The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-03
THURSDAY, MAY THE FIRST.
Such is the Date for the Republican State
Convention Decided upon by the State
Central Committee.
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
the Republican state central committee as
sembled in the ladies' parlor of the Merchants
and was called to order by Gen. NJ. D. Flower,
secretary in the absence of Gen. r. N. McLaren,
who was detained at Washington. Prior to as
semblng the members of the committee greeted
each other and friends and acquaintance in large
numbers, in the corridors of the Merchants,
and the action taken later was pretty well
understood before the regular assemblage.
The following gentlemen constituted the COM
mittee: M. D. Flower, St Paul, with proxy from
Corser, Minneapolis; E. s. Warner, proxy for
William Thomas, Mankat": John G.. Nelson,
Parker's Prairie: T. D. Strait, proxy for D. s.
How, Shakopee: D. Sinclair, proxy for Thomas
P. Dunn inston, proxy for W. F. Dickinson,
Redwood Falls; c. H. Conkcy, Preston; H. G.
Kendall, Duluth: T. B. Clarke Benson, proxy
for John P. Arnott, Candy Z. B. Clarke was
chosen to preside, and Secretary Flower dis
tributed printed copies of the call Of the ma
Clarke had stated that the committee was
called together to fix upon a date for state
convention, NJ. D. Flower moved that
the committee decide upon such time, stating
that the convention would elect four delegates
at large aud four alternates to the national con-
vention in Chicago, June 5; would also nomin-
ate an electoral ticket of seven, and would
choose district delegates, if separate eonven-
tons had not already done so. He further ex-
planned the time limit, set forth in the call
of the national committee, and stated that it
had been agreed upon as desirable to give the
district committees all the time possible, and al
so to fix date in the middle of the week.
that delegates from distance could come and
go without Sunday interfering. The commit
tee did not dissent from these views, and on
Of seconded nv r.
Thursday, the first day of May, was selected
as meeting all the conditions
THE CALL READ.
Secretary Flower then submitted the follow
ing CALL prepared by himself and modelled af-
ter calls similar COMMITTEES in New York, Mas
achusetts and other states:
A Republican state convention will be held on
Thursday the LIST day of May, 1884, in tile city
of St Paul, at - clock noon, for the choice Of
four delegates at large and four alternates from
each congressional district III the method
provided by the Republican national committee,
where such district delegates and alternates
shall not have been chosen previous to the
meeting of the state convention; and also fo1
the nomination Of seven presidential electors,
and such other business as may properly come
before the convention. The various
congressional districts have the
option of electing two delegates
and two alternates to the national convention at
separate popular delegate conventions called on
not less than twenty days published notice, and
held at any time within the fifteen days next
prior to the meeting of the state convention
All citizens are invited to cooperate in the
election of delegates who favor the elcvating
and dignifying Of American labor, protecting
and extending home industries without discrim
ination in favor of any class or interest, giving
free, popular education to the masses of the
people, securing free suffrage and an honest
counting of the ballots, and effectually protect
ing all humane rights in every section of our
country and who are willing to support the
nominees of the national republican conven-
ton. The representation is based upon the
average republican vote for state officers of the
last general election.
THE BASIS BY VOTES.
Next came the question of delegates as per
number of votes cast After some discussion
and inquiry as to precedent, it was decided to
give one delegate at large from each of the sew
enty nine counties and the others to be on a.
basis of one from every 400 votes fixed by the
average on state officers-which amounted to
T,41O) and major fraction thereof. The one
from each country is given to secure repre-
sentative from every county in the state.
Without this provision some of the counties
would not rea III the major fraction of 400.
This being settled by unanimous vote, the sec
rotary was instructed to issue the call, the del
egates by counties upon the basis settled upon
appearing in another place, and the total Of
delegates reaching 26o.