Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-01

In response to the notification of the chair
man, Capt Russell Blakeley of st. Paul, nin'
members of the Republic State central com
mittee and four of the candidates the State
ticket, met in room of the Merchants hote
at $50 yesterday afternoon for organization
and consultation. The cand idates present
were John s. Pillsbury for Governor, G. A. Gil
man for Lieutenant Governor, Charles Kittle
FOR Treasurer, and Chas. M. Start for At.
torney General the absentees being Frederick
Won Baumbach for Secretary of State. repre-
scented at the meeting by Hon .A.A. Brown, Alex
andria and VIM. r. Marshall for railroad com.
missioner. The committeeman present were
Russell Bakeley, st. Paul, cha1rman; G. w
Johnson, Henuepin; +. M. Thornton, Benson
j. L. Williams, Mankato; w. 81. Houlton, ELI
River ". " Spalding Duluth; John Gorham
Dodge; Ed Il. Smith, LIE Sueur, and G.
Amunds> n, St. Peter. The absentees were s
2. Jcnnison, Rcd Wing; D. Sin clair, Winona
and ". ". Braden, Fillmore.
The committee convened, Capt. Biakely said
that the call for organization had been deferred
to a later period than usual, for the reason thai
A''N, >iAo"oAAe 'NOSSA
the Democrats. They had now placed the can
didatcs in the field, and the committee and Re.
publicans generally knew tho nature of the
opposition they mad to meet. The first bust.
was to complete the organization of the
committee by the election Of secretary and
treasurer.
Mr. Thornton nominated G. w. johnson, of
Henncpin, and he was elected without audible
protest.
Tie question of a treasurer was not so easily
disposed of. j. T. Williams said it was not
formerly thought necessary to have treasurer.
b"t IT 1t should be decided to make an active
campaign, the bar'l would have to be opened
in which event there should be custodian.
Mr.. Thornton thought the treasurer should
come from st. Paul or Minneapolis, and sug-
gesed Charley johnson.
j. Il. Wiliams-HeI IL do if he Ii furnish rood
bonds.
Johnson-Oh, guess the chairman will be
my bondsman.
But this little suggestion did not catch J. T.
who promptly nominated Chairman Blakeley
for treasurer, which nomination was unamin.
"usly endorsed by the committee.
JAcoBsoN's BOOM
At this point an innocent looking document.
but which proved to be trebraud, was placed
in the hands of the committee. Mr. Thornton
WAS bearer of the double laced document 1t
was communication from Mr.. Kn nd Knudson,
a delegate to the late Republican State conven-
ton from Douglas coun9y. In it Mr.. Knudson
rccited that the people of his section felt
strongly tie defeat Of J. p. jacobson for the
Illumination For secretary of state, and that it
was necessary something should be done to
parify MIR. jacobson and his friends. The
Democratic vote, he said had been largely in
creased i'll his section of the State the past two
years, and they were nsing this disaffection to
advance u into cfo-1 Il ~.
t"r the State ticket. This disaffection
United DO if 0s't Mr. ana vo ene BaumbaoS
co"ld be induced to retain MIR. jacobson in his
present position of assistant secretary of State,
and he enjoined upon the committee the neces-
sly OF getting such 4 promise.
The letter took the committee by surprise,
hut Chairman Blakeley temporarily got the
troublesome matter laid aside by remarkine
that Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Baumbach's representa-
tive, was absent from the room. He then, to
turn the thoughts of the committee from the
OF the canvass. by remarkiug- that it's
character should be decided at this time
whether it should be a lively, speech maxim p
campaign or a still hunt-and called for sug.
gastions by the members, whereupon he sat
down.
dreary silence ensued, which brought out
the laconic remark from the speaker, QUAKER
meeting'
KEEPING SILENCE.
Still no response, aud the chairman, to break
the deathly stiffness, called the attention of
the committee to the fact that neither the can
didates placed in nomination by the late Re-
publican convention, or the members of the
committee, had received any official notifca-
ton of their selection for their respective DC
7itiOns.
Mr.. Gorharu--But the people know who thew
are, at least so far two of the candidates are
concerned.
Chairman Dlakeley-Yes, but there is a
courtesy due the nominees of convention
that should not be lost sight of.
MIR. Thornton-The trouble in this case I'M
doubtedly grew out of the fact that the officers
and all connected with the convention were
glad to dismiss its proceedings from their
minds at the earliest opportunity.
Chairman Blakeley-Yes, 1 rather think Mr..
Daniels (the president of the conventiop) had
more trouble than he anticipated. In fact.
there was.a good deal more of ructlon than
anticipated.
SHINING LIGHTS WANTED.
just at this time Chairman Blakelcy seemed
I" comprehend that the discussion was ap-
preaching dangerous ground, and he put a stop
10 1t by calling upon J. T. Williams to step
down and invite Gov. Pillfbury and Charley
ef'iman to come up and commune with them.
LOYALTY.
Inc departure Of Mr.. Williams plunged the
committee into the Quaker meeting" con-
dlt'on before remarked upon by Chairman
b!akeiey, in which emergency Charley johnson
h'u!ed u Itoneer-Pirss. (the minneapolis paper
printed IN st. Paul. from his pocket, and com
inenced reading it. which act called forth the
remark from Chairman Blakeley: 81 see you
are loyal to your home paper.'
Charley Johrson-It's good enough for MS.
capt II. A. Castle-While it's undoubtedly
,yal to you, it might be asked if it is loval for
The Republican party, considering the course it
hAs taken with reference to one of the candi-
date. on the Republican ticket.
Charley Johnson--When it comes down tn
the questlan of loyalty to the party, 1 don't
thlnk the Dispatch has much of which to
boast. 80
Chairnan Bakeley-I for one don't think
Castle aud his Dispatch loyal. How would it
d'to formally read him out of the party?
Castle-lf you will do it you will save mo a
good deal of trouble
And then another quaker meeting silence
upon the committee, broken by the en-
nee OF Kittleson, the candidate for treas