Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-06
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
Democratic Congressional Convention in
Winona Yesterday.
JUDGE THOMAS WILSON NOMINATED
He Declines the Honor, But the Con-
yention Refuses to Accept, and
Ad,0urns.
[Spedial Telegram to the Globe. |


gressional district in congress, met at the
court house, in this city, at noon to-day.
Every county in the district was represent
ed, as will be seen by the list of delegates
given below.
The convention was called to order by
Hon. c. f. Buck, of Winona, chairman of
the district committee, and in doing so he
made one of his telling speeches, which
can be best characterized as multum in
parvo. The following is nearly the sub
stance of his remarks:
Gentlemen:- You have assembled here
in answer to the call of the Democratic com
mite of this district, to place in nomina-
ton candidate for congress, and to take
such other action, as you in your wisdom,
may think necessary to further the bust
ness in hand. In marked contrast to the
convocation of federal Office holders and
their henchmen, who recently assembled in
our sister city of Rochester, and who
placed in nomination a candidate for con-
gress, who is In no sense representative
Of the people, who is nowise the represen-
tative of the peoples interests, but who is
confessedly the representative of political
l.
that convention reduced, degraded. Ameri-
can citizenship-so far as their action was
concerned-to the level of the dependent
and vassal. They received and implicitly
obeyed instructions from the national CAPT
tai An emmissary clerk in one of the
departments at Washington, was clothed
with instructions and sent out here as
schoolmaster to instruct the citizens of
icfr iofi ho.,
direct who they shall nominate for con-
gress, and to the shame and disgrace of
that convention, and to the humiliation of
every American citizen they abjectly obeyed
the instruction. On the contrary, gentlemen,
there are no federal officeholders here
There are no representatives of corrupt
dynasties or of political bosses here. There
are no political collars worn here. But
you have assembled here as the representa-
tives of the people, with an honest purpose
of taking such action as will rebound to the
benefit and welfare of the people of the
district and of the whole country. With
the hope, gentlemen, that your .delibera-
tions will be conducted with that wisdom
and with that harmony and concession be-
coming men who are seeking the highest
and best good of their fellow men, / now
call this convention to order
Senator Buck was frequently inter
rupted with loud applause.
On motion of Hon. p. Ell. Rahilly, of
Wabashaw county, Hon. D. L. Buell., of
Houston, was elected temporary chairman
of the convention. On toking the chair
Mr.. Buell. briefly returned thanks and
jocularly said that Mr.. Buck had made his
speech for him. Every word of which he
endorsed.
Mr.. A. H. Snow, of Winona county, was
elected temporary secretary.
Col. j. r. Jones, of Fillmore, G. F.
Buck, of Winona, and p. III. Rahilly of
Wabashaw, were appointed as a committee
on credentials.
Mr. F. W. Morrisey, of1Winona, moved
the appointment of committee of five on
resolutions, to whom all resolutions be sub
mitted without debate. The motion was
carried and the chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee:
F. W. Morrisey, of Winona; II. w. Lam
berton, of Winona; B. w. Lowell, of Mower;
D. l.. Bonner, of Olmsted; w. H. Harries,
of Houston.
Messrs. w. II. Harries, of Houston; H.
w. Hill, of Winona and Wesley Kinney, of
Wabashaw, we're appointed a committee
on permanent organization, when the con-
vention took recess until 2 p. N.
AFTER RECESS.
Upon reassembling at 2. p. m, Col.
Jones, from the committee on credentials
submitted the following
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Houston County-D. s. Buell., w. II. Harries,
Harvey Chapel, s. c. Fitch, Dan Cameron, John
F. Russell, W. F. Dunbar, f. P Dorival, s. b.
Mcintyre, l.. T. Lyon.
Fillmore County-Col. J. R. Jones, H. r.
Wells, E. d. Horton, s. S. McKenny, F. NJ.
Smith, w. H. Strong, G.. Gabrielson.
CIOlmsted County-John Everstine, d. l.
Bonner, c. III. Hebron, Bierman, Rober
Waldron, Walter l.. Breckenridge, L. E. Cow
ley, John Cornwall, VIM. Brown, s. E. Keller
J. nj. Duell.
Wabashaw unty-Wesley Kinney, P. H.
Rahilly, F. J. Collier, H. II. Dickman, S. NJ
Emery, d. c. Clark, l.. Tracey, S. E. Drury, S.
H. Smith, J. S. Dilley, Louis Jung, J. Londer-
gran, H. F. Johns.
Winona County-H. W. Hill, D. McCarty,
John Hanley, Louis Keller, HI. NJ. Dixon, C. B.
Sinclair, J. Schommer, Fl. W. Lamberton, C. T.
Buck, Fred Bowman, G. W. Willis, T. r.
Morrissey, J. A. Richardson, W. II. Dill, c.
Matzhe, c. NJ. Grevens, A. Fl. Snow, Henry
Becker.
Dodge County-A L. Ladne, John Fern, Jas.
A. Walker, 4. J. Leach, James Babcock.
Steele County-M. Guthrie, W. B. Cole, 3. s.
Clark, H. H. johnson, Hugh Murray, NJ. J.
Toher, NJ. Oleson.
Freeborn County-Col. G.W.Skinner, Thomas
Dunn, E. c. Stacy, Geo. t. Gardner, n. H.
Avery.
Mower County-D. B. Smith, John Furlong,
A. L. Cox, j. B. Yates, B. W. Lowell, John
Frank, Geo. Fisk.
Mr., Wesly Kinney. of Wabashaw county,
offered the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolred. That the chairman OF this conyen-
ton be instructed to appoint one man in each
town in the district to act as local special
mittee during the present canvas in concert with
the central congressional committe, and that
the chairman OF each county delegation present
furnish names of parties to be so appointed from
the respective towns in his county.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported in favor OF the temporary
officers acting as the permanent officers,
which report was adopted.
Mr.. Morrisey, from the committee on
resolutions, made the following report.
which was adopted, each resolution being
loudly applauded.
PLATFORM.
Resolred. By the Democratic convention of
the First Congressional District:
First. That we reaffrm the principles of the
Democratic National Convention as set forth In
the National Dlatform adonted at Cincinnati in