The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-09-10
Republican National Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT,
ULYSSES s. GRANT.
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
SCHUYLER COLFAX. =
OF INDIANA
EOll ELECTORS.
W. T. RAMBUSCH, Freeborn County.
OSCAR MALMROS, Ramsey County.
c. T. BROWN. Nicollet County,
T. G. JONES, Anoka County.


T. G. JONES, Anoka County.
THE CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION.
The Republicans Of the Second Con-
gressional District have presented to
them two candidates, both placed in
nomination by Conventions claiming to
be regular. The facts pertaining to
this singular and lamcntable condition
CT affairs are these:
On the ID of September, the day be-
fore the Convention, Mr.. T. NJ. Met
calf, Chairman Of the Republican Dis
trict Committee, issued notice that he
would furnish delegates with tickets
which would admit them to the floor of
Ingersolrs Hall.
On tie same day, after this card
had been sent in for publication, Mr..
Metcalf received notice Of meeting Of
the District Committee, OF which he
was Chairman. At this meeting a ma
jority Of the Committee resolved that
the tic4ets issued by Mr.. Metcall should
be couutersigned by one Of their num-
Der who had been chosen as Secretary.
Mr.. Metcalf asserted his determine
ton to issue tickets of admission to all
persons holding regular credentials,
claiming that he had no right to dis
criminate and say who should and who
should not represent any county; that
this would be arrogating to himself
the functions Of Committee on Cre-
dentials, which would be wholly unwar-
rantable. But the balance Of the Com
mittee took the contrary view; and Mr..
Metcalf though present and at the re-
quest Of the other members putting the
motions, refused to vote or endorse the
proceedings. As Mr.. Metcalf himself
expresses it in card published on the
first page:
The whole issue between myself and the
committee was whether all pr,ma fccie del
egates should participate in the organiza-
ton OF the convention, or whether THOSE
ONLY SHOULD PARTICIPATE WHO WERE BE
L1EvED by THEN TO BE ENTITLED TO PAR
11c1pATE. l could not feel that any COM
mittee had any right to arrogate to itself
sach great and fundamental powers.
The purpose had been avowed by
the opponents of MIR. Dounelly and was
sustained by the action Of tue Commit
tee, to recognize as contestants only
their own boilers in Ramsey and Ano-
ka counties-bolts premeditated, cut
rageous and disgracefal, aud gotten up
to deprive Mr.. Donuelly Of the aid of
these delegations iu the organization
and to defraud him Of them entirely if
possible. In counties where were con-
testants favorable to Mr.. Donnelly, the
purpose Of the Committee was to "dis-
criminate" in favor of their own men
and refuse tickets to the others. As
had been publicly proclaimed, they
recognized contests in only two coun-
ties, Ramsey anil Anoka, and these
they had gotten up themselves. This
will be understood by the following
from the Press Of the previous day:
1.-THE opposition to Mr.. Donnelly r.cog-
n'ze no contest as existing in any counties
but in Ramsey and Anoka, and they val
a!low no bogus delegate to be introduced under
me t'aaulens pretenss Of contests where
none exists.
On the morning Of the Convention,
in accordance with bis announcement.
Mr.. Metcalf issued tickets to all who
appeared with regular credentials from
counties named in the call. Many of
tie delegates, declining to recognize
the right of the District Committee to
act in the arbitrary capacity of Com
mittee on Credentials, and supplied
with Netcalfs tickets, applied at the
hall for admission, but acre refu.ed.
Among these we're delegates from "a
kota, Wabasha, Wright, Benton, Car
yer and other counties, where there
was no contest or shade of doubt, but
person named George W. Moore, who
was the prime mover in the boiling
caucuscs and County Convention at St.
Paul, stood at the foot of the stairs
with the police at his back and threat
ened them with arrest If .hey attempt
ed to pass without countersigued tick
cts. Rather than engage in a street
bro;l, these delegates retired to Armory
Hall. Including contestants they num-
bered, even by the Press report, fifty-6ve
delegates. After orguulzlug aud re-
ceiving the report Of the Committee on
Credentials, they sent to the other del
cgates who had Likewise organized at
1ngersolps Hall, proposition to sub
init the whole matter back to the pco.
pie, to be directly voted on by them,
and that the person having the highest
number Of votes should be the nominee
Of the party. This proposition was de-
c!ined, with tho reply that counties
having no delegates already on tho floor
would be admitted to representation
this after tho bogus Ramsey and Ano-
ka county delegations had been given
their seats
Mr.. Donnelly Was nominated by ac-
clamation, amid great enthusiasm.