The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17
Republican Second District Conven.
ton at ShakOpee, Sept. 10.

Republican Second District Conven.
ton at Shakopee, Sept. 10.
This convention organized by elect
ing for Chairman John II. Brewn
Kandiyohi, and for Secretary w. B.
Herriott of Redwood. Il
Ar informal ballot for a candidate
for Congress resulted in 80 votes for
Hon. H. B. Strait, the present Repre-
sentative, and Is for Liberty Hall of
Mcleod county. Mr.. Strait was then
nominated by reclamation unanimously.
The committee on resolutions con-
sisted of C. Stebbins of Dakota; T. NJ.
Brown Of Brown; j. A. Thacher of
Goodhue; w. Harrington of Mcleod !;
and F. A. Donahower of Nicoilet.
Their report, which was adopted with
out discussion, reads as follows:
LIST. Resolved, That our confidence
in the Republican party is unimpaired -;
that, as in the past, it is guarantee
for the future unity Of the States, the
stability of the government and an eco.
nomical administration; criticising and
Furnishing frauds and corruption
Of individual officers and requiring
purity in its representative men and
public officers, and visiting speedy jus
tice for all departures from this high
standard; that we pledge our best eff.
forts to perfect its policy in accordance
with the public interests and the popu
lar will, to search out all abuses ant
make all appropriate and necessary re
forms in the public service.
%. Resolved. That the fifteen grea'
productive counties Of the State Dor
dering on the Minnesota river, a larg,
proportion Of which lies in this Con
gressional district, demand that tn
said river be improved by system Q
locks and dams, by which it shall b
made navigable at all seasons OF tn
year when not closed by ice
and that our representative,
in Congress is instructed to use hi
best efforts in the future, as he has i
the past, to secure from the geners
government the necessary appropris
lions to complete such . system Z
improvements as speedily as the publ
revenues ofthe government will permit
: 3rd. Resolved, That the gres
dominant interest Of the District I
well as Of the State and the entire ives
, agriculture, requires the improvement
of the Mississippi river from the Fall
of St. Anthony to the Gulf Of Mexic'
: aud Of the great water routes betwee
: that river and the Atlantic sea-boar,
J to the end that the labors of the a
+ ricultura classes of the West may /
made more remunerative and that til
3 progressive spirit Of the Republics
r party. with its watchful regard for tt
, interests of the people. can at once I
e entrusted with this great nations
werk.
e 4th. Resclv That the mission IN
. influence of the Republican party is +
: no means ended; that the security
f life and property in the sout
S and the protection of the weaker rat
S from the aggressions Of the stronger
S the cause of the gener
a education and Of civil and religious lii
: erty; the development of the gre,
i water routes Of the country and Il
e limiting and controlling Of the gre,
aggressive monopelies of the land-re1
: der its continuance in power indispens
i BILE to the welfare Of the people.
/ 5th. Resolved, That Maj. n.
: Straits service. in Congress hrs be.