The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-05
The 1'I'dgl !'lPGlg,.
ID mocrats meet at St. Paul il
one Of the largest and n1ost
Enthusiastic ConveI-
tions ever held in
the tate.
The Tails,nanic effect of the Name of Sam.
uel j. Tidsn.


with. u democratic friend, and his
face relaxed into that chiIl-like smile
so well known in the Fifth. And SO
ii was. If Maca,ilay's New ZeaIander
had happened into the lobby of he
Merchants Hotel yesterday under
the impression that Ire was t0 gaze
upon a democratic funeral, he would
have arrived at the conclusion that
they were waking a pretty healthy
corpse. There was lie usual buttoII-
holing and cornering during the morn
ing. Ill the interests of the MANY as
pirants for the honor Of representing
Minnesota in the council of the rarty
at Chicago, but all was done i'm the
most good natured and cheerful way.
AS a proof Of the enthusiasm which
existed, no better Gle can. be cited
than the pnnctuality with which the
proceedings were begun. Fully ten
minutes before the advertised hour,
l2 m.. the business of the convention
was under full way. Sherman Hall
was we'll filled by noon, the delega-
tlons of various counties ard districts
keeping as well together rs possible.
Mr.. Doran, chairman Of the state
Central committee, read the call and
nominated Col. J.. L. Baxter, of Fer
gus Falls as temporary chairman.
Capt. J. d. Wood, alsu of Fergus
Falls, was chosen temporary secre-
tary, and the genial editor of the
Democrat, got to work without any
further delay. The morning hour.
of course. was consumed in the usual
routine preliminary work inseparable
from the organization of large rep
resentatiYe body, such as this certain
ly was, and. after the announcement
of the committees on credentials, re.
lutions and permanent organization.
the convention took recess until .
p. m. Promptly was Col. Baxters
cane brought down Oil the table. 1T ..
Is, and in few moments the hum of
voices and the noise of delegates find
ing their location of the morning, was
low enough to enable the convention
to listen TO the reports Of the commit
tees. Affertfie lengthy report Of the
credential committee-fnl,y. seventy
counties were represented on the floor
by their delegations next came the
report of the committee on
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported the following.
which was adopted, Eugene Wilson
moving adoption and putting the
question:
President l.. L. Baxter of Otter
Tail.
Vice Presidenss-A. X. Maynard of
Todd; Winthrop Young. of Hennepin;
D. X. Stacy, Of Freeborn; Thomas
Brennan, of Ramsey; A. J. Lamber-
ton of Nicoilet.
secretaries-J. D. Wood, Of otter
Tail; r. T. O'Conner. of Ramsey.
Mr.. Baxter, on assuming the chair,
contrasted the present body with
some of the conventions, which he
had regularly attended for twenty
seven years, when the delegates pres
ent were SO few as to be scarcely
enough for sentinels. When he re-
ferred to Samuel J. Tilden as the next
president of the United States, he
was greeted with cheers and eiectri-
flying enthusiasm, which were re-
pcated several times during the after
noon whenever the name of Tilden
was mentioned. The committee on
resolutions presented the following:
PLATFoaM.
The Democrats Of Minnesota In
convention assembled, declare that
the existing depression Of the busi-
ness aud industrial interests of the
country demand:--
First-That public affairs should
be administered with the most rigid
economy, that useless Offices should
be abolished, superflaous officials dis
changed; extravagant salaries reiluc-
| ed; and no appropriations m;l,le ex-
cept those called for by the neeessi-
ties of the pearle. and for the legiti
mate expenses of governments.
Second-That a large surplus i'll
/ n
tive to wastef.l extravaganza and
official corruption; that it should be
reduced, not by reckless appropria.
tlons. but by Il reduction of the taxes
which create it; that this reduction
of taxation should be made upon the
necessaries of life, and not upon its
| lux9ries.
Third--In 1875 Mr.. Tillan was
nominated and elected upon tho fol
| lowing platform:
| Resolved. That the present tariff
| IS q masterpiece Of Injustice, inrqnal.
lity and false pretensc. It has inimv.
erished many industries to subsi,
dize q few. 1t prohibits imports
that might purchase the products al
American, labor. It has degraded
an inferior rank on the high seas,
l. has cut down the sales cf ALieri.
can manufacturers at home and
abroad, and depleted the returns oI
American agriculture--an industry
followed by half onr people. It costs
the people FIVE times marc than II
lproduees to the treasury, olstruct.
the process of production. and wastes
Ethe fruits OF labor. 1t promotes
fraud, fosters smuggling, eariche.
dishonest officials and bankrupt:
honest merchants. We demand thai
all custom house taxation shall bt
only for revenue.
/ Resolved. THAT the defenders II
the government IN tire Este war fs,.
the Union are entitled ID receive liz
/ eral pensions aH u tribute to ti,pir pts'
riotisn,, devotionand coilragein sI;s
En:sfisn i trfal.
The eieatgen of delryate III large
J w:ss next taken III and the folloa ;ssg