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tee, and charged it that it every
endeavor to get Mr.. Strait to accept,
whereat Jennison smiled.
STRAITS REMARKS.

: made the following extempore remarks from
carefully prepared manuscript, after the STYLE
set by Washburn at Minneapolis
: Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Conven
ton:
e tender to you, and through you to the Re
e | pubIicans of the Second district, my profound
8 est thanks for the high honor conferred In
e naming me- for the fourth time, as the Repub-
r lican nominee for Congress of this district.
In accepting the nomination SO generously
rendered me, can but assure you that what.
ever of influence can command, shall be used
for the best interest Of the people OF this dis
: trict and State.
Sensitive as am of the responsibility which
is inseparable from the high honor could
almost have wished that the nomination had
fallen upon some one of the more worthy gen.
tlemen, whose names have been mentioned for
the place.
can assure you, however, that if elected
Watch shat it and shall be for my the adqdus
as well as the public interests of the people,
that have the honor to represent.
stand before the district free and untram-
eled, to bow to the will of the people, obey
their dictates, and accept the kind efforts of
all.
For the past five years have endeavored to
faithfully serve you, and have been to the best
of my ability, watchful of your interests.
How well the trusts that have been confded
to me have been kept, is for the people of the
district to say.
WHAT HE HAS DONE.
can but point to the past as an earnest Of
what shall hope to accomplish in the future
have labored to secure such legislation
would insure to the West cheap transportation,
to be accomplished by the improvement OF
natural water courses, and I believe that Con-
gress should make such liberal appropriations
as the magnitude of the work and the necessi-
ties of the country demand.
Liberal appropriations in this direction
would give employment to the unemployed,
and materially lessen the cost of
transportation of our agricultural
and other products to the great markets of the
world; and would give to us the manufactured
articles Of the East at greatly reduced prices.
Then, to State like ours, young, vigorous
and teeming with resources, growing in power,
! are constant care and watchfulness will be
needed that they receive proper advancement.
THE ARMY.
word in reference to the condition of our
army.
Having been placed by the Speaker of the
House, as member of joint committee for its
reorganization, would say, that our army is
now but a skeleton, and barely suffices to gar
rlson our out-posts, and cannot give protection
| to our frontier settlements; the repeated at
tempts upon the part Of the Democracy of the
l
and destroy the efficiency of the army, and the
hostility they have shown, has been
met by the Republicans with
SOLID front: who have united as
one man in saying, that our army is now quite
too SMALL and should not be reduced below its
present strength, in which position, frank
to say, that l fully concur.
Scattered as our army is, over SO large an ex-
tent of country, with our Mexican and Indian
frontier to guard, think there is no fair mind
| .+(~n
reduce its effective force.
The vanguard of civilization, the hardy
| pioneers OF our western frontier,
is now demanding protection
from the restless and hostile savages who are
scattered and roaming at large over a portion
1t has been recently demonstrated that our
4 federal troops may be required, not only to
protect our frontier but also to prevent mobs
and violence, and to preserve peace and order
IN our more populous interior.
| THE USUAL BLOvIATIoN.
Let me ask what party has saved the nation,
restored the country, raised the credit of the
government. abolished slavery, passed the
homestead act improved our rivers and harbors,
given us uniform currency, made the green
back worth par in gold, and carried out every
pledge made to the people?
The answer comes, the Republican party.
When told that the mission of
the Republican party is ended. We
answer no, not until every freeman,
be be white black, enjoys the blessings of
freedom. the blessings of the elective franchise
and the blessings of absolute protection, and
all the rights and privileges accorded to every
citizen of the republic, South as well as North.
When the Republican party came into power.
the credit of the government was far from what
1t now is. Then our six per cent. gold bonds
were at a large discount, and to-day notwith-
| standing
four per cent. bonds are worth par in gold, and
our greenbacks are SO nearly equal with coin
that no one cares to inquire
| the difference.
country, its honor and its plighted faith. should
stand together and defend the money of the
constitution and the credit of the government.
| have been resident of the State for the
past twenty three years, and | think all will
agree that ought to know something of its
wants and necessities, and can assure you that
whatever of influence or ability 1 can COM
mand OF that part experience has taught me,
shall be exerted for the material as we'll as the
general welfare of my constituents.
shall not consent that the interests and
prosperity of this State be cripple d that other
may he unjustly fostered.
Gentlemen of the convention, allow me to
call your attention to the attitude of the Dem
ocratlc leaders of to-day; to the cloud of rebel
war claims that are now before Congressman
as the refunding of the cotton tax special
relief bills bills for property used or destroyed
| by the Union forces in the Confederate States
during the late unpleasantness; the multipi ed
assaults that are being made upon the public
| treasury, and the destruction of the public
credit.
1t is for you, gentlemen, and the Republic
cans not only of this district and State, but of
the whole country, to answer at the ballot box
IN November next, as to whether these leaders
shall continue to be trusted and be allowed to
control the next House of Representatives.
Let me urge upon you members of this con-
ventlon, representing you do every county
in this district, the necessity of a thorough
and complete organization. Let this be done
and victory at the polls in November next will
surely follow
Again thanking you for this nomination, /
leave it with you and the people of this dis
trlct. to say whether | am worthy of your
further confidence
There was some slight applause upon the en-
trance of Mr.. Strait, and also as he concluded
the reading Of his remarks, but nothing to
seriously endanger the safety of the building.
ANOTHER FOR JENN1soN.
Straits remarks, though not especially stir
rlng lett the convention in a very good mood,
which Gen. Jennison promptly proceeded to
destroy. by expressing the hope that Senator
Mcmillan, VINO was present, would be invited
to make speech.
Chairman Nutting innocently fell into Jen-
nisons trap, and MCMILLAN was invited for
ward. an invitation that was accepted without
being repeated. He commenced his remarks
by complimenting the convention for it's intel
igence, sorrowfully alluded to the fact that
the Democrats would have control of the next
United States Senate, and that there
was danger of their having the House also:
charged that Democratic reform was hum
bug, in proof of which he mentioned the large
deficiency bills that had to be passed at the
last session. but forgot to say that it was the
dishonest expenditures Of Republican officials
which created the necessity for such deficiency
hills. llu noisrenrese Tho aot;e., - 4i.