The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-05-27
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Proceedings OF the Minnesota Democratic
State Convention Held in St Paul, May 20,
1880.

THE ORGANIZATION.
The convention WAS called to order at ~
O'Clock by VIM. Lse, chairman of tho State
Central Committee. Following which Mr..
Lee read the call for the convent on, and
explained that the selection of five presiden-
tial electors was omitted in the call, and the
osntral committee had decided that these
tive electors sbould be elected by the conven-
ton. Mr.. Lee then named Hon. w. NJ.
Campbell, of Meeker county, for temporary
9 arnan, who was elected unanimously.
Ei. A. Stevens. Of Hennepin county, was
elected temporary secretary.
THE COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Norrish, of Dakota, moved the appoint
| ment of committee of 10 on credentials.
G C,rried.
M. Scheffer, of St. Paul, moved the ap-
pointment of five to report permanent OIL
cerz. Carried.
Mr.. Lochren, of Hennepin county, moved
at committee of five be appointed on
| resolutions. Carried.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. Doran of LIE Sueur, moved tho ap-
pointment of a committee of five, to arrange
. 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.
| Tue President then announced the COM
mi lees as follows:
| ON CREDENTIALS.
| John F. Norrish, Dakota county.
J. O. MCCARTHY, St. Paul.
| G. +. Macdonald, Stearns county.
G. H. Benedict, Wabashaw county.
J. N. Castle, Washington county.
| Vim. Breckenridge, Olmsted county.
A. X. Maynard, Kandiyohi county.
ON SOLUTIONS.
VIM. Loehren, Hennepin county.
J. NJ. Gilman, St. Paul.
@. II. Berry, Winona county.
r. J. MeAley. Wright CO unity.
Aar Barton, Rice county.
ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Albert Bcheffer st. Paul.
Robert Miller, Otter Tail county.
John F. MeaRher, Blue Earth county.
! A. D. Ross, Meeker county.
NJ W. Glenn, Hennep!n county.
on MODE OF PROCEDURE.
| NJ Doran, LIE Sueur county.
| H. Il. Wells, Fillmore county.
J. NJ. Paine, Carlton county.
| Leon Houde, Morrison county.
| Ell. OHara, Renville county.
| Il. E. Heenan, 6tevens county.
| c. Il. Buck. Wiuona county.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
President-Wm. n. Campbell, of Litchfield,
| Meeker county.
The committee on permanent organiza
ton reported the following:
Vice e-Presidents-Wm. Rhodes, st. Paul
David Bronson, Washington county; w. J.
Whipple, Winona county; r. P. Russell, Hen.
nepin county; HI. W. Pratt, Rice county; J. E.
Porter, Blue Earth county; Thomas Cowipg,
Douglssa county; Henry Kinds, Scott county
+. Baason, Brown county; 81. r. Wells, Fill
| more county; Peter Dean, st. Louis comfy; A.
| K. Maynard, kandiyohi county.
Secretaries-Ed. A. Stevens, Hennepin coun
ty;W. O. Hall, Goodhue county; VIM. NJ.
Tlleatone, St. Paul.
The report was unanimously adopted, W
.. Hall and E. A. Stevens trying to decline
but were prevented by acceptance of the ra
port, and the President said he couldn't helk
them.
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 ofncials while in con
troll OF all the departments Of the government
their reversal by fraud and disregard of law o.
| IAC CAPicoocu VIII III IuO pCOplc dL TIC l0Sl
presidential election; their disregard of the
traditions and usages OF the republic, demon
strate that il 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
atives, to enable them to guard tine peoples
! rights. and that Congress should make no ap
| preparations to be used to further partisan
| purposes.
RESOLVED, That our delegation to the next
National Democratic convention be requested
| to act and vote unitedly on all questions.
| ResotUed, That we hereby pledge ourselves
| 10 the people of the whole country, that the
| Democracy of Minnesota will never again
submit to the reversal by force or fraud of the
will Of the people expressed by their votes Il.
an election.
Resol,sd That We recognize in the custom
recommended by Washington. and by our
fathers, that no person should occupy the
thus far scrupulously adhered to both in the
! ory and practice by the people of the United
States, the enunciation Of 4 principle salutary
] and necessary to the preservation Of our libcr-
| ties, and that departure therefrOm must be
deemed q dangerous infraction of what has
become the written law of the land; that the
proposed election Of cx. President Grant for a
| third term is such 4 violation of this high
safeguard of American liberty, as to excite
| serious alarm, and to call upon all good citi.
gems to prevent by all lawful means the con.
sumpation Of the intended wrong.