St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-03
HERMAN CHOSEN.
The First District Democratic
Convention at Albert Lea
Yesterday.
The Programme Laid Out for Wiping
the Earth With Milo
White.
[special Telegram to the Globe

vention for the First congress
sional district wasSheld here to-day. The
convention was called to order at IL O'CLOCK
a. m, by Hon. C. F. Buck, chairman of tht
! district committee, who read the call wher
Hon. G. +. Buck was elected temporary
chairman of the convention and S. S. Ne
Kenny, of Fillmore county was elected tenn
porary secretary Senator Buck returned
thanks briefly.
On motion of w. J. Whipple, the chair ap
pointed W. j. Whlpple, c. D. Sherwood, and
Thos. Purcell as a committee on permanent
organization.
Messrs. r. Fitzgerald, C. H. Robbins, l.
NJ. Rand, A. Masterbrook, Jno. Nelson, s.
NJ. Freeman, o. w. Anderson
D. Cameron and D. B. Smith
were appointed committee on credential:
Messrs. A. j. Teach, G. D. Sherwood D.
Z. Shepperd, o. w. Anderson and E. p
Dorival were appointed as a committee OF
resolutions, when the convention took a re-
cess till $3.50 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called to order at 2 sc
p. m when the committee on credentials re
ported list of delegates, showing that every
county in the district was represented with
nearly full delegation as follows:
| Houston county-Capt. S. B. Mcintyre
W. H. Harris, E. P. Doriyal, Dan. j. Cam
eron. F. Gilbertson, W. Gorden, w. E. Dun
bar, s. f. Lyon.
Fillmore county-C. D. Sherwood, H. R.
Wells, q. Iverson, DR.. D. Lossins, DR.. c. II.
Robins, E. G. H. Adams, D. A. Sullivan.
John Nelson, s. S. McKenny.
Mower County-D. B. Smith, c. L. Schro,
der, l.. n. Griffith, W. Lacey, A. E. Cox, G..
F. Tresk, Thos. Gibson.
Wabashaw County-Dr F. Milligan, s. NJ
Emery, w. B. Lutz, c. E. Daniels, H. H.
Dickerson, j. NJ. Gregg, P. C. O'Leary. G. f.
| McGove-n, Frank Stintgel, John Diley, A
r. Geary, Peter Gibson, Geo. A. Perkins.
Dodge County-John Adams, A. J. Leach
A. Masterbrook, NJ. a. Dresbach, and II. C.
Rand.
Steele County-W. A. Pratt, D. E. Austin,
B. Darby, NJ. Guthrie, S. NJ. Freeman, L.
Burns, G.. A. Cotter, j. Conlan.
Winona County-C. F. Buck, L. NJ. Rand
w. J.Whipple, H. c. Shepherd, John Ludwig
! w. W. Miller, w. A. Allen, P. Fitzpatrick
John Young, j. Erich, Henry Slack, H. c.
PARROT, II. 2. Boynton, S. Hamilton, s.
Stephen, V. Simpson, E. V. Bogart, Henry
Becker, John Lockwood, w. A. Scottf D. c.
Sharon.
Freedom County -Thos. Mccormick, NJ
c. Ferguson, o. c. c. Howe, Thos. Purcell
Carl Gustaves, E. C. Stacy, R. Fitzgerald.
Olmstead County-R. A. Jones, John F.
Eveston, w. L. Breckenridge, H. T. Ham
mer. c. H. Hefferman, w. H. White, VIM
Brown, o. W. Anderson, Porter H. B.
Schultz.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported as follows
Permanent chairman-Hon. c. F. Buck,
of Winona.
Vice presidents-M. c. Jorgenson, Of
Freebourn; Thos. Gibson, Mower; Dr. J.
D. Cousins, Fillmore; Walker Goergen,
Houston; H. Becker, Winona; T. c. Cleary,
Wabashaw; DIR. Anderson, Olmstead: A.
Masterbrook, Dodge, and s. F. Freeman,
! Steele county.
secretaries-G. s. McKenny, Fillmore and
B. E. Darby, of Steele.
The committee on resolution made the
following report, which was adopted unani-
mously:
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of the First
congressional district, of the state of Mime
sofa, in convention assembled, that the
| principles of a true Democrat, as expounded
| n,
jackson and other founders of our republic,
is still the cardinal foundation of our faith
and practices.
ResO1red, that we deprecate the growing
tendency to Capitalization of power in the
general government under Republican party
rule and the consequent less legislation in
favor of moneyed corporation as against the
interest of the workingman and we demand
| lnCric IN tha c1,hi IF
labor should be so situated and executed az
to best protect the right and interest of both.
EeSolvsd, that we are opposed to taxation
| by means of tariff or in any other form Ly
| the government of the United States except
for purposes of raising revenue for its sup
| port, economically administered.
Resolved, that the Hon. Adolph Biermann,
who has so nobly sustained the cardina
principles of our party before the people, as
our candidate for congress and also as 8
candidate for governor Of our commonwealth
has proved himself worthy and well qualified
to again become our standard bearer in this
/, congressional campaign.
The convention then on motion of Judge
E. c. Stacey, proceeded to nominate candi.
date for member of congress from the first
district. Hon. c. d. Sherwood, of Fillmore
county. obtained the floor and in an eloquent
and ringing speech nominated the Hon,
Adolph Biermann, of Olmstead county Mr..
Sherwood paid glowing compliment to Mr.
Biermann and was frequently interrupted
| by loud and prolonged applause.
Judge E. c. Stacey seconded the nomin.
atiun, and said it was with great pleasure he
did so in obedience to the wish of the people
of Freeborn county, and still further that he
was convinced that Mr.. Biermanu would be
elected.
Hon. ". j. Whipple on behalf of Winous
county, moved the nomination be made By
acclamation, which was carried with loud ap
plause and cheering lasting several minutes
| Stlcey said Mr.. Biermann. was at home thresh
| ing, (applause) and he therefore moved that
committee be appointed by the chair to in
form Mr.. Biermann of his nomination which
motion prevailed and the chair appointed
the following: E. c. Stacey, o. a. Anderson
and w. j. Whippie.
On motion of Mr. Sherwood the chair ap-
| pointed a district committee of one from
each of the nine counties and three at large
After the announcement by Mr.. Stacey that
there wonld be a ratification meeting at the
Opera house in the evening the convention
| then adjourned.
RATIFICATION.
Special Telegram to the Globe.1
ALBEIT LEA, Mimi, Sept. Am the
evening grand ratification meeting was
held at Halls Opera house. The Albert Lea
brass band furnished excellent music for the
occasion. Every seat in the Opera house
was filed, and the meeting was characterized
by the greatest enthusiasm.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..