Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-26
PROHIBITIONIsTys PALAVER,

They Meet and Pat a Ticket tn the Field.
The Prohibitionists of Hennepin county as
sembled in mass convention" at Good Tenn
plar's hall yesterday morning. At 10 o'clock
seventeen persons, including four newspaper
reporters, had arrived, and the affair had every
appearance of being greater failure (if such
a thing could beg than last year.
81. III. Durham called the convention to order
and NJ. ID. Gone was unanimously elected
chairman. He made the usual stereotyped re-
marks in regard to the great question of pro-
hibition, and hoped that the convention would
be perfectly harmonious. d. P. BEDDING was
elected secretary, and the business of the con-
vention was then inquired by the president.
A committee of three, consisting of j. NJ.
Durham, Miner Ball and W. T. Anderson, were
appointed on resolutions. motion, to ap-
point committee of five on nominations was
considered lin view of the small number in
attendance) plan to break up the convention
and the chair suggested that two more names be
added to the committee on resolutions, and
the two committees act together. This was
agreed to and Gov" W. W. Sstterlee and J.
8. Randolph were the ones appointed.
While the committees were absent the chair
courteously invited any of those present to
''air their eloquence," but no one seemed to
hear the appeal.
After fifteen minutes wait during which
time two ladies and several disinterested per-
sons dropped 10, G. @. Bracket, of Lincoln,
Ill. who has resided in the city only five
weeks was Induced to make few remarks, in
the course of which he handled the mayor and
chief of police in anything but tender way.
He arraigued the Republican party, and stated
the misery entailed by whisky.
The entrance of the committees ended
MIR. Bracket remarks and the following report
WAS submitted by J. 8. Randolph chairman of
the nominating committee.
For Auditor-M. D. Cone.
For Sheriff-A. g. Lane.
For County Attorney-E. P. Hughes.
For Recorder of Deeds-J. W. Sutinger.
For Clerk of Court-D. P. Redding.
For Surveyor
For Coroner-Dr. L. P. Foster.
For Commissioner East Divisional. V. Tai
bert.
For Senator, 9th district
For Representatives 9th distrct-W. Eibel,
j. A. Temple and e. l.. Higgins.
For Representatives Goth district-Aaron
Gould, j. Il. MoKenney, Josiah Thompson, A.
Tharalson.
Mr.. Randolph, after reading the ticket, stated
that no names had been put forward for coun-
ty surveyor or Senator in the Twenty-seyenth
district, the committee desiring the conven-
ton 80 select their own nominees. He also
wished 1t understood that the ticket was not q
temperance but prohibition ticket.
Inview of Ehis remark, Mr.. Lawrence Gre
ated some excitement by saying that several Of
thenominees we're drinking men, and he knew
it. This assertion Gov" Satterlee denied,
and asked for proof and to find out which of
the nominees were drinking men" the con-
Vention decided to vote on each name sepa-
rately.
When the vote was called for county auditor
the name of James T. Pribble, who was noni-
mated by the Democratic and Greenback con-
ventions, was brought forward. Mr. Cone.
who was nominated by the committee for that
office, Immediately arose and said that Will e
he did not care for the nomination yet he was
opposed to nominating a man who wss the
candidate of the Democratic or whisky par
ty.'' and how Mr.. Pribble could be prohib-
Zionist and Democrat was mystery to him.
My, Ed. A. Stevens nj this point arose and
stated that FIVE out of six of the saloon
keepers in Minneapolis were Be
publicaus, and voted that ticket.
The name of MIR. Pribble wasE finally dropped
and M. D, Cone unanimously nominated. The
nominees as put forward by the comittee were
accepted by the convention unanimously until
the name of William Eibel (Scrap Iron Bill
was reached. When the question of his nomin-
alton was called Mr.. A. NJ. Greedy arose and
stated that Eibel was dishonest and he did not
like to see the ticket encountered by such a
man. A lengthy dispute then took place
which resulted in Mr.. Eibel being unanimous.
~ nominated.
When the name of Josiah Thompson, Jr.,