Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-21
Third District.

The Third district delegates having retired
to the Senate chamber, Hon. @. F. Macdonald,
of st. Cloud, was chosen chairman, and w. III.
Tileston secretary. 1t was moved to take an in
formal ballot for three delegates to Cincinnati.
This was followed by the presentation of can
didates. Mr. Capser presented L. A. Evans,
of Stearns. John NJ. Gilman nominated Rob-
ert A. Smith, of Ramsey, and W.
T. Murray eloquently seconded the
nomination. Leon Houde nominated Hon.
j. Simmons, Of Morrison. Albert Scheffer pre-
sented the name of W. W. McNair, of Henne-
pin. j. N. Castle nominated Isaac Staples of
Washington, Mr.. Glenn then presented the
Lame of Hon. Eugene Wilson of Hennepin. He
said that Mr.. Wilson is a Democrat every day
in the weeek and every week in the year-a
Democrat who puts in his time and money in
support of every candidate, be he personal
friend or enemy; that he is the decided choice
of the county as shown by vote of 48 to Is in
this convention; that McNair is put forward by
set of Democrats who are never known to do
anything at homesfor Democratic candidates,
and that his henchman QLochren) is notoriously
disstasteful to the Democracy of Hennepin
because of his repeated open bolts of candi-
dates-and he contributed to the cause only by
attendance at Safe conventions to defeat the
Will of his people.
Mr.. Lochren thought it strange his Dem.
ocracy should be called in question. He had
been present at Stale conventions as an active
Democrat for twenty five years and he did not
need to say what kind of man he was. 1t
came with i'll grace for this nameless vagabond
to arraigu him. Two years ago he (Lochren)
had not supported the ticket because we did
not have Democratic nominee. MIR. Donnellv
did not claim to be q Democrat, and he did
not suppoet him. The man who had assailed
him was Dennis Kearney in a small way, try
ing to arraign the workipgmen against capital.
| oot foil hn ,fa1 l.
carriage by the Pillsbury family, and he went
about the county opposing Edmund Rice. Mr..
McNair had borne the standard of the party
when there was no hope of success, and had
spent his money freely. Mr.. Wilson was ready
to get in where there were soft places; where
there was little effort or money required for
success.
Ed. A. Stevens said this was not the place to
wash the Hennepin county dirty linen, but the
test was IN the county convention, where Will
son had forty-eight votes to fifteen for Loeb
ren. That showed MIR. Lochren was the choice
of the Democrats of Hennepin.
An informal ballot was then taken result
ing as follows:
McNair. ............l8 Wilson ..... {
Simmons ..... Smith "a
Evans .............lo staples. ............ lS
frdZee. ..lU
Mr.. Nugent of Wright, moved as Mr.. Smith
had the highest vote, to declare him elected by
acclamation.
Mr.. Houde opposed this. he spoke in be.
half of the frontier. Ramsey county already
had one delegate, which had been unanimously
4 chosen by the full convention. and she was
asking too much. There were other parts OF
the. State having claims besides st. Paul.
Mr. Murray explained that Mr.. Kelly was
representative of the whole State and Mr.
Smith was the only one asked by Ramsey
county.
Mr.. Castle took the same view as Mr. Houde
If Ramsey county was going to central every
thing they might well go home and let he
do the whole work
1t was finally decided to call the roll direct
onMr. Smith and he was chosen, motion
prevailing to make it unanimous before tn,
vote was announced.
Mr. Evans was then nominated by accla
nation.
vote on the third delegate showed "a fo