St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-16
CIRCULAR.
Territorial Republican Conven-
ton.

ton.
The undersigned, committee ap-
pointed for that purpose by the preiim-
mary Republican convention held at
ST. Anthony OH the 29th of March last.
would hereby call upon the Repub-
llcans OF Minnesota. without distinction
as to the old party names of Demo
crat" or "Whig," to meet in delegate
convention at st. Paul. in the hall of
the house of representatives of the ter
ritorial capitol. on
WEDNESDAY, the 18th of JULY
next, at 10 O'clock a. H.. for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate for
delegate in congress; of declaring and
enforcing the principles and platform OF
the Republican party of Minnesota;
and of taking such action and estab-
lish ng such systematic organization as
shall ensure the triumph of the sacred
and benefcent principles espoused by
the Republican party, and which lie at
the foundation OF all good government.
In apportioning the representation to
the convention, it has been deemed
most advisable to assign one delegate at
large to each of the thirty-five counties
of the territory, whether organized or
not; and one additional delegate for
every 800 of population according to the
census to be taken prior to the ensuing
LIST of July, and for every fraction of
population exceeding $50, also an ad-
aitional delegate.
The mode of appointing the delegates
whether by mass meetings at the
county seats or other central points. or
by separate meetings in the several
election precincts of a county. or by
county delegate conventions, is left to
The discretion of the people of the cOun-
hes respectively; but i'll remote un0r-
canned counties contiguous to each
Dther, and in the same council district,
IL is suggested that general mass
meeting in the most pOpulouS or central
county, would be the most advisable
mode of selecting delegates.
The committee, in view of the fact
that the Republican party is return of
the good and best men of all parties to
the platform of principles enacted by
Dur fathers on the 4th of July, 1776, earn
eStly recommend that the meetings in
the counties, for the election of dele
gates to the territorial convention,
should be held, wherever at all practic-
able, on the ensuing 4th day of July,
1855, there being no filter mode of cele-
brating that sacred day than by raising
once more to the breeze the banner of
freedom so long Obscured by the dark
clouds of human bondage.
The committee deem it unnecessary
to present at length considerations in
behalf of the proposed convention.
That the tendency of our government
late years, and at the present time, il
Ruti-RepuDlican, and in directly op-
posite direction from that INTENDED by
Its enlightened founders, and demanded
by the unalienable rights of man, is too
surely attested by the recent outrages
of popular sovereignty in Kansas, and
the unlimited extension of human
slavery sought by the repeal of the Mis-
souri, restriction.
That our local government needs rem
ovatlng few will deny.
That our fair territory needs to be
redeemed from the whitening blight of
unrestralned traffic in intoxicating
liquors is too we'll proven by our statis-
tics OF pauperlSm and crime, having
their almost only sources in this nefa-
riouS traffic.
The great danger 10 our popular gov
eminent is, that, through the apathy
aud Indifference of the masses, public
affairs and the administration of gov
eminent will be resigned into the hands
or SelhShly ambitious men and trading
politicians. The sure prevention and
cure is IN the people governing them
selves.
We therefore call upon every man to
meet the possibilities of a citizen of
q country whose sovereign and governor
he is i'll part. And if his sympathIes are
with the Republican party, to meet
with his neighbors and fellow citizens
to deliberate upon the means that will
best promote the ends of good govern
ment. WILLIAM r. MARSHALL,
RICHARD CHUTE,
A. j. LANE,
n. MCLEAN,
WARREN BRISTOL,
JOHN s. MANN,
Republican Territorial Committee.