The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-08-28

oount OF inc Time ana expense involved il
making the journey, had sent but one per
son to oaA its full vote. After much dis
cussion, participated In by: number 8
delegates, II Was agreed 70 vsts BY ballot
saoh county to cast IT. full vots, onlhs tw,
nominations, Judge Reynolds and Mr.
Nelson. +. H. Pressnell and II. T. Cor
don were appointed tellers. The vote stood
Judge
Knute Nelson..........,,.......... ..... -. ..2(
/ (Ths votes Of three oontesting counties
were thrown out entirely). 5.'" ., -, =.
Judge Reynolds Was declared. elected
and took tho chair. =. = fzs:at q, ee<< 3
| M. G. Russell, Of Brainsrd, was 'unani.
mously elected Secretary. = ~ '.% %>.. -
| q. L: Gordon moved the appointment
- committee Of three on. Credentials
u On motion Of R. G. Nitehsn tic, number
vas increased to i've amendment accepted
and he motion carried. The Chair appoint:
Cd: @ s@.5,' -, i .f7' >";&.,'@ TsT.1sk' u
H. L. Gordon. Of ste.r.nas.. '2:: T." 49,, ~ :, ),
1 nj -41
| Wn; Murphy, Of Grow Wing. -..-sa .~@o
u. u. hsing' Ok teps..; 5e..G ,ac41s spo
Knuts Nelson, Of Douglas !: ssris2@I j
During the absence Of the committee,
which vas ,sons~hat prolonged, Hon. a,
Barto, Hon: jas. J. 'Eg.n and Judgs Rey:.
nolds vers callsd ont and made COED, sound
Republican speeches., and we're heartily
applaudsd. -
| On molten Of Capt. r. H.. Prsssnell, .
committee Of three on Permanent org.ai.
sstion was appointed, as follows: -
T. Il: Pressnell, Of St. Louis. 80 IL
c. A. Gilman, Of Stearns.
Geo. G. Whiteomb, Of Douglas. s,,;'.
The Committee ON Credentials reported
unanimously on the following delegates:
Aaken-W. b. Williamr. '|', -,
Be1t,ami-J. A. Berry. - ...--
Bsnton-J. D. Weed and B. K. KnovNon.
Crow Wng-. W. Steele, VIM. Murphy,
NJ: G. Russell (sub for e. II. Bly,. "1ZoF
Car!eton-Thos. Ballss and N. "A. Taylor
| (substitutss). :, ~.-:" "a, &: a,esN@ q Fl
oas,-James Bigsersta6 (sub for c., A.
Ruffee). 49, - = -. =:
Dosgla.-aeo. G. Whitcomb, F. B. vsn
aoessn, Knute Nelson, Vim. Best and
Hiram 6hippsy. e. -
Gay-A. Allen e votes). 49, -. :. IS
ltasea-Wm. Mu1liksn (sub). .." :.
Lake-Jas. ]. Egan (sub for G. 'Willsnd) J.
Ni1e Lae.-H. N. Atkins and ]. 8. Mud
gett. -s-> - !. ~I:!
Eern.on--L. L.oWest (sub for E. Briggs
Ss s: ~ q -, .. x,.. (e> and 3. E.
cof 5a;:Gl o.. . y S u 49, 49,
Rse.I: q: whittsnore, Tory Thorson,
II. GRising and N, n. Broug6ton. "a
S6er6srns-Chss. T. Wheaton and John
A. Wagner. =: -.
Stea1ns-A. Barto, G. A. Gilman, H. L.
Gordon, J. &. West, G. Walker, E. L, Allen
(sub).
Sterens-A. A. Brown (sub).
st. Louis-R. G. Mitchell, T. H. Prsssnell
and l.. Lewiston Ito cast s votes).
Todd. V. Brewer [s).
Wilk'n-G. E. Fuller (sub). T
Majority and minority reports were
made on Becker, Grant, Pembina and
Traverse counties. In each case the report
Of the majority WAS adopte admitting the
following delegates: = j.: 80: -
Beeke-Reuben Reynolds, Walter Drew
and N. II. Abrahsms.
Qrant-H. G. Rising (sub) 2.
zraoerss-L. E. Tubs (s1b). ..1. -.
Pemds"a-Reuben Reynolds (sub).
On Becker county there WAS was no CON
test. tho credentials coming from joint
County Committee instead Of Convention,
NO Convention being held. The minority
reported against these credentials; and il
favor Of the admission Of Knute Nelson for
Grant F.. LeVanselaer for Pembins, and
O. H. Parker, for Traverse. ~ r..:.: ~.
J. E. West moved to reconsider the vote
BY which the Becker county delegates were
admitted. Laid on the trble. .,.,r n.4 .
The Convention on Permanent Oreani.a-
ton reported the present temporary Is the
permanent officers. Adopted. ~. :,
Tbs Committee then proceeded To- ballet
for :. eandidats for Judge. Jas. y. .Eean,,
Of st. Louis, nominated Hon. James N. Nc
Kslvy. Of g. Cloud, paying 81 earnest
and feeling tribute 70 his eharastsr - :
man and q Judge. - -. -. ., 9,
Il. L. Gordon, Of stsarns, nominated
Capt. L. W. Collins, Of st. Cloud, whom no
endorsed q in every Wy worthy 70 FIJI the
position occupied BY judge MeKslyy.- He
nsae some statements CONCERNING the cir
| oumstances under which Capt. Collins had
become candidate. .,.>,l,<f
The nomination. Of Judge MsKslvy vas
seconded BY Capt. Whitoomb, Of Douglas
county, who reflected severely. On the ct.
tempt Of tho st. Cloud Land Office Ring to
dictate to the District what It'd. nominations
should be; and BY Hon. J. V. Brewer, Of
Todd county, and J, W. Steele, Of Grow
Wing county. The nomination Of Cspt.
Collins WAS advocated BY Chss. Walker, Of
stsarns county. ,Sfss ]. T.. s.. g..
/ 4. Il. Pressnsl and Al. Barto were sp.
pointed tsllsr,, and the first ballot stoed a.
follows ". @l5:A' .}@s45Hj. ~ -5ss@9.
JsM.MeKslvy e. ). l.. ..86
i
On motion Of Mr.. Egan the nomination
sfJudgs McKslvy wss made unanimous.
Pending the putting Of the motion, G. y.
Gilman read The following letter ffons Capt.
Collins: - 49,; x::s, ~, 4. liz = "a u
,.,, sr CIouD, Aug. II, 1873. Una.
10 IL Ptesidess asd Ken5srs Of az. Disk;es
COnVeUf6oN: .gs8ssI sEst sji ID stz sIsfx slt3sS
a111tIx1x. y have Just been ilformed
Of the nomination Of Hon. III. II.
McKelvy, md al the privilege of IS.
ting n this public manner What Has prob
ably bssn ssid % nearly syssy member 81
your body that old srmy, professional
and social relations hsretefors existing be-
tween your ohoics and myself would have
prevented my becoming candidate, had
It not been understood BY our mutual
friends and myself that he did mot desire
denomination and would not havs Il, II