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serving the purity, independence, and integrity of the 

 judiciary, we deem it a sentiment in which all men 

 must agree, that it should at all times be the aim and 

 desire of every good citizen to elevate it as far as 

 possible above the domain of party politics, and that 

 eminent learning, purity of public and private char- 

 acter, and fearlessness in the discharge of duty, should 

 bo the only passports to a seat upon the judicial 

 bench. 



4. That the Republicans of Minnesota behold with 

 natural pride the eminently wise and successful ad- 

 ministration of the national Treasury by a citizen of 

 our own Stats, and most heartily commend and in- 

 dorse the brilliant financial policy which has distin- 

 guished that department since the accession of the 

 present Secretary, as well as the uniform financial 

 policy of the national Republican party, which, hav- 

 ing had a continuous control of the national finances 

 daring a war unprecedented for the magnitude of the 

 forces brought into the field, and the enormous ex- 

 penditure incident thereto, aad from its termination 

 to the present hour, and by the rapid reduction of 

 taxation and diminution of the national debt, has so 

 demonstrated its marked ability to administer the 

 government in both psace and war, that it has con- 

 tinued to command and deserve the suffrages of the 

 people of this country to a degree for which there are 

 few, if any, precedents in the'history of political par- 

 ties. 



5. The watchfulness with which the interests of 

 our frontier settlers have baen careJ for and protected ; 

 tha inflexible firmness with which improvident legis- 

 lation has been checked ; the sound ousiness ability 

 which has been a conspicuous characteristic of the ad- 

 ministration of his Excellency John S. Pillsbury com- 

 mand it to tha hearty approval of his contemporaries, 

 and will stand forth in the history of the State as on 3 

 of the most illustrious in our annals. 



6. That it is deemed eminently fitting that the first 

 Republican Convention which has assembled since his 

 da.ith. should express the deep sense of the public loss 

 which is everywhere felt at the lamented demise of 

 tha late Associate Justice F. R. E. Cornell, of station 

 so exalted, of intellect so luminous, and of public and 

 private character so pure that it would be difficult to 

 find his peer. 



7. That, for tha second tima, the ruler of a free na- 

 tion has been stricken down by assassination. In 

 b3th cases men conspicuous for their public virtue 

 have fallen, the first a victim of the fierce animosi- 

 ties of the hour ; the last, let us hope, by the purpose- 

 less act of a madinan. In his early death, however, 

 President Garfield has left the nation the rich inher- 

 itage of the auspicious dawn of an administration 

 which gave an abundant promise of the most glorious 

 results, the firm maintenanca of the constitutional 

 prerogative of the Executive, the overthrow of a 

 gigantic conspiracy against the public revenue. En- 

 throned in the innermost official circles, the inau- 

 guration of a most wise and statesmanlike financial 

 policy j the era of good feeling, which, for the first 

 tima since the civil war, was beginning to steal across 

 the whole land, and gave promise of the speedy burial 

 of past sectional animosities in oblivion. 



Besolofd, That In Chestar A. Arthur, upon whom 

 has fallen the mantle of this illustrious man, we hope 

 t ) find a suceassor who will in no Aviso disappoint the 

 just expectations of the Republican party or of the 

 country. Chosen by the National Convention as the 

 associate of General fear-field on the presidential ticket, 

 and expected by the people to be his successor in any 

 emergency which might render such succession neces- 

 sary, the Republicans of Minnesota, with due appre- 

 ciation of the peculiar embarrassments surrounding 

 his assumption of the office, and in full expectation 

 of his faithfulness to the principles of the party, and 

 his devotion to the best interests of the country, 

 pledge to him their cordial, considerate, and united 

 support. 



The Democratic State Convention was held 



in St. Paul on the 6th of October. The follow- 

 ing nominations were made : For Governor, R. 

 W.Johnson; Lieutenant- Governor, E. P. Bar- 

 num ; Auditor of State, Rudolph Lehmicke ; 

 Secretary of State, A. J. Lamberton; Treasurer 

 of State, John F. Russell ; Attorney-General, G. 

 M. Baxter; Clerk of Supreme Court, J. J. Thorn- 

 ton : Railroad Commissioner, B. S. Cook. 



On the subject of judicial nominations the 

 following resolutions were adopted : 



Resolved, That in the selection of judges of the 

 highest judicial tribunal of a State, the question of 

 personal fitness for the office rather than mere polit- 

 ical affiliation is of paramount importance. 



Resolved, That in Messrs. Mitchell, Clark, and 

 Dickinson, present members of our Supreme Court, 

 we recognize gentlemen eminently qualified for that 

 important position, and we cheerfully recommend 

 their indorsement by all who desire an able and un- 

 tarnished judiciary. 



Resolved, That the refusal of Judge Clark to permit 

 his name to be mentioned for the nomination oefore 

 this convention redounds to his credit, but, recogniz- 

 ing his superior qualifications for the office, we here- 

 by recommend to the electors of the State the pro- 

 priety of placing upon their ballots, with those of 

 Judges Mitchell and Dickinson, the name of Green- 

 leaf Clark. 



The following is the platform adopted : 



Whereas } The Democratic State Convention in 1859 

 embodied in its platform of principles the following, 

 to wit: 



1. That it is the duty of the people of Minnesota to 

 preserve inviolate the faith and credit of the State. 



2. That the doctrine of repudiation announced by 

 the Republican party is one which is abhorrent to the 

 Democracy, and must receive the condemnation of the 

 honest masses. 



3. That we pledge the Democratic party of Minne- 

 sota to honorably and promptly meet all' obligations 

 resting upon her : and 



Whereas, The Republican State Convention, which 

 lately held its session in this city, utterly ignored, in 

 its deliberations and platform, all allusion to the pro- 

 posed settlement of the State railroad bonds, a question 

 involving vitally the honor and reputation of the State ; 

 therefore, 



Resolved, That the principles of the Democratic 

 party, as above reproduced from the platform adopted 

 by the State Convention in 1859, arenereby affirmed, 

 and we express the hope that the Legislature of this 

 State, soon to assemble in special session, will, by 

 prompt and practical legislation, solve this great prob- 

 lem. 



Resolved, That we express our sincere grief for the 

 untimely death of President Garfield, and our utter 

 horror at the wicked assassination by which lie was 

 removed from life \ and we hereby tender our heart- 

 felt sympathy to his bereaved family. 



Resolved, That we re-affirm the political principles 

 announced by the Democratic National Convention 

 which nominated Winfield S. Hancock. 



The election took place in November, and 

 the Republican ticket was elected. The vote 

 for Governor was as follows: For Hubbard, 

 65,025; Johnson, 37,168; others, 3,384. For 

 Lieutenant-Governor, Gilman received 66,677 

 votes, and Barnum 35,990. For the act ap- 

 plying the internal improvement land fund to 

 the payment of State bonds, 31,011 votes were 

 cast, and against it 13,589. 



Four constitutional amendments were voted 

 on at Miis election. One prohibits special leg- 

 islation on a variety of subjects classified in the 



