The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15

THR CONGRESSIONAL CONTENTION.
As announced in last weeks AD-
VANCE, the Republican Congressional
Convention for the Second district,
which met at Mankato on the 7th,
nominated John Lind, of New Ulm,
on the first ballot. Below is report
of the proceedings:
The convention met at ten O'Clock.
Capt. J. Is. Sackett of St. Peter was
chosen temporary chairman and J. W.
Seeger OF st. James and II. G.. Westbey
of Lac qul Parle were made secretar-
les. The following committee on Gre
dentials was chosen:
E. II. I.athrop, Mobiles; J. n. Hall,
Blue Earth, "A. T.. West, Red Wood:
j. G. Redding, Cottonwood, and j. f.
jacobson, Lac qui Parle.
Three Of them were Lind men and
two Of them were anti-Lind. The
committee on permanent organization
was thus made up:
Col. Bobleter, Brown county; John
Tanner, LIE Sueur; w. h. Brown. Pipe
stone; John Webster, Nicollet: a. G..
Mathews, Lincoln.
The last committee reported in favor
of the temporary organization, which
the convention adopted.
Tho committee OF credentials re-
ported the names Of delegates entitled
to seats. in all l24.
The committee on platform consist
cd of S. +. Brown Of Lyons county. g..
II. Mcleod Of Sib;cy, B. F. Goodrich
Of Far'bault, German Powers of Vel
low Medicine, and l.. G.. Herr of Muir
ray.
On the roll Of counties the following
candidates were announced:
Blue Earth. +. p. Freeman; Lyons,
John Lind. seconded by Redwood and
Brown; Mobiles, G. II. smith; Waseca,
N. D. l.. Collester, seconded by Fari-
bault.
Mr.. Forbes q! Lyons in announcing
John Lind said that he came there
hacked Ivy pine counties Of the district.
Mr.. Thompson Of Brown warmly enlo-
eized I.inh. L. Il. L:,throp If Mobiles
in presenting G. II. Smiths name
made \ brilliant effnrt in compliment
ing the abilities aHd character of his
candidate. w. G. Young "f Wasoca
said of ~ D. l.. Col!"stcr: "Waseca
county is always proud to honor him" :"
After the nominations were made the
antiLirI mem lr'! y break for \ recess
ties and tho informal ballot was taken.
LINDS S0MlNATION.
The result Of this ballot was:
Total votes ca:;t ~ II. n. I. Cni,r,tcr l..
Nece~::!ry t" c!'oiec &: {. il. S,,I:, Is
JOHN Lind tai l.. ssliiJNcnbuih 10
f. T. rrcrHnan Il
The Lind men howlod with JOY " hen
this result WAS announced, and Col
BObleter moved that formal ballot
he taken. hut \. G. Dunn jumping to
his feet moved that Mr.. Llnd's uomi-
nation be made unanimous. The e..
II. Smitl, delegates seconded this, AS
did the friends Of Freeman and Cnlles-
ter, and midst cheers John Lind was
declared the unanimous choice Of the
convention. Col. Bohieter. 5. W. Bar.
CESS and j. Sails were appointed Il com
mittee to meet him and escort him to
the hall While they were absent do
ing this the following congressional
committee was announced by the
chair:
NJ. E. J.. Shanks, Faribault county;
Alexander Fiddes, Jackson; J.. a..
Moore. Blue Earth: G.. S. Ives, Nicol-
let; Albert Blanchard. Brown, and
chairman of the committee, J. G.. Red
ding, Cottonwood; d. +. Goodrich;
Faribault; George a. Blair, LeSueur,
D. Macarthur, Lincoln; J. +. Jackson,
Lac qui Parle; F. S. Brown, Lyon; IL.
Nelson, Murray; l. p. Durfee, Mobiles;
w. B. Brown. Pipcstone: A. D. Nc.
Lean, Redwood; G.. Klinker, Sibley;
George Knudtson. Watonwan; S. u.
Camp, Waseca; German Powers, Yel-
low Medicine.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following wordy, wander
ing, wonderful platform, said to be
the work of Mr. Lind himself:
Whereas, it has been and is the mis-
sion of the Republican party to inaug-
urate and carry out such needed re-
forms from time to time in our social
and political relations rs are necessary
and proper to secure the government
by the people, of the people and for the
people. with equal rights and liberty
for all; and whereas, the industrial
and social relations Of this country
have undergone radical changes by the
inventions of the last few decades, par.
ticularly by the substitution Of machl-
merry and mechanical appliances in the
place of manual labor. and the inven-
tiOn of new agencies for transpOrta.
tion and carriage as we'll as for COM
municatiOn; and whereas, these inven-
tions could be utilized and the changes
brought about only by the aid of large
amounts of organized capital in the
form OF corporations, many of which
exercise governmental functions and
franchises; and whereas, history and
our own experience teach US that capi.
tai so aggregated and empowered be.
comes aggressive, grasping and danger
GUS to public and individual welfare
and inimical to the permanency of our
institutions unless properly regulated
and restrained by law: and whereas, II
hasbeen demon strated by the strikes
occurring within the past few months
and the grievances that our people are
suffering, and is apparent to every IA.
tlonal mind that the dangers above
suggested are imminent and perilOus
ana whereas, such needed regulation
and restraint can only be secured by
congressional legislation, and as suci
legislation IS IN harmony with the pro-
gressive, national ard comprehensive
principles Of the Republican party
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the imperativ.
duty of the candidate this day noni
mated, and of every Republican to rs,
bis utmost endeavors to procure tn,
enactment of such laws as will secnr,
TO every individual in our land hi
equal right of life. liberty and proper
ty, whether his means consist of tn
hbors of his hands, the products Of hi
soil, or capital invested. And to thi!
end we ask that congress create com
mission or tribunal TO ascertain AMI