The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

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Pope Jacob Austin, Otter Tail A.
NJ. Crowell. Todd d. Baker, Otter
Tail. The committee submitted the
follow ing list of delegates entitled to
s eats in this convention
Nj Atkins 3 votes.
w Baldwin, ID w Bruck-
art, j C Foster, w a Gates.
A Zeibarth, John II
Peterson, Thomas ii Tombs.
MORRIsON-E ii Farnham, n Rich
ardson, Martin Scott.
ToDD-A NJ Crowell, three votes.
POPE--W X Whittemore 2 votes, Il
Engeoritson, p Peterson.
DOUGLAs--H jenkins, c j Gunder-
son, G II Benton. JAS Walker, Hal
vor Engemoen.
OTTER TAIL - A Leversen, II w |
Childs, j Austin, G Z Chapman, c
l. Lewis, l. Palmer, + w Burn
dlam. G ID Baker, S W Bell, Almond
Nelson.
BENTON "A Sem, Herman OFT
man.
The report was accepted. The
temporary organization was made
permanent.
Mr.. Austin moved that the conven-
ton proceed to ballot for candi-
date for judge. The motion was
seconded. E. II. Farnham request
ed unanimous consent to present a
resolution, which was granted, the
motion to ballot being suspended for
the time being. The following reso-
lution was then read by the mover:
WHEREAS: The state of Mime
sofa having for many years declared
through repeated state and Judicial
district conventions that the office of
iudge was in no way political, and
that mere partisan strife over the
possession of judicial Offices were in
furious to the due administration OF
Justice and detracted from the dig
nitv of the office, and
Whereas The republican party
having by continued and unanimous
resolutions in conventions, after
wards sustained by the party at the
polls, refused to make partizan NOM
nations as against competent Judges
then in office, and has repeatedly
sanctioned the principle that an
honest, competent and impartial
Judges shall be always sustained by
the rarity, I'd should be by the peo'
pie, regardless Of politics therefore
he it
Resolved, That the office of judge
is not POLITICAL That this cOnven-
ton being political body declines
TO make any nomination to the office
of Judge OF the SEVENTH judicial dis
trict.
d. w. BrucKart moved that the
| resolutions b: referred to commit
| tee of five on resolutions, to report
before Il ballot lie taken. The mo-
ton was adopted, and tie following
committee appointed ID. W. Bruck-
art, II. jenkins, J. y. Sem, L. w.
Durham, Chas. J.. Lewis. The COM
mittee retired for consultation, and
upon retaining to the hall submit
the following report:
Whereas: The republican party of
the Seventh judicial district of the
state Of Minnesota, SINCE the orga:-
ization thereof has deemed 1t right
and proper to place in nomination Il
candidate for the office of judge, and
has in every instance selected COM
petent, trusty and impartial men,
who have by their official conduct
given entire satisfaction to all the
people Of the district, regardless of
party, and
Whereas: The Office of judge is a
trust received not from any class but
from the people. whose interests
tHey subserve, and
date for the district judgesh:p of the
district, whose candidacy emanates
from The people, therefore
Resolved, THAT this convention
proceed to nominate Il candidate for
district Judge of this district, VIII
will be non partisan upon the bench.
u. w. HRTCKART,
II. JENKINS,
F. w. BURNIIAM,
CHAS. l.. LEWIS.
A motion was made that the report
of the committee he adopted, and it
was SO ordered.
Mr.. Fan nham requested The prlvl
lege of Hing protest, and called
upon Mr.. Bruckart to move that he
he permitted to do 50. lie declined
to make the motion. Mr, Farnham
then demanded it us Il right. The
chair submitted the question of re
ceiving the protest and incorporat
ing it into the body of the record Of
tho proceedings of the convention
and the convention declared against
it. Thereupon Mr.. Farnham Will
six ether delegates, withdrew from
the hall.
The convention proceeded with it,
principal busness, and Mr.. Chllds OF
Otter Tail, in a very neat address
presented the name Of John p. Viii
liams of Otter Tail county, pronouc
ing a well,turned eulogy upon that
gentleman. He was followed by Mr.
Bruckart, who seconded the nomin
alton, reviewing the policy of the re
publican party in making nomln
ations, and the wisdom of its pas
selections. Mr.. Lewis Of Otter Tail
followed with brief address. Il
was moved that the nomination o.
Mr.. Williams he made by acciama
ton: and it was done. The cOnYen
ton adjourned sine die, after EN-
towering the chair TO select dis
trict committee of one from eacl
county. The following is the com
mittee:
&. L. lewis, Otter Tail; G. j. Gun
derson. Douglas o. w. Baldwin
Stearns II. NJ. Atkins, Sherburne
2. Peterson, Pope G. NJ. Stevens
Grant: ID. A. Galley, Mile Laos Jehr
A. Sem, Benton.
The following is the full text. o
the protest, the reading of which
was refused by the convention, and
the persons whose names are signet
4 ~. arms xyhn yra1ly oh an,