Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-06

DteVens county,. II. Folsom.
Waseca county,. Q. Chadler, J. B. Hayden,
Washington county,. E. Thompson, Jas.
Middleton, ]. N. Castle, John O. Brien, William
Fowler, Chas. McMullen, Fl. G. Shepard.
Watonwon county,. j. Fountain.
Wright county-William Quinn, J. c..
Nugent, G. A. Hofferman, William Tubbs, d.
+. Fleming, l.. Fl. Ransom, Chas. Buckam, Ira
Gubzmullen, Fred Brondis.
boch, John Hawley, Chas. Tolkuson, N. Buford,
W. D. Dill, H. W. jacobson, G. f. Buck, 8. d.
Vangoreler, II. G. Parrot, K. 3. Drew, O. NJ.
Lord, John A. Matthews, Jas. Kennedy, E..
Bogart, M. Sullivan.
Fillmore county,. 0. Sherwood, 81. r.
E. p. Eddy, Thomas Dougherty, Thomas
Puffs.
THE JUDICIARY.
Mr. G. p Adams, of Dakota, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
ocratic party of Minnesota that the election of
the judiciary should always be kept free from
party identifcations and should be made to
depend upon the worth of the individual as a
jurist and an honest man; but inasmuch the
Republican party of Minnesota have made it a
principle of action in all State conventions not
to nominate for judicial or any other office any
NASAASo. q
positive and pronounced supporter Of their po-
litical organization, therefore this Democratic
convention will nominate Democratic candi-
date for associate judge of the supreme court.
This! resolution produced considerable dis
cussion, every speaker favoring nomination,
but the current feeling being that there should
be a nomination without any explanation or
apology caused the resolution to be laid on the
table.
Mr.. Depue, of Scott, brought down the house
by opposing the resolution, on the ground
that he did not want to admit, even by impli-
cation, that the Republicans ever did or could
dO proper act.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
Hon VIM. Lochren, of Hennepin, nominated
Judge VIM. Fl. Mitchell, of Winona, candi-
date for Associate Justice, and the nomination
was made unanimously by reclamation.
CLERK OF THE COURT.
w. L. Rigby, Esq, of Stearns nominated
Dillon O'Brien, of Ramsey, as a candidate for
Clerk of the suprem Court, and the nomina-
ton wss made by reclamation.
STATE AUDITOR.
G. P. Adams, Esq. of Dakota, nominated
Capt Mahlon Black, of Hennepin, as a can
didate for State auditor. He paid a glowing
tribute to Capt. Black, both as citizen and a
never lived.
Hon. E. NJ. Wilson, of Hennepin, seconded
the nomination, and endorsed what Mr.. Adams
had said. He also called attention to his
strength rs evidenced by his election to the
position of county auditor in the Republican
county Of Hennepin.
Hon. G. FL. Lienau nominated A. Bierman
of Olmsted, az a candidate for auditor.
A ballot being taken, Black received lis votes
and Bierman 81, whereupon. Mr. Blacks nom.
ination was made unanimous.
IMPROVING THE RIVER.
j. W. McClung, of Ramsey, offered the fol
lowing resolutions
Resol0e1, That the improvement of the navi
CATION OF the Mississippi river and all the wa
ter lines of communication upon which the
people of Minnesota depend for the value Of
their exports and the cheapness of their i'm
ports, and for check upon the exorbitant ex
actions Of railroad rings and monopolies, is q
paramount Importance to our material inter
ests; that these great interests have been utter
ly neglected by the party in power to the grea
detriment of the State, and it is the sens,
of this convention that new
departure should be made in politics by which
the improvement of the great water lines O
the State should be brought to the front ant
men should be elected to Office who woult
emphasize the demand of all the people fo
their full utilization, so that we may sell wher
we can sell for the highest rates and bny wber
we can buy for the lowest
Rcsollcd, That we are in favor of cana
connecting the water lines of Minnesota will
Lake Superior, and of such other improve
ments of the lakes will give Minnesota
free outlet as well to the Atlantic ocean as I,
the Gulf of Mexico.
Hon. Il. A. Jones announced that the com
mittee had unanimously agreed upon the fol
lowing
Platform.
The Democratic party of Minnesota In convention
assembled renews it's pledges of devotion to tn
Union and the constitution, with the amendments.
declares as essential to the preservation of the gov
eminent faithful adherence to the following princ
pies: Strict construction of home rule; supremac
OF the civil over the military power: separation q
church and State equality of all citizens before theav
liberty OF all individual action unvexed by sumptuar
laws absolute acquiescence in the lawfully espresso
will OF the people; the maintenance and protectio
OF the school system, as pertinent to the issues no,
pending before the people.
HeS0tCe6, That the investigation of frauds commits
ted at the last presidential election in Florida or
lana ought to have been made by the electoral
mission It's refusal to do was violation of tn
spirit of the law under which it was organized and
gross insult to the people of the United States n an
whilst the decision, as made by the fOrty-fourh Con
gress, of the question to who should be declare
president of the United States for the Presidential
term, was, In our Judgment, final that decisio,
ought not to preclude authentic investigation and ax
posre Of all frauds connected with that election ani
tho due accountability of all who were guilty. con
nected with them. '' WV
ResolUed, The commercial and industrial staona
ton that has so long prevailed throughout the conn
try and the consequent wide spread want and snffer
Ing is due directly to the pernicous financial eg;sIa
uon OF the Republican party, which We hereby ar
ragn for the acs and charge, FIRST that time whe,
the country was weighed with debt, created on tn,
basis OF q full value of paper, added to both tn,
precious metals as money, 1t enacted sweenin,
change in the measure of value wholly in the intere
of moneyed capital by demonetiznq silver and do
erecting the destruction OF legal tender paper anf
thereby wrongfully added in effect hundreds Of mil
lions to the burden of debt and taxes zlpon the moo
ple. Second by pursuing it's narciless policy of con
tracing the paper currency and boarding. gold IL ho
Increased continuously the value of money and 90.
curities that partake of the enhancement Of money
and deere Used the value Of all other property and a.
pecially the capital designed for productive use re-
quired for the employment of labor thus repressino
instead of fostering industry compelling ideness n
stead Of sustaining trade and commerce. We con.
graduate the country that the downward course o1
bankruptcy and ruin involved In the Republican
policy has been partially averted by the Democratic
measures passed at the late session Of Congress- re-
storing the debt paying power to the silver dollar
feS0tred, mat We are opposed to any further
contraction of the currency to tariff for protec-
o,; 70 CLASS ieglslaton and summary laws, to
opones OF all Kinds to any increase of the bonded
oep to the ale of bonds for the purchase of coin
TO. redemption purposes. WAL
Resotved, That We are in favor of the gradual
for natiara, a national treasury notes
such treasury notes the sole nana1
currency of the country and placed ON such basis az
that the same shall be equal In value with coin and
t s tsnuel tne same as coin. We in favor OF
Tree coinage OF silver, tariff for revenue only the
reducuon OF expenses in all depar ments of the gov
eminent and legislation in favor of the deyelopment
o. ane IN OF the count distinguished
from the moneyed monopolists Of the land
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