New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-08

For County Commissioners -5th
District. j. III. Barber.
The Republican county convention
assembled at the Court House last Sa.
turday afternoon according to the
call. The convention was called to
order by Jos, Bobleter, chairman of
the county committee. He hoped
that the deliberations of the conven-
ton would be guided by spirit of
harmony and that IN the selection of
the candidates personal preferences
be relegated to a back seat when com.
ing in conflict with the best interests
of the party.
On motion, w. w. Smith of Sleepy
Eye was elected temporary chairman
and II. Plath temporary secretary of
the convention.
The chair appointed P. 7. Gibbs, G.
Anderson and G. w. Harrington a
committee on credentials. Jos. Bob
Letter, d. /. Russell and Lars Freder-
icksOn were appointed a committee on
resolutions.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates EMIT
led to seats in the conventions:
! New ULM-JOs. Bobleter, G. w. A.
Krook, Pr. Book, j. Nix, j. Hoesche-
lei, s. D. Peterson.
SLEEPY EYE-W. w. Smith, j..
Duncan, D. I. Russell.
ALBIN-L. D. Rice, votes.
| BAsHAw-A. w. Peterson.
BURNsTowN-J. +. Wendt, Gust.
Nuessle,
CoTroNwooD-G ostfried Hoehne, Fir.
Janke.
EDEN George Heart, Isaac John
son.
| HOME-P. +. Gibbs, 2 votes.
LAKE HANsKA-Gutrom ThOrson,
Jacob Bakke.
L1NDEN-G. Anderson, Clement
Halverson.
MILFoRD-Gust. Spelbrink, E. N.
Heinen.
! NORTH STAR. III. BEDFORD,
| PRAIRIEvILLE-J.H II. p. Hoy, Lars
Frederickson.
SIGEL-Fred Frank.
STARK-H. Plath, a. j. Gilman.
/ STArELY-D. III. Semans.
/ MCLLIGAN-John TORY.
| The report Of the committee was
adopted. The temporary organization
was made permanent.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following
PLATFORM.
The Republicans of Brown County in
convention assembled, recognizing rs
we do, and as every true and loyal Re-
publican must, the great standard bear
ers James G. Blaine and John A. Lo-
gan, who have been selected to lead
our party to victory, as among the
noblest and truest types OF American
citizenship the country has ever pro-
duced, hereby pledge them our hearty
and united support
! That in Congressman j. B. Wake
field, who has been nominated for re-
election, we recognize a Jealous and in
dustrious public servant, and q true and
consistent representative of the people.
We most heartily commend his course
in Congress and pledge him our unani-
nous support.
The existing evils of unfair and ire
gular wheat inspection and unjust dis
ordinations in railroad freights have
been and are working grievous injuries
to the interests of the people Of this
State, and more especially to those di-
rectly dependent upon the welfare, pro-
gress and prosperity of the agricultural
interests, and as not only farmers and
merchants, but all classes, are vitality
interested in securing the enactment of
laws providing relief from the injurious
effects of wheat manipulation and
freight discrimination, we believe it to
be the duty and within the power of our
legislature to enact just and proper
laws for the remedy of the evils afore-
said.
That we demand the enactment of
suitable laws for the correction of these
existing abuses, and request our nomi-
nee for Representative, if elected, and
our Senator elect, to use all honorable
methods for the enactment of such laws
as will fully protect the agricultural
and business interests. =
That all property whether owned by
corporations or individuals should bear
its equal burden of taxation, and we
favor the passage of such laws as shall
compel the owners of all lands subject
to taxation whether individuals or rail-
road companies to bear their proper
share of the public burdens.
i That the question of temperance
comes within the spheres of the moral
| ist and not the legislature, and we are
opposed to the passage of any law re-
stricting, or intending to restrict, the
rights of personal liberty.
That we pledge ourselves personally
and individually to support the nomi-
nees of this convention.
Z. With the exception of that portion of
i the platform which refers to the liquor
question the report was unanimous and
was unanimously adopted. The clause
referring to the liquor question was
submitted as supplementary minority
report and was adopted by the conven.
ton by a vote of IA to 10, a number Of
the delegates not voting either way.
The committee also submitted the fol-
lowing resolution, which had been sub.
mitted to the committee by the dele
gates from the town of Linden.
RESOLVED That the delegates from
this town are instructed to use their in
fluence in the county convention to Sc
cure a resolution from that body to..the
effect, that if any of the candidates
nominated should resort to any dishon-
orable means to secure their election
then the county committee is instructed
to strike such candidate from the ticket
and appoint another candidate.
The resolution was laid on the table
but equently called up and adopt
4 ed as being the sense Of the conven
i ton.
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