The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-05-27

MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.

, MAY p, 1880.
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.
Proceedings Of the State Convention Held At
the Opera House, Nay 10, 1880.
The. convention was called to order by
Capt. r. Blakely, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central committee, and q
permanent organization effected by the
election ofW. H. Yale, of Winona county,
President, J. A. Reed, John B. Sanborn,
Milo White, Daniel Fish, L. L. Wheelock,
G. G. Chamberlain, E. A. Oaktord, H.
r. Denny, Martin Jenson, J. M. Wheat,
G. B. Sleeper, and A. B. Robins, Vice
Presidents, and Charles w. johnson and
H. B. Condains, Secretaries.
Gen. A. ]. Edgerton, of Dodge county,
moved the appointment of . committee of
2l, z from each Congressional district, to
present the names of delegates and alternates
to the Chicago convention, and Presidential
eleetors. Carried.
TO SELECT DELEGATEs TO CHICAGO.
First Distriot-Gen. A. Edgerton, Dodge
county; W. W. 'BrAden. Fillmore county;
Ihoma. d?1 Simpson, Winona county; O: h:
stead county; H. A. Holly. Faribault county;
J. A. James, Blue Earth county.
Second District-O. Ammundson. Nicollet
county; N. johnson, Kandiyohi county: G. o.
Landon; Wabaahaw county; 81. B. Strait Scott
county; II. A. Wilson. Goodhue county; l.. X.
Stone, Swift county; J. A. Thatcher, Gocdhue
county.
Third District-J: P. Rea, Hennepin county ;
w. ": Webster, Wright county; Fayette Marsh,
Warrington county; II. Anderson, Otter Tail
county; W. 8. Pride. Meeker county; o. Bars.
ness, Pope county; Frank E. Thompson, Grow
Wing county.
The committee Ct once retired, and were
followed by Gen. j. Fl. Baker and the COM
mlttee on platform, who were not ready to
make report.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
MIR. Brewer moved that q committee OF
one from eaoh1 judicial district and one
at large be appointed to select .
Waseca, opposed the motion. He thought
this wasn't the convention to provide Tor
such Z committee, the State convention to
meet hereafter to put up candidates should
have charge of this business.
Gen. 6anborn remarked no State officers
were to be elected this fall, he understood no
State convention was to be held this fall.
Thomas Simpson, of Winona, moved as
substitute that the present State central
committee be continued in service for the
ensuing year. Carried.
At this juncture the committee to name
delegates to Chicago came in and by its
chairman, Gen. Edgorton, reported the fol
lowing names:
DELEGATEs AT LARGE.
u. Sinclair, Winona; A. o. Whipple. Rice
county; D. III. Ssbin. Washington county;
Dorilus Morrison, Hennepin county. Alter
nates-O. '. Tousley, 0ennepin county; d. B.
johnson, Mower county; G.. D. Post, Waba-
shaw county; Daniel Fish. Wright county.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Delegates-A. O. Wedge. Freeborn county;
J. V. Daniels, Olmsted county. Alternates-
Q. h. Smith. Cottonwood county; Lars O.
HArme, Fillmore county.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Delegates-Marcus johnson, Kandiyohi coun-
ty; George Bryant, Wabashaw county. Alter
nstes-Wm. Pfaender, Brown county; Lane
Z. Stone, Chippewa county.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Delegates-E. F. Drake, Ramsey county; c.
F. Kindred, Grow Wing county. Alternates-
D. B. Searles, Stearns county; II. G.. Page,
Otter Tail county.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
]. A. Thatcher. Goodhue county.
l.. G. Nelson, Dodge county.
J. F. Williams, Blue Earth county.
Vim. sohimmei, Nicollet county.
Knute Nelson, Douglas county.
Gen. Hubbard moved az q substitute for
the report, that the convention should pro.
ceed to ballot for delegates to Chicago.
This motion or substitute, provoked con.
siderable discussion, in which G. K. Davis,
j. T. Averill, D. B. Searles, Mr.. Youman's
and others took part.
Gov. Davis insisted upon ballot.
Then some confusion ensued a to the re-
suit Of adopting the substitute or not.
Gov. Yale, chairman, explained that if the
be the adoption OF the committees report,
and the names there would be delegates to
Chicago.
SIN other words, :" said Mr.. G. G. Chamber
lain, ''twenty ono men elect the delegates to
the Chicago national convention, for which
this convention was called"
President Yale-s'No. It will take at least
lis votes to do that
1t was decided to take the vote by coun-
ties, DR.. Keith, of Minneapolis, and Gen.
Sanborn, of st. Paul. being appointed tel
lers.
Before the vote was announced Yellow
medicine changed one vote from "no'' to
;'yes''; Fillmore two from ''no' to "yes''.
President Yale announced that, the
amendment was lost by vote of 102 to 124.
The adoption of the report then followed
BY 4 vota of 142 to SO. But before it was
announced Renville county got onto the
right side by changing over three votes.
G. @. Chamberlain wanted to know if tho
delegates had any second choice.
President Yaje-They have none !up-
roarous applause.
Gen. Averill wanted to know if the Minne-
sofa delegation were to 60 to Chicago and
stick to their instructions and die in the last
Gov. Yale-They will not die, but come
home and report success, nomination Of
Window.
A. E. Rice remarked that he had noticed
in the list Of delegates that the Swedes were
ignored, while the Norwegians were we'll
represented. Az he was from Norway, he
for the sake of harmony would move to SUBJ
| stitute the name of Marcus ]. johnson of
Kandiyohi for his own. This was carried,
with some dissent.
Gen. Baker, from the committee ON reso-
lutions, offered the following
PLATFORM.
kesolved, That while We do not oetract from
the high qualifications of other distinguished
candidates for the Office of President, with
friendship for al and enmity toward none, We
hold it to be the dutv of Minnesota Repub-
licans first to be loyal to their own State; and
- We have IN eminent Senator whose quali6ca-
tions are such ~ to command tho wide and
favorable attention of the whole country q IN
available candidate, We who know him best take
pleasure in adding our testimony to his entire
fitness for the high position. His ability.
pureness Of personal character. his unswervidg
6delity to Republican principles through
twenty years of honorable public service, and
his trained and liberal craftsmanship, have
endeared him to tho hearts of his constituents.
Resolved. therefore, that it IL with pride that
tho Republican party Of Minnesota in conven-
tion assembled, present the name of William
Window - . candidate for President who would
harmonixa all fsoti0na and seotions 0f tha