The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-10-14
DEMOCRATIC ssNAroRIAL ooHvnH-

A call having been Issued for . ire-aa
sembling Of the Democratic District Ton
ysntiou At tho Court House yesterday, y
went up at the designated hour, and foNn
tho hall crowded with mighty gatherin
Of . half dozen Of tho faithful. As 500,
a. the tumult inseparable from q multitud
Of such vast proportions had In some do
gree subsidized, and comparative quiet bee,
obtained Judge Evans called the Conven
ton to order whom on motion Of E. NJ
Wright, Col. r. NJ. Richardson was chose,
temporary Chairman, and Fred. Vinceu
Secretary.
The Committee on Credentials, duly ap
pointed, reported % follows:
G. 8. Nation, l vote.
T. Vincent, 4 votes.
r. II. Richardson, vote.
e. n. Wright, 2 votes.
A. Schroeder, 2 votes.
L. A. Evans, votes.
~ Asa Libby, 2 votes.
Wendeln Ners, 2 votes.
]. P. Hammersl, s votes.
John Sohafer, ! vote.
B. Reinhsrt, 2 votes.
Jos. Zimmerman, ! vote.
&. NJ. Wright moved that the report be
adopted and twas done, ss with one voice.
Judge Evans moved that the present
temporary b declared The permanent Or
gsni.ation, which WAS successfully accom-
plished.
E. NJ. Wright, swsking from = season Of
mental abstraction, solemrly moved that
an informal ballot Do taken for candidate
for the State Senate.
The ballot stood:
R. NJ. Richardson, IL
f. o. Hamlin, 10
E. P. Barnum, 2
Alter considerable Figuring" ION the
back Of . bench, Judge Evans succeeded
in securing the passage Of motion to
take formal ballot, which VAS done:
r. NJ. Richardson had ID
E. O. HAmlin had 6
Ut is but due to Judge Hamlin to say
that he was not candidate, having per-
sistently refused to allow tho use Of his
name.)
Judge Evans again moved. This time Il
was that Mr.. Richardson be declared the
unanimous nominee Of tho assembled Con-
vent,on. Tho motion Was carried amid
thunders Of applause and tho aeafening
stamping Of two pairs Of feet Thus call
ed upon, tho War Horse Of tho Democracy,
despite the excitement Of the occasion and
the dazzling position In which he had just
been placed, arose calmly and gazing forth
upon the surging multitude and heaving
mass Of twelve persons, fsarlessly accepted
the nomination. With flashing eyes, d.
lated nostrib aud hair pointing to the ze-
NTH, he announced that tho Radical horde
Was to DO ''cleaned OUT" slaughtered, an
this fall, il the army Of the faith
full would but follow him-and secure five
or six hundred Republican votes besides.
Hs admonished the Democracy To- "keep
their eye" (he didn't say which one) ION
the star that never falls" Ito be only seen
through the bottom Of glass; "and they
would surely vim"
At the close Of this soul-stirring address,
the pent-up souls Of the assemblage again
found uttersnce through tho sforemen-
toned two pairs Of solss brought in re-
peated and violent contact with the floor.
The mental feast being over, business
Vas once more resumed. Judge Evans moved
still again, and it WAS that IN informal bal
lot be taken for . candidate for tho Eegis.
lature from the outside counties. The bal
lot. stood:
VIM. Nettleton, 10
o. A. Churchill, 2
On motion Of G. 8. Nation, VIM: Net
tleton, Of Duluth, Was nominated by &C.
olamstion. This was done although there
was not present single delegate, or even
. substitute, from any Of tho outside coun-
ties.
Judge Evan, moved towards the door,
after moving motion that the Convention
adjourn. Jostling our way At length
through tho out pouring crowd, We wan
dered homo amazed u the mobility Of
mighty masses.