New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-24
POLITICAL.
Third Congressional District
Nomination..

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assembled at Minneapolis, July 10th.
All of the the thirty. three counties, com
prising the District were represented.
Hon. Knute Nelson, of Douglas county,
was chairman, and Hon. Daniel Fisk, of
Wright county, and Charles W. johnson,
of Hennepin county, secretaries. The
action of the District committee in appor-
tioning delegates was revised, adopting
the Republican vote of 1877 Instead OF that
of 1876 as the basis of representation.
This gave Hennepin 16 delegates, and
Ramsey 10. No other, name than that of
W.B. Washburn, of Minneapolis, having
been presented to the convention Tor nom
ination, he was put in nomination by &C
clamation on motion of Mr.. Blakeley of
Ramsey county. Mr. Washburn appear
ed before the convention and acknowledge
ed the honor of the nomination in brief
speech. The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved by the Republican Convention for
the Third Congressional District of Mime
| sofa:
| That the clear duty of the national govern
ment is to protect and preserve to all its citi
| zens of whatever race or condition, in all their
political rights and privileges, guaranteed to
! them by the Federal constitution and its
amendments.
To encourage and promote by all proper
means the utmost friendly relations and good
feeling between all sections of the country
| and all classes of its citizens.
| TC uphold the national faith and credit
To restore stability to the national finances
| by an early return to specie payments and the
preservation of uniform standard and the
measure Of values, so that the rights OF both
labor and capital shall be respected and
secured.
To observe wise economy in all matters Of
expenditure and appropriation of the public
money, to the end that the public burdens
may be lightened.
TO elevate and purify the civil service Of the
country, without interfering with that free and
| independent exercise of political duties and
privileges belonging to every citizen.
! RESOLVED, That VIC have full confidence in
the present national admins tration, and here
! by pledge it our hearty support in the main
| tenance and preservation OF Republican prime
| iples, and in the maintenance of honest gov
eminent for the people
! ReS0lvetl, That the hatred manifested toward
our noble little army and its patriot Off GERS,
including such names as Sherman, Hancock
and Sheridan, by the Democratic majority of
the present House of Representatives, in
their repeated attempts to destroy the efic-
iency, and diminish its numbers. below what
is absolutely required for the protection of
our frotier settlements, and discrimination
shown in the distribution Of its patronage
against patriot soldiers Of its own party is
still dominated by the same baleful spirit and
leadership as during the war Of the rebellion,
and cannot safely be intrusted to administer
the government.
Resozyed, That the early completion of the
Northern Pacific railroad, the Improvement
OF the Mississippi and st. Croix and the Red
River of the north are matters Of concern and
interest to which the federal government
should at once extend aid and encourage
ment.
The following named gentlemen were APP
pointed congressional district cmmittee for
! the ensuing two years:
C. II. Pettit-Ch hartman Hennepin county
| E. G. Washington county.
! r. Barden- Ramsey county.
! A. j. Underwood Otter Tail county.
| C. H. Graves-St. Louis county.
4 II. "A. Castle-Ramsev county.