Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-15

Headed Charger of the Prairtes Waxed
Bva swede-Martin Nelson Promises to
Bolt--No Nominee for County Attorney
"A Resolution Pledging Support to the
State Ticket-Deacon Hilyard on Hand,
But Thomas jefferson and the Old
Liners Conspicuously Absent.
Knowing the uselessness of taking an um-
brella within the precincts of Republican
convention, and ever expecting to see 1t
again, the GLOBE envoy extraordinary
plowed through the mud and dripping rain, at
10 O'Clock yesterday forenoon, to witness the
incubation of the radical county convention.
There was an air of solemnity about the old
court house, and an apparent 1eehng
that there was an appropriate
fitness of things for Republican
convention to assemble in the room just used
by the grand jury to indict the gamblers and
fallen women. In fact most OF those present
were casting furtive looks over their left
shoulders as though they expected to see the
grand Jury materialize and summon them into
court as culprits or guilty witnesses. If the
time it is probable every window on the second
floor would have been broken in the frantic
efforts of the delegates to make hasty exit
Ten O'Clock came. The room was cold and
dismal, and no Castle in-the-air put in an ap-
pearauce to call the squad into organized ex-
istence. Two or three life insurance agents
were suspiciously hanging about, watching
for chances to take dou6le extra
war risk on the unlucky can
didate. Deacon Hilyard, of the African
M. E. church was earnestly engaged IN pack
ing white delegate in favor OF nominating
man and brother for register of deeds. He
met with a cold shoulder, as is usual when
there are any loaves and fishes to be divided.
At 1919 the convention began to assume
shape by the appearance OF the coroner VINO
was evidently looking for a job and concluded
he had sure thing for a corpse this
time. Foote, the prophet who feretells the
rise and fall of the republic, was orac,
ularly searching his coat tail
pockets for a copy of few ''unpremeditated
remarks" when the-ahem!-" unexpected
honor" might be conferred upon him..
Mp. Langford was looking about to see II
there was any loose crumbs floating ABOUT ior
his demoralized relalve-the Dald-neaoeo
charger of the prairies.
Deputy State Treasurer Theodore Sander was
laboriously endeavoring to convince Swede
delegate that his instincts were entirely Scan
dinayian and In favor of leather seats to pam
falcons.
CASTLE MATERIALIZES.
Thus we're the frisky delegates disporting
themselves when at precisely 1O:2O q. m.-
with twenty minutes of the precious time OF
the GLOBE reporter wsated and an hour or so
more likely to be-Capt. Castle skinned him
self alive, and laying his rubber coat on the
floor, mounted the rostrum. A death like hush
came upon the audience in anticipation OF the
apples of gold in pictures OF silver which they
were sure would tall in eloquent cadence from
his undulating, ruby lips, like soap bubbles
from the pipe Of small boy. And in this they
were not mistaken, The gallant captain
craned his neck until his ears brushed the
whitewash off the twenty-foot ceiling, and
proceeded to make hia preliminary speech.
At the end of five minutes an art1culate SOUND
was heard from the rostrum, and Deacon Hill
yard was noticed to be edging along towards
the door, apparently having the idea that
levied. This wss false alarm.
The captain simply asked for instruc-
ton to keep the pesky Democrats from con-
trolling the Republican primary meetings.
Deacon Hilyard's paleness gave place TO
healthy and natural hue as he drew long
breath and resumed his seat.
The gallant captain then depicted his great
cincts instead of by wards. He had been very
ANXIOUS (oh, so very anxlous) to have this
done at the time of the convention which
was called to send a Pillsbury- -McGill delega-
ton to the state convention, but he
had not dared to go contrary to the traditions
of party usage, and hence though it grleved his
soul (he didn't mention the grief of O'Dris-
coll-McLaren-Blakely ct al) he had felt
obliged to call the meetings by wards lie
hoped the convention would prevent the
Democrats from controlling the Republican
party of Ramsey county, by ordering the
primaries by precincts.
Bv the time be had reached this point in his
speech his ears had brushed space fifteen feet
square on the ceiling entirely clear of white
wash, and there was danger of wearing a hole
through the roof. Just as Deacon Hilyard
was on the point of rising and moving that the
gallant captain be allowed to print the remain
der of his remarks, he announced that he
would now read the call for the convention,
which he proceeded to do.
Prophet Foote moved that Gen. John I.
Ayerill be elected chairman, which motion
prevailed.
Gen. Ayerlll proceeded in business like
called for the regular order. Castle nomlnat-
ed VIM. E. Bramhall, for secretary, and some
one else named A. z. Warren for ASST slant,
and both were chosen.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
The chair then on motion of Mr.. Hughson
named the following committee on creden'
tials:
First Ward-A B. Wilgus. Second-P. c.
Haas. Third--Jacob Hammer. Fourth--E.
E. Hughson. Fifth-Gustav Willius. Sixth
WIN. Gray. County Geo. Hazard
THE DELEGATES.
After brief absence the committee reported
the following list of delegates entitled to seats:
First Ward-J. II. schurmeier, j. B. Sam
born, John Blum, Chas. G.. johnson, I. Will.
son, ". E. Bramhal, 5. Morrison, A. B.
Wilgus.
Second Ward-Thomas Jefferson, j. K. Hill
yard, Marshall Sherman, Chas. Dana, P. G.
Haas, c. 81. Petsch.
Third Ward j. T. Ayeril, Jacob Hammer,
r. A. Clifford, Luhrsen, E. L. Larpenteur,
James Davenport, Jr., James P. Walsh.
Fourth Ward-E. E. Rogers, A. P. Warren,
E. E. Hughson, H. w. Foole, Andrew Iverson,
G, w. Becht, W. L. Wilson, H. A. Castle,
Lewis Hartel, s. A. Blomquist.
Fifth Ward-Gustav Wlllius, L.. Adams,
Martin Nelson, Andrew Esklund, Edward Ro-
tert, Geo. W. Freeman, P. N. Krk, c. E. Kel-
Ter, A. " Rutherford, C, Walhum.
Siyth Ward-M & GRAY VIM Bircher