Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-11
Fletcher, the Boss Monte Man, Bounced
from the Committee by the
Convention.
DIR. STEWART ON THE SITUATION
Beaten by Base and Lying Calumnjes,
He Now Appeals to
the People.
INCIDENTS OF THE CONVENTION.
Wash's Acceptance Speecll--.-Stewart's
Snub of the Two Charles,
Etc, Etc.

The morning opened warm and cloudy with
indistinct threats of a storm, the weather
promising to be in full sympathy with the con-
vention. Such delegates had arrived and
spent the night in the city were early astir,
reading the GLOBE and discussing the troubles
which were probably before them. BY the
early train came DR.. Stewart, happy, sociable
and genial as though nothing had occurred to
max the serenity of his tenn
pei. But n careful observer, and
ono who was we'll acquainted with him could
occasionally discern between his comical
stories, and pleasant jokes that there was
full understanding of the great and irrepar-
able wrong which had been done him, and
deep. settled, unbending determination not to
lie down quietly and be kicked to death by
mule.
With the doctor came the remaining
members of the immortal twenty
four and, quite number of
outside st. Paul friends, so that the
swEARINa TRAIN
for st. Paul iii the evening might be COM
fortablv filled. The other delegations dropped
i'll as the trains arrived and took their places in
the office of the Nicolet and on the sidewalk in
them. The Ramsey county delegates,
and the few outsiders who had been
faithful to q Representative who had
proved faithful to them, congregated in
the gentlemen's parlor-only a handful against
the mob who came loaded to the muzzle to do
the bidding of a master. But the Washburn
gang. though numerous, were by no means
boisterous or HILARIOUS over their anticipated
victory. There was look of anxiety visible
on Wasbburn's face and even the cheek of
Fletcher
HUNG SOFT AND FLABBY
from his jaw mule might have ventured to
kick that three card gentleman on the spot
without endangering leg. Hick was sus-
pended ponderously in space supporting very
atlas, universe upon his shoulders, while
johnson and Keith walked the corridors of the
hotel like men in dream. The country dele
gates acted upon the poetic precept that 'They
also serve who only stand and wait
and most of them stood round with
ar undecided uncertain air of men
who feared to open their mouths for fear of
putting their foot IN it,
Thus matters stood until about 1890 A. M.
when the Ramsey county delegation gathered
together and sent out an invitation for all
OPPOSED TO THE wAsHBURN RING
to meet in conference on the floor above. FL
nally this invitation was broadened so as to
include all delegates to the convention,
and it was quietly limited to
the reporters that their room
would be more acceptable than their company,
this was to be love feast of the brethren,
and it was not desirable that its proceedings
should be made public. Consequently the
GLOBE man rested below stairs in cozy CONVEX
sation with DR.. Stewart while the wrangle pro-
crossed above.
THE CONFERENCE.
From time 70 time A. Mercury from the
regions above would appear and indicate
the course events We're taking: Senator
ailfllan and Hon. H: G.. Hicks, o
Hennepin county, and Messrs. Drake ant
Blakely, of Ramsey county, and some other
introduced several barrels of oil and poured
them upon the troubled waters in TIE form o
speeches. 1t was no go, however-the oil ant
water would not mix worth cent, and the un
,iertow Of resentment and bitterness was a
strong fierce and as determined
is ever. 1t was soon discovered tina
the hour for the assembling Of the conven
ton was approaching, and that the inhar
monious elements were nearer q state o
harmony than in the first place. Then cam
the happy inspiration from some source, tina
q committee of wise men selected from tn
Ramsey and Hennepin county delegations 9TH
provincial counties were supposed to have
NO INTEREST IN THE FUNERAL,
anyhow, and were not invited to participate i
this part of the programmed might lay the
heads together and patch up compromis
which would answer the purpose, and say
the raging waters of passion and prejudic
Peace, be still" No sooner said than dor
and Hennepin county selected +
this duty Messrs. Langdon, Gi
fllan, Shaw, Petit and Keith; while Ramse
county desig nated, Cows. Davis and Marshal
and Messrs. o Driscoll, Drake and Barden. Tn
committee locked itself into room, and viii
the convention was engaged in completing i
preliminary organization, these wise men wel
trying to make an egg stand on
small end without breaking the she]