Mower County transcript., 1869-09-16

FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT,
! SHERWOOD AOUGH,
State Republican Convention
SHARP Contest for NOllli ARtiOn
The Platform Of Principles
| -State Central Committee
Full Proceedings OF the Con
ventiOn.
Th> Republican State Convention
assembled at Ingersoll Hall at noon yes
terday. As will be seen by the list o
delegates below it is the largest ant
most influential Convention that eve
assembled in the State.
Atl2 NJ. the Convention was calle'
to order by F. Driscoll, chairman ofth
State Central Committee.
TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
Thomas Foster, Of St. Louis count!
nominated Hon. S. B. Sheardown of Wi
mona, for temporary chairman, and al
most at the same instant Andrev
Dunn, Of Faribault county, nominated
Hon. Dana E. King, Of Meeksr.
| A standing vote was first taken Of
the nomination Of s. B. Sheardown, o
Winona. It resulted 63 for and IL;
against him. Hon. Dana E. King Va
then nominated unanimously.
On taking the chair, Mr.: King said
I can only thank you for your court
csy and your kindness, and will endeav
or to discharge the duties Of Chairman
to the best Of my ability,
Judge Reynolds, Of Olmsted, nom
mated G. T. Benedict, of Olmsted, .
temporary Secretary. s. H. Nichols, O
Douglas, nominated A. B. Webber o
Steele. On motion they were both e
lected to act as Secretaries of the Con
vention.
j. s. Pillsbury, of Henepin, movet
that . committee Of FIVE be appointed
on, credentials.
The motion prevailed and the chai
appointed the following
COMM1TEIEE ON CREDENTIALS.
J. s. Piilsbury, Henepin.
u. ~. OA<AA ~ OAV1?40~0e
Il. N. McLaren, Ramsey.
j. L. Armstrong, Wabashaw:.
+. A. Donahower, Nicollet.
Col. G. A. Lounsberry, Of Marti1
county, moved that committee Of fiv'
be appointed on permanent organization
Tho: motion. prevailed. and the: chai'
appointed
ON ORGANIZATION
| G. A. Lounsbery, Martin.
Levi Butler, Henepin.
L.. +. Hubbard, Goodhuo.
Chas. A. Gilman, Stearns.
s. B. Sheardown, WinonA
T. Kirk, of Winona, moved that {
committee Of Eve be appointed on Res
olutions, which prevailed. The chai1
appointed
ON PLATFORM.
T. Kirk, of Winona.
Thomas Foster, of st. Louis.
A. Armstrong, of Freeborn.
John Miller, of Rice.
VIM. Schimmcl, If Nicollet.
THE TEMPERANCE DEMAND.
Rev. G. G. Bowdish addressed tho
chairman, and stated that although he
was not asdelegate, he wished, as one Of
the committee representing the Temper
ance men, to bring something before the
Convention if prelnission could be OBJ
tained.
On motion he was authorized to lay
his business before the Convention
He did so by reading the resolutions
adopted by the Grand Lodge l. o. G. 7
at Owatonna, May l3, 1869, as follows
Resolved, That We, the Grand Lodge
of T. Q. G.. T. Of the State Of Minnesota
in, Grand Lodge assembled, hereby &C
knowledge our: dependence. upoa God
and our. obligations to the. cause Of hu
manity.
Resolved, That. in view of such re-
sponsibility, We have been constrained
to take issue with the upholders Of the
soul .destrpyi &. traffic in alcohol.
manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
liquors Is a beverage is everywhere ;
public injury and should be held as :
public crime.
Rcsotved, That prohibitory law
far reaching in its provisions and string
ent in its penalties, is our settled pur
pose.
Resolved That any political part.
which shall refuse to aid us in this wor!
forteits its claim to our support.
Resofvetl, That We ~ill not support a
the polls any man that does not openl,
favor prohibition.
Resolrcd, That committee Of ft
teen lo.appointed to represent the va
rious sections Of the State, with tul
power and authority to distribute anon!
the people OF the State an address, set
ting forth the principles endorsed by
this body in the above platform, and CT
plain the action VIC solicit at the hand
o. our Legislature, in order to remedy
| ClcSC 6VuS duO W bCC 1OiCu CuC HFlCV
apces to which we have been subjected
Re.olved, That said committee b
authorized to lay before the convention
Of the two political parties a reques
that they recognize these principles 0
prohibition, and should said parties:re
! fuse to comply with our request then
Resolved, That said committee b
authorized and required to call a COZ
vention inviting the cooperation Of al
temperance men, aid to perform sucl
other duties as may be necessary t.
carry out these resolutions.
John Quigly: r.. Stewart, NJ. Croft
G. G. Bowdish, S. N. knight, W. D
Bennett, Committee on Political Organ
izations.
At the meeting Of the committee 0
fifteen the following was also adopted
"Resolved, That the executive com
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