The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-14
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Grover Cleveland and Allen G..
Thurman the Standard Bear.
ers Of the Party.
Condensed Proceedings OF the
Three Days Proceedings at
the St. Louis Convention.

Condensed Proceedings OF the
Three Days Proceedings at
the St. Louis Convention.
The democratic national convention
met at st. Louis according to announce.
ment on June s, preceded by two or three
days excitement and wrangling over pre-
liminary proceedings.
Senator Barnum OF Connecticut, chair
man OF the democratic national commit.
tee, called the convention to order. Bishop
]. G. Cranberry OF St. Louis then opened
the proceedings OF the convention with
prayer.
At the conclusion OF the prayer Mr.. Bar.
mum arose and said:
Gentlemen OF the Conventions: BY the I'M
animous vote OF the national committee, the
| chair has been directed to present to his
convention as the list Of temporary officers
the following. which the secretary will read:
OFFICERS.
Mr.. Prince the read the list as follows:
Stephen NJ. White Of California, for
tary, Frederick O. Prince OF Massachu.
sets. Assistant secretaries, Alfred Oren.
dorff OF illinois. W. L. Scott OF
| Virginia, Il. F.. Barrett OF St. Louis.
| Leopold Staruss OF Alabama, O. M. Hall
| OF Minnesota. John Triplett OF George, l.:
K. Rowley of Michigan, Oliver Newell OF
Colorado, T. J. Tingle OF Missouri, II. L..
taries, Hon. Thomas Petit, house
of representatives. Assistant read.
ing clerks, Michael II. Barrett OF
New Jersey, T. o. Walker OF Iowa, r. H.
Henry OF Mississippi, John w. Kern of 1ndi.
ana. j. p. Carre Of Missouri, F. D.. Sawyer
OF Ohio, William P. Bentley OF Missouri.
Official st enographer, Edward b. Dickin'
sou OF New York. Sergeant.at.arms. Rich.
ard J. Bright. Chief doorkeeper, Daniel
Abcl St. Louis.
The convention unanimously adopted
the list read by Mr.. Prince.
THE COMMITTEES.
Among the members OF the committee re.
elected were these:
Observation-Disclosures, p. 3. Winston;
secretary, Il. G. Stringer, res olutioLs, e.
c. stringer; credentials, ID. w. Mayo; or.
ganization, Il. r. Hudson; committeeman,
M. Doran.
Observation-Disclosures, G.. NJ. Woodard;
secretary, r. +. Frawley; resolutions, w.
II. Senmen; credentials. s. V. Dickinson;
organization, w. Lameroux; committee
man, j. l.. Mitchell.
Iowa-Chairman, W.. H. M. Pussy; sec.
rotary, A. +. Morrison; resolutions, +. W.
Iehmann; credentials, S. S. Caruthers; or.
IL As III 49,
man, j. J. Richardson. -,
Dakota was relegated to the rear until
the contest between the Day and Church
factions were settled by the committee on
credentials, which eventually upheld
Church and pulverized Day.
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. T. j. Campbell of New York sent up
to the desk, SO that it might be read, a long
preamble and resolutions, prepared by
himself and signed by a large number oil
prominent Democrats, as follows.
Whereas, We believe that the safety and
continuity of republican institutions on this
continent imperatively demands the recog-
milton and enforcement Of the Monroe doc
trine in oil it's length and breadth; that ter
ritorlal acquisition or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In
this quarter of the world by foreign and
monarchical powers should not only be dis
countenanced, but should be discouraged
and prohibited by every means in our power;
that it is our duty as well as our interest to
establish and maintain the most friendly
diplomatic and commercial relations with
our sister republic, Mexico, with Cen.
trail and South America, to extend to them
such moral aid and sympathy as they may
need to protect themselves from ~unrighteou'
| encroachmentss OF European powers upor
their territory or ofiicious interference ir
their internal governmental affairs; anc
further, If necessary to maintain the suprem
acy OF the Monroe doctrine on this CONT.
nent, we should be prepared to make ane
enforce the demands against whatever powel
may undertake to evade or disregard 1t
Therefore. be it
Resolved, That a copy Of this preambl,
and resolution be transmitted as represented
to the national Democratic convention
which Is to assemble at st. Louis on the 5tt
day of June, 1888, for such recognition
thereof and such action thereon as the sale
convention may see At to take concerning
the same.
TWAS referred to the committee on resolu
tons without debate,