Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-25
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

A. q. Rand RenOnstndted for mayor
GrOre b. Cooleg for Municipal Judge
and Vim. b. Hill for COmptr0iter-At'
the Nominations Made Without Fight,
Most of Them Being Chosen by Acctansa-
ton.
The Republican city convention met in
Association hall yesterday forenoon at 10
o'clock for the purpose of putting in nomi-
nation candidates for the Office of mayor,
city comptroller, judge of the municipal
court, associate judge and school directors.
The meeting was called to order by Hon.
George A. Bracket. Hon. John Il. Thomp-
son was elected temporary chairman and
Mr.. Byron Sutherland as secretary pro
tenn.
The chair appointed one delegate from each
ward as committee on credentials, as follows:
John De Laittre, G. d. Benton, X. 81. Hank
inson, R. B. Langdon, o. A. Pray and B. F.
Cole.
committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. D. G. Bell, John Watson and Geo.
HUM, were appointed committee on per-
manent organization.
The committee on credentials reported
convention. The committee on permanent
organization reported the names of Geo. A.
Pillsbury for chairman and B. Sutherland
for secretary.
These names were made the unanimous
choice of the convention.
On motion of DR.. Keith the chair ap-
pointed committee of five on resolutions,
consisting of Messrs. Keith, De Laittre,
Petit, Hankinson and HUM.
On motion of DR.. Evans the convention
proc eeded to the nomination for mayor.
Hon. A. G. Rand was unanimously chosen
by reclamation as the choice of the conven-
ton. A committee consisting of Messrs.
Bell, Pray and N. R. Thompson were ap-
pointed committee to wait on the mayor
and inform him of the nomination.
The committee on resolutions reported as
follows:
WHEREAS, All indications point to period of
unprecedented prosperity, growth and develop
ment of the material interests of the city dur
ing the ensuing years, it is of vital Importance
to all the people that we have as city officers
men of ability, honesty and integrity, and such
as are imbued with firm purpose to faith
fully discharge their respective duties; there
fore,
RESOLVED, That the Republican party, as the
party of law and order will ask, expect and re-
auire of our mayor and all the city officers q
cautious and economical expenditure of money,
and that taxation shall be kept at the lowest
possible rate consistent with our rapid devel-
opment: that good order shall be maintained at
all times, and that the laws and ordinances for
the suppression of vice and crime shall be hon.
estly and faithfully executed, and that all
classes of our citizens shall be required to yield
strict and constant obedience thereto, and in
for ho main
tenance of law and order, we pledge our officials
that we will render them all aid in our power.
The next business before the convention
was the nomination of q candidate for comp
troller. William B. Hill, the present comp
troller, was unanimously chosen by acclama-
ton.
The next business was the nomination of
a candidate for judge of municipal court.
The nominations were F. B. Bailey and Grove
B. Cooley, the present incumbent. The
first ballot was informal and resulted as fol-
lows: Grove B. Cooley 80, F. B. Bailey %.
The first formal ballot resulted as follows:
G. B. Cooley, IS; F. B. Bailey, 10. The
nomination was made unanimous.
For associate judge, the candidates for
nomination were Messrs. F. B. Bailey. G. q.
Parke and j. L. Hines.
The ballot was formal and resulted as fol-
lows: Bailey, As; Parke, 1; Hines, 8. The
nomination was made unanimous.
On motion, committee was appointed to
confer with committee from the Demo-
cratic city convention to put in nomination
candidates for school directors, to be voted
for jointly.
The committee appointed to wait on the
mayor to notify him of his nomination re-
ported having found that gentleman too ill
to call on the convention. He sent writ
ten letter of acceptance, however, that was
read by the chairman of the committee.
The reading of the letter elected hearty ap-
plause and the convention adjourned.