The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-02

AAAsSo0 VI PA0VAOA IL was ANOptCUs
G. +. Flandrsu. St. Paul.
0. n. Hall. Goodhue county.
! George A. Perkins, Wabashaw county.
Judge Emmett, Rice county.
VIM. Lochren. Minnea coils.
VIM. Smith, LIE 6ueur county.
l. +. Evans, St. Cloud.
N. J. Severance, Blue Earth county.
81. R. Wells, Fillmore county.
Ed. O'Hara, Renville.
Ak: Maynard, Kandiyohi county.
G. W. Holland, Grow Wing county.
r. A. Jones, Olmsted county.
THE DELEGATES.
The convention was large, and the committee
on credentials reported the following an er-
titled to seats:
Anoka-W G.. Randolph, J. C. Frost. G. F. Fair
Benton-L. Mayo, A. J. Demeules.
| bue Earth-M. J Severance, George +. Hoerr,
Jam Cannon, J. g. Wiso. l.. Cook j. F. Meagher,
.: u. uraham' G. A. Wiswell, J. J. Thompson, Hem
Brown-chas. Berry, Jacob Br,st, J. P. Bertrand,
CarverSC. MerrIman, H. Menwisseu, ". II. Mills
Son1 sinclair, F. c. Reibe, L. L. Baxter, I. Byhof-
| Cass-Reuben Gray.
! ChisagorL. A. Roberts.
| Crow Wing-G. W. Holland.
~, Dako oa-John T: Duffey, John Webber, NJ Hines.
Mlcnaea Herman, James McDonough, q. P. Adams,
Callan.
Douelas-Mor1is Hanft.
~ Fsri6ault.csrr Huntington, g.. J. Abbott, Col. J.
Filmore-N. Il. Booth, b. A. sullivan /. F.
O'Terral, J. Il. Jones, H. B. McKenney, G. H. Rob
pins, " b: Roberts, II. scanlan, ". NJ. Parkington.
lotson, Gabriel Gabrielson John Thompson.
Goodhue-s. G. Holland, A. W. Pratt, Patrick
Kelly H. o. Malloy, VIM. Colyille, J. c. Pierce, john
| Hennepin-Wm, Lochren Seapraya Sni.h
Chas: Hosg, 4. T. Ankeny. Baldwin brown ri Carl
Ihielan, F. L. Morse, VIM. Messault, John I. West,
August 6eigman, Ed. A. Stevens, Henry Ghosty, A
A. Ames. Jacob Forel, T. NJ. Babcock Isaac NC
Nair, Budd Reeve.
Ksndiyohi-A. K. Maynard, Scott Ransom.
Kittson-Swan Swanson.
Le sueur-R Buffers, NJ. b. Warner F. Caldwell,
G. D. White, VIM. Smith, NJ. Doran, Frank Becker
| +. A. Borer, A. Donate, J. J. Green.
McLeod-W. T. Bouniwel, A. P Fetch, E. A.
Child, Louis Brandt. William Shilling, ". W. Har.
rington, Rudolf Burgurode.
Meeker-A: G. Smith, J. D. Atkinson, ". NJ
| Flynn.
Morrison--A. auernop, H. c. stivers, Leon Honde,
Mower-O. W. Gibson, John Anketell, A. Z. Cox,
J. N. Larrabee, ]. N. Patch, Thomas Gibson, o. W.
Niconet- Casper Baberich, A. L. s.ckett, z. s.
Gault.
Nobles-B. N. Carrier.
| olmsted- ": L. breckenridge B. A. Jones. WIN.
0AO"uI ucOs AACA4eJS acAEt 0CuubteTs ts COW0ry,
Jay La Due A. Bierman, 6. P. Russell, Peter Burns
| Otter Tail-Robert Miller Gave votes.)
Pine-Frank Morga ;, A. G. Perkins
| Ramsey-T. r. Huddleston. William Lee, Henry F.
Masteson, G. E. Flandrau, Hubert H. Miller, William
Crooks, NJ. ]. OConDor, c. H. Iienau, o. Open
helm, @. =. Uline, John X. Davidson, John Wagner,
John Bell, James King, P J. preie, Oscar Stephen.
| B. Brsbtn, Henry q. Haap, Albert scheffer, r. H,
Kelly, James Dillon, J. G. MCCARTHY, Geo. Wells, D.
A. J. Baker, VIM. Lep.
Renville-Ed O'Hara, F. N. Bowler, Jas aruley.
Rice-Avs Barton, h. II. Downing, +. G. Auit,
John NJ Archibald, A. W. Pratt George E, Skinner,
Scott-Henry Kinds, F.J whtlock, Frank Nico-
lin, VIM. Henry. Peter Geyermann, John W. Callen-
dar, Henry s. sisterman, E. Southworth, Otto Sci
sibley-Henry Poehlcr, NJ. E. Donahue, 8. Kipp,
F. o: seavey, H. Beatty, s. Linstrom, NJ. Roc, I,
stearns-E. p. Barnun1, G. F. Macdonald, Joseph
Capser, J. P. Hammered, H. Bumer, b. Mueller
Car! Harberger, Michael Barrett, l.. A. Evans, Dan
| L. Elbert, G. Capser, W Merz, Lucas Kcls, H. Of
tensmeyer, NJ. Kobe, Vim. Barrett
| Steele-E. II. Nor house, M. J. Toher II.
Schmidt. A. c. Flanders, II. NJ. Hastings, i. S.
Stevens--John Landlord, Jacob Christianson.
| Swift-C. Il. Williams, VIM. Murphy.
Wabashaw-Horace +. Johns, NJ. Il. Merrill, E. A.
]. Deidrich, s. A. Campbell, 8. schram.
Waseca-Fenton Keenan,, Wm. Brisbane, Chas.
Kattenberg, Godfred Ruchler, R. o. Craig.
] W86muRLOn-Es W. Dur2nty A. b. EaStOn. Matt
Clark, John O'Br1en, VIM schumley, VIM Fowler,
| G. II. Fowler, F. Mo]like.
| Watonwan-James Glspin.
Win'na-H. ". Lamberton, D. A. Stewart, John
Ludwig, G. +. Buck, j. B. McGaughey, ". Jay
whippie, G. F. scroth, H. y. nil j. Cooper, A. Il.
Mccarthy, II: NJ. Dixon, John A. Matthews, ii. g. c.
Schmidt, A. n Bentley, H. W. Jackson. VIII. Dill
| E. V. Bogart.
Wright-Charles Buckman, Hen. Mooers, T. G.
Mealey, Dav Cochran. John Tracey, II. q. Bull, J.
J. Cullen. g. A. Rineholdt. W. II. Cochran.
| THE PLATFORM.
The report of the platform committee elicit
ed q good deal of discussion, the following
plank being the bone of contention:
Fourth-We hold that gold and silver coin
is the money of the constitution; that all pa
per currency should be at all times convertible
in coin at the option of the holder, and that its
volume should be regulated by the business of
| the country.
W. NJ. Campbell, of Meeker, offered the fol-
lowing amendment to the above plank:
RESOLVED. That we are in favor of the gradual
| substitution of national treasury notes for na-
tional bank notes, and making such treasury
notes the sole paper currency of the country
and placed on such basis as that the same shall
be equal in value with coin and legal tender
the same rs coin. We are in favor Of the free
coinage of silver, and its restitution to its
original place as a metal, the same as gold.
Messrs. Campbell, H. ". Hill of Winona
county, r. A. Jonee of Olmsted, and Mr.. sher-
wood of Fillmore. advocated the amendment,
and o. NJ. Hall of Goodhue, VIM. Lochren and
segrave Smith Of Hennepin, 9. E. Flandrau
and VIM. Lee Of Ramsey, and Judge A. K.
Maynard of Kandiyohi opposed it, The plat
form WAS finally recommitted to the committee,
Mr. Jones resigning, and Messrs. W. NJ. Camp
bell, Meeker, @. d. Sherwood, Fillmore, II.
Doran, Le sueur, and II. W. Hill, Of Winona,
being added to the committee. The result was
two reports on that plank as follows:
| MAJORITY REPORT.
| We hold that gold and silver coin is tho
money of the constitution. That all paper
currency should At all times be redeemable in
coin at the option of the holder, and the volume
thereof should be regulated by the business
wants Of tho country. That We favor the un-
| limited coinage OF silver coin and its immedi-
ate restoration TO its original place as money,
tho same ~ gold.
| THE MINORITY REPORT.
We hold that gold and silver coin is the
money of the constitution. That all paper cur
rency should at all times be redeemable in
coin, at the option of the holder. and the
| volume thereof regulated by the business wants
of tho country. That we favor the gradual
substitution of United States treasury notes,
for national bank notes. the free cninage Of
| silver and its immediate restoration to its
original place as money the same a. gold.
| l.. EMMETT,
WM. CAMPBELL,
| G. D. SHERWOOD,
Fl. w. HILL,
| Ed. OHARA.
| G. w. HOLLAND.
After another debate the majority report was
adopted by 1873 to 1l9. The whole platform is
| a. follows:
We, the Democracy Of Minnesota, in convention
assembled, pledge ourselves to the support Of the
following principles Of public policy:
First-The United States il IN indissoluble Union
of indesructibe states; the federal government il
supreme within tho limits defined by the constitu-
ton and its amendments; the powers not thereby
conferred upon it nor prohih ted TO the States are
to the States respectively to The people
the preservation In Their separate integrity Of the
just powers Of tho Union and Of the States - parts
Of an harmonious whole; the maintenance OF nation
al authority and Of local self-government a we'll, ia
essential to The perpetuy Of our FREQ institutions