The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-09-27
The Democracy in Council !
Lively Times and Rich Do
ings.
The Germans Kicked
Overheard.
RENEGADE REPUBLICANS TAKEN
INTO FULL MEMBERSHIP.

For several weeks past the unterri.
fed have been having lively times
among themselves. Extensive dsur-
ing has been done all around among
the hungry aspirants for place and po'
sition. The principal work has been
on the Offices Of Judge Of the District
Court, Senator, Representatives and
Clerk Of tho Court. Messrs. Seagrave
Smith and VIM. s. Moore were each
quite willing..to wea. the judicial er-
mine. It was eonteuded on the one
side that Judge Smith had but
just settled here, and it might with
considerable propriety be surmised
that he had an eye to the new judge
ship when he came to St Cloud. This
brought the "old settlers" down on
him. On the other hand it was charged
that Mr.. Moore was constitutioually
disqualified from holding the Office
should he be elected, as he was a men,
Der Of the Legislature when the new
District was created. It was further
whispered that Mr.. NJ. was not "sound
on the goose" or in other words, that
he was not good Democrat, that he
leaaed little toward Black Republi-
canism, &c.
When the Judicial Convention as
sembled on Tuesday last it was evident
that the "old settlers" had the best of
it. The committee on credentials re-
fused to admit delegates Cor substi-
tutes) holding credentials from the
wildcat counties, and as these consti-
tuted tho body Of Judge Smiths
strength, that gentleman withdrew,
when Mr.. Moore Was nominated by &C.
clamation. 1t happened oddly enough
that the committees on credentials and
permanent organization retired at the
same time, but the former reported
first, throwing out the delegates from
the western counties, as before stated.
Hon. N. F. Barnes, of this city, rep
resented one of these ostracized coun-
ties; and when the committee on cre-
dentials, without knowing what had
been done, returned and reported Mr..
B. as permanent chairman, it was found
that he was out in the cold, and the
chair was therefore otherwise filed.
This was really unkind.
An exciting strife for the nomination
of Senator had been going on between
Messrs. Barnes, Richardson and Rigby.
1t had been supposed that "Uncle
Reub." would be satisfied with the
Post Office, but this war-horse of the
Democracy had no intention Of putting
up with a single slice from the peoples
loaf: Judge Evansville is never
away from home when the time comes
around for getting ofices-having fail
ed in obtaining the nomination for
Clerk Of the Court, made a bold dash
for the Senatorship. He was a new
star in that part Of the political heavens.
After the second ballot Mr.. Barnes
withdrew in favor OF the Judge, when
this gentleman was nominated viua voce
"a very shrewd dodge, by the way
1t is claimed by those in the ring that
if this trap had not been sprung, Uncle
Reuben would have received major
ity on the following ballot.
N. H. Miner, of Sank Centre, was
nominated as the Representative from
Stearns county. A lively discussion
then ensued between Messrs. L. Rob-
bers and Peter Roy with regard to the
remaining Reprssentative-the latter
claiming that Stearns county had no
part either in nominating or electing
him, while the former maintained the
opposite. BY means Of number of
amendments the majority we're SO mud
died that they voted against themselves
and Mr.: Roy carried his point. AL
fred Tanner, Of Little Falls, a renegade
Republican, was selected as the second
candidate. We shall refer to Mr.. Tan
ner at more length another week.
There was an unprecedented amount
Of squabbling and trckery. Although
the Germans had a clear majority of
the delegates, and we're prepared to re.
nominate B. Overlook, yet they were
completely tricked out Of any roprescn-
tation on the Senatorial ticket. There
are loud expressions Of dissatisfaction
among the Germans because Of thoir
shameful treatment-they being thrown
overheard aud renegade Republicans
placed on the ticket. We understand
that Mr.. Overlook intends running Us
Independent candidate. Should he do
this, he will far outstrip either of the
regular nominees against whom he
might pit himself: