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POLITlOAL.
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The second congressional distric
Republican nominating convention me
j at Shakopee, Tuesday, July 10Th. Gen
i Levi Nutting Of Rice county, was select
Z ed as chairman, and j. B. Hawley, O
q Wabashaw, was appointed secretary
/, The committee Ion credentials reported
the delegations full from all Of tic coun
ties composing the district.
l Mr.. Doughty, chairman of tho com
mittec on resolutions reported the fol
lowing which we unanimously adopted
RESOLVED, BY the Republican convention Of thu
Second Congressional district: 1
That the clear uty of the National govern
ment is to protect and preserve to all it's citi
zens Of whatever race or condition, all their
political rights and privileges, guaranteed
them by the federal constitution and It's
TO encourage and promote by all prone,
means the most friendly relations and good
| feeling between oil sections Of the country
and all class of citizens. @
To uphold the national faith and credit.
To restore stability to the national finances
oy early return to specie payments and the
measure OF values, so that the rights of both
labor and capital shall be respected and
secured.
To observe q wise economy in all matters of
expenditure and appropriations OF the public
money, to the end that the public burdens
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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.
Hesotoed That we believe in such Judi
cious system of public improvements and
inland navigation as will aid in the develop.
inent OF our resources, give employment to
the laborer, and lessen the cost of transDot.
alton of our agricultural products to the great
markets of the world.
Resolved, That we denounce the efforts of
the Democratic party to cripple and render
ihehclent the army and navy of the United
States.
Resolved, That we have full confidence in
the present national administration. and
hereby pledge it our hearty support in the
maintenance and preservation of Republican
principles and in the maintenance Of honest
governmental for the people.
A ballot was had for nominee with the
following result:
A.B. Strait. =. =. SO 8. T. Jennison. 49,
D. I. How........ 3 Sumner Ladd. s
NJ. G. Russell .......9 Henry Poehler. ~
Gordon E. Cole..... l NJ. s. Chandler. :. 2
G. 7. Brown. ......2
On motion of Gen. Jennison the nomination
OF Major Strait was made unanimous
A committee having been appoin ted to n
form the nominee Of his nomination, Major
Strait appeared and addressed the con-
ventlon SIS follows Mr.. Chairman and
gentlemen of the conventions:
tender to you, and through you to the Re-
p a OF the Second district my profound
naming me, for the fourth time as the Repub-
lican nominee for Congress, of this district.
In accepting the nomination so generously
rendered me, lean 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. g Il. ~ s!s7"s5S
! Sensitive as / am Of the responsibility which
inseparable from the high honor, could
most have wished that the nomination had
fallen upon some one of the more worthy gen
jtlemen, whose names have been mentioned
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can assure you, however, that if elected,
that it shall be my endeavOr to watch and
care for the individual as well as the public
interest OF the people. that have the honor
to represent.
Istand before the district free and untram.
eled, to bow to tie will Of the people, obey
their dictates, and accept the kind effort Of
all. IN ssi..5svr $3.50
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 contided
to me have been kept, is for the people of the
district to say.
I can but point to the past as an earnest of
what shall hope to accomplish in the future.
i have labOred to secure such legislation, as
would insure to the West cheap transporta-
ton. be accomplished by the Improvement of
natural water courses, and believe that Con-
gress should make such liberal appropriations
as the magnitude of the work and the necessi-
ties of the country demand.
Z Liberal appropriations in this direction
would give employment to the unemployed,
and materially lessen the cost of transporta-
ton 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 q State like ours, young, vigorous |
and teeming with resources, growing in pow
er, with slts interests varied, and important |
as they are, constant care and watchfulness |
will be needed that they receive proper ad-
vancerhent.. I gs# #'JEE'l}
) "A word in reference to the condition of o ur
army. #EEEE CS EJfs4y II
Having been placed by the Speaker of the |
House, as q member of q Joint committee |
for it's reorganization, / would say, that our
army is now but a skeleton and barely sutfices
to garrison our out-posts, and cannot give
protection to our frontier settlements; the |
repeated attempts upon the part Of the De-
of the present House Of Representa-
tives, to reduce and destroy the efficiency of
the army, and the hostility they nave shown,
has been met by the Republicans with d
solid front: who have united as one man in
saying, thatour army is now quite too small,
and should not be reduced below It's present
strength, in which position, I am frank to
say, that fully concur.
Scattered as our army is, over so large an
extent Of country, with our Mexican and
Indian frontier to guard, Think there is no
fair minded man who will say that it is wise
policy to reduce it's effective force.
The vanguard OF civilization, the hardy
pioneers of our western frontier, is now de-
manding protection from the restless and
hostile savages, who are scattered and roam
ing. atlarge oyera portion of our borders.
It has been recently demonstrated that our
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.
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