The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11

TEN of taxation, and while it pretends to levy
take upon sleeping car and other similar cor.
porations, it repeats the existing constitutional
tax OF 8 per cent upon gross earnings OF our
railroads, now realizing for the state revenue
Of $725, 900 and annually increasing and places
the rate OF taxation upon the earnings OF such
railroads at the caprice OF the legislature.
WANT AN AMENDMENT.
we especially call attention TO and denounce
the form CT the ballot for the proposed amend
ment to be voted all at the coming election.
which IL known AZ "Senate File No. l24,' as
being especially designed to mislead the voters,
and we call upon ali honest citizens to assist in
rebuklng such trckery.
Resolved. That We are III favor OF a radical
change in the laws Of this state. and demand
such legislation as will provide tor Intelligent
and economical supervision OF the building and
maintenance OF our country roads.
That for the better security Of our government
we recommend an amendment to the federal
CONSTITUTE. on extending the presi Dental term to
six years and making a president ineligible for
reelection.
We favor also the election OF president and
vice president and senator's of the United States
by the direct vote OF the people.
lIhe following resolution Was introduced att
er the platform was adopted, and it was also
adopted by the convention
. Resolved, Believing the contract system in
force in the state penitentiary to be wrong i'll
principle, prejudicial to the interests of the
state the welfare OF the convicts and injustice
to honest labor, we demand its discontinuance
at the expiration OF the present contracts, ami
that the LEGISLATURE prohibit any future con-
tracts and provide for the employment by the
state and for the state Of all convcts and per-
sons confined in the penal and rerOrmatOry ill.,
situations OF this state.
The method of appointing the state cen
trail committee occasi oned some dispute,
but after a long wrangle the chairman cur
the knot by declaring an amendment pro-
yiding for the appointme ns Of five mem
bers at large by the chairman and two iron,
each congressional district, carried. An
effort was made prior to the adjournment
To hay ho ,otf orp
but motion to adjourn cut off the effort
G. J. Buell. tried to introduce a resolution
he seemed to think Important but J. J.
McCaHerty sat down upon the single tax
man and the convention adjourned till
o'clock. -.-5 II
EVENING SESSION.
The ball was started at $50 by motion
to nominate lieutenant governor, but
Mr.. D'Autremont Of st. Louis was not in
clined to abandon the effort to have the vote
on the motion to appoint tie ssate COM
mittee reconsidered, He objected to the
method proposed and would not be sup
pressed. He proposed that the committee
be selected in this manner: One committee
man from each judicial district one each
selected by the counties of Ramsey and
Hennepin, and the chairman to select five
committeeman at large. He-obtained re-
consideration and offered his plan as a sub
stltute for the original motion. The sub
stitute was accepted by Mr.. Stevens, the
mover Of the original motion, and was
adopted with one dissenting vote.
Nominations for lieutenant governor
were now called for, and Aitkin county
yielded to St. Louis county. J. Adam Bede
mated Harry Hawkins of Carlton county,
"a suburb of Duluth" He made an ex-
ceedin.ly humorous speech regarding the
real and alleged history OF the Democratic
party. He referred to the armies OF the
North and South during the war by saying
They We're all Democrats on one side and
that the Republican party with homes,
ballot and 20. itical purity" in its Youth
could vote fifty Indians with one suit OF
clothes. He told the story of the Borneo
monkeys fishing tor crabs and using their
tails as bait. .a -, s...
THE Republican party has baited its tail
with Knute Nelson and is dragging it over the
prairies hoping to catch the farmer vote. But
the Republican party will not do any thing for
the farmer that the monkey will not do for the
crab." r, r ~ 49, =
When Mr.. Bede concluded a delegate
proposed three cheers for him and they
were given with vim. Carried away by
the humOr OF the speech another delegate
rose and proposed that Mr.. Hawk be
nominated by acclamation, and amid
Laughter and cheers the convention carried,
We uOLlOu.
Mr.. Hawkins was called to the platform.
and made brief stereoty ped speech, thank
ing the convention tor the honor,it had be-
slowed upon him. T. <5.s5 49,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Nominations for secretary OF state were
called for, and Anoka yielded to Ramsey
county. q. J. Buell. nominated H. 3.
Martin Of Hennepin, who is the nominee
OF the Peoples party. He declared tina,
Mr.. Martin had no love tor the anarchistic
doctrines Of the Peoples party.
When he had finished Hennepin
delegate wanted to know how it came that
Hennepin man. Ramsey county delega-
ton promptly repudiated Mr.. Martin,
and Senator Craven OF Carver
said that unless Martin would pledge
himself to support the D emocratie tickle
from top to bottom and work Tor Daniel
he could not be the Democratic nominee.
w. ?: Murray Of Ramsey nominated
Peter Nelson Of Goodhue county anu
Washington county seconded the nomina-
ton. Mr.. McCatterty demanded to have
Martin produced and declared the convell-
ton wanted the whole of its ticket to BE-
composed of Democrats.
The roll was called on the nominations
and when Meeker was reached and Martin.
had only received one vote the further
reading of the roll was. dispensed with
Martin was withdrawn and Nelson declared
the unanimous choice ofthe convention. i.
THE OTHER OFFICERS.
2 For state treasurer Frank Nocolltn. Jo-
seph Leicht OF Winona and H. C. Bull OF
Wright We're presented, but before the roll
call was completed Nicollin and Bull were
withdrawn and Leichts nomination was
made unanimous.
For attorney general John c. Netheway
OF Washington county, W. Logan BreckeD-
ridge OF Olmsted and ]. L. Mcdonald Of
Ramsey, the last named being the Peoples
party candidate, We're presented but before
the roll call was completed Netheway's
nomination was made unanimous.
1t was decided to nominate three cand;
dates for justices OF the supreme court, one
at q time. Hon. s. r. Champlin Q. Blue
Earth, in few feeling words, placed Dan
lei Buck Of Mankato in nomination.
{. Hon. Mort Wilkinson seconded the nom
ination Of Daniel Buck. 80
Secretary Johnson moved that the non,-
nations OF Buck, CAVITY and Mitchell be
made by reclamation. 55s55 23
After considerable discussion this was
carried.
This concluded the business of the con
vention with the exception Of the selection
o; presidential electors, and the delegates
went into caucus by congressional districts
to make selections. 80 S"
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
4 At11:45 the chairman sncceadad q, A,;,