The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-15
SECOND DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.

SECOND DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.
The Congressional convention for the
Second district met at Pennington, July
9Th. ut 10 o'clock NJ, pursuant to call of
Congressional committee.
A. E. Rice. of Kandiyohi. was elected
temporary chairman, and Ben. Northrup,
of Wabasha secretary, after which the
chair appointed the following commit
tees:
On Credentials-D. Benson, of Renville,
chairman.
On Permanent Organization-J. Frank
enfield, of Sibley. chairman
On Resolutions-J. A. Thacher, of Good
hue, chairman.
On District Committee-H. J. Whit
more, of Wabasla. chairman.
The convention then took a recess un-
til 80. after which, the committee on
credentials not being ready to report, Mr..
Finseth, of Goodhue, moved that the
committee on resolutions report.
Mr.. D. L. Bigham, of Redwood, opposed
it, as the introduction of the resolutions
now might give rise to long discussion
After some debate, Mr.. Finseth's mo-
ton was adopted.
Mr. Thacher, of the committee on reso-
buttons. reported the following:
Rssolred, That we recognize an interposition
of Providence in the action Of the Chicago
convention in presenting t. the American peO-
pie as the standard bearer of the Republican
party in the coming election the name of Gen.
flames A. Garfield lapplause], that pure and
able statesman, that patriotic citizen-sOldier,
the unimpeached and unimpeachable, the en-
bodiment of the self-,nade element Of this free
republic. and that in Gen. Chester A. Arthur,
our candidate for Vice President. we recognize
an able statesman and a patriotic citizen.
,1lspf 1Of t1f,o fPrN oF ~
party when last in control Of the government
to destroy it by overt act Of war, and its recent
attempt to utilize its contro Of congressional
power to defeat the execution of the fifteenth
amendment, by endeavOring to withhold the
means for its enforcement. together with it's
revolutionary action in struggling to smother
gencieS industriOusly created for the occasion
as supplemented by the systematic scheme of
the people lately i'm rebellion to evade the
spirit while observing the letter Of the consti-
tutional amendments by evading through the
agency of their State governments a novel
standard "f citizenship other than race, color
controlling hereditary purpose at war with the
pence prosperity and perpetuity Of the Union.
Resolved That we hereby pledge ourselves 70
support with earnes.ness and unanimity the
several candidates of the Republican party,
national and congressional, with singleness Of
purpose. to remove all opportunity of the
national government by unconstitutional and
revolutionary means. [Applause.l
Following the reading of the resolu-
tons the committee on credentials re-
ported the list of delegates.
Mr.. Frankenfield, from the committee
on permanent organization. reported in
favor OF making the temporary officers
the permanent ones of the convention,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Searle, of Dakota county, took the
floor and read the following resolution:
ResOlred, That it is the foremost duty of the
Republicans of this district to redeem them
selves from the defeat of 1878, whereby was
lost to them the opportunity of participating
in the contest now being waged in the national
councils over the enforcement of the cOnstitu-
tional amendments and the maintenance of
national party which shall secure to every
man the equal protection of every law; and to
this end it is imperatively required that our
forces in the coming election be marshaled un-
der the leadership Of some citizen whose abil-
lty to meet the demand of every emergency
will be at once recognized; whose strength
will be unimpafred by any discussions within
the party; whose prestige is undimmed by any
defeat, and whom the people have not yet been
permitted TO honor.
Mr.. Bigham, of Redwood county, in
secOnding the resolution, said he did so
because they had met here not only to
nominate a candidate for Congress but
to look after the interests of the Repub