The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
LEGISLATIVE CEMoCnn,.c CoNv-N-
TiCN.
&. :. Hall. Of Stevens. Ncn,natea on the
1..i.d Ballot.

The Democratic convention for the
Aud legislative district convened at
tho court house in Morris ut one
o'clock. Thursday Sept. 81, and was
called to order by John s. Noble,
chairman.
j. E. Brawley was elected tempo
rary chairman; and j. X. Grow tenn
porary secretary. Committees were
then appointed on resolutions. on Gre
dentials and On permanent 0rganiza-
ton.
The committee on credentials re-
ported as properly 1ep, esented and
entitled to votes in the convention
the counties of Big Stone, Stevens
and Grant, returned Traverse county
I TO the convention without recomnen.
dation.
The committee took this action up.
on the presumption that the Traverse
county convention that elected dele.
gates was not Il democratic conven-
| ton, for this reason: That in that
county convention resolution. intro
duced by NJ. II. CAVITY declaring allie.
glance to democratic candidates, was
defeated. n. Il. CAVITY aud John S.
Noble. of Treverse, were in the dis
trict convention on proxies from Big
! Stone county. They served on the
committee on credentials there and
were the representatives of the anti
Traverse sentiment. CAVITY made IA
couple of explosive speeches against
seating the delegation, telling the
convention Of the disaster that the
Wheaton gang had brought upon the
democratic organization of Traverse
county. But there was no contest
before the district convention. The
Traverse delegation represented. by
Jas. H. Doran, appeared to have been
duly elected by regularly called
and regularly conducted democratic
convention of that county, and upon
motion, it was admitted to seats in
the convention.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
The democrats in the 42nd legisls
tive district assent led:
RESOLVE, That we endorse the
democratic national and state plat
} forms, and reiterate our adherence t.
the policy of revenue reform as lai(
down by President Cleveland. Thai
we regard as conspiracies against The
public welfare all combinations o.
| capital to elevate or depress the cos
, of the necessities of life, and telievt
that the people have Il right to inter
feIe Herewith, Jas. G. Blaine's the
t DRY that they are ''mostly private AT
: fairs to the contrary notwithstand
, ing. That we regard the nomination.
for governor and Congressman O
such men as Eugene NJ. Wilson ant
Charles Canning 10 be the spontaneou
. demand of the people for Il reform o
the public service, and look foy thei
, Triumphant election at the polls il
Novem Der.
The temporary organization wa
made permanent: upon report Of tn
committee, duly adopted. and tn
convention then proceeded to nomi
!, nate a candidate: Hons. NJ. J. Nc
Donnell ard L. E. Pearce were name
and an informal ballot was taken re
sulting-Mc Donnell, 6; Pearce, 4; r
! J. Hall, 6. Two formal ballots wer
then taken, the second resulting i
Halls nomination by the followin
vote: Mcdonnell, 6; Pearce,, lila
'' 10.
The chairman was then auto
TO appoint committee of seven,~ th
e same to be published, and the CONVEX
ton adjourned.
NOTES.
n The Big Stone county delegation
!. who were accompanied by humble
| oS Cr,ooviJla o;tizopc roturpod h ~,