Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-10-02

i.t'I ~ u.v.toteu Dy sum tuafy AWSs CLASS !egiD
beventh-We demand : free ballot and an honest
Count Of tho votes cast Ct IN election tho insena
e1e Sa m Ss citizens Tho q
partisan ototas clothed with arbitrary power to in
timtdate, arrest and imprson voters without legal
Process T. nt9'eIsbe II free country direc. blow
to the schemes Of desperate psrty determined to
maintain its political power At All hazards. Never
again BY fraud OF foroe sh. the xn q tho people,
sonable conspiracy Of unscrupulous partisans.
=, ResoIved, That the enormous expense attending
the sdministration Of the State government BY tho
Grafton Of al thoughtful citizens and patriotic men
and that the policy established by that party which
6ss rendered necessary In the administration Of the
State government and the maintenance Of the public
credit, to wiring from the hands Of the struggling
settlers and producers Of our frontier State more
than $l,OOOO annually. tor the purpose Of govern
ing Less than 900 Of the most orderly aud law.
should receive at the ballot boz such rebuke nj NH
prevent all political parties hereafter from snv III.
en,pt to repeat the outrage.
have chartered and endowed with vast and protable
privileges shall be operated for their benedt snd not
tor their ruia And We affirm Il to be Of tho nrst
in this State, should longer be political ainecure.
but should be entrusted to . man Of unchallenged
capacity who is allied to the interests Of the people
That while We fully recognize and respect iii tho
and would discou age any c.use,e.s e'', @.
unnecessary agitation thereof, nevertheless b.
sovereignty Of the people corporations, ~ q.
pounded by the supreme court Of tho United states
should md expression in such just and appropriate
ties from exto1tonste tariffs and iniurious diecrimi.
nations and tn the legislature of Minnesota ohoald
take such action in this behalf will effectually re-
heve the producing interest Of the crushing burden
Resotued, That We condemn the manage
meat of our public institutions, and especially the
manner In which the public funds were squandered
by the trustees and officers of the insane asylum at
Peter, well the cowardice OF Governor Pis.
bury in declining to remove those officers when their
incapacity and Encouragement was reported to him,
and We also condemn the action Of partisan leetsa.
ture in refusing to pass bill for their removal We
further condemn the action Of the partisan commit
tee Of the legislature in
committee, on the payment Of $500.
THE GOVERNOR.
Edmund Rice of Ramsey. The call of coun.
ties showed 2O2 votes for Rice and II for Mo.
Nair. The nomination was made unanimous,
and later in the session he was brought in BY 4
committee appointed to wait on him, and
being introduced to the convention said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of tho C0nven-
ton:
Icannot be, Il am not, insensible to tho dis
tinguished honor you have by your action con-
do now merit your confidence, and that of those
you represent, it will be the higheat gratifica-
ton of my ambition to deserve it in the future.
have not sought the nomination, I have not
desired it.; nevertheless, L cheerfully accept it.
Distrusting largely my own ability, if am
elected to the high Office of Governor of this
State, l shall strive to perform tho duties and
dSacho tho fruc r. - Snvo luoc auNh q
| ner as to promote and protect the interests Of
all the people of the State.
l hope to be able before tho election closes
to meet you all and become better acquainted
with you, especially the young men hero (the
older ones are already pretty we'll acquainted
with meg for the political destiny and material
interests of our young and vigorous common
the young men of the State and as rapidly
passing from the hands of the older ones who
are retiring from the stage of active life.
Mr.. President, will detain tho convention nc
longer. (Great applause)
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR.
For lieutenant governor, E. p. Barnum Of
stearns, n. r. Wells of Fillmore, @. II. Linear
of Ramsey, A. G. Smith of Meeker, and E. W
Ourant of Washington, were named. The in
| formal ballot stood as follows:
Wells. .................. III!
Sion"u '''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''' os
oarnum .................. =
SmItn'. ..................
Dutano. ........ ....... ...... .sss..
Mr.: Barnum then Withdrew, but Mr.. Well,
| also declining, Mr.. Barnum's candidacy VA
Barnum, 1927; Lineau, l2919.
Mr.. Barnum was loudly called. Ascending
the rostrum, and after the cheers which greet
| ed him had subsidized, he said:
Gentlemen of the Conventions:
Language fails to express the sense of obi
cation which 1 feel for the honor you have thil
| day conferred upon me. This convention a.
sembled in the belief that the hitherto serriet
ranks Of the Republican party were waveriug
and that with the nomination of good men by
! The Democrats, our success was assured. Ii
rev of this idea entertained by the Democ
cacy, feel especially hattered by the homo
which your convention has this day extended
to I am further honored by heinz
associated with the gentleman who ha
| just left the stand-the noblest Roman of III
Ill. cloud applause.) His name is asynonyn
If all that is upright and honorable, and a. tn,
front and head of our ticket he will brin{
strength to the party. I give the assurance
that Stearns county will contribute 1900 ma
! jority towards his election. (Great applause,
Just here let me remark that O. A. Gilman
claims that he was helped to his election b,
Democratic votes. We in Stearns county will
show him something different. I opine that
after the day of election he will entertain Z
widely different opinion. In conclusion, gen
tlemen, again return you my thanks.
| OTHER NOMINEES.
The remainder of the ticket was made By
Exclamation, as follows:
| Governor-Edmund Rice, of Ramsey.
Lieut.. Governor-E. P. Barnum, of Stearns
| Secretary of State-Felx A. Borer, of LIE
| 5ueur.
State Treasurer-Lyman E. Cowdrey. of Glm
! sted.
Attorney General-P. NJ. Babcock, of Hen
! nepin.
| Railroad Commissioner-Col Vim. Colville
| of Goodhue.