New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-24
Second District Republican Nom1.
mating convention.

Second District Republican Nomi-
,s mating convention.
The second congressional district. Re
publican nominating convention meteat
Shakopee, Tuesday, July 18th. Gen.
Levi Nutting Of Rice county, was selected
as chairman, and j. B. Hawley, Of Wa,
bashaw, was appointed secretary The
committee on credentials reported the
delegations full from ali of the IS coun-
ties composing the district. 1a.I
Mr.. Daughty, chairman Of the CONF
mittee on resolutions leported the follow
ing which we unanimously adopted
Resoloed, By the Republican convention for
the Second Congressional district: a
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
them by the federal constitution and. its
amendments.
To encourage and promote by all proper
means the most friendly relations and good
feeling between all sections Of the country and
all classes of citizens.
To uphold the national faith and credit.
To restore stability to the national
finances by early return to specie
payments and the preservation of a uniform
standard and measure of values, so that the
rights of both labor and capital shall be re-
spected and secured.
To observe wise economy in all matters
expenditure and appropriations of the public
money, to the end that the public burdens may
be lightened. a.
To elevate and purify the civil service of the
country without interfering with that free and
independent exercisesof political duties and
privileges belonging to every citizen.
Reso2ed, That we believe in such judicious
system of public improvements and inland
navigation as will aid in the de-
velopment Of our resources, give employment
to the laborer, and lessen the cost of transport
alton of our agricultural products to the great
markets of the world.
l2esoz,pl1 That we denounce the efforts of the
Democratic party to cripple and render lnetti-
Gent the army and navy Of the United States.
Resoz,ed, That we have full confidence in the
present national administration, and hereby
pledge it our hearty support in the mainten-
ance and preservation Of Republican principles
and in the maintenance of honest government
for the people.
Mr. Dunnel being nominated upon the
first ballot, he was called upon and spoke
as follows:
MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Conven-
ton:
I tender to you, and through you to the Re
publicans of the Second district, my profound. .
est thanks for the high honor conferred in
naming me. for the fourth time, as the Repub
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
urict and State.
Sensitive as am of the responsibility which
is inseparable from the high honor, I could
almost have wished that the nomination had
fallen upon some of the more worthy gen
tlemen whose names have been mentioned for
the place.
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 interests of the people,
that have the honor to represent.
I 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. t4
For the past five years I 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. "a "a
I can but point to the past as earnest Of
what shall hope to accomplish in the future
[ have labored to secure such legislation as
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 ts 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 a State like ours. young, vigorous
and teeming with resources growing in power,
with its interests varied, and important as they
are, constant care and watchfulness will be
needed that they receive proper advancement.
word In reference to the condition Of our
army.
Having been placed by the Speaker of the
House, as q member Of a joint committee for its
reorganization, would say, that our army is
now but a skeleton, and barely suffices to gar
rison our out-posts, and cannot give protection
to our frontier settlements; the repeated at
tempts upon the part of the Democracy of the
present House of Represents ives, to reduce
and destroy the efficiency of che army, and the
hostility they have shown, has been
met by the - Republicans with q
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