, 1865-09-12
MINNESOTA POLITICS.
The Two State Conven-
tiOns.
GEN. MARSHALL AND EX-SENATOR
RICE.

| NENs MAtkShAl4L AND EA-SENAIVE
| !; RICE.
The Union State, Convention and II,
Cnnditsatc+-Gcn. Marshall md Iii,
Allkccedcnt.-The Other Non{uccx-
The Coprerhead Conccrn-TIcnry M
fslcc turns Another Summcr.ault-
The Copperhead Ticket and Platform.
Correspondents Of the Chicago Trlbunc.1
ST. PAu1, Sept.
The political campaign has opened. Yes
tcrdny the Union Slate Convention met and
p1accd ticket in the field which is invincible
and today the Democratic State Convention
met and prepared their November sacrifices
You havc probably learned from kilograms
the result Of the Union Convention yesterday
and some particulars OF the contest, but
nothing short Of actual bodily presence can
give any adequate idea OF tho interest fell
and tho excitement of the occasion. The
Convention WIS the largest ever held In the
Stale, and the friends Of the respective can-
didntes for Governor fought tenaeiously, but
good naturcdly, for success. The
first ballot stood, Averill Il; Marshall
90; Gildllan 50. ballot after ballot ensued
lan's vote, which ran up and down from Fl TO
"a. Up to the nineteenth ballot Ayeritrs
highest point was IS, while MarshalI's was
.A!, e. being necessary for q choice. On the
nineteenth ballot tue break came, four dele
| gates changing from GflIllan 10 Marshall,
running the former down 10 p and the latter
up to a.. Though Col. Arerill still stood 81,
! ten ahead, this break 1nadt Gen. Matshalls
| nomination a1most certain, and the smiling
countenanccs Of his friends were clearly dis
cetyed Is. sir more than necessarv fnr nn1n.
inniion. Cheer ofier chne~ .rent ~, T-;nn9s
of the opnfsinr cnni1;1.tes ;nintno ysiti .ho
1ofe comnetitoSs in weIccn1,nD thc ,,snIt a 'ue
b,s anIarance !rss s ~ eia1a! ~ sSnt 'or ana
fhusfRffic outhnrsf nf anS1nmsa III. 1.,aoa1, s
yos slnI ,5rncnf,i on1 nr.I'.s,t tns 4 stt1sn ~.
nlearonf t.rninnt;on ~ fin aMa ~,
ini;n9s Wi,Irh occnnsa4 siI cnnsac,'tisa sa oa.-
Tbern Was Int liitla contcst On H. uyI,s- nthsr
nominations and The cnfire ,a,on,,;,,,, h,,st
moss of thc 1,nnvcntion wa d,s-nsaa II nus,, 81,
ionr VI 'ue eon' @ot4ou "As o'sFoeea u III HI
r. t. ,,ooe,,, T., no.a +h,. tt,,,,
tcst ~ cor..,o- ~ NV. NC, haa.a1 ~ tas con
bnrGnv nrya;ss,rce w see.1t aV 'ne a n.taost
1nittad !na,.. t,,neef,iiS thn ~ .ons sao
e.nai5.."o .Sa 49,. 3,.ia .aa .ue unsusesssiul
success OF Tho pr4I,apaos ' vatan .onteu " Iae
tanning. Gen. MarshaIl's success Was hanaa ,,a.
some victory handsomely won, and by iair
play throughout. 1t was really contest be-
tween the politicians md the people, mad the
st1angencss Of the matter Is That the neon1e
won. No man In the State is more popular
before the people than Gen. Marshall but the
political managers were committed TO Tue
other candidate before it was known that le
would accept Il nomination, aid they .sioueht
1t on tIat ilne.'
Brig. Gen. Vim. r. Marshall Is IN old rasi.
uent o1 tnls caty u1d ono Of the original Re-
H,, Hnnlsans a ~ ,ac sIa;r w. ysI.r.s --.9
.am'a ,rn .1 ana ne.o1ng paek 70 ses @ ho% me cat
Nas ao0ni % jump ue' Nltn lew others,
Snt.o Oof0aF 4ot"a4A AAA OlEAue&GA kuE Ike
kepnni ~ "hea .h nov SWEEPS tae otate
cIash nf x, ke was ssg the 1arsc.t ous ;p9 10 tho
stoi. All thn,,",. - .ns saaket ~ Inc
He se;td IN s a,ssaE a. ,9at Tine
rity as to eaiI firth nra5se rom stvs H. LITE:
public. That affair pisce1 his character
In the State, however bitter naIitical or oppon. Bon
ent, dares 10 brsathc word Of calpmny
aeuinst Lin. He wns one nf the .,rincina1
founders Of tho St. Paul Pres,, which CON.
mcnced its career on The LIST Of January 'G1,
and quilted that post in tho summer Of fta to
enter the army as 4 private Ills popularity
eoou brought company to rally about him
who unanimously elected him Captain, and
his promotion to his present rank has been
purely owing to his bravery and skin On tho
held At the battle OF Nashville last winter,
at the seige Of Mobile, und at numerous other
Points Us. d,niInS tne %nr he specially dist'n.
guisbea himself, and It Is but month since
MS regiment Quilted The Held.
Thomas u: Armstrong, Of Olmstcd, tho
cand1S.ate ior i.ie,tenant Governor, Is young
man, pul splcndld presiding o1]icer. lie has
tHe 6een swiSe M memnef 10, 81 nc lower branch OF
ofthe House.
Lieut.. Col. Rogers, the candidate for secrc-
tnry Of State, is a man Of untasnished rcputa-
iion. He wears the badge Of honor il lie
which stiIl remains useless. >''N
Charles ErhetTrr has a1rredv hmm s+cto
Treasurer for six wears bnt he ias c3ren ,ss snri
general satisfaction tint tie peonle on want % lin
longer. :. N','
wcs ~ mnrnhoa ~ t1H ~ next , Attofaey Generai
,sast,s;na VIZ " IT, Eal!aat lst Minnesota,
pa1.lc'pntaa !'ta N ~ us trmls ana glorics, and
onsy qn'ts i,!as II attcI scrFing his full time,
wGs afterwards appointed Colonel Of the LIST
Minnesota heavy artillery. He was crippled
fer li:e at The battle Of Gettysburg.
1he platform met with tile hearty approval
Of the Convention, and Is everywhere cordial-
tute resolution fayoring immediate taxation
Of U: S. bonds for the one that was adopted
relative 10 finances, but il was promptly laid
upon the table without any attempt at dis
cussion, the Convention deeming it advisable |
10 R9s,poTe this taxatien for brief period,
mcnt Is enabled to endure such q change.
The Republican party OF Ninncsota ncrer
entered n camraien with more vin nr nr hetter
spuits than The present, and since tbs action !
OF The Democratic Convention today, Gen.
Marshall's majority ae m Is estimated as ranging
have heard Dlaciuc it below Inc former a~urc
The Coprerhcad Convention today was a
1amcntably lame a1la1r. Their INST 6uuTcn-
ton WIS hold the 10th of August, but there
being but thirt y-cfght Delegates present (ow~
ing TO the harvest, as they said) they adjourn
e9 aher adopting platform. until to-day,
when they assembled 10 nominate n ticket.
me Chairman Of the State Central Commit
Ice issucd apreais an0 proclatnations, the few
party orEan;s En;,. ~ II ihe State took up the wall,
ane a. eo,,,e nssunsne W, 1ae tr1e tried Dcmocracy'
l,ay yc rnsnnni1n5 ~ 4seco Sicona Gonyention. THEY
tn.tlav. The t.ya aaa .atFsy+one n1r here
of liz sn;rit ~ the ~ sItioas M 9fc iatr index
l,ouc Of s,ccess ard ffbbp b lucy mare no
Democrats sor rn,,aa+as1,, neala prominent
M; mike mnsb 1sgssan'y IiIasey .o.uay that 1t did
mated as no ono ther conii mi "a9 M ,ney 5oml
Never Ala ,na,i a,,41aala - aaaoliy o. last year.
ani thev 1.ney Il ISrfacti ~ ,ore @ aopeseis work,
ilciiharnf,nns " arp - pe'1Gelly vel Az their
no eooner nnenc5 a. anu tney
.fu1o5 tLa r,eSs1 w uooEs and |
Would ~" mosa Eon'enti1a ana.h lnan some member
md out would 20 the reporters. The great
bone OF contention WIS over the Drnnnse5
nomination of ex-senator Henri III pieo
The The fsrycnt err tFns hlue 4cmocFacy don't ike
m liz he,iv i,.fapa II ' nas oega Nn'loWing
,at ~ 4hrao uctoIs me Republicans tor the
H., m ealst tatIiy Deeelng them to pick
,e wrote letter coming on. for The rc.elec.
lou OF President Lincoln. This Was called
now lis sentiments at lint "e5r p5rtian1a aoas to
nd by singular coincidence those snmh @ d