Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-25
Democratic Convention for the Fourth
p Congressional District.
ANEs NOMINATED FOR CoNGEss.
The Result Reached With Great
Unanimity and Enthusiasm
SPLENDID PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Interesting Debates Over the Temper
ante and Sawdust Questions.

sent the Fourth congressional district OF Min
hesota in congress, MET at the Academy of
mIsicin Minneapolis yesterday at noon.
The convention Was; called to order by the
chairman, Hon. VIM. Lee, of Ramsey county,
who read the call, and stated that they had as.
sembled to nominate;a candidate that would
be elected. EApplause.J -. sa'
az TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Hon. EsM. Wilson, of Hannepin county,
moved that Gen. Geo. L.. Becker,
Of Ramsey county, be the tenn
parsry president of the convention,
which motion was carried, and Gen. Becker 8
appearance on the platform was greeted with
loud applause.
Gen. Becker thanked the convention for the
unexpected honor conferred upon him. He
recognized among the faces before him many
who had borne the bruht of many hard
fought fight and suffered many defeat. Yet
they were undismayed, and ready for another
battle. Applause. This time let us organ
lie for victory. [Applause.l
Judge E. H. Wood, of Ramsey county, and
8. NJ. Foot, or Hennepin county, were elected
secretaries. ..y..,-..,r
Judge Flandrau, Of Ramsey, moted that q
committee of three be appointed on creden-
tials, and the chair In conformance with the
motion appointed the following gentlemen as
Euch committee:
Judge Flandrau, of Ramsey; E. NJ. Wilson,
of HennepiD; David Cochran, of Wright.
Judge Atwater moved that in the event any
county was not fully represented, that any
D mocratic substitutes might take seats!in the
convention, and the motion was sustained
Judge Flandreau from the committee on ere
dentials reported forty seven delegates from
Ramsey, county, sixteeh from Washington
county, three from Pine county, fourteen from
Wright county, forty-two from Hennepln
county, as follows:
DELEeATEsa-, --r
fHennepin County-J. W - johnson, John Ever
hard, seagrave smith, Patrick Corcoran, Able LEM.
z. Eichhorn, Charles Sheibe Henry Oswald, Frank
Beebe, fssac -Atvater, Geo D. Perkins, Mathew
Charles Hoag, IN. Rolf Mathew Bross. J. W
Lawrence, Uuey Hare, Scion Armstrong, John T.
Lee, Henry Hausehild. A. H, Mitchell, II. O. Morse
S. %sc w sss, donkey An E. D %m sssdt
Btantotd, D. B johnson, O. NJ Foote, B. T Mel
son, Peter Swanson. E. NJ. Wilson, " W. McNar,
Robert 9. Kelley, ] R. Freer, R. W. Bartc. Joseph
Ramsey County-H. W. Corey; T. o Swanson,
John ". wills. WIN. Delaney. Joseph Ellis, A. g.
Hall E.sW. Bszilie, NJ. Koch, o. Q. Cullen. John
johnson. Ansel oppsnhsim, chaunosy ". arises,
James Smith, Jr - ]. Egan, g. ". Hanft, J. q.
s. hs. SossP Minsa T. r. WOOD Paul Martin
David Burke, j. r. Mcintosh, w. L. Kelly, r. W.
Bell, George Becker, @. Fl. Liensu, William Lee,
George Allen Q. 3. Grant F. q Burgess, william
Glenn, Samuel Peitsch, A. d. Pettengill Lee Meir,
W: Il. Shelter, John Patterson, F. J. Mead.
Wrisht1Dayid Cochran, Charles Buchanan, j.
W. Mounts, w. Braise, II. Tanner J. Il. AIMEE,
II. O. Bull, John deisler, T. G.. Meiley. Charles
Efel, John Nugent, John o. German, g. A. auek-
doldt, VIM. Tubbs.
Pine-R. g. Robinson, Frank Morgan, A. q.
Perkins. t--
-wsshington-J. N. Castle. George Bro un M. Gil
lssPs' h A. .; Es'tSn' 4 G. Nshcway, Mathews
Ward. William Fowler, James Shearer.
kanabac county not being represented,
Judge Atwater moved that the old Democrat.
ic war-horse, Judge G. L. Flandrau, be .au-
thorized to cast the vote Of that county. The
motion was carried.
The report OF the committee GA credentials
was adopted. l.ralt
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Upon the motion of Judge seagraye Smith
the temporary organization was made the
permanent organization. set - strs 8
goii COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The chair, upon vote, appointed the follow
ing committee of seven on
resolutions: Hon. john w. VIII
lis, Ramsey; Isaac Atwater, Hennepin; Sea
grave Smith, Hennepir; w. w. Brace.
Wright; George Brown, Washington; g. E.
flandrau, Ramsey; Eugene Nj. Wilson, Hen
nepin.
David B. Johnson, of Hennepin county,
moved that all resolutions introduced to the
convention be first referred to the committee
on resolutions:
AN AGITATION COMMUNICATIONS
B. F. Nelson arose and stated that he held in
b hand communication int nded to be pre-
scented to the convention.
A motion was made by John w. Willis, OF
Ramsey county, that the resolution be re-
ceived and referred TO the committee for
action.
Mr.. William Lee moved that the communi-
cation be referred to the committee on resolu.
tons unopened, TO be left to its discretion
whether to be presented or not.
80 No APOLOGY.
Mr.. Nelson stated that the communi cation
in question was from the prohibition agita-
ton committee, but OF what purporl
he knew not. nor did he
wish nor attempt to make any
spoiogy for its presentation. After an in
formal discussion the motion for q reference
tu the committee on resolutions was adopted.
at this juncture, the convention adjoured
until two O'Clock, pending the report of the
Committee on resolutions, which committee
at once went int session in Judge Atwater's
office.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session assembled at 2:20 ani
was called to order by the chairman.
Judge Flandrau, from the committee oil
credentials reported the following delegation
from Anoka county: w. Hammons, J. G..
Frost, Geo w. Merrill, A NJ. Fridley, w. g
Rudolf, Justis Seeley.
THE PLATFORM.
wv. Willis; charm IN of the committee OF
resolutions, submitted The following report
AIScLu lions.
The Democracy of the Fourth congre sional dis
nit of the state Of Minnesota In convention Assem-
bed declare their fdeityto the traditional principle
Of the Democratic party aud to the system Of sdmu
i-traion which prevailed In the early days of on
federal republic; we rsterate and affirm the decsl
alton of Democratic principles set forth In the plat
form OF our last national invention; We further de
clare that just rocy of government forblds legi:
lston which Is designed to favor special or sections
interestS, and that any system which impoverfshe
section or class of citizens to enrich or sueeidz
another Il radics ly aaj indefensibly oppressive
odous and unjust We, then efore, denounce th
present protective tariff Imposed, sustained and de
Tended by the Republican party and demand that a.
taxation shall be reduced to the lowest limit whic
win suffice for the proper support of the federal
eminent and that all custom duties shall be leve
for purposes Of revenue only
We denounce the List congress for its culpsble neg