The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-08-23
NEWS OF THE SFATE.
Grand Army camp Fire at Mime
r tonka.

Grand Army Camp Fire at Mime
The Il, Il. r. annual encampment at Min
aetonta began on the 18th, the Geo. N.
Morgan post Of Minneapolis ARRIVING ffse.
The lcker and, Garheld POSTS of st., Paul,
Post No. 16, Fillmore, G.. "A. Cady post No.
., Ano{a. Wilson post No. 16 Mankato'
and number OF. Others. were present.
Separate quarters have, beep assieRed 10
each post, aud the families Of many Of the
members AccBmpany them. Department
Commander Rea, Adjt. Gen. Hawley, Col.
W. n. II. Taylor, n. G.. Hicks and Adjt.
Bloomer spoke briefly in the after
noon There were reported forty
one Gssav 0s11i.sd pSss pS4ssn..cn, ss9 '"fSs TSs
post commanders present were Capt: G. E.
Bohb, George n. Morgan. post No: 4, Min.
neapolis Uol. w. H. q. Taylor, Saltwater;
Commander Canon, Mankato; J. L. Brig
ham, Garfield. posi- St. Paul; Commander
Tuttle Little Falls; and Commander Nc
oS%s' Sn Thursday, H3 the Mccoock post ofaien:
'coe was represented, and the day vas spent
quietly on :the LAKE: n the
nepee eesting. An immense fire was built
tude gathered in free>and easy groups, en-
gagiug in earnest conversation or lietentDy
to the lively music, and, ,speepheb by Chas.
&, Holt, ,pf, Minneapolis, Gen. Hawley, Col.
Burton II Minneapolis, Gen. R0sser of Con-
1ederate fame and Others Gen. Resser en-
tered ths camp, escorted by a committee Of
gentlemen who had sought him at his cot.
tage. The general was introduced amidst
cheers, and his remarks were il Substance
as follows:
This is the second time have been cap.
tufed. When these ihen got possession of
mS at lily, house Just snoW as:I was little
alarmed. 1t seemed luxe the old times when
you were serving your country, end
thought I was serving mine: cut we have
all grown older, and have had time to see
our s,fstakes, aud have tried to correct
Abiding to the camp fires of the G. A. R.,
the general said he did not think they ten
ded to engender and keep alive the old Bit
was kept up for several days AFTER
A. Bierman Of ollhsted County Nom.
mated for Governor.
A meeting of the democratic state central
committee was held at the Merchants hotel
at st. Paul on the 18th inst, In RESPONSE To
call made by It's chairman, M. bofan, To
all ths vacancy Oh the state tietet occa.
siohed by the resignation Of w, w. McNair,
] the nominee f6f governor. The, members
present. were: Michael boran Of lie Sueur,
ehairmaA, J. Simmons Of. Morrison cop nty,
Peter Nelson Of Goodhue, Matt Clark oi
Wo1thingtop, William Crooks of Ramsey,
WI. Whpple Of Winona, A. LaDue :ol
Dodge, g. r. Mcdonald OF stearns, A.. J.
GAfhberto4. Of Nicollet, n. r. Carver of Fill
more, r. L. Frazee of Otter TAIL and w.
NJ. Campbell of Meeker. John T. Meagher
of Otter Tail and G. M. Foote of Minneapo-
] lis were the absentees. A number of other
leading democrats from St. Paul and Min.
neapolis met with the committee, making
! in all party of some twenty y-6ve persons.
| The assemblage was presided over by Mr..
Doran, and w. M. Campbell was elected
temporary secretary. Mr.. McNair's letter
| declining the nomination for governor was
| read and his declination accepted without q
| dissenting voice. A general talk was then
| indulged in as to a preference for Gandi-
date to fill the vacancy, and an informal
VOTE WAS taken, participated in by all pres
| ent, and resulted in twenty-five votes being
cast, all but two being in favor of A. Bier
| man of O]msted county. A formal bal
lot was then taken BY Che members Of the
! coiamltte. and all the thirteen votes we're
cast for Mr.. Bierm2n, and he was declared
the nominee and he accepts.