Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-08

MINNESOTA POLITICS.
Proceedings and Platform of the Democratic
State COnvpntjOu

MINNESOTA POLITICS.
Proceedings and Platform of the Democratic
| State Convention.
The Democratic State Convention for the
] selection Of Presidential electors and dele
gates to the national nominating convention
! to lie held at st. Louis, June 9th, convened
| at st. Paul on the 1st inst. The personnel of
| the convention was superior to that of any
convention Of the party heretofore held in the
State.
Hon. Z. w. Durant, of Saltwater, was
made the temporary, and afterwards the per-
| manent chairman. A. +. Haven, of Rice, and
}. e. Wise, Of Blue Earth, were chosen Sec
| retaries.
The Vice Presidents were, Hon: Aaron
Gelelland, Cottonwood.
General Sibley, on the part OF the commit
tee, submitted the following resolutions,
which were Frequently app1auded during
the reading:
THE PLATFORM.
ty Of Minnesota, in State Convention assem-
bled, hereby adopt the following declaration
First. We accept and will uphold the con-
stitution OF the United States in all its parts.
Second. The powers Ofthe federal govern
ment are limited by the constitution and
should never Ike transcribed.
Third. The union ofthe States is perpetual
and the right of local government iii the sew
eral States is affirmed.
Fourth. The public credit should Ike MAIN
| tanned at any and every cost.
Fifth. Gold and silver coin is the only
legal tender contemplated by the constitution.
and the resumption OF specie payments, AZ
| soon as the business interests OF the country
| will permit, is the only policy consistent
with high regard for public faith.
Sixth: We reaffirm the unwavering posi-
ton OF the Democratic party that tariff for
protection is Of the nature Of class legislation
and is oppressive and unjust, and that tariff
| for revenue is only admissible when it is in
dispensable to provide the means to deiray
the ordinary expenses of the government and
| to meet its obligations.
Seventh RetrencIment in every branch of
| the Federal, State and local governments is
demanded, that the burdens Of taxation may
be diminished.
Eighth. Peculation and the appropriation
| Of public funds to private or partisan uses,
merit and should he visited by prompt and
severe penalties.
Ninth. The most rigid accountability
should Ike exacted of all persons entrusted
with the custody and disbursements of the
public funds, and the use of money in in-
Auencing votes should Ike punished rs ha-
grantly criminal Otfense.
| Tenth. Public schools free to all.
| Eleventh. Equal and exact justice to all
men; no partial legislation, no partial tax
alton.
! Twelfth. Reform in all the departments OF
the federal government, which can only he
accomplished by the displacement from
power oi the Republican party. We arraign
that political organization before the people
as directly responsible for the demoralized
and disgracetul condition of the public SER
vice, which brings shame to the face of every
honest citizen-tor shielding offenders from
just and long-deserved punishment-for a
contemptuous disregard of the plain pro-
lations of the rights OF the States guaranteed
by that Instrumentation the innunerable
thieveries Of Belknap and q host of minor
crininals-for the decay and almost destruc-
ton OF our commercial marne-for the met
ticient state OF our navy upon which count.
squandered, and for the absurd and vicious
legislation Of the past fifteen years, which has
unsettled the values of all property and has
eliminated in the depression OF busines:
that has brought disaster and ruin upon 81
many of our citizens.
est men Of all shades of political opinion, w
pledge the Democratic party of Minnesota t.
work increasingly and earnestly tor the over
throw of the dominant party, which. by it,
acts Of omission and commission, has brought
so much dishonor and SO many evils upon III
|
A resolution favoring the repeal of the ere
sumption act" was voted down.
The following was adopted by vote l25 t
~.
Resolved, That in Gov. Samuel J. Tide,
we recognize the representative retormer 0
the Presidency will he the best course of tn
Democracy to secure the reforms for which
our party is so earnestly striving, and whicl
are SO essential to the very life Of our nation.
. The following delegates were elected: Hon
I. N: Wilson: D: Buck !; y: Mckinney, II c
J. N. Castle, VIM. Lee and T. q. Mealy.
, Electors.-Hon. Edmund Rice, John
Meagher, r. A. Jones, w. 7. Boutwell,, ant
John Capser.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
AlrKlN-W H Williams. One vote.
ANoKA--Remi H Capistrant, Geo w Nor
rill. Four votes.
> BEsroS-Joseph Moody, Leonard Robinson
Blue BARrH-J G Wise, w W Br.gdon
T6os Bennett, II Owens, D Buck, + Por
ter, A Messer, VIM Bierbauer and
Diamond. Nine votes.
BRowN--(3eo Kuhlman.~ Four votes.
: CARLroN--JaMes n Pane. One vote.
CARvER-JF Dilley, Robert Patterson, v
.. H Mills, A H Anderson, P Weego, Albel
Kohler, G Maetzhold. Seven votes.
1 CHlsAao-Levi w Folsom. One vote.
CoTToNwooD-Thomas w Gilleland. On
t D.korA-John F Norr,sb. Michael Heinen
CJ Williams, John 7 Dutfey, d Borer.
9 O'Leary, A A Osborn, Michael Conner, Hug
: Durham, John Clague, Jas McDonough, Nj
chaeI Atkinson. Twelve votes.
FARlBAuLr-M B Pratt. r Abbot and d.
Straw. Three votes.
4 FLLxoRs-Iver Thompson, J II McKenny
8 O'Esrrall. Z L Flem"ing and B. F. rillo'
. GooDnuE-JC c Pierce, J 4 Simmons, J
3 Veder, w G Wiiliston and John Frisdrich'
>. Five votes.
HENxEris-EM M Wilson, Winthrop Youn!
A A Ames, P n Janney, Jno West,
n Falk, Jno I Oswald. Harry .Weixelbaum, P
g fSiss, 6ake. Z a q c1smsey.' ' " " McNair, sa,
5 5 % Iydiard, Charles McC Reeve, R r Russell an
3 Housros-b L Buell., III Mcdonnell, Et
= = ward Wheeler, w Berdell, T Gtlbertso'
IL T B Barber aud Bernard Mellow. Seve
votes. -, -
n KANDlYoAI--A A Mcleod and M w PIPE
ID LAks--J J Hubbard. One vote.
l. LE SuEuR-M Doran, J Green, Cantwel
o G u Tousley, MeKasey. Isaac Allen, r
n n y,oklin, c rs + Smith. ill., VIM Applesate and G
6 McLroD--W T Bonniwell, V Lewis, A
e Fitch and r Moore. Four votes.
e MEEKER--AC Z Smith, H c Ball, Vim CAM
bell, q l. WaymOth and T Jewett. Fi'
e votes.
le NicoL1Er--A l. sackett, P H McDermid,
J. H Randall and Alexander Harkin. Four vote
Of NoBLEs-W r Bennett. One vote.
Olnslzp.-James George, Wm h White,
Brown, Jay La Due. ! " Everstine. w
!. RAxsEY5Kdmund Rice, c Uline, W
.. Dawson, George 1 Becker, G II B > Shanle Mle
,r Jacob Heck, G Donnelly, C A Morton,
Ii Koch, Dries, J N Gilman, John Grace, G
Is Mitsch, H Il siIley. VIM Lei, P Il Kelly, " "
A. Daniel 6 McGrath. Twenty three votes.
e. RcE-Laayette Emmett, John N Archibel
to Joseph Covett, George 4 Skinner, F. A Mob
I'd Michael Jefers, Ara Barton, + Have
in Geo r Baxter, Cody and George W Newe
- Ten votes.
Di Rocx-T w Gillelanl. One vote:
ct SoorrJ L MacD Donald, P Mclaughlin, Isa
in Lincoln, H Peck, D A Brown. VIM Ham
he n Mayer, Dennis flaherty and Thomas Ia
Al Nine votes. 5aa, s@l -ta