The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-24
MINNESOTA.

THE DELEGATION A UNIT FOR TILDEN--HANcocx
PROBABLY THEIR SECOND CHOICE.
ST. PAuL, June 49, 1870
As ID the practice Of both parties in Minnesota the
delegation to the st. Louis Convention is wholly ac-
credited from State Convention which met in this
city the LIST inst But whom the Convention had Sc
lectcd delegate large resolved itself into three
Congressional district caucuses each OF which nomi.
mated three gentlemen, who thsrcupon appointed
by the Convention constitute the state delegation.
The delegation thus chosen is as follows:-
At Larqe-Eugene N. Wilson, OF Minneapolis
For the First Disfricf-J H. McKcnnv, OF Chatneld
Fillmore county; Daniel Buck Of Mankato Blue Earth
county. and @ 7. Buck, OF Wnona
For the Second Disiric-Michacl DorAn, Of lie Sueur
j. T. Norrsh, ol Hastings, and George 4. Skinner, OF
For he Third Distrfet-wiIliam Loo, OF st. PAUL. 7. O.
Meaey, OF Monticello, Wright county and J. N. Castle
Of saltwater.
These gentlemen all present ~ the State Con.
vcntion, and interviewed within few hours OF
their election by your correspondent their per-
sonal preferences in connection with the ST. Louis
nomination for the Presidency. Although two OF them
we're before that reported in favor OF the nomination
OF General Hancock they all declared themselves
bound by the action OF the Convention to support
Mr. Tilden- More than that they would not
say. except land this was said with a uniformity
which suggested tho thought that they had
AlIehoy COusuicu toBctucIJ, tuat tuoy I0t " W0uiu
be unwise and improper Tor the delegation from Min
ncsotabeing unable certainly promise an electoral
vote 10 any democratic candidateto hold any prefer
enccs which they would yield 70 the necessities or
the positive preferences Of representatives OF the
democratic States The action OF tho State Convention
by which tho ST. Louis delegates declare themselves
bound, folIows:--Frst, before clccting dcIc-
gates the adoption Of resolution declaring "that
Governor Samuel J. Tides recognize the represcn
tative reformer Of the times, and believe that
nation for the Presidency will be tho best Of
the democracy 10 secure The reforms Tor which our
essential 10 the very life OF nation" This
resolution objected TO by considerable mi
norIty but mainly On the ground Of expcdiency Tho
jealous Tilden man in the Convention became some
what alarmed by this opposition, and II was proposed
20 instruct the delegation unit accord
with The will oil majority Of its members This
proposition revived disagrceable recoliectons OF the
effect OF Tho unit rule upon the Minnesota delegation OF
1880, and rejected. Then the Tiden required
and received that every delegate would hon
cstly support TIIdcn's nomination, these
being gwen before they would consider any pro-
posed for tho deeeaon. After tho ST. LOUIS delegates
Convention who had opposed the Tidcn resolution.
the ground OF othcr preferences, offered tho follow
ing
Resolved That this Convention full confidence the
delegates elected them Louis and that
have sbi ling that they will do all that Is
essary the and OF the democratic party
end 70 this extent and more are they instructed
This was opposed in debate as calculated to discredt
tho Tdsn resolution and Yves laid on the table with