New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-14
REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL.
second Dist. Congressional
Convention,
Maj. Strait Nominated on First
Ballot.

MAJ. Stfdlt nominated Oh FlrSi
Ballot.
The Second District Republican
Congressional convention met at
Pennington last Thursday at 10 m.
and was called to order by VIM.
Wilson, chairman Of the district
central committee. Hon. A. E..
Rice Of Kandiyohi count, was made
temporary chairman and Mr.. Ben.
Northrup, Of Wabasha, temporary
secretary, Of the convention. Com
mittces were appointed OH creden.
tials, permanent organization, rcso
lutions and On district committee.
Pending the reports Of the commit
tees the convention took a recess OF
one hour
Upon the reassembling of the con.
vention the committee on creden.
tials were not ready to report, and in
order to expediatc matters the usual
order of procedure was waived and
the report of the committee on re-
solutions called for. The commit.
tee reported the following
PLATFORM
cesolved, That we, tho Republicans
Of the Second Congressional district
OF Minnesota, in convention
assembled, heartily subcribe the
principles ennnciated by the
great Republican party in its
platform adopted at Chicago and that
these old time honored principles are
worthy to the guiding star OF a free
and generous people OH the road to
success and prosperity.
Res0ived, That we recognize an in
terposition of divine providence in the
action of tho Chicago convention in
presenting to the Americans, as their
standard-bcarer of the Republican
party in thecoming election the
name of Gen. James A. Garfield, that
pure and able statesman, a patriotic
citizen-soldier, the unimpeached ard
unimpeachable tho embodiment of
the self-ma1e element in this free re-
public, and that in Gen Chester A. Ar
thur, our candidate for Vice President
we recognize an able statesman and
q patriotic citizen.
RcsolUed, That the efforts of the
Democratic party, when last in con-
troll of the Government to destroy it by
| overt act of war, and it's recent attempt
to utilize it's control Of Congressional
power to defeat tho execution Of the
18th amendment by endeavoring to
Withhold the means of it's enforcement,
together with it's revolutionary action
in struggling to smother the executive
veto under urgent pnblic exigencies
industriously created for the occasion
as supplemented by tho systematic
schemes of the people lately in rebel.
| lion, to invade the spirit while obey.
ing the letter of tho constitution, by
| creating through the aid of their State
Governments a novel standard of citi.
zenshih, other than;race, color or previ.
GUS condition of servitude, discloses a
controlling hereditary purpose at war
| with the peace, prosperity and perpet.
uity of the union.
Resolpcd, That we hereby pledge
ourselves to support with earnestness
and unanimity the several candidates
| of the Republican party, national and
congressional, with singleness of pur
! pose, to remove all opportunity of the
Democratic party to usurp control of
the national government by unconsti.
tutional and revolutionary methods.
The report of the committee was
adopted unanimously and with great
applause.
The committee on credentials re.
ported that every county in the dis
trict was fully represented by pro
perly chosen delegates, and no con
testing delegations being present the
report was adopted unanimously
The committee on permanent or
ganization then reported that tho
temporary officers of the convcn
ton should be the permanent ones,
which report was also agreed to-
Up to this time the proceeding,
had been very harmonious, but Mr.
Searls, of Dakota county, one Of the
friends of Mr.. Cole, now threw ;
firebrand into the convention in the
shape of a resolution aimed at Maj
Strait, and substantially declaring
him to be unavailable as candidate
Mr.. Brigham, of Redwood county,
seconded the resolution after which
MIR. Reishus, of Renville county
moved to lay the resolution on thu
table. The motion to table was
carried by a large majority. The
Cole men were a little "riled' at tho
summary disposal of their resolution
and wanted a chance to talk on it bu
the chairman ruled thata motion
to lay ON the table was not debata
BILE and as Mr.. Reishus would no
withdraw his motion the matte
was dropped by general consent,
| Mr.. A. T. Nordin of Randolph
county then nominated Major H
B. Strait: Mr.. Miles Hollister O
Rice county nominated Hon. Cor
don E. Cole, and Hon. J. A. TIL;
cher of Goodhue county nominate
M. S. Chandler.
THE INFORMAL BALLOT.
Jos. Bobleter and J. w. Elmer
We're appointed tellcrs and the con
> yention proceeded to an informc
ballot, resulting as follows:
Horace B. Strait. 5
Gordon E. Colo. 3
Martin S. Chandler
Total
The total was in excess of tn
whole legal vote of the convention
but was not regarded on the info,