The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-13

candidate in the Republican state con-
yention. In the second informal ballot
Merriam showed slight gain in his lead
which was increased in each of the sue
eeeding ballots, principally from the
ranks of the McGill men. In the sixth
ballot McGill's name was withdrawn and
Merriam nominated by an overwhelming
majority, the vote being:
Merriam. 80 Scheffer....... 70
Gilman. Nl
Necessary to choice. IA
The balance of the ticket was soon
nominated.
Capt Reed moved the denomination Of
4. e. Rice for lieutenant governor.
Many deles ates called to make the nom
ination unanimous.
A. d. Gray made objection that the
roll should be called so as to allow any
opposing candidate to be named.
The chairman said that course should
be adopted, and the roll of the counties
was called. Tho voting went over
whelmingly in favor of Rice, and infiu-
enced A. d. Gray to withdraw the name
of o. G. Wall, of Fillmore, who had been
up in opposition. With this withdrawal
the nomination Of A. e. Rice was unan-
imously made.
Hans Mattson was unanimously nomi-
mated for state secretary.
Col. Bobleter was also renominated
for state treasurer without opposition.
Moses E. Clapp was placed in nomina-
ton for attorney general, as heretofore.
r. II. Black, of Pipestone, nominated
Ezra G. Dean, also Of Pipestone, for this
position.
The roll was called, and after the first
seventeen counties had solidly voted for
Clapp, Mr.. Black was persuaded t. with
draw the name Of his nominee. This was
accepted, and Mr.. Clapp's nomination
uDanimously endorsed.
Gen. j. II. Baker moved, and the con-
vention decided that the chairman should
appoint at leisure a state central commit
tee, composed Of one member from each
judicial district, and three members at
large.
At O'Clock the convention concluded
it's business and adjourned.
The Platform.
The Republican party of the state Of
Minnesota ia convention assembled an
nounces the following declaration Of
principles:
The Republicans of Minnesota do cor
daily ratify the nomination of that emf
nent statesman and tried soldier, Benja-
min Harrison, for president, and Of that
able and philenthropic citizen, Levi P.
Morton, for vice president of the United
States, and pledge them such majority
of the electors of this state as shall easily
assure Minnesota the place that she so
gloriously won for herself in the cam
-
state Of the Northwest
1t points with pride to its record in
adopting in it's platform, and honestly
carrying into execution, the most prae-
ticable and effectual restraint upon the
liquor traffic which has yet been devised,
to the large reduction OF the number of
saloons in towns and cities, and their
extinction in country places and the
smaller villages, and pledges itself to It's
continued maintenance and enforcement
1t is uncompEom1singly in favor of the
American system of protection,
1t adheres to the repeated declaration
of state and national platforms in favor
Of the modification, REIMBURSEMENT and re-
duction of the tariff, and reiterates the
views of the Republican presidents, Gar
field and Arthur, upon the same subject,
commission appointed under the last Re-
publican administration.
1t delares that sll measures of tariff
adjustment should be framed and con-
csiRed in a cautious and conservative
terests which have grown up under ex-
listing revenue laws, and, es far as posi-
ble, to relieve the people from unneces-
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enter into competition with American
industry.
1t reiteTates its former declarations in
favor of an honest administration of civil
service laws and arraigns the Demo-
cratic party for the failure to perform it's
promises in that respect.
1t points with just pride to the pure
and clean administration of Go vernon A.
r. McGill, to the measures for the pro-
lection of the rights of labor, the re-
straint upon corporate encroachment
upon the rights Of the people which have
characterized the Republican administra-
ton Of the government, both state and
national.
1t depounces the attempt of the Dem
ocratic party to coerce the senate of the
United States into the ratification of the
so-called Fisheries treaty" by the covert
threat of injury to the growth and pros
perity of the Northwest, through the de-
struction of certain competing railways.
1t condemns the cowardly and vacil-
lating policy OF that party in falling to
protect great American industry from
the encroachment of rival power, and
it's selfish and dishonest course in delay
ing the admission of the territory of Da-
kota in order to maintain and peIpetuate
Democratic control of it's government.
The Republican party of Minnesota,
mindful Of its obligations and RESPONSE
bilities to the people of the state, hereby
declares its hostility to trusts so called,
and to all monopolistic combin atoms of
every form which seek to limit the pro-
duction or the price, or in any way con-
troll the commodities of the country.
1t endorses and approves the reform of
the voting system called the Australian
system, and recommends it to the favora-
BILE consideration of the legislature.
In view of the recent revelations show
ing the abuses to which our immigration
and naturalization laws have been sub
ject, we demand of the national congress
a thorough revision of those laws.
We heartily sympathize with the Irish
people in their struggle for home rule,
and with those brave leaders whose dis
interested patriotism has brought upon
them suffering in person and estate, and
shall hail the day as the dawn of liberty
in Ireland, when the scheme of the grand
old British statesman for governing Ire
land, whose name is household word
wherever liberty is known, shall become
part of the law of the British empire.
Sererade and Reception.
After the members of the convention
had finished their suppers movement
was set on foot to serenade Mr. Merriam.