St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-15
WON BY WILKINSON.
The Old Democratic War
Horse Is in the Harness
Again.
He Will Lead the Second Dis
tpiet Hosts on to Vic
tory.
On the Platform Adopted All
Wage Workers Will
Stand.
It Includes an Endorsement
Of Nelson's Vote on the
Tariff.

that assembled at the court house in
this city this afternoon to name DEM
ocratic candidate for congress for the
Second district. The convention was
called to order and the call read by P.
III. Carney, chairman of the district
committee. j. E. Duce, of Rock
county, who presided at the convention
which nominated A. Fl. Bulls two
years ago, was named as permanent
chairman. G. w. Heidman, of Brown
county, was chosen secretary. j. w.
Haerr, of Blue Earth; A. M. Becker, of
Mobiles, and F. Hell, of LIE Sueur, were
named committee ON credentials and
reported fifty-Seven delegates entitled
to seats in the convention, as follows:
Sibley county, P. A. Cosgrove, E. B.
Prehler, E. o. ii. Johnson, S. W. Esser,
Harry Laufman; Watonwan county,
M. K. Holman, j. J. Thornton; Waseca
county, j. Madden, ST., John Madden,
George Trerer, j. Jordan, Jr.; Faribault
county, H. P. Constance, Harry Bulls,
j. A. Harks, A. Bartlett; Cottonwood
county, George L. Tournard, Julius
Simonds; Redwood county. W. ii.
Garner. P. F. Rider; Martin county, E.
M. Hyatt, William Andrews; Nicollet
county, Paul Hoescke, III. Randall; ;
Frank Heidle; Jackson county, J.
E. Jones, E. Nj. Devaur; Mobiles
A. M. Beckre, Thomas Johnson; Rock,
J. Leduc, James Keller; Brown, c.
A. Bogen, G. Berg, M. Mullen; Blue
Earth, Thomas Bowen, P. A. Fosher,
Mic Brules, Philip Hodapp. n. Capin:
Lorando, Jacob DEM. j. W. Haerr; LIE
Sueur, r. l.. Mason, NJ. Burgess, Frank
He'll, Sidney Reardon, Martin Kennedy,
Richard Dynes. John A. Llnpane, Fl.
A. Gallagher; Lyon, FL. Nj. Burchard,
j. Doran, John Breen. Murray, Lac
qui Parle and Yellow Medicine counties
WE'RE NOT REPRESENTED.
After adopting the report of the COM
mittee on credentials, the convention
proceeded at once to the nomination of
candidate for congress, upon motion
of c. Berry, of New Ulm, H. p. Con-
stance, of Faribault county, placed
Hon. Morton S. Wilkinson in nomina-
speech by P. A. Cosgrove. of Sibley.
At this juncture Paul Hoescke, of
Nicollet, named A. r. Pfau, of Man.
kato. Hon. p. A. Foster, of MankatO,
arose and said that he was authorized
to state that Mr.. Pau would not come
before the convention as a candidate.
He ably reviewed Mr.. Wilkinson's past
official service, saying it was enough to
be said of Mr.. Wilkinson's integrity
that he served as congressman
DURING THE DARKEST HOURS
of the nations history, when tempta-
ton assailed him from every side, and
that he came out of the halls of con-
greSS as poor man as when he went in.
Z. L. Ryder, of Redwood, named w. p.
Christensen, of Redwood Falls, as
the vote stood:
Immediately upon the announcement
of the vote Hon. Martin I. Wilkinson
was unanimously
NOMINATED BY ACCIAMATION.
Meantime committee on resolutions,
consisting of P. A. Fosber. of Blue
Earth, j. J. Thornton, of Watonwan,
and Henry Constance, of Faribault, re-
ported the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in President Cleveland we
have leader of unquestioned integrity, en-
eIgy and perseverance, who gives to every
measure requiring his official action the ut
most thought and investigation which his
time will permit; that we have in him Il
statesman of the highest rank quick to per-
ceiye and untiring in doing the right: that
we most heartily commend his administra-
ton and the wise and courageous stand
taken by him il his last message to congress
in favor of the reduction of tariff duties
We approve of the Mills bill as being com
mencement in tariff reform and step in the
right direction; that the thanks of the peo
pie of Minnesota, irrespective of party, are
due to Congressman Wilson, Macdonald,
Rice and Nelson for their course upon the
tariff, and we
ESPECIALLY COMMEND MR.. NELSON
for having the moral courage to maintain
the rights of the people he represents ire
spective of his party filiations and the party
lash. That we approve the interstate COM
merce law and pledge the nominee of this
convention to its support ana to the support
of all measures intended to strengthen its
provisions and secure equal and just railway
service to all points and persons, and monop-
lies to none That we denounce all trusts
prices or limit production. and demand laws
to prevent their eXtortions, and recommend
that all tariff be removed or suspended upon
all products so increased in price by any
trust during the continuance of the trust
That the people of Minnesota, in the bulk of
their products. receive no benefits from The
protective tariff, but on the other hand they
are compelled by the protective tariff to pay
bermen and mine owners. which bonus is
enormous in amount and constitutes griev-
iOuS bUl een, and reduces our otherwise free
people to q condition of
PARTIAL INVOLUNTARY sERvITUDE
to the powerful manufacturers and mining
corporations of the East. That this extortion
exacted from the people of this station for
the benefit of the protected trusts manufac-
tories, coal and iron barons cannot be ex-
cused as being in the interests of labor for
our farmers are laborers and compete with
the lowest priced labor in the world, the
serfs of Russia and ryots of India while the
protected industries compete for the most
part with the highest price labor of the old
world. That upon no principle of justice
can the people competing with the lowest
priced labor be taxed for the benefit of those
competing with the highest priced labor.
That the wages of this country depend upon
its great abundance of the
RICHEST LAND IN THE WORLD,
the richest and most abundant mines of coal
and all other minerals and metals, and upon
the energy and intelligence and inventive
genius of the people and the freedom and
stability of our government. and not upon
zen for the benefit of another American citi-
zen, miscalled protective tariff. That we
pledge our nominee to the support of all
wise and proper laws to prevent the
IMPORTATION OF PAUPER LABOR
which 1mpOrtatiOnS are mostly made by
those who make the greatest outcry in favor
of a protective tariff, and contribute the
most to the Republican campaign fund
That we commend the public land system of
the Democratic administration and of the
Democratic house, and demand that the ball
ance of our public domain be guarded with
Jealous care for the benefit of actual settlers:
that our sympathles are with the laboring