The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-10-21
lie gislative Convention.

Pursuant to call the Republican
convention Of the Forth Legislative
district, met at the office of Esquire
Carr on Saturday last. The meeting
was called to order at 3 o'clock hy
Chandler Harmon, chairman of the
committee. Gov. Barto was chosen
chairman and thanked the conven-
ton for the honor, in neat speech.
Mr.. j. E. Campbell of Melrose was
chosen secretary. The chairmen
then appointed. the following com.
mittee of five on credentials:
J. b. Howard, of Sank Centre
town ID. A. Patrick, Melrose John
Love, Ashley; Hiram Bellenger
Getty Ole Wig. Crow Lake.
The committee after an absence
of twenty minutes reported as fol.
lows;
AsHLEY-John Love, 2 votes.
Grow LAKE-Ole Wig, Sran
GErTY-Hugh r. Jones, Hiram
BeIlenger.
GRovE-N. B. Adley.
LAKE GEoRGE-G. K. Quill, VIM.
b. Whitney.
MELRosE-H. c. McGuren, D. A,
Patrick, J. p. Campbell.
NORTH For K-Hans O. Heieie,
0lo Hafton.
RAfMoND-o. G. Lyman, W: A.
Smith,
FAUX CENTRE FowN-A. Irish, G.
NJ. McCollum, j.. II. Howard.
SAUK CENTRE VILLAGE--A. Barto,
Z. Bridgman,E. NJ. Thomson, Chas.
Fish. G. NJ. Sprague, j. c. Foster G.
F. Hendryx, c. r. Tubbs, s. NJ.
Bruce, 2 votes, substitute for j, C.
Foster.
It was moved that the convention
proceed to The nomination Of a can:
didate for the Legislature. Mr.. E.
Bridgman made a motion that Kittel
Halyorson Of North Fork he noni.
mated by reclamation. TWAS car.
ried unanimously: A motion was
then made, for the chair to appoint
committee of three to wait upon
Mr.. Halvorson, who was In town,
and request his presence at the con.
vention. The chair appointed the
following gentleman as such com.
mittee,
S. NJ. Bruce, Q. e. Lyman, II. C.
McGuren.
On motion the chair appointed the
following committee on resolutions,
w. A. Gates, Ole II. Thompson,
w. A. Smith. The following reso-
buttons were reported and adopted ;
We. the republicans of the Fourth
legislative district of Stearns county,
pledge ourselves anew to the prin-
cipals Of the grand old party of
liberty, as set forth i'm its national
and state platforms and especially we
commend to the voters the platform
| of our last state convention.
We express our confidence in the
integrity, honors, and ability of our
nominees for state officers and
|
port at the coming election.
We demand a reduction in the
rates Of railroad transportation, and
that each maximum rates be es-
tablished as will give fair CON-
pensation upon the actual present
value of the property employed in
such transportation after reducing
all legitimate operating expenses,
and in arriving at what is far com.
pensation the capital invested in
railroads shall bear its proportion of
the present depression in business.
We are in sympathy with the
laboriDg classes Of the state and
country and belive that the cendi.
tions of labor demand Improvement
and we are in favor of meeting
labor's reasonable demands at the
earliest practical day.
We are in favor of making the
second state prison of this stats an
intermediate reformatory institution
and are opposed to the establish.
ment of second prison on the
same system as the one now in oper
alton in this state.
We demand repeal of the present
laws for the taxation of railroad
property by the next legislature O
this state, and the passage of Law
taxing such property upon its actual
valuation as other property is taxed
and making it subject to local an,
coiinty tax.
Mr.. j. A. Norris, moved that Mr.
A. A.. Whitney OF Mulrose be nomi