Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

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instructed for Grant. The majority of the
convention was for Window, and the minor
ity had no say, so as to injure the majority's
candidate. If breakup came, and Win
dom had chance, if the Minnesota
delegation were instructed as to
second choice, it would antagonize all other
delegations, the friends of Grant or Sher-
man, etc. Mr.. Window is an honest, bona
fde candidate, should have the undivided
and continued support of the delegation all
the time, [Applause.
is THERE SECOND CHOICE?
d. s. Hall, OF Renville, asked if the Win
dom delegates should be all the time, first and
last, for Window, they yet could not elect
him, could they vote for any body else?
Senator Robbins, of Kandiyohi, remarked
the Davis resolution was a give-away, as it
expressed the possibility that Window had
no chance, and in such event, he should be
abandoned.
MIR. Severance, of Swift, took the same
grounds; that it recognized the impossibility
of Windom's nomination from the first.
The adoption of the resolution would give
such notice, as the conviction of the Min
nesota convention to other contestants that
Window would not be supported if they
fought him, etc.
j. P. Rea, of Hennepin, remarked that
Minnesota could not alone nominate Presi-
dent, bat her delegates could aid in electing
Window if they stood by him. (Applause.
He moved to lay the Averill resolution on
the table, but it was Withdrawn at Charlie
Johnson's suggestion for free speech.
Gen. Ayerill, of st. Paul, took the floor
md 10 Gov.
to TINS convention were largely instructed
for Window Blaine, and they should be
allowed to give expression to their opinion
and belief. In fact, every one knew that
Blaine was second choice throughout the
State, and would be first, if "favorite SON"
had not arisen in our midst. There was not
delegate in the convention who would not
endorse Blaine. Applause, long continued.
MIR. s. Z. Child protested against having
any one placed on the record against Blaine.
AS the State had gone for Window there
was no need of trying to transfer it to
Blaine.
THE LAST OF BLAINE.
The Davis-Averill supplementary resolu-
ton was then put and declared defeated by
the chair. Loud calls were made for divi-
sion by call of counties, which the chair
ignored.
FREE SPEECH.
Gen. Baker moved to adjoarn.
Major Halsted got up with his anti Grant
resolution, and protested.
Gen. Baker-I move to adjourn, Mr..
President. I move to adjourn.
Cries of yes, yes, no, no. Heaps of con-
fusion.
Gen. Averill called for vote by counties
on the res olution he offered.
Major Halsted, very red in the face. ges-
tulated wildly, and talked to q small crowd
of half dozen. Beyond this crowd his voice
could not be heard for the uproar.
member raised himself up to raise a
point of order, Nobody could see the point
in the confusion, though he insisted that
Major Halsted's anti Grant resolution had
been offered in the morning, was referred to
the committee on resolutions, and was as
much before the convention, as the Davis
Averill resolution.
President Yale declared motion to ad-
journ always in order.
Gen. Baker--Mr. President, move to ad-
journ.
Gov. Yale-All in favor of that motion
signify it by saying aye.
Aye, aye, aye. etc.
GOV. Yale-This convention does stand
now adjourned. Cheers. and rush for the
door,
Gov. Yale mover put the negative of the
question at all.
And thus was the convention captured,
manipulated and consummated for Window,
with the biggest kind of secret under
standing that Mr.. Grant was a very good
man.