The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-14
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Grover Cleveland and Allen q.
Thurman the Standard Bear
ers of the Party.
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 ., proceeded by two or three
days excitement and wrangling over pre-
hminary proceedings.
Senator Barnum OF Connecticut, chair
man OF the democratic national commit
tee, called the conventio to order. Bishop
j. {. 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 un-
anmous vote OF the national committee. the
chair has been directed to present to this
convention as the ist OF temporary officers
the following. which the secretary will read:
TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
Mr. Prince then read the list as follows:
Stephen NJ White OF California. for
chairman [applausel; temporary secre.
tary, Frederick Q. Prince Of Massachu-
setts. Assistant secretaries, Alfred Oren.
dorff OF illinois, w. l.. Scott OF
Virginia, r. +. Barrett of ST. Louis,
Leopold Staruss OF Alabama. 0. NJ. Hall
OF Minnesota. John Triplett OF George, l..
Il. Rowley of Michigan. Oliver Newell OF
Colorado, 7. J. Tingle OF Missouri, T. L..
Merrill OF Nebraska. Reading secre.
taries, Hon. Thomas Petit. house
of representatives. Assistant read
ing clerks, Michael II. Barrett OF
New Jersey, T. 0. Walker of Iowa, K. II.
Henry OF Mississippi. j ohm w. Kern of Indi.
ana, J. z. Carre OF Missouri, +. ID. Sawyer
OF Ohio, William p. Bentley OF Missouri.
Official st enographer, Edward B. Dickin.
son OF New York. Sergeant at arms. Rich.
ard j. Bright. Chief doorkeeper, Daniel
Abel 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, z. b. Winston;
secretary, L. C. Stringer, res solutions, f..
c. Stringer credentials ID. w. Mayo; Or
ganization, L. L. Hudson; committeeman,
NJ. Doran.
Wisconsin Chairman, G. NJ. Woodard;
secretary, T. +. Frawley; resolutions, W.
Ii. Seamen; credentials, S. Y. Dickinson;
organization, w. Lameroux; committee
man, j. L. Mitchell.
Iowa-Chairman, w. H. NJ. Pusey; Sec
retary, a. f. Morrison; resolutions, F. w.
lehman; credentials. S. S. Caruthers; Or
gnnlzation, l.. L. Ainsworth; COMMITTEES.
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.. 7. J. Campbell of New York sent up
to the desk, so that it might be read. Il long
preamble and resolutions, prepared by
himself and signed by large number OF
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 all its length anu breadth; that ter
ritorlal acquisition or aggrandizement 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
tral and South America, to extend to them
such moral aid and sympathy as they may
need to protect themselves from unrighteous
encroachments of European powers upon
their territory, or officious interference in
their internal governmental affairs; and
further, if necessary to maintain the suprem-
acy OF the Monroe doctrine on this CONT
nent, we should be prepared to make and
enforce the demands against whatever power
may undertake to evade or disregard 1t.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That 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, 1888, for such recognition
thereof and such action thereon as the said
convention may see nit to take concernin 6
the same.
1t was referred to the committee on resolu-
1yith doh