The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-07-24

ron slcllFAIY OF STATE.
81 JENNlS0N, Of Gesdhus.
ron Stair rl1AsulzI.
MONS GRINAGER, of Fresbora.
FOR ATTORNEY alA11AL.
GEORGE P. WILSON, Of Winona.
THE TICKET.
The nominations made at St. Paul last
week BY the Republican State Conven.
ton have been received with entbusi.
asm by the people. Even those who
labored most earnestly to briog about
other results have, in good part, 40.
cepted the decision OF the Convention,
and will give the ticket their hearty
support. Nh. @. K. Davis, tho nomi-
nee fox Governor, while the youngest
man who ever occupied that Office 10
Minnesota, viii carry to 1t exception
ally fius abilities. Indeed, it is to
brains that he is indebted for his NOM
inatiou, supplemented BY the feeling
among tho people that he is in active
sympathy with them in their struggles
against the expressions Of mouopolies.
For several years past he has been
rising into public notice As . young
man Of brilliant intellect, giving prom
Use Of . future that the State might be
proud Of; aud when his name was pro-
posed for Governor it called forth an
enthusiasm which finally rallied to his
support . strength sufficient to over.
come the most powerful resistanoes.-
Whatever else may be denied, it will
be admitted on all sides that the nom.
inatlon was an exceedingly popular one.
Mr.. Davis will draw largely from the
Democratic vote, and will be elected
BY majority such % no other tovern'
or of Minnesota ever received.
The nomination of Capt. A. Barto
for Lieutenant Governor is very graft.
flying to tho people Of Stearns county,
and especially 50 to The JOURNAL,
which was the first paper in the State
to propose his name for the position
The Captain is SO whole-souled, 50 hon.
est-faoed, so jolly that he will have but
to show himself throughout tho State
during the canvass to be elected unan.
imously. While he has the elements
of popularity, he las also the quslifoa.
tions necessary to make him q most &C.
ceptable presiding officer of the Senate.
We are glad to again put up the
name of Gen. 8. P. Jennison for Sec.
rotary Of State. 1t would have been
manifestly unjust to make so marked
an exception In his case and turn him
out at the end of his first term, especi-
ally when he has proved himself 80
good Secretary. His denomination
was we'll earned, and tho only regret il
that he did not receive it without tho
necessity of = ballot.
Mons Grinager was the unanimous
choice of the Scandinavian delegates
for Treasurer, and they asked his NOM
ination in behalf Of the Scandinsvians
Of Minnesota. The request was grant.
ed as due to their faithful and uu-
swerving adherence to the Republican
party. Mr.. Grinsger will doubtless
prove an honest and capable officer ;
but there are very many people who
will regret that the circumstances of the
case prevented the nomination of Mr..
Dixie, the present Treasurer by appoint
ment, who has shown himself to be just
such . man as the Treasury needs.
The contest for Attorney General
was close, Mr.. Billson, Of Duluth, being
beaten by but two votes by his com.
petitor, Mr.. Geo. P. Wilson, of Vino.
10. Mr.. w. has served in the Legis.
lature, is a lawyer Of local reputation,
and is favorably spoken Of by his
friends.
The ticket will command tho gener-
al confidence and the support of Re-
publicans, Will take many votes from
the disorgauizsd Democracy, and will
be elected BY an overwhelming MAORI.
ty.
The platform is brief, but it Is
good. It reafirms the Republican par
ty to be tho party Of progress and re-.
form-just what the votes of . large
majority of the best men in the coun.
try have pronounced it to be. It
pledges the party to secure to agriculture
and labor their rights; declares in
favor Of cheap transportation, and de-
noanoes the expressions and disorimina-
lions of railroads; applauds Congress
and our State Legislature for fsrreting
out and exposing corruption; and de-.
nounces oil Credit Mobilier transact.
ions; condemns the back salary bill,
and demands the repeal of the oct ;
and takes up the cause Of the settlers
on railroad lands whose homesteads are
liable to be taken from them.
TLETCHER. MERRIAM, BENTLEY,
HOY AND KEEGAN HELD FOR
TRIAL. -
On Tuesday the Dogberry court At