, 1866-09-21
MINNESOTA POLITICS.
Second District Congressional Convcn.
don-RenomtaafIon Of Aou. LIuatfus
Uonnelly-The Platform.

second District Congressional Convene
tton-Reuomtaaf1on OF Hon. Izuatfus
Uonnealy-TheP PLATFORM.
Especial Despatch to tho Chicago Ttil,une.1
ST. PAu1, MIMI, September 20.
1ho eecond District Congressional Convention
met At eleven O'Clock and was called To order by
7. N. Metcalfe, Chairman Of the Di4nict Com.
mittte.
There Wis 4 s,ight contest for tie temporary ot.
gsntkatlon. The Hubbard men endeavored 10
obtain Warren Bristol, Of Goodhue County, and
the Donnel1y men, Dr.. R. Ricner. Of Washington
County. A showing Of hands gave the temporary
Craftsmanship to Reiner, bya decided majority.
This was the first gan fo1 Donnelly.
A committee Of five Haa then appointed On
chairman, and majority of tbe oiheis brinT Il
tie faIne f1tlh.
4 recess waa taken Of fifteen minutes to enable
er he ieet.s ba a.
ttals made thcir report They had adhered 10 The
aM for the assenb!age, with The exception of aa-
was not enume1ased among the counties entitled
nj. Cornell, q Aldrieh delegate, moved that
MSsne';nee Ss 'iae ws H. Iy p
warm friend Of Donnelly, be excluded.
This led to considerable debate, which was
nn4l1y tesminated hE he samissiop e Fo;tes:
then raiided.
Committees on permanent organization aud
o . Sn9 s
onse 70 business without making speech
a Gonsss G1hde9 % 81 Geua, hs
ing report, which was unanimously adopted:
Tt 70 paiy f. ose snxo4s ior shs
lie efeai gnion psriy ,hat saved It, bas % no fied
Of the Union can desire restoration which will
place q unteatrieted power TIE sery tsastors who
fought with fendish energy for four years for lis
Mselssd, That ths tbirty.nintb Congress-, rep
masses eyesywEers. have Wisely H. and ias.ly we Se.
mandcd a. condition precedent to the political
scconsttnctton Of tho Ststes hnt lately IN open re-
shall never Be- compelled 10 psy he he t enormoas ]
debt contracted by tehess in thets diabol1eal e.ort
70 dee.F9r the Government; that the basis Of
The popnla: vote, 80 that Southern disloyallsA
ehail not have representation IN Con-
gsees for ,fonr ntlstoua Of loyal people who
and that leading traitors WHO, violating their
naiion in ,he most ko,1ib1s ION ana b1oody var ON on
and he eaension ass a nd pepe,ul; q
1iEeal desnnies Of q Government they base 90
~ Reso1rsd: eFhs That AEdpew Jobason, by his apos-
tacy from tho true principles 81 Liberty and J1s-
ttcc, which he uuul recently 80 loudly proclaimed,
his dceertfon and attempted destruction OF tue
great p4tts BY whose auhtuge .he was placed 10
power. Eas forfeited the confidence OF the loyal
men Of the country.
l7esolrtd. That to the noble, selfeacri1cins sol
dIers and sailors who sustained and followed the
old nas 10 ultimate triumph, We owe debt ofev-
erltsung gratitude, md the Republican party,
pledged 10 freedom and 8 restored Union. will be
eycg ready to acknowledge and honor Tue claims
Of those brave men. thclr widows and orphans
The Convention then proceeded TO take an ln'
formal ballot for Cong1cssio candidate. Dr..
Foster nominated 1gnatus Danncl]y, Of Dacotah
J, A. Thacher nominated Major General l. j. Hub.
ba,d. Of Goodhue; !. D. ". 1ngerson nominated
Naior General John B. sanboFn, OF Ramsey
County Mir. Cornell nominated c. Aldrich, ol
IIcnncpin.
The Informal ballot resulted as follows: Don.
nelly, IS; A1drieh. II: Sanborn. Il; Hubbard. 3.
The second and formal ballot st0ods Donntlly
20. A1drich II, Sande.sOn s, Huhbard 0.
Dohnclly was then made The unanimous nnmt
nee. and 8 committee appointed 10 walt upon him
nt inform him Of the aeliun of tho Convention
In few minutes the conmtstce returned with Mr.:
Donnc1ly+ His trance INTO the hall Was Er setcd
with arplapsc, which wAs repsated npon his Us
The Convention, be delivered IN appropriate
speech, which wns loudly npplaudcd, afler whlct
the Convention adjourned.