The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-05

Minnesota State Democratic Convention.
The Democratic Convention of Minnesota to
choose delegates to Chicago and to nominate
presidential electors, was held at St Paul on
the goth. 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.
of Olmsted; Joseph Casper, c. F. Mcdonald of
sStearns. Each Of these nominations was acted
upon at once and the gentlemen named de-
clared elected. A formal ballot was called for
between Michael Doran, R. L. Frazer and E.
NJ 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
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 n: Campbell of Meeker, George N.
Ramsey, E. W. Durant of Washington. Fifth
Thomas E. Heenan of Stevens, A. E Guernon of
Morrison
Alternates: First District-John Frank of
Mower, s M. Emery Of Wabasha. Second-C.
McKenna of Waseca, John F. Meagher of Blue
Earth Third-John NJ 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. M Graft Of
st. Louis.
Peterson of Freeborn. second-Thomas E.
Bowenof Brown. Third-F. E. Du.Toit of Car
yer. Fourth--David Crawford of Wright.
Fifth NJ Wright of Otter Tail. - !.
Electors atlarge-John +. Norrish OF Dakota
and G. H. Lienean of Ramsey.
motion nf Anaa1
was authorized to appoint a state central COM
mittee of ffteen-three at large and one from
each judicial district 49,, -.
The following platforms was, unanimously
convention assembled, declare that the exist
ing depression of the business and industrial
interests of the country demands
First-lhat public affairs should be admin
istered with the most rigid economy; that TN
less offices should be abolished, superfuous
duced, and no appropriations made except
those called for by the necessities of the peo-
pie, and for the legitimate expenses Of govern
ment
is an ever-existing incentive to wasteful extrav-
agance and official corruption; that it should be
reduced, not by reckless appropriations, but by
a reduction of the taxes Which create it; that
this reduction of taxation should be made upon
it's luxu1ies.
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.
1t has impoverished many industries to sub
sidize a few: 1tprohibits imports that might
purchase the, products of American commerce
from the first to an inferior rank on the high
seas It has cut down the sales of Ameri-
can manufactures at home and abroad,
and depleted the returns Of
American agriculture industry followed by
half our people. It costs the people five tim es
more than it produces to the treasury, OBJ
structs the process of production and wasted
ters smuggling, enriches dishonest officials,
and bankrupts honest merchants. We demand
that all custom house taxation shall be My for
a revenue"
Resolved, that the defenders of the govern
ment in the late war for the Union are entitled
to receive liberal pensions as q tribute to their
patriotism, devotion and couragein the nations
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