst; RESOLVED. That we approve and en-
dorse the platform adopted by our recent
State Convention, without dissent to any
substantive proposition therein contained
"a. That We are, as sints its commence
4 mont we have ever been, in favor of Wig
Jorous and efficient prosecution Of tho war
tor the sup2re sion Of the rebellion, in the
!: manner and for the objects expressed u,
| the* *Crittenden resolutions, and incoruorat
ed in our State plat form.
/ Sd. Resoleed further, that believing az W,
90 its prosecution for the purposes of sub
Ijugatlon: and to reduce the rebe! States to
fcondltion OF territorial vasalage ineyitabl
teods 10 an unlimited proIongation OF th
war, to national bankruptcy, to the unnec
cessary sacrifice Of thousands upon thons
ands Of valuable lives, that it will make in
dispensible an enormous standing army. an,
materially increase the danger Of a foreigl
I war, even now imminent with France i
is the. duty Of the people, as they value anc
would cherish tho heritage transmitted t,
them BY our fathers, to use every ins,ru
mentality in their power, under tho Con
slitution, 10 compel the Administration t,
abandon its more recent pulley Of sutjnga
ton, and TO return to its original poicy j,
the prosecution .o' the War, for the preser
vation OF the Constitution, and the speed ,
! suppression .! tho rebellion, and restoration
q. the Union.
j :. Kesovsd. That VIC desire to impress I'D
onsthe S:a'e Central Committee, .he i'm
portaDce Of establishing at St. Paul dali
Democratic psper as the central organ o
the pArty, whose entire principles shalt moi
tbe embodied in the two significant word
Public Printing and that to such pape,
the Democracy Of Goodhue County viii
|contrlhute generous support.
The following Central County Committee
was appointed j.. c. Pierce. Chsirmaa, C.
Graham W. W. Sweeney, Truman Parker
and Geo. Mckenzie.
On motion it was voted that tho city pa
per. bs requested to publish tn, proceeding.
soi the Convention.
On motion tho Convention adjourned
sine die.
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