New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-05

any tariff for protection, are protected by q
high tariff, which is, in many cases, nothing
more nor less than tax
Tenth-That we condemn the present Dem.
ocratic administration for it's persistent and
continued hostility to the ex-Union soldiers
invetoing pension bills upon the most fiv.
olous pretext, without reference to the Justice
OF the claim or the merit of the applicant.
thereby carrying out the theory of the pres.
ent executive that the aims house is the
proper refuge of our brave veterans, as dem.
aonstrated by his willingness that the
man who stood as his substitute should be
permitted to die there; that the foreign ser.
vice of the United States should not become
the asylum for ex-Confederate soldiers, as
the reward of treason, for opportunity given
them to demonstrate the victory of the
Union over rebellion to be more apparent
than real, but that such representation be.
longs to the Union veteran, other things
being equal.
eleventh. SLOWING the lead of our ma
tional platform as enunciated at Chicago
and of the will of the people, of this terri.
tory as expressed in majority of the coun,
ties upon the question of local option, we
heartily endorse all just meas ures for the
Punishment of the saloon from our borders
Joseph Allen of Turner reported from the
committee on permanent organization in.
favor of Col. E. C. Geary of Fargo, Cass
county, for perm anent chairman, with J. r.
West of Bington, secretary, and w. G.
Mitchell of Walsh as assistant. The report
was adopted and Col. Geary took the chair
without making speech for which he was
applauded.
George A. Matthews, of the town of Brook
ings, Brookings county, young lawyer and
speaker of the last legislative council.
was nominated as the Republican candidate
for delegate to congress from Dakota, the
ballot being the seventeenth of the day
ballot Clifford showed such strength
that he would have been NOM
mated on the next roll call had not the anti
GiHords united and forced an adjournmS Mt.
During the evenings recess Gfigsby was urged
to withdraw in favor of either of them, but
would not do SO, Minnehaha comfy declining
to give color to the charge that their towns
man had been put up as a straw man, while
the delegation was really for Clifford, Mime
haha was also determined to beat Judge Pal
mer, and did not much care about nything
else.
THE EARLY PROCEEDINGS.
+ Col. Geary called the convention to order
three quarters of an hour later this morning,
which was not at all bad considering the late
ness OF the hour of adjournment and the
amount of rolling the necessities of the stu
atlon called for. Said situation at the hour
OF opening may be thus summed up: Clifford
IN the lead and able to dictate the man.
II not to succeed personally; Allen confident
OF holding his strength and very hopeful of a
lightning stroke; Grigsby in better shape
than ever before as being a possible heir to
Gifford's strength; Matthew or any other
Central Dakota man over-weighted with the
stigma which undoubtedly attaches in this
convention orsleast to the Aberdeen conven-
ton; Campbell, an uncertain member ofwhat
can scarcely be called an equation; Palmer.
SO heartily hated by many delegates that they
would make. any combination rather than
allow his nomination; favorite sons of yari-
Gus breeds hopeful account of the posi-
bility of a dark horse. There was prelim-
mary tussel over Barnes county, Messrs,
Root and Van Wormer being at odds. Van
" ormer kept the seat Root tried to exclude
him from. Alex Hughes than moved that
the convention proceed to a formal ballot
for the selection of a candidate. To the joy
of every body the motion was carried and all
nominating speeches cut off The roll was
called and the total result announced, as fol-
lows, the total, however, not being indica-
tive of actual strength:
0. S. Clifford, 1857; Harrison Allen, 1O11a;
G. a. Matthews, 651a; G.. A. Pierce, SO; II.
Laughlin, IS; C. B. Little, Is; j. IA. King,
LIZ; Il. Root, z; D. M. Evans, z; G.. S. Palm
er, 81. Cochran, 5. Total 529. Necessary
to choice, 265.
After about Is ballots in which the result
was about similar to the first one the race
settled down to Clifford, Matthews and
Grigsby. On the 18th and final ballot
Matthews received 361-96 more than was
necessary. Mr.. Matthews the nominee, was
called to the platform amid cheers, and made
good speech, the portion received with
most favor being that in which he pledged
himself to a belief in the admission of North
and South Dakota. He promised to act as
Dakota's errand boy at Washington il
elected, and OF his election he had no doubt.
THE COMBINE AGAINST CLIFFORD.
Capt. 81. Jumper of Brown moved that
the chair appoint a committee of nine to Sc
lect territorial central committee to con-
sist of thirty-seven members. An effort was
made to have the members named by legisla-
tive districts, but it was voted down and the
chair named as the committee of nine:
Messrs. j. I'll. Jumper, Brown; j. E. Ha-
CART, Cass; w. S. Sander, Rich.and; T. E.
West, Ellington; w. A. Bartly, Burleigh; F.
A.. Sebring,s Eddy; j. B. Kelly, Beadle; B. H.
Sullivan, Aurora; George I'll. Rice, Moody.
Judge Moody wanted to add W. T. Coad
OF Pennington county, but the chair ruled
him out of order, and the committee was d.
recte to meet and report to the convention
to- morrow morning at 8 o'clock, to which
hour an adjournment was then taken. Under
the new deal the combine against Clifford
will name the committee. Moss, Clifford,
Moody and Others will; if represented at all,
be SO by grace of North and Central Dakota,