New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-13
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.

met at st. Louis according to announce
nent on j une 5, preceded by two or three
days excitement and wrangling over pre-
hrninary proceedings.
Senator Barnum Of Connecticut, chair
man OF the democratic national commit
tee, called the convention to order. Bishop
j. 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 Convention: By the I'M
anlmous vote OF the national committee, the
chair has been directed to present to this
convention as the list oftemporary officers
the following. which the secretary willread:
TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
Mr.. Prince then read the list as follows:
Stephen Nj. White OF California, for
chairman [applause]; temporary secre-
tary, Frederick O. Prince OF Massachu-
setts. Assistant secretaries, Alfred Oren-
dorfi OF Illinois W. I. Scott OF
Virginia, z. f. Barrett OF st. Louis
Leopold Staruss OF Alabama, o. M. Hall
OF Minnesota John Triplett ofGeorge L.
p. Rowley OF Michigan, Oliver Newell OF
Colorado, z. j. Tingle OF Missouri, T. l..
Merrill OF Nebraska. Reading secre.
taries, Hon. Thomas Petit, house
OF representatives. Assistant read
ing clerks, Michael Z. Barrett OF
New Jersey. T.. o. Walker of Iowa r. III.
Henry Of Mississippi, John w. Kern of Indi.
ana. j. p. Carreo OF Missouri, F. D. Sawyer
OF Ohio, William p. Bentley of Missouri.
Official st enographer, Edward B. Dickin.
son OF New York. Sergeant.a arms, Rich
ard J. Bright. Chief doorkeeper, Daniel
Abel ST. Louis.
The convention unanimously ado pied
the list read by Mr.. Prince.
THE COMMITTEES.
Among the members OF the committee re-
elected were these:
MINES ota-Chairman, P. B. Winston;
secretary, e. G.. Stringer, resolutions, b.
c. Stringer; credentials, D. w. Mayo; Or
ganization, T. 7. Hudson; committeeman.
M. DoIan.
Observation-Disclosures, G. NJ. Woodland;
secretary, t. T. Frawley; resolutions, W.
FL. Seamen credentials, S. Y. Dickinson;
organization. w. Lameroux; committee
man, j. L. Mitchell.
Iowa-Chairnan W. H. M. Pussy; sec
rotary, A. f. Morrison; resolutions, e. w.
Lehman; credentials, S. S. Caruthers or
gnn1zation, L. L. Ainsworth COMMITTEES.
man, j. j. Richardson.
Dakota was reegated to the rear until
the contest between the Day and Church
factions were settled by the committee on
credentials, which eventually upheld
Church and pulyerized Day.
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. T. j. Campbell of New York sent up
to the desk, SO that it might be read. along
preamble and resolutions, prepared by
himself and signed by a large number OF
prominent Dem ocrats, as follows.
Whereas, We believe that the safety and
continuity of republican institutions on this
continent imperatively demands the recog-
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trine in all its length and breadth; that ter
ritorlal acquisition or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in
this quarter of the world bv 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
trial and South America, to extend to them
such moral aid and sympathy as they may
Iced to project themselves from unrighteous
entertainments OF European powers upon
their territory, or officious interference in
their internal governmental affairs; and
further, ii necessary to maintain the suprem-
acy OF the Monroe doctrine on this conti-
lent, we should be prepared to make and
enforce the demands against whatever power
may undertake to eYade or disregard it,
Therefore, belt
Resolved, That a copy of this preamble
and resolution be transmitted as represented
to the national Democratic convention
which is to assemble at st. Louis on the 9th
day OF June, 1883, Tor such recognition
thereof and such action thereon as the said
convention may see lit to take concerning
the same.
Itwas referred to the committee on resolu-
tons without debate.
WOMAN s RIGHTS.
The chairman announced that the secre
tary would read a petition for the considera-
ton of the convention The paper proved
to be request from the woman's conyen-
ton recently held in Washington, sta5ing
that two of its members had been appointed
to make short talk to the convention on
behalf of the women of America This re-
guest was accompanied by promise thai
it it We're granted by the convention the
representation Of the Woman's organization
would only OCCUPY the attention of the con