Mower County transcript., 1869-09-16
also offered resolution on tho bond


the action of the convention.
Mr.. Kinyons name was Withdrawn as
a candidate.
The result of the second ballot was
then announced, as follows:
SECOND BALLOT.
A. j. Edgerton 10 votes.
VIM. Fl. Yale 105 g
81 i. Gordon So
Jared Benson Sc I"
Other and very urgent appeals were
now made in behalf of Gordon and
Yale by their friends.
The following is the result.of the
! THIRD BALLOT.
VIM. II. Yale 139 votes.
. II. L. Gordon 81
Jared Benson 20
| Mr.. Yale's nomination was then
made unanimous.
He was loudly called for, and sin re-
SPONGE thanked the convention for the
honor conferred, but declined to make
a speech on the account of latencss
of the hour.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Brown, Of Faribault, moved the
nomination of Col. Hans Mattson for
Secretary Of State by acclamation.
j. B. Downer, Of Wabsshaw, nomi.
mated Frank Daggett Of Wabashaw.
After both candidates had been COM
mended by friends, ballot was taken,
which resulted,
Hans Mattson 191 votes.
Frank Daggett 39 &c.
The Convention called loudly for
Col. Mattson, who responded as fol-
lows;
| SPEECH OF COL. MATTSON.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the
Convention.
| Allow me to tender you my hearty
blanks for the honor you have confer.
red on me BY this nomination. I. feel
doubly grati6ed for the large majority
you gave me. The time does not per-
nit Of any extensive remarks on my
part, yet 50 much has been said lately
about the Scandinavian element and the
scandinavian conventions, that the
subject perhaps: requires an e1plana.
ton from me aud as the chosen repre-
sentative of the Scandinavian people Of
this State in the present campaign, 1
am authorised to express these views,
and I do 80 from thorough knowledge.
1t is true that we love our native noun
tains, that We cherish with s.cred friend
ship the memories of our heroic ances-
t.us, b1: We have left our beloved land
| We have strewn the last flowers on the
graves Of our forefathets,-and have
come here to stay, come here to live
and die We are not a clannish peo-
pie, nor do We intend to build up 4
scandinavian nationality in your midst.
You h vc known US for many years =;
you have seen ns come among you igno-
rant Of your language, and brought up
under customs different from yours, and
l know you will bear me witness how
readily and quietly We mingle with your
sells, your language, and adopt your
customs how our children grow up as
Americans, side by side with yours ;
and how we. ourselves, are like you.-
We have been cordially received here,
and have been prosperous and happy !;
we love the great country Of America,
and it is our wish to become and be
Americans.
And still the honor you have now
conferred on me, will be taken as a CON-
pliment by all the Scandinavisns of the
State, not that they, as such, demand any
special favors, but it will be considered
as an expression Of your approval ofour
course and conduct among you, and I
therefore, in behalf Of the Scandinavian
population Of this State, tender you
their sincere thanks.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Andrew G. Dunn moved that Z Il +
Cornell, Of Hennep;n, lie nominated by
acclaiAal ion as Attorney General, which
prevailed.
STATE AUDITOR
Charles Mcilrath, Of Nicollet, and o
p Whitcon.b, Of Oliasted, were then
nominated rrr the position Of State Au
ditor. upon which the Convention pro-
cccdei to ballot.
The first ballot for candidate for State
Auditor resulted rs follows: the whole
number of votes being 229, and neces-
sary for choice l15;
A. G. Lane. l
e. p. Whitcomb 80
Charles Mcllrath 12S
The nomination of Mr.. McIlrath was
then made unanimous.
DIR Foster moved the nomination Of
Emil Munich by acclamation, which was
unanimously carried.
Sherwood Hough was shen unani;
mously nominated by acc]amation as
Clerk Of the Supreme Court.
The committee to whom were refer
red the resolutions reported above, re-
ported through Mr.. W. d. Washburn a
series of resolutions which are given be-
low ..--
No objection was made to any of the
resolutions except the last one, which
was in relation to the State RAILROAD
Bonds and Internal Improvement
Lands.
TIE RAILROAD BONDS.
Mr.. Washburn stated that two of the
committee favored the resolution and
one opposed It. 1t was suggested that
it be voted on separately and the vote
be taken on all except the one. objected
to, which is as follows.
Resolvca, That the Republican par
ty ofthe State insist that the 500, 900
acers Of land granted to the Stare for
internal improvements, be set apart for
the liquidation Of the Minnesota State
Railroad Bonds, and that they may be
held for that purpose solely; that when
the holders Of said bonds shall agree to
take these lands and fully and finally
surrender al the bonds to the State,
that said lambs be made owe r to said
holders or their ass gns, or Trustee or
tru stees, as they may elect.
n brief discussion followed.
Eli Robinson, Of Dakota, wished to
make few remarks on the rcso luton.