The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-05

Minnesota ssate Democratic Convention.
The Democratic Convention of Minnesota to
choose delegates to Chicago and to nominate
presidential electors, was held at St. Paul on
the 29th.. Col l. L. BAXTER of Fergus Falls
was:president and J. D. Wood of the same place,
secretary.
Nominations were then made for delegates at
large, G. D. O'Brien of St Paul nominated P.
II. Kelly of Ramsey; G. H. HeAron, r. A. Jones
Of Olmsted; Joseph Casper, G. 3; Mcdonald of
upon at once, and the gentlemen named de-
clared elected A formal ballot was called for
between Michael Doran, R. l. Frazer and E.
M. Wilson. Doran was elected by a large ma
jority. All the delegates made short speeches
in response.
After the several meetings of District dele,
gates had been held the convention came to order
and the following gentlemen were named, the
reports being adopted without diss emit:
District Delegates: First-W. J. Whipple Of
Winona, B. s. Cook of Steele Second-Henry
Poehler of Sibley, J. G. Wise of Blue Earth.
Third-W. NJ Campbell of Meeker, George N.
Baxter of Rice. Fourth-Robert A. Smith of
Ramsey, E. w. Durant of Washington Fifth
Thomas E. Heenan of Stevens, A. Guernon OF
Morrison.
Alternates First District Frank of
Mower, s. NJ. Emery of Wabasha Second-C.
McKenna of Waseca, John F. Meagher of Blue
Earth. Third-John M. Spicer, of Kandiyohi,
Hiram A. Parks of Goodhue. Fourth William
Quin of Wright, A d. Perkins of Pine Fifth
Lafayette Emmett of Big Stone, P. NJ Graft OF
St Louis.
District Electors: First District-August
Peterson of Freedom. Second-Thomas e.
Bowen of Brown. Third-F. E. Du Toit of Car
YER. Fourth-David Crawford of Wright.
Fifth-E. NJ Wright of Otter Tail.
Electors atlarge-John +. Norrish of Dakota
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On motion of Ansel Oppenheim, the chair
was authorized to appoint state central COM
mittee of fifteen-three at large and one from
each judicial district
The following platforms was unanimously
adopted: The Democrats of Minnesota, in
convention assembled, declare that the exist
ing depression of the business and industrial
interests of the country demands
First-1hat public affairs should be admin
istered with the most rigid economy; that I'M
less offices should be abolished, superfuous
officials discharged extravaganza salaries re-
those called for by the necessities of the peo-
pie, and for the legitimate expenses of govern
ment
Second-That large surplus in the treasury
is an ever-existing incentive to wasteful extrav-
agance and official corruption; that it should be
reduced, not by reckless appropriations, but by
q reduction of the taxes Which create it that
this reduction of taxation should be made upon
its luxuries.
Third-In 1876 Mr.. Tilden was nominated
and elected upon the following platform:
Resolved, That the present tariff is master.
piece of injustice, inequality and false pretence
It has impoverished many industries to sub.
sidize q few. 1t prohibits imports that NIGH
purchase the products of American commerce
from the first to an inferior rank on the higl
seas 1t has cut down the sales Of Ameri.
can manufactures at home and abroad
and depleted the returns Of
American agriculture--an industry followed BY
half our people. It costs the people Ave tim q
more than it produces to the treasury, OBJ
structs the process of production and wastei
the fruits Of labor. It promotes fraud, fos-
ters smuggling, enriches dishonest officials
and bankrupts honest merchants. We demand
that all custom house taxation shall be My fol
. revenue
Resolved, that the defenders Of the govern
ment in the late war for the Union are entitled
to receive liberal pensions as tribute to thei
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