Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-03
afternoon Session.
The convention was called to order at 2:3O

afternoon Session.
o'clock. -....'
1t was all of 8 o'clock and more before the
committee on credentials came forward with
their report. Ex-Gov. Yale, chairman, declared
the committee had had tedions
work, but that the committee
found the duly accredited delegates
to be as given above in the committee report,
Continuing, Gov. Yale said that Marshall
county was contested, the ground being that
the person certified as delegate was Demo-
crat, but, as Mr.. Craig had the papers, the
committee decided in his favor.
sTEARNs COUNTY WAR.
contest also came up in Stearns county,
but having been unable to reach any conclu-
sion, both delegations were reported to the
convention for its action.
MIS-. p. Jennison, .of Red Wing, Thought
this a slip shod manner of making report.
We should know ust who were with us. As to
stearns county he wanted to know what was
to be done with the two delegations.
Gov. Yale explained that the committee had
no recommendation to make.
On motion the committee report was adopted,
and all admitted as duly accredited delegates
excepting stearns County. .....
Gov. Yale moved that the Stearns county del
egation headed by Capt. Collins and Mr.. 81. G.
Mr.. s. P. Jennison moved to amend by ad-
uniting both delegations and giving them four
votes between them.
Loren or Little Villain Fletcher, of Mime
apolis, amended the amendment so that both
delegations could have twenty minutes to pre-.
sent their case,
This amendment prevailed, and then q
wrangle arose as to who shold shoot off first,
Capt. Collins and Wato or the j. V. Brewer
ard A. BartO delegation. ~
Pending this, Gen. s. p Jennison wanted
the hall or aisles cleared of all but delegates.
He called upon the secretary Of State, as Gus
todian of the capitol, to remove any man from
pois, unless weighted down with credentials as
a delegate. i
{. Wild Rice of Watonwan, wanted a seat. He
wanted the country members to have seats
and deliberate with the city gentlemen in mat
tiers of interest to the State. Give us a chance.
daughter and applause.)
Fletcher, of Minneapolis, wanted Rice to
come over and sit near him.
Wild Rice-"Cgsar paused upon the hanks
Of the Rubicon." loud and prolonged laugh
teri
The uproar having half died out and the Sec
rotary of state having furnished additional
seats, Capt. Collins, of St. Cloud, stearns
county, presented his side of the story, and
claims for seats as delegates. In substance
Capt. Collins claimed that his delegation were
regularly elected, and by the instance of Re-
publlcans and in accordance with the regular
call issued by John Cooper, chairman of the
county committee. The gentleman protested
against the admission of the Brewer delegates,
because elected irregularly and through un-
in his behalf. He further protested against
the nomination of G. A. Gilman for
any Office ON the State ticket. In substantial
ton of all this, Mr.. Collins read long pro.
test signed by forty nine delegates to the
county convention, all of whom protested
against the admission Of the Brewer crowd.
He claimed and commended that every precinct
in the county went for Searles except one, and
that went for Gilman, and it was a precinct
where Republicans were generally tnlldozed
by Democrats. To summarize, Capt. Collins
held that the Brewer delegation were elected
by q convention WHICH adjourned before II
o'clock, when the call was for II CLOCK, aud by
that call, or convention in accordance with
that CALL the delegation he represented wa
elected. He wanted full vote in the Stat.
convention, or none at all.
ANSWER or THE ANTI-RINGSTERS.
Ex.Lieut. Gov. A. Barto made reply. III
appeared as delegate from Stearns county
and wanted for his delegation four votes O.
none, wanted them by right. The fact was
that the Collina-Waite delegation, to defea
Hon. G. A. Gilman, attempted to ignore th,
Republicans of Stearns county. They wer
making fight against Gilman, but the ques
ton was, after all, should Republicans be rep
resented or not. Gov. Barto continued b,
other, delegation. It was, he claimed
q cooked up and arranged thing With hem t.
vote down and defeat everything for Gilman
and x6ey jumped this state or condition O
thinSA upon every voting locality in Stearn
county. Wherever the G ilman party met tn
Others in fair and square fight. and were defeat
ed, they had nothing to say, but when it wa
done by fraud, they came to this convention tc
have the matter righted.
THE RAscALrTIEs OF THE REPUBLICAN RING.
Mr.. J. V. Brewer followed Mr.. Barto, OK
planning the call of the county conven ton, Al
leging that it was sprung upon the Republi
cans of the county, the committee being mad
up of men opposed to Mr.. Gilman. Immedi
atcly upon the call of the convention the strik
ers for this 3ring wereE sent owe
the county, the caucuses were held before til
people knew anything of the call, they electe'
the men selected for them and adjourned. Il
Jordan who organized himself into 5a2SApcus
He was president, secretary, andthe entire pal
ty. In the town of Albany thesAemocrats RI
the thing. Mr.. Brewer then recited how it wa
done IN Holding, WILDWOOD and Getty, whe
the same kind of work was DONE In the latte
town Mr.. Verlier, with his son and dry good
box, composed the convention. Other town
| were mentioned in the same strain. OF tn
result in Lake George he had an affidavit of J
r. George, showing that the secretary of til
caucus did not live in the town. Coming t
Lake Henry be said the report of the caucu
was made ard signed before tie caucus wa
called.
| The LIE GIVEN.
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liar.