Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-11
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The Republican County Convention
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Observation-Disclosures
OF Events in the Political Firmanent
Of the Northwestern Empire.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The Democratic state convention. called
for the purpose of nominating candidate
for chief justice of the supreme court, met
at Market hall at II O'Clock noon yesterday
and was called to order by Col. VIM.
Crooks, chairman of the committee.
After reading the call, Col Crooks called
upon Hon. Robert Miller, the Democratic
mayor of Fergus Falls to preside. Mr..
Miller came forward and stated that the
business before the convention was the
nomination OF a candidate for the Office of
chief justice of the supreme court. The
state central committee did not feel like
usurping the authority of naming the can
didate, and hence the convention was
called.
Mr.. O. M. Hall. of Goodhue county, was
elected as secretary.
Mr.. VIM. Lee, of Ramsey county, said
that he was opposed to nominating a
Republican on Democratic ticket, but az
the convention had been called as matter
OF form he moved that the usual committee
be appointed on resolutions and permanent
organization.
Mr.. j. B. Brisbin said it was not necessa
ry to have any committee on resolutions
as the only officer to be nominated was of
a non-political character.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Campbell, of Meeker
nomination of candidates for judicial Of
fees should be taken out of politics, He
paid high compliment to Judge Gilfil-
Ian, the present incumbent. and moved
that his nomination be made by accla-
nation.
few well chosen remarks.
Mr.. Lee could not see the policy of nom
mating Republican, but was willing that
no nomination should be made, but moved
that the Democracy of the state be recon-
mended to vote for James Gilfillan.
This motion was lost, however,and James
Gilfllan was nominated by reclamation.
THE VITAL ISSUE.
Col. Crooks then took the chair. and
said that the only vital issue before the
people of the state in this campaign was
that of prohibition. It would come be-
fore the legislature, and the issue must be
met. He wanted the Democracy to be
placed right upon the record on this ques-
ton. Let US stand or fall by our prin-
ciples on this issue, and he therefore
moved that committee of five be ap-
pointed on resolutions.
The motion prevailed, and the chairman
appointed the following COMMITTEES:
Col. VIM. Crooks, of Ramsey county.
j. c. Pierce, of Goodhue county.
G. 81. Lienau, Of Ramsey county.
E. b. Love, of Otter Tail county.
VIM. Campbell, Of Meeker county.
A recess of fifteen minutes was taken to
enable the committee to make its report,
during which time number Of gentlemen
were called out to express their views, and
among others, DIR. A. A. Ames, Hon. E. P.
Barnum, j. ]. Egan, j. W. Willis, E. A..
Stevens. ]. G. Oswald, o. NJ. Hall, Mr..
Hening, VIM. Lee, Senator Simmons, Rob
ert Miller, made brief remarks.
4AC SOAdlAttCO OA GtSOlULlOuS maze the
following report, which was adopted:
We, the Democracy of Minnesota, in
convention assembled, reafirmed our de-
votion to the time-honored maxims of the
Democratic party, that, that government
is best which governs least; which leaves
the citizen in the enjoyment of the greatest
personal liberty consistent with the rights
of others and the public welfare; and while
it affords full protection to life and prop
erty allows the creeds, business and Gus
toms of the people to remain unfettered
by sumptuary laws, class legislation and
exterminate monopolies,
We are therefore opposed to any amend
ment or the submission of any amendment
to the constitution of cur state abrogatinr
or lessening those rights. As coralIaries
thereto We declare:
First-That the United States is an in
disoluable union of industrial states; that
the federal government is supreme within
the limits prescribed by the constitution,
and that the powers not thereby conferred
upon it nor prohibited to the states are re-
served to the states respectively, or to the
people; that the preservation in their sepa-
rate integrity of jast powers of the Union
and of the states as parts of an harmoni-
Gus whole, the maintenance of national
authority in these matters which concern
the people in their collective capacity as
nation, and of self-government in all
things of local and domestic importance
is essential to the perpetuity of our free
institutions; and that we shall resist all at
tempts to dismember the Union by nullifi-
cation and secession, or to extinguish the
states by Capitalization and usurpation,
as alike unconstitutional, revolutionary and
Second-That free trade and a tariff
for revenue only and producing only so
much revenue as is necessary to The wants
Of the government economically admins
tered is founded on wisdom and justice.
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