St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-12
WILKINSON TO LEAD.
The Veteran Democrat Nominated
in the Second District.


in the Second District.
Special to the Globe.
MANKATo. Minn., Sept. 1.-THE Sec
ond district congressional convention
was held at the court house in this city
this afternoon at 2 O'clock. Hon. j. E.
Porter, chairman of the congressional
committee, called the convention to or
der and read the call and appOrtionment
of delegates. Col. Holieys, of Faribault
county, was chosen chairman by accla-
nation, and in assuming the chair re-
marked that the purpose of the meeting
was to name Democratic candidate
for congress, and that he regretted the
difference i'll opinion among the dele
gates as TO what constituted true
Democrat. Some thought the candidate
should be a Democrat; others that he
should be an Alliance man. W. T. Kek-
Stein of New Ulm. was chosen secretary.
The following were named committee
on credentials: j. S. Tucker, of Lincoln
county; A. S. Rabe, Nicolet; A. Bart
lett, Faribault; Thomas O'Connor,
Blue Earth; E. E. Sails, LIE Sueur.
The committee reported all counties but
four represented. SiXty-nine delegates
in all. A committee on resolutions was
appointed, composed of Fred Pfaender,
VI olON IL COuliby Cs llOohOpl, SiU-
ley; S. F. Barney, Blue Earth; Ell. Fur
stein, Redwood; d. Sullivan, Mobiles.
The resolutions reported and accepted
were brief and to the point. They in
dorsed the state platform adopted Tues
day at st. Paul, and also the nomina-
tions of the state convention; declared
an earnest intention to adhere to the
tine-honored doc trine of tariff for reve-
nue. only; repudiated the unjust advo-
cacy of the Republican party
of taxing the many to enrich the
few, denounced the Mckinley bill as an
open and shameless violation of the
pledges of the Republican party of two
years ago, denounced the so-called force
bill as a corrupt measure for the sole
purpose OF enabling the party in power
to throttle the voice of the people at the
polls and continue its control; an
nOunced the intention of the Democratic
party to favor equal and exact rights to
all classes, and that the party owes a
debt of gratitude to our fellow-citizen,
Grover Cleveland, for the stand taken
by him against oppressive taxation Of
the people at large. The resolutions
were received with enthusiasm and
unanimously adopted by acclama-
banlt county, moved an informal
and the ballot was proceeded with by
call of counties. A canvas OF the vote
showed Al for Hon. NJ. s. Wilkinson. 21
for Gen. }. Ii. Baker, nominated previ-
ously by the Alliance, and for Hon.
Daniel Buck, in justice to whom it must
be said that he was in no wise candi-
date, and was not present at the cOnven-
ton. Blue Earth county gave Wilkin-
son 4. Baker 8; Brown, Wilkinson 6;
Faribault, Wilkinson 5; LIE Sueur, Will
kinson 2, Baker q; Nicollet, Wilkinson
l, Baker 4; Mobiles, Wilkinson 8; Sib-
ley, Wilkinson z; Waseca, Wilkinson
5; Jackson, Pipestone, Watonawan, and
Yellow Medicine also cast the full vote
of their delegations for Wilkinson. The
nomination of Wilkinson was made
unanimous, and NJ. r. Everett in so
moving said that he had not supported
Baker upon personal qualifications, and
! did not support bim against Wilkinson
on that ground, but that many deemed
it polite and expedient to indorse Baker,
but that all were ready to support
Wilkinson. E. G. Stalls. of Faribault
county, was deputed to bring Mr..
Wilkinson before the convention, and
when the old warrior was introduced,
the enthusiasm was unbounded. He
talked fearless and forcible Democracy
for over half an hour, saying that while
he might not be elected, yet while the
Democratic cause was in the ascenden-
cy, it was no time to pull down the col
ors. The convention broke up with an
enthusiasm scarcely expected. and the
Democrats Of the Second district give
indication of standing firm throughout
the coming campaign.