The sun., 1886-10-07
HERBERT OF RED WING.
That Gentleman IL Nominated for Congress by
the Republicans Of the Third District.

the Republicans OF the Thlfd Dintrict.
The convention OF the Republican party
OF the Third district OF Minnesota at
Mortified, alter session OF ten and
half hours. concluded it's labors on the
2Sth at the end Of twenty-six ballots
by nominating B. B. Herbert OF Red Wing
for congress. The work OF the convention
was harmonious.
Liberty Hall OF Meeker nominated Gen.
Levi Nutting OF Rice county for temporary
chairman and he was unanimously chosen.
Committees were appointed on perma-
nent organization and credentials. Gen.
Jennison OF Goodhue then moved that
the committee on resolutions be in
structed to pass two resolutions one
indorsing the state Republican platform
and the other indorsing the services OF Con-
grcsSman Strait.
Jennison's resolution to adopt the state
platform was voted down and the resolu-
ton to endorse Strait withdrawn. The
temporary organization OF the convention
was ina de permanent. Gen. Nutting declined
to infict a speech on the convention, and
ordered the business to proceed. The first
ballot stood:
b. B. Herbert. ............................27
A ii.
II. X. Denny.
Necessary to choice,
Total votes
The 26th ballot stood:
Jenny
Before this ballot was called Mr.. Denny re-
leased his faithful adherents from their sup
port. Reed had promised the Denny men
that il they would give him five votes for q
few ballots he would return the compliment.
Il
two for Herbert. Rice gave her two votes to
MIR. Herbert, as she had pledged herself to
do, and Mr.. Denny gave up six votes to
Herbert and he was declared nominated.
Frank Wilson moved chat the nomination
be made unanimous, and it was carried.
Mr.. Herbert, amidst cheers, was called to
the platform and he made brief speech OF
acceptance. Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Denny fol-
lowed, giving their adhesion to Herbert.
The resolutions endorse the State platform;
civil service REFORM agricultural and labor
interests; revision OF the tariff with incident
al protection to labor; sympathise with
the Irish people, and old soldiers; and
thanked Mai. Strait for his services, etc.
Before the adoption Capt. Reed threw
a bombshell in the convention by asking
that this resolution be passed:
Resolved, That We condemn the action
OF the late congress in restoring Fitz John
l-Orter 10 the army, DeHeFlHS tHd1 oHeSo
honors should be reserved for patriots and
not for traitors.
The chair was unable to decide the vote,
and division was called. The motion was
carried by vote OF 81 to Is.
The central committee for the district
appointed after adjournment, is thus
made up: T. X. Simmons. Goodhue, chair
man; f. T. Young. Swift; DIR Kennedy,
Meeker; William Wilson, Scott; j. A..
Lawrence, Rice; J. P. Gibbs, Renville;
A. H. Reed, Mcleod; Alton Crosby, Kan
diyohi John Hahn. Chippewa; S. Brad
ford, Dakota; II. R. Denny, Benjamin
Briggs.
B. B. Herbert was born in FULTON coun.
ty, ILL.,, May 3, 1S43. He moved from
there to Iowa, and settled in Minnesota in
1857. He graduated in the classical de-
partmcnt Of Hamline university. He was
admitted to the bar at Red Wing in 1868,
and practiced law successfully until he en-
tered the newspaper business in 1873. He
was largely instrumental in the organiza-
ton OF the Red Wing mills, and was the
first secretary Of the company, as he was
also of the Red Wing Stoneware company,
furniture factory, building associations
and similar organizations, still continuing
his newspaper work.