Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-05-28


t at committee of five be appointed on
resolutions. Carried. 49,:
-. THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. Doran of LIS Sueur, moved the ap-
pointment of q committee of five, to arrange
q mode of procedure in the convention, as
to electing the delegates, whether four at
large or one at lArge, with three from each
district.
Mr.. Thornton, of Watonwan county,
moved to amend by making the committee
seven, three from each district and one at
large. The amendment was accepted.
The President then announced the COM
mi;tees as follows: -
ON CREDENTIALS.
John F. Norrish, Dakota county.
J. @. Mccarthy, st.. Paul.
= O. F. MacD maid. Stearns county.
G. Fl. Benedict, Wabashaw county.
j. N. Castle, Washington county.
VIM. Breckenridge, Olmsted county.
A. X. Maynard, Kandiyohi county.
ON RESOLUTIONS.
VIM. Loohren, Hennepin county.
j. NJ. Gilman, st. Paul.
O. H. Berry, Winona county.
T. J. Mealey. Wright co unity.
Aar Barton, Rice county.
Fl, ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Albert Scheffer. St. Paul.
Robert Miller, Otter Thil county.
John f., Meagher, Blue Earth county.
A. D. Rsss, Meekcr county.
NJ. w. Glenn, Hennep!u county.
ON MODE OF PROCEDURE.
NJ. Dorau, LIE Sueur county.
81. r. Wells, Fillmore county:
j. NJ. Paine, Carlton county.
Leon Houde, Morrison county:
Ed. O'Hara, Renville county.
T. E. Heenan, Stevens county.
@. F. Buck. Winons county.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
President-Wm. ii. Campbell, of Litchfeld,
Meeker county.
The committee on permanent orgeniza-
ton reported the following:
Presidents rhodes, St. Paul;
David Bronson, Washington county; W. j.
Whipple, Winona county; r P. Russell, Hen
nepin county; M. W. Pratt, Rice county; J. E.
Porter, Blue Earth county; Thomas Cowing,
Douglass county; Henry Kinds. Scott county;
F. Baason, Brown county; q. r. Wells, Fill
more county; Peter D. an, st. Louis county: A,
X. Maynard, Kaudiyohi county.
Secretaries-Ed. A.. Stevens, Heunepin coun-
ty; W. o. Hall, Goodhue county; VIM. NJ.
Tlleatone, st. Paul.
The report was unanimously adopted; W.
O. Hall ana E. A. Stevens trying to decline;
but were prevented by acceptance of the te-
port, and the President said he couldn't help
them. re- -
The committee on resolutions reported
the following:
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
RESOLVED, That the centralizing doctrines and
tendencies of the Republican party; the noto-
rious corruption OF its oincials while in con.
troll OF all the departments of the government,
their reversal by fraud and disregard of law of
the expressed will Of the people at the last
presidential election; their disregard of the
traditions and usages of the republic, demon
strate that If the people desire to save the
government established by their fathers, the
control of that government must BE- taken
from that party.
RESOLVED, That the purse of the nation was
placed in the hands of the peoples represent
ative5, 10 enable them to guard the peoples
rights, and that Congress should make no ap-
preparations to be used to further partisan
purposes.
Resozued, That our delegation to the next
National Democratic convention be requested
to act and vote unitedly on all questions.
= RESOLVED, That we hereby pledge ourselves
TO the people of the whole country, that the
Democracy of Minnesota will never again
will of the people expressed by their votes al
an election.
Rtsolyed, That VIC recognize in the custom
recommended by Washington, and by our
fathers, that no person should occupy the
Presidential chair for more than two terms,
DRY and practice by the people of the United
States, the entnciation of a principle salutary
and necessary to the preservation Of our liber-
ties, and that a departure therefrom must be
deemed dangerous infraction of what has
become the written law Of the land; that the
proposed election of ex.P President Grant for a
third term is such violation of this high
safeguard of American liberty, as to excite
serious alarm, and to call upon all good citi.
zens to prevent by all lawful means the con-
summation of the intended wrong.
FREE TRADE.
DR.. Adams, of Dakota county offered tho
following resolutions 4
>'Resloued. That under the federal constitution,
each and all states have equal rights; that the
currency of the country should be honest
money, and that the policy of the government
should be free trade. ,. !, :
The motion to refer was carried.
81 Mr. G. F. Buck moved the adoption of
the committees report. Carried.
5ss.f THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The committee on procedure made the
following report:
Your committee on procedure beg leave to
report and recommend for adoption the follow
Ing order of businesh:. -:
. First-That the convention select four dele
gates and four alternates ct large to the Ma
tional convention.
second-That the delegates and alternates at
large be selected in the following order:s
= /. One from the first district -. ,
g. One from the Second district.
:. g.. Two from the Third district. =.
g And that they be selected in the order stated.
iThird-That the delegates in this convention 7
from the several Congressional districts, pres
ent to the convention the names of persons to
be selected a. delegates from the respective
districts. r.te,,.gr' 1900 .I..
" Fourth-That the delegates selected be en-
powered to elect It's chairman Of The delega-
20 Fifth-That the convention proceed to the
nomination of five electors, as follows: One
from the First district; one from the Second
district; one from the Third district; and two
1t larges N. DoRAN, Chairman.
1 .sS ~ ONLY ONE DELEGATE AT LARGE. Es}sfs5a+
Judge Wilder of Red Wing opposed the
report. He favored the plan of electing one
delegate ct large, and three from each con-
gressional district BE moved to ameud
according. - .s: Z. Fl n. 1.
s The anendment was quito vote by nina
Docs, and the chair being unable 70 decide, .
vote BY counties was called. .%s s.s&
The amendment was carried BY vote Of
1885, against 11712, and the report as
smended Was adopted. Ii ~, s.'.ssss..ss
THE DELICATE AT LARGE.
Hon. james Smith, Jr., asked il in ac-
cordanoe with the order Of business, It was
nos 1ow. tho time TO nominate . candidate
for delegate o large. d. u
P1Ssident Camp 81 % understand IT,
Hon. james Smith, I'LL then havs the
honor OF presenting name for that position,
the name of 8 Life long Democrat he no
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