Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-08
The Do,sbfe Headed

Precisely at 2 o'clock Mr.. Holt, from the
stage, called the convention to order and an
nounced that, according to the instructions Of
the district committee, the counties of jack
son, Mower and Freeborn, being contested
would not be allowed to vote on any question
! arising prior to the settlement of their con-
tests. At his mention of Freeborn county be-
ing contested an uproar ensued on the left.
notwithstanding which either MIR. Holt or Mr..
Simpson, of Winona, nominated Mr.. Youmans
for temporary chairman. 8. p. Child, ad-
| above the din, nominated Mr.. Braden for tenn
porary chairman, but Mr.. Holt. pay
ing, no attention to Child, proceeded
to go through the FERNS of putting
a vote and declaring Mr.. Youmans elected.
Thereupon, but in about the same time, Mr..
Child went through the form of putting vote
and declaring Mr.. Braden elected temporary
the anti-Dunnel crowd, as compared with the
other faction, appeared overwhelmingly strong.
The two chairmen stepped upon the stage
and took position at the table, each on the side
nearest to his faction. While the air was
beaten with opposing shouts, jeers, misses and
calls to order. Mr.. Morgan. of Freeborn, was
made secretary for Mr.. Braden's convention on
the left, and Mr.. Huntington, of Cottonwood.
was made secretary for Youman's 8
convention on the right. The pande-
monium was kept up while commit
tees were appointed on each side
on credentials, resolutions and permanent or
ganization, and the announcement of the MEM
bers of these committees by the respective
chairmen were inaudible at the reporters table,
only few feet away.
The committees on permanent organization
on each side reported in favor
of continuing the respective temporary
officers as permanent officers and their
reports were said to have been adopted. The
reading of the reports of the committees on
credentials was in each case drowned by the
yells of the opposing faction, and the putting
of votes and declaring results by the chairman
was to all seeming
ONLY IN PANToMIME.
The committee Of the left on credentials was
in first with it's report, and that side at once
proceeded to an informal ballot. At
this point the Dunnell leaders instructed
their party of the right to pay no more atten-
tion to the left. After that most of the noise
came from the left, but there was good deal
Of noise all the same. Quite often the chair
man and speakers of the right would be called
to order by the whole body of the left.
The right was first to reach its nomination
and Chairman Youman's announcement that
Hon. Mark 81. Dunnell had been unanimously
renominated was made amid calls to order and
groans from the left, and was followed by vig-
orous cheers from the right. Braden's an
nouncement that Hon. w. G. Ward had been
unanimously nominated was meet with jcering
laughter from the right and loud cheers from
the left. Then the left got more enthusiastic
than ever, and aided by most of the
spectators, gave round after round of cheers
for Ward and then NEST dismal round of
groans for Dnnnelf.
The convention OF tho right then adjourned
md Iaft ha hnusa fr of
the left which remained in session for speech
making an hour longer. As the Dunnell men
were departing the Ward men again groaned
for DuDnell.
This double-headed convention was
the most extraordinary and the
most exciting political meeting that ever oc-
CURED in our State of Minnesota. That the
intense antagonsm of the two factions did not
result in
VIOLENT COLLISION
must be attributed to the self.possession of the
two chairmen and the GOODNESS Of the leaders
on each side, all of whom proceeded
about as they might have done
if their programme had been mutually agreed
upon beforehand. Mr.. Youmans, whose quiet
manner largely influenced his side, vas at one
time so incautious as to designate the other
side as hyenas; and Mr.. Braden who, though
apparently anxious, was yet good-natured,
could not help but show his vexation when he
was called to order from the right, ,and continued
to address the chair. Gen. Baker in an aside
conversation with Mr.. Simpson vehemtntly de-
nounced the action of that gentleman and his
side regarding the the Freeborn delegation and
others of the two sides had hostile wordy con-
tests. But the men of the two sides were not
there to damage each others persons. On t he
one side they were determined to put Dunneli
in nomination.. On the other side they were
determined to defeat Dunnell.