Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-08

duties are as responsible, it not more RESPONSE
BILE than those of any other delegate on the
floor of Congress. He represents an empire,
the wants of which are many and great. He
should command the love and respect of the
| whole people, State and nation. The Office
should seek him, and the country should feel
proud that he has accepted it. The honor
should be for the constituency, and not
for the representative. The man whose
name 1 shall present to you
more than fulfls all the exactions. He was
| the first delegate in Congress from our terri
tory. He was the first governor of our State.
| When the savage hordes of the Northwest
came laundering down upon us, earring devas-
| tation and death before them, and threatening
| the very existence of our commonwealth, he
was the man who was by general consent chosen
to repel the invasion and defend our people,
and right we'll he performed that hazardous
duty. His residence among us is longer than
that of almost any other man now living in
the State, and that long citizenship has been
one unbroken chain of duties nobly and honor
ably performed, and of kindly and benevolent
actions. he is beloved by all men; to rank him
| as friend is to claim merit. Gentlemen, ]
vouoh for all say from close intimacy with
him of more than quarter of century. I
best characterize him when I say he is the
| father of our State. I nominate Henry q.
Sibley, of Ramsey county. he will defeat the
| radicals as he defeated the Sioux, and the re-
suit will be equally beneficial to the country.
Hon. w. M. Campbell, of Meeker, rose to
second the nomination of Gen. Sibley. He
was one of those who went across the plains
!, with him when he drove the Sioux across
| the country. He believed that Gen. Sibley
| would honor the convention more by ac-
| cepting than the convention had honored
him by the nomination. In his region of
the State he knew the nomination would be
received with great pleasure.
Hon. VIM. Lochren on behalf of the
Democracy of Hennepin rose to second the
nomination. In his character Gen. Sibley
represents the highest type of manhood.
Not the slightest suspicion ever attached to
any private or public act of Gen. Sibley's.
No political bummers and camp followers,
seeking corruption funds, will ever attach
themselves to Gen. Sibley's standard.
Hon. Eugene Wilson said he too arose to
second the nomination. He could not pay q
higher compliment than to say it was worthy
to stand by that of Gen. Hancock. Gen.
Sibley's name was the very synonym for hon
ETY. and bravery in Minnesota. As Hancock
stands in the United States, SO Gen,
Sibley stands here. No one has
ever dared to assail him. He was especially
adapted to stand by Hancock, and Hancock
comes the nearest of any man we have of
being first in war, fret in peace and first in
the hearts of his countrymen. The speaker,
referring to the charge made that the Derau-
Gratis could not. be trusted with the country,
said Washburn had reiterated the charge.
He thought such sentiments came with
very bad grace from Washbura. They all
remembered little COMPANY in Minneapolis
before the war, organized for holiday pur-
poses, of which Washbusn was captain.
| When the war came nearly ali volunteered,
but the captain remained at home. Laugh
ter. The Republicans sent more officers to
the war but the Democrats sent the
most muskets. The speaker then
cited Gen. German, q Democrat,
leading the First Minnesota, Col.
Wilkin, Democrat, who fell at Shiloh, Col
George and host of others who were
promptly in the field in Minnesota. The
charges of disloyalty against the Democrats
did not come from the soldiers but from
those who did not 60 to the war. The
boasted prosperity of the country was due to
our bountifuJ crops and the legislation of
Democratic Congress.
Mr.. Kelly-I would like to interrupt the
speaker to ask if Mr.. Washburn had ever
done anything in Congress except to en-
| deavor to pass bill to relieve his friends
who stole timber.
Mr.. Wilson, believe not, but he was in
such state of constant alarm, owing to the
ghost of Donnelly, that he scarcely knew
what he was doing, or was able to do any
thing.
The speaker proceeded at some length to
explain why there was solid South, and to
| urge general support of Hancock and
| Sibley.
James Smith, Jr., was loudly called for,
but excused himself from making speech,
and w. p. Murray then moved that the
nomination of Gen. Sibley be made by ac
clamation by rising vote.
The motion was carried with three rous-
ing cheers.
| Col. Uline stated in response to calls that
Gen. Sibly was gentleman too we'll known
to need eulogy from him. He heartily en-
dorsed the nomination.
Albert Scheffer was called out, and
though he didnot come prepared to make
speech, he did make handsome one. He
described Gen. Sibley's visit to the st. Paul
depot when the delegation was leaving for
Cincinnati, and his urgency to have them
vote for Hancock. He knew
that this resquest led some who
were not favorable to Hancock as hrst
choice to vote for him. He believed the
election of Gen. Sibley was not only possible
but very probable. We can and will carry
this district. He concluded aby calling for
three cheers for Gen. Sibley, which were
heartily given.
There were vociferous calls for P. a.
Kelly, and that gentleman responded briefly,
but very forcibly. He said that he was
authorized to say that Gen. Sibley would ac-
/ cept a unanimous nomination suca
as had been rendered to-day.
He spoke OF the splendid
ticket, Hancock and Sibley. The Republican
game was to endeavor to malign everyone.
He kelly knew from Wade Hampton's own
lips that the utterances attributed to him
were lies. The reports of dissensions among
the Democrats of New York were false. He
knew, personally, that there was no dissen-
sion there and telegram he had received
that morning assured him that New York
was good for Democratic majority
of $4,000. The Democrats were
sure to carry Indiana. Everything was har-
nonious everywhere and we should buckle
on our armor and elect our ticket nominated
to-day. Abiding to Washburn, he said if
Fletcher was stealing why didn't he Wash
burd) introduce the bill to help him out.
Why did he call on one of those ssrebel
brigadiers'' from Alabama to introduce It?
Why didn't he come out like man instead
sneaking behind the ''rebel brigadiers'' who
were sneered at in Charley Johnson's
interview with him. If Dana King had got
some timber money in his pocket why didn't
they help him the right way. We have aid.
ed in removing the disabilities of lots OF
these fellows, and We might do it again. Re-
ferring to the prosperous business of the
country, he attributed it to our bountiful
crops and the European demand
and in no sense whatever to the Republi.
can party. He believed the Republicans were
thoroughly alarmed aud that they did moi
dare surrender the government for fear ol
punishment for their crimes. He believed