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

The convention being called to order at 6
o'clock, the Congressional districts, by the
chairman of each caucus, reported their ac-
adopted by the convention.
The Second district recommended the
election of j. j. Greene, LIE Sueur county,
as Elector at Large.
Mr.. w. J. Whipple wanted o.know if the
Second district could elect an Elector at
Large.
Mr.. Ara Borton-''No. but you fellows can
do it for u.s." Naughter)
The Second DISTRICTS report was so separ-
ated, that the recommendation to elect j. j.
Greene was excluded from the adoption of
the report.
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
The convention then proceeded to the
election of Electors at Large.
F. Caldwell, of LIE Sueur, nominated j. J
Greene, of LIE Sueur. He was elected by
acclamation.
Albert Scheffer, of st. Paul, nominated
John Fredericks, Of Polk county. He was
elected by acclamation.
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Maynard, of Kandiyohi, moved that
the chair, at his leisure, should appoint q
State central committee, consisting of one
from each judicial district.
MIR. Dilly, of Carver county, moved to
amend by appointing a committee
of five to select at once a
State central committee consisting of fifteen,
one from each Judicial district, and one
from each Congressional district, Mr.. Dilly
urged the adoption of his amendment as the
plan likely to best suit the views of the De-
mocracy and the convention, as they would
have chance to pass upon the names re-
ported.
Mr.. Eugene Wilson, of Hennepin county,
would favor the amendment in respect
to having one member from
each Judicial and congressional district, but
he thought time forbid such action at the
hands of the convention at so late an hour.
He thought on the whole, the selection of
the committee, could he left with safety to
the wisdom, and discretion, of the chairman
of the convention.
Judge Maynard spoke to the question,
urging the defeat of the amendment. 1t
was custom of long usage, that of leaving
the selection of the central committee to the
profit nothing to abandon it now.
At this puncture, Mr.. Lochren of Henne-
pin county, stated at the last meeting of the
National Democratic committee,
it was recommended that each
member of the committee should be er-oficio
member of his State Central committee,
80 the National and State committees would
! be in closer relation.
| Mr.. M. Dorsn, of LIE Sueur county, moved
that Mr.. Lochren, member of the National
committee, be made er 0ffciO member of
the State committee.
Mr.. Dilly took exceptions, as no State
committee was in existence.
Further talk ensued on the question of ap-
pointing State central committee, when
Mr.. Dilly withdrew his amendment, and Mr..
Maynard's motion to leave the appointment
with the Chair was unanimously adopted.
Mr. j. G. Donnelly, of st. Paul, moved to
adjourn.
Mr.. Ansel Oppenheim said the two-thirds
rule had not been disposed of yet.
President Campbell explained that it had
been cared for in the resolutions from the
committee On resolutions, which had been
adopted.
The convention then, without further op-
position, adjourned, having transacted it's
business in a spirit of harmony, good feel
ing and unanimity, greatly in contrast with
the uproar and dissatisfaction, which char
acterized the Republican convention Of the
day befOre