The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-04
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
F0RTi SECOND DxG1HEcg.
Hon. n. II. .Wsiis, of Stevens County, Morn.
inatsd for senator.
G. x. orion. Of Big Stons County, Hcasi-
natsd for Reprss ntatiss.

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lion. J. ID. Good, of stevens county.
chairman OF the district committee.
Hon. j. ID. Good WAS elected tenn
porary chairman and IL. w. Barrett
Of Traverse county, temporary secTe-
tary.
| The following committees We're ap-
pointed:
Credentials-W Is. Dow, of Big
Stone; :. w. Erasier, of Traverse L.
G. Hodgson. Of Grant; Il. W, R.Iasl-
I-aI, of stevens; q. x. Boy,ngton, Of
Big Stone.
ResoittIons-C. T.. Brown, OF
Stevens; w. +. Todd, Of traverse; D.
r. Sutherland, OF Stevens; A. j.. Hess,
Of Big Stone; II. Il. Slnford, of
Grant.
Permanent tniz,.tioii-M Il.
Matthews. of Big Ssone; :. ". Chad
bourne, of Traverse: ID. e. Smith, ol
Stevens; L. IL. Toolabs Of Grant.
The convention then took II recess
uatil 2 .. clock p, III.
Shortly afte4 2 o'clock the tenn
porary chairman called the conven-
tion to order, and 5. w. Frasier, of
Traverse, reported fer the COM
mittee OH credentials the following
delegates entitled to seats in the CON-
yention:
Grant Coanty-K. n. Nelly, L. l..
Brewster, L. G. lIolgsJn, Tobias
Olson, Il. E. Bjerke. 5. Ii. Wright,
rhos. II. ToomDs, II. Z. Sanford.
Stevens County,. L. Brown. u.
Il. Slthelllnd, sSanael Larson, L. L.
Solseth, j. ID. Good, Frank Wilcox,
d. G. Smith, L. w. Randall, proxy
for Jno. Borrill.
Big Ssone County-E. L. Kings
bury, two votes, ,proxy for ". r.
Sawyer.) G. X. Boyinyton, y. /.
Matthews, Chas. Erickson, 4. j.
Hess. two votes. (proxy for Ole
Bolsta,) w. l.. Dow.
Traverse Conilty-A. Sutherland.
two votes, (proxy fo- w. ID. Nc
Clymend.) S, W. Frasier, E. Z.
Tubbs, S. w. C.lidbourne, III. W.
Barrett, proxy for W. ID. Prescott
w. p. Todd, (proxy for George Il.
Magoon).
The report was adopted.
NJ. /. Matthew's. of Big Stone re-
ported, for the committee on per-
manent organization. reported in
favor OF making the temporary or
ganization Il permanent organization.
and the report was adopted.
G. L. Brown, of Stevens, reported
for the committee OH resolutions the
following:
Resolved, ssT:lat we p.cige ourselves PR
soDaiiy and ii d.vidualy To upporl the NOM
inees of this convention
Mr.. less novel the adoption ef
the resolution.
Dir. lIolgson spoke in a vlg ,rous
manner against the adopt ON OF the
resolution and Mr.. Brown With equal
vigor supported the resolution. Which
was finally adopted, The adoption
did not apparently dispose of the
question, for Mr.. uodgsun imme,li-
atcly after the vote made the state
mcnt that in spite of the fact that
the resolution went through he did
not consider himself personally
bound to support the nominees of the
convention or any other candidates
than those whom he personally pre-
ferred.
Mr.. Hess and Mr., IIodg on evi
IDENTIFY differed in THIS point aud
made several passes at each other. but
before any bloodshed had occurred
Mr.. Brown ended the fight by intro
ducing the olive branch Tor club
in the shape cf Il point OF order and
by Offering The following resolution
on behalf of the committee on reso
lutions:
Whereas, The existing evils of unfair and
Irregular wlleat inspsctioli and unjust tlls-
ordinations in railroad irsish.s have beea
aud are working grirvuuS IL Elnrls.s 10 tbs. iu-
| Ieres Is o this district in < nerd, AMI nluss
ess~vislly thoss directly irIsnslelt upon til,
welfare, prog esS ilG piys tslsty ,I tie III RI
cultural Interests; and,
Whereas, Not oiliS farmers and merel.as Is,
but Al: classes, vit lily interested in .t,,,r-
IL.
| from the injurious If cts OF heat leaiai uia-
tiun and freight Discrimination; aiie,
| Whereas, Believing it To ee the duty and
within the power VI ctr / g;sat,ire to enact
! just and proper laWs iur tie remedy ci the
evils a:oresaid; therefore, X /;
1 Resolved, That wedmand The cnaetn ent
Of suitable laws iur the correction cf Il ess
existing abuses, AMI lcqle-l o ~ nuiuincss. ii
elected, to use all honusabse he snsis Tor thu
enactment of such fawsss viii tally lsut.ct
the agricultural and business Interests.
Resolved, That it Is te duty Ut the legis-
! lature to enact laws providing fos the taxa
tion OF lands owned by Tie various rsiiros d
CORPORATIONS the same ~ lsists owi.ed l y
/ private individuals ia erder.hae the tuids IA
u taxation n.ay bc borne BY the iich and
psor alike.
Resolved, That we den.snd the ensctmeni
of such laws as may he ilecessary To alolisl
1 that CURSE t. otsr country known as the
transit system of rtizlitiag 8 wheat.
The resolutions was adopted with
out opsositioD.
Mr.. r. g. Ho1sson offered i reso.
LUTON 70 tile elect that the consen-
lion rolninats two good farmers. and
u discussion arose and motions and
amendments illnumerahlu sPrsng up
and the resulntiun was. finally re-
fcrrc,l to the committee On lesol,l-
Itions.
a motion to proceed IL IN III
formal ln.llot fir candidate Cor re-
representative WIS earrie,l, and NJ. =.
Dow presented tln name nf q. II.
ortop, of Sig Stone: $. IL. Fnssiel
i Inresenfrtl Tho name ar II. G.. Earl