The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-05-12
STATE CONVENTION.
Minnesota Republicans Hold Their
State Convention at st.
Paul.
Hon. c. X. Davis Being Elected Chair
man Delivers an Eloquent
Address.

ST. PAUL Mimi, Specialized P. Heat
whole, chairman of the Republican state
central committee, called the convention
to order, and in a few words he welcomed
the delegates and predicted glorious
victory in the TALL. The call was then
read and the convention proceeded to
temporarily organize. D. w. Bruckart of
Stearns nominated the Hon. G. K Davis
for temporary chairman and paid glow
ing tribute to the senator. The
nomination was made unanimous and
amid loud and continued applause
Senator Davis mounted the platform and
grasped the gavel. He made no speech,
but promised to address the convention
later. Andrew c. Dunn Of Faribault was
chosen temporary secretary and George
Lamb OF Ramsey assistant secretary.
The following resolution was then offered
by E. D. Coriss of Otter Tail and adopted:
ton appoint the following committees TO be
composed OF nine Coy members EACH two from
the state at large and one from each congress
sional district:
First--A committee ON credentials.
second-A committee OH permanent organiza-
Third-A committee on resolutions
The chair accordingly appointed the COM
nlittees as follows:
On Credentas-At !arge F. f: corss Otter
Mower: d. c. HILL Goodhue W. L.. Ames,
Ramsey; Henry Brown. Hennepin. and G. ).
on RG"s"z 4 arse b 5ns
Winona; D. ". Bruckhart, stearns; First
district, L. French, Mower; Second district, c.
1. Ross. Brown Third district, A. H: Reed;
Fourth district. F. C.. Stevens Fifth district,
John Goodnow; Sixth district, G. A. Towne;
Seventh district. H. W. Donaldson.
On Permanent Organization.At large; c; H.
First district. J. 4. Nelson, Fillmore; Second
district. H. J. Miller, Rock Third district,
Hospers, Washington: Fifth district, Robert
Russell, Hennepiu; Sixth district, H. c. Kendall.
st. Louis; Seventh district, F. Z. Kenaston, Big
Stone.
On the motion of F. G. Ingersoll of RAM
sey the convention then took a recess I'M
til 1:3O.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Davis, on coming forward to adj
dress the convention, was received with
loud and long continued applause. He
spoke in effect as follows:
Fellow Citizen OF the Republican Convention:
The grand council OF the Republican party for
the State OF Minnesota meets to-day under the
most favora Die auspices. There is a swelling
tide OF sentiment and conviction rising through
out the land which infallibly presages the watt
election. [Cheers.] Ever since that campaign
OF panic and disaster of two years ago. OF mis-
understanding and misrepresentation. wherever
public opinion has had chance to express it.
self, the actions and the record OF the Repub-
lean party have received full vindication
fCheers. In the State OF Ohio William McKm.
ley Cloud applause), whose name is neffacably
inscribed upon the bill that was made the test
of the Lass election. with the leading features.
directly at issue. was elected by most triumph
ant majority. [Cheers:] At the same time the
faithful adherence OF the Republican party to
the honest dollar OF 100 cents
WAS ALSO AN ISSUE
[cheers and under the true guidance of glorious
Jonn sherman that issue, so far as that party
tons in the State OF New YORK held last spring ring
the Republican gains were such as to inspire the
greatest hopes in our friends and 70 carry terror
to the hearts OF our enemies. In the stronghold
OF Democracy-Jersey Cty-their hosts were
overthrow the other day, and here in ST. Paul
luproarlous applause] the day before yesterday
for the trst time ID twenty years the Repup can
party, aided by the element OF good order and
good citizenship arose in its might and shook
OH the Incubus which has rested upon our pros-
perity Tor Il quarter OF century. TCheers |
And the electric thrill OF this victory mas gone
through the State .e, OF Minnesota it has inspired
new hope; it will incite fresh endeavor. This
representative audience assures me that its
members will go back to their homes renvg-
GRATED with Republican principles and spread
the
TRUTHS OF REPUBLICAN1sM
FeioW ctlzens the tlty-hrsL congress was
publican party had been i'll possession OF all the
departments OF this government for many years
There have either been Democratic senate or a
Democratic house or the four years calamity of
Democrstic pres dent Icheers] so that strive
as it might to redeem the enormous debt to
public, nothing could be done How well the
Republican party, under the present admins
tration. has redeemed the pledge is matter OF
corrupt repression OF parliamentary procedure
under the athletic and muscular ruling OF
Thomas Reed [cheers], whereby man was
counted as present, when, in fact, he physically
was Laughter
And so measure after measure with the slow,
steady procession OF a planetary body moving
it9 no
lican party proceeded to redeem the pledges
which 1t had made to the nation to enact and
pass legislation conducive to the public good in
REDEMPTION OF ITS PLEDGES
Let US see: 1t provided for the quadracenten-
ma, MAJ; mat most MAGNIFICENT pageant this world
mas ever seen. [Cheers]. 1t passed bill for tho
administration OF the customs and lifted that
ePadtment rom the rank corruption in which
and monopolies criminal offenses so far as the
p prop are concerned, 50 that if OF
it can be, indicted in the United States
court. Under it's influence the Standard
oil trust has disappeared and gone into iiquida-
ton. 1t was not unmindful of the rights Of the
Northwest; it laid the magic hand of develop
ment upon that phenomenon OF nature at the
500 lcheers]. The circulation OF the great West
was lmpeded; it provided means to construct a
canal Tor vessels OF Fl ieet draft and 5 900 tons
burden 1t thereby lowered the freight rates
farm in Minnesota [cheers]. 1t admitted the
states OF Idaho and Wyoming-two more stars
added TO the republican galaxy. 1t passed q
bill for the coinage OF silver which was sufficient
- for any honest demand. for it took up the en-
tire American product [cheers1. Germany,
France and England had excluded American beef
and pork and mutton from their markets, but
the American grazier and farmer WAS protected
by the passage of a bill which authorized the
president when the necessity should appear to
him to 80 warrant to discriminate in like man.
ner against the products OF those countries. Yet
some one will tell you that nothing was done
In the .. .o3.."-
INTERESTS OF THE AMERICAN FARMER.
1t redeemed the promises OF the Republican
party OF the nation to the 2.25O,OOO men who
nearly thirty wears ago marched down to the
valley OF the shadow Of death; it passed bill
which conferred infinite benefactions upon thou
sands OF homes. [Cheers.] There we're vast
grants OF land held by railroads where roads
had not been constructed according to agree
ment. Those grants were thrown open to set
Element. 1t passed the Mckinley bill, of which
shall speak a little more. [Cheers.1 When
3 the war broke out d direct tax was levied upon
all the States in the North up to SIT, 600, 900.
Inc southern states, OF course, never paid q
cent That congress gave back that money to
the states and OF that amount Minnesota re-
teived as her share S1OS,OOO. It established a
circuit court OF the United States and additional
circuit judges for the due, orderly and rapid ad.
ministration OF justice. 1t made binding and
stringent laws against the criminal and pauper
immigration from Europe for the benefit Of the