St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-29
HARRIES IS The MAN.
Houston County's Favorite
Son Receives the Congress
sional Nomination.
A Harmonious Convention Of
First District Democrats
Picks a Winner
And Adopts a Platform That
Speaks Right Out On
Vital Questions.
Dunnell And His Party Re-
ceive Several Deserved
ThpustS.
Special to the Clone.


Special TO the Globe.
WINoNA. Mimi, Aug. 2s.-For mem
Der of congress, Capt. w. II. Harries, OF
Houston county. This is the way the
ballot of the low tariff voters of the
First congressional district of Mime
sofa will read at the coming election.
The Democratic convention, which as
sembled at Philharmonic hall, in this
city, this afternoon, was a thoroughly
harmonious body. aud performed its
work with the utmost care and deliber-
alton. Personal ambitions were thrust
aside, and every delegate seemed anx-
lous only to do his full duty to his party
and the people of the state. This every
man felt thoroughly well satisfied had
been done when Capt. w. II. HarrleS
distinguished member of the cele-
brated Iron Brigade, was declared the
nominee for congress. The fact that
candidates were presented to the con-
vention showed that the First district
is, like nearly all the others, full OF
available Democratic timber for any
Office from governor down to justices OF
the peace. The fact that many OF the
delegates to this convention came from
their homes with the hope of inducing
Judge Wilson to again accept his party's
nomination for congress explained the
absence of carefully groomed candi-
dates. Freeborn, of course, was under
instructions to vote for Mr.. Bier
man, and he was adopted by
Wabasha. Olmsted presented W.
l.. Breckenridge, Well-knoWn
and distinguished Democrat as her
choice. Mower county's six delegates
were instructed to work for DR.. +. W.
Gibson, of Austin, and this they did. In
the Democl attic convention OF Houston
county motion instructing the delega-
ton to to-day's gathering to vote for
Capt. Harries was withdrawn at the lat
ter's own request. But this did not
keep that cOunty'S delegation from
working and voting for him to-day.
While the informal ballot showed no
nomination and a vote considerably
scattered, choice was made on the
formal ballot. Every Democrat, nearly,
III the convention knew Gap" HarrieS,
and it did not require much delibera-
tiOn by the delegates to enable them to
decide that he was the man to make the
fight of 1890 winning one against the
great OWatonna "Sand hauler." The
friends of Buck, Breckenridge, Coggs-
well, Gibson and Bierman all fell in
line, and the nomination of Capt. Har-
ries was made unanimous amid consId-
erable enthusiasm
The First district Democratic con-
gressional convention was called to Or
der shortly after o'clock by Chairman
Frank l.. Randall, of the congressional
committee, who, in brief but timely
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district. The discomfort of the people
of the state and nation, and urged upon
the delegates the necessity of selecting
a candidate who would be able to meet
the situation fairly and squarely. The
squandering of the surplus by the ma
tional Republican administration in the
last nine or ten months was referred to,
and the course of Congressman Dnnnell
criticised at length. 81 believe" said
MIR. Randall, ''that the time has
gone by in this district when
the nominee of any party
can be elected simply because of his
party vote. No man can be elected in
this district who cannot go out among
the people of all classes and explain
his position on the public questions of
the day.
The call for the convention was next
of Fillmore county, was unanimously
chosen temporary chairman. On tax
ing the chair Judge Wells delivered a
speech in which he referred to the
abuses which now exist at Washington.
The autocratic course of Speaker Reed
was criticised. The unseating of mem
bers of congress elected by the people
was denounced. and the passage of the
Mckinley bill was branded as
the grossest outrage in the his
tory of the nation. ''It is the
first time,' said he, 'that the
proposition was even made to reduce
the revenue by raising the imports. The
force bill, which has passed the house
and is now pending in the senate. l
must refer to. l cannot help it. We
have seen the Republican administra-
ton, by its poStmasters and other fed
eral officers, meet again in this district
only two days since. And how did they
rebuke these evils? By nominating again
the man who by his votes has helped to
fasten these evils upon US. What are
you going to do about it? Are we
going to sit here supinely un-
der all these evils, or are we
going to get out and take off our coats
and elect the men we nominate here to-
dav. The convention at Austin did not
dare to indorse the Mckinley bill even
by implication in that platform written
by Mr. Dunnell himself, and brought
on here by one of his appointees, George
T. Potter, of La Crescent.
Bruce Odell, of Wabasha, was chosen
temporary secretary. and a committee
OF five on credentials was appointed, as
follows: a. La Due, Dodge; P. Nc
Govern, Wabasha; d. A. Sullivan, Fill
more: E. Dorival, Houston, and James
Walker, Dodge. On resolutions, the
TOlmil, Fillmore; p. j. Smalley, HouS-
ton; Alex. Milanowski, Winona; D. r.
P. Hibbs, Freeborn, and George Sutton,
of Mower. A recess was then taken to
await the report of the committees.
The temporary OrgaiZation was made
permanent on reaSSembling, and chair
man La Due brought in the report of
the committee on credentials, showing
the counties were nearly all repre-
sented by full delegations and in the
following numbers: Dodge 5delegates,
Fillmore 9, Freeborn 6, Houston G.
Mower 6, Olmsted 9, Steele 5, Wabasha
9, and Winona. Is; total, 20.
Chairman II. T. Tolmil, of the com
mittee on resolutions, read the platform.
which is as folloWs:
The Platform
We, the Democracy of the First congress
ional district in convention assembled, re
affirm the principles adopted by the nationa
convention OF the Democracy at st. Louis il
1888.
We declare ourselves uncompromisingl!
opposed to the un-American system of pro
tective tariff, of which the Mckinley bill il
the "crowning infamy." and we favor return
to the use of the tariff only as a source o.
revenue for the needs of the federal govern
ment.
We denounce the profiigacy of a Republi
can congress which has converted surplus