Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-01
DEfocaAr1c CONTENTION.
Delegates to State and District Conven
tions-The Ohio Platform Endorsed.

The Ramsey county Democratic convention
elected to select representatives. to the Thirt
Congressional district and State conventions
| ssembled yesterday morning in the old cour
house, and was organized by the election o.
| VIM. L. Banning as chairman, and w. L
| Kelly as secretary.
On motion, the following committee on ere
dentials was appointed by the chair: Johr
1 Dowlan j. G. Donnelly, John Lunkenbeimer
Jr., John Sheehy, VIM. Rhodes and D. c. Nc
Gratb.
! The committee reported the following dele
| gates as duly accredited:
First Ward-John Dowlan. Col. A. Allen
David Burke, Morris Lyons, G. S. Uline, +. b
Prendergast.
| Second Ward-H P Hall John Wagner John
| O'Connor, James g. Donnelly Joseph Guion
| John G. Devereux, John Doyle.
| Third Ward-W. l.. Kelly, John Lunkenhei-
mer, Joseph Dreis, Albert Armstrong, Terry
O Brien. Joseph Hardy. Paul Faber.
| Fourth ward, first precinct-W. &. Banning,
| Fourth ward, third precinct-John Sheehy,
| G. Schultz, John Lux, W. Esch.
Fifth Ward-Albert Scheffer, Edmund Rice,
Jr., Pat Eagan, VIM. Rhodes, Joseph Spiel,
James 81. O'Farrell.
White Bear Township-D. G. McGrath, VIM.
Leip and Reuben Clewet.
The committee on credentials also submitted
| a written authority from Albert Schefer for
James Dillon to act in his stead, and the latter
was SO recognized, and E. H. Wood was also &C
knowledged rs the delegate from the Sixth
ward
"A. Robertson moved that committee of
one from ca n ward and one from the county
be appointed by the chair to nominate and sub
nit the names of the delegates to the two con-
ventlOns.
The motion was subsequently modified by
an amendment offered by Mr.. Rhodes and ac-
cepted by Col Robertson, so that each ward
and township delegation shout elect its repre-
sentative on the committee, and the resolution
passed in tina, form, the committee being COM
posed as follows: John Dowlan. II. P. Hall, j.
P. Dreis, D. A. Robertson. VIM. Rhodes E. FL.
Wood and D. G. McGrath.
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES.
The report of the committee on nomination
of delegates follows the same being
unanimously adopted:
In the apportionment for the Congressional
convention delegation the following scale is
recommended: First, Second and Third
wards, three each; Fourth ward, four; city at
large, two, and the county three-a total of
follows:
First Ward-C. s. Uline, J. H. Reany and
M. Lyons.
Second Ward-J. G. Donnelly, j. Wagner
and H. P. Hall.
Third Ward L. Kelly, H. O'Gorman
and Joseph Hardy.
Fourth Ward-P. J. Giesen, VIM. L. Ban
ming. u. A. Robertson and h. A. Smith.
Fifth Ward-Ed. Rice, VIM. Rhodes and
James Dillon.
The county-B. McGofin, ]. P. Melanson
and D. G. McGrath.
at large-Dillon O'Brien and VIM. Lee.
STATE CONVENTION.
For the appointment of the State convention
the following scale is recommended: First,
Second, Third and Fifth wards and the county,
three each; Fourth ward, four; and Sixth
ward, two-a total of twenty-five. The dele
gates submitted are the following:
First ward-C. s. Uline, j. II. Reany and NJ
Lyons.
Second ward-Wm. P. Murray, J. G. Dever-
aux and J. Doyle.
Third ward-H. OGorman, j. Manner and
j. w. McClung.
Fourth ward-P. j. Giesen VIM. L. Banning
D. A. Robertson and r. A. Smith.
Fifth ward-A. Scheffer, VIM. Lee and p. J.
Eagan.
Sixth ward-J. G. Mccarthy and E. H.
~ God.
The county-B. McGoffir, J. P. Melanson and
D. G. McGrath.
VOTING AS A UNIT.
Col. Robertson, the chairman of the nomi-
mating committee, repo, ted that the committee
had unanimously instructed him to present the
following resolution and request its adoption:
ReSolped. That the delegates appointed by
this convention to the State and Congressional
conventions be instructed to vote as unit
upon all nominations and questions in accord
ance with the decision Of the majority of the
respective delegations, and that for all vacan-
cies that may occur the substitutes for such
absent delegates shall be appointed by cor
responding majority vote of the delegation.
The resolution was unanimously passed by
the convention.
81. P. Hall offered the following, which was
unanimously adopted with loud applause:
RESOLVED, Tina, the delegates, elected by this
convention, be instructed to urge in the State
and Congressional convent, ms, the adoption
of the platform adopted by the Democratic
party Of Ohio at their late State convention, 80
far as regards national issues.
The convention then adjourned.
MYSTERIOUS dRREST