The Grange advance., 1874-09-09

informing themselves as to the best men
and measures
Mr.. Haymau Of Hay Creek, eaid the
citizens of his town would give the nominees
OF this convention large vote. They were
not so particular about party ties as they
used to be.
Several others spoke, but we were not
able to catch al! that was said, having no
short hand reporter
Mr.. Hayman Of Hay Creek moved that
we now proceed to nominate County officers:
motion seconded and carried with but one
dissenting vote
Il recess was here taken and the matter
was pretty thoroughly canvassed in private
conversation and upon the re-assembline
of the convention it was moved to reconsider
the former motion to nominate
On the motion to recon nsider, Mr.. Geo.
Akers said that there were not renresenta-
tlVes from much more thar one-half of the
towns OF the county. That if we placed
men in nomination for the Legislature it
would be said by our opponents that we
had gone beyond our duty and set up can
didates for districts that were not repre-
sented. He believed in calling delegate
convention upon ample notice given, and
then place full ticket in nomination. This
view seemed to meet with very hearty and
earnest approval, and the motion prevailed.
A committee consisting Of E. J. Hodgson,
Mills, Of Pine Island, and William
Featherstone, was appointed to embody
this action Of the Convention in a resolu-
ton, who reported the following:
"We, the farmers, mechanics and labor
ers Of Goodhue County, in mass Conven-
tion assembled at the town Of Featherstone,
September Sd, 1874, do hereby,
Resolve, That it is necessary to the pro-
lection and advancement of our interests
and the general interests, that we, inde-
pendent Of any former political affiliations
or connections, meet in delegate convention
for the purpose Of nominating men to fill
the various county and Legislative Offices
to be filed at the coming election.
This resolution was adopted, and the
| time fixed st ten o'clock on the Gath day Of
September, 1874, at the town hall in Feath
erstone.
A County Committee, consisting Of the
following gentlemen, was appointed: Henry
Heys, George Akers, W. S. Grow, Charles
Erickson, and Henry Ahnemsn.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. VIM.
Featherstone, given above were unani-
mously adopted. The following was also
adopted but we did not learn who offered
| it,
Resolved, That we, in Mass Convention
assembled, extend the hand of friendship
and fellowship to all mechanics and labor
ers, and to all others who with US see the
necessity Of immediate reform, and earnest
ly invite all such to Cooperate with us in
securing for official positions such
men as are named in former resolu-
ton adopted by U.S.
| The convention then adjourned. 1t has
rarely been our pleasure to take part in 80
harmonious and earnest q convention as
this was Here was no wire pulling and
scrambling for Office No man was seeking
his own exclusive and individual benefit,
but the public veal only was considered
The spirit exhibited was broad and gener-
Gus. There was no desire to make this an
exclusively farmers movement, but all good
citizens are invited to cooperate, and thus
passed one Of the most pleasant occasions
of our life