Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-21
BORER FOR CONGRESS.
THE GALLANT SOLDIER NOMINATED
At MANKATO YESTERDAY.
He viii Try to Knock the Stuffing Out of
Wakefield - An Excellent Platform
Adopted.
Especial TELEGRAM to the C;Iohe. ]

SPECIAL Telegram to the Globe.
MANKAro, Mimi, Sept. 20.-The Second
district Democratic convention met in this
city this afternoon,and was called to order
by Hon. John Wise, of Mankato. Hon. A.
}. LambertOn, of St Peter, was elected
chairman of the convention, and Mr.. c.. M.
Kenna, of Waseca county, secretary. s.
Hidden, Of Blue Earth county, and Henry
Customs, of Fairbault county, constituted
a committee on credentials, and reported
that Blue Earth, Waseca, Faribault, Nico-
let, Le Sueur county were represented in
the convention The president appointed
s. Hidden of Blue Earth county, Darling
WEIGH of Waseca, and &. l.. Mason, of Ia
Sueur county as committee on resolu-
tons, The committee on resolutions re.
ported as follows:
Rcsosued, That the past history and leg
islation of the Republican party have
shown it to be the friend OF corruption
and extravaganza in the government, ma
tlonai and state. BY unjust revenues it
annually plumbers the Iaboring people of
the country of millions of dollars of their
hard earnings for the sole purpose of pro-
tecting capital in the hands of the priv
legged classes 1t sacrifices the agricultural
interests of the West for the benefit of the
manufacturing interests of the
East and it now holds The
power over the people by the corrupt
use of money plundered from the public
treasury and wrung by unwarranted as
sessments from public officeholders, Gre
ated for the purpose of strengthening its
power and contributing TO it's election
funds.
Resolved, That we hereby demand at the
hands Of congress that the tariff laws be so
changed and modified that no more
revenue shall be collected than is abso-
iuteiy necessary to carry on the govern
ment economically administered. ALI be-
yond this is robbing of the people; and
further, that in levying the necessary taxes
1T Is the duty of congress to impose
the chief burdens on the Iuxuries
and exempt the necessaries of life, and
sucn as are required for the support of the
laboring men Of the country.
Resolved, That We demand of the state
and national Legislature such laws and the
enforcement thereof, as shall protect the
agricultural interests of the country. and
insure the laborer fair compensation for
bis toll.
The report of the committee was
adopted unanimously.
The next business before the convention
was the nomination Of o candidate for
congress.
Mr. Pfeffer, Of Fraibault county, nom
mated Hon. Daniel Buck, of Mankato.
Seconded by &. S. Mason, of Ie Sueur
county. mir. Buck was then
nominated by exclamation, there being no
other names before the convention. A
committee of three was appointed to wait
on Mr.. Buck, and found him busy irving
lawsuit. He could not be present at the
convention, but Mr.. Buck informed the
committee that he could not under any cir
cumstances accept the honor conferred
upon him. a motion was then made, but
lost, that the convention adjourn without
making any nomination.
The name of Felix a. Borer, of LIE Sueur,
was presented, end he was nominated by
acclammation.
The president appointed the following
congressional committee: R.G. Mason, of
LIE Sueur; BENZ. Rodgers, of Nicollet; T.
e. Bowen, of Brown; s. Pfefer, of Fari-
bault; Jas. Shoemann, of Blue Earth; j. J.
Thornton, of Watonwan; T. 81. Parsons,
of Mobiles. after which the convention ad-
iourned