Daily globe., 1882-09-29
NELSON BRANDED A BOLPER By TIM
REPUBLICAN, STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.

RHPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
For the first time since the Republican
imbroglio in the Fifth district we have an
authoritative declaration which determines
who was the regular nominee" at the
Detroit convention on the 18th of July.
1t will be remembered that Col. John
ston, who supports Kindred, and Mr.. Barto,
who supports Nelson, each claimed to be
the chairman of the district committee and
clothed with authority to call the conven-
ton to order. AS there were large num-
Der of contested delegations, the tenn
porary organizationiwas vital matter, and
both factions were struggling to secure it.
Col. Johnston claimed the chairmanship of
the committee by virtue of a specific ap-
pointment by tho State Central committee.
Heretofore the State was divided into
three districts, but by the new apportion-
ment it was made into FIVE, and there were
consequently no district committees hold
ing over, to act under the new order of
things. The only way to set the party
machine in motion was for the state GEN.
trail committee, representing the entire
party of tho state, to select five new dis
trict committees. This was done, and
Col. Johnston was named as chairman of
the Fifth district committee.
When tho convention was about to
meet at Detroit, the Nelson faction of the
committee assumed that ColIJ ohntson was
simply member of the committee and
not its chairman, and they proceeded to
name Mr.. Barto as their chairman.
This was done with the de-
iberate intention of forcing split in the
convention, where they knew they were in
a minority. As consequence, both John
ston and Barto appeared on the platform,
and a double-headed convention was
organized, resulting in the bolt
ing Nelsonites leaving the hall
designated in the call for the convention.
and holding boiling, Eump convention in
tent. By all political, party usage, the
convention called to order by the duly ap-
pointed chairman of the district commit
tee,and meeting in the place specifically des-
lgnated IN the call, is, entitled to the pres
tige of Regularity" The Nelsonites have
not denied that their leaving the hall dos
lgnated, was against their claim for regu-
larity, and as they filed down the stairs
Charley Gilman met them and shouted,
"YOu have made fatal mistake
THAR cola raro ,Io;,x> ...4.1
Col. Johnston not being an authorized
chairman of the committee and that Mr..
Barto was duly selected. They denied that
tho action of the State central committee
named Col Johnston as chairman.
and assumed that he acted as such simply
because his name stood first ON the list of
the committee. .....
The first meeting of the Republican
state central committee, since the Nelson
bolt, took place yesterday, and the
minutes of the meeting last
May or June, when the district committee
were appointed were referred to for the
purpose of settling the question of regu-
larity. The record read thus:
"hoved, that this committee designate chair
men OF the district committees. Carried.r
In the minutes where the record of
selection of chairman was made, it was
found to read:
Fifth district-Geo. II. Johnston, of Becker.
chairman, etc.
This record, of itself, was sufficient to
settle the question of regularity, but
with tho light of subsequent events BE-
fore them, the committes on yesterday
formally Uoted to approve the minutes.
This was a. direct a declaration a.
though the committee had passed the
following:
Rcsoleud by the Republican State central
committee, That Knute Nelson who assumes to
be nominee for congress in the Fifth congress
slonal district, was nominated by a convention il
legally organized and according to party rules ia
boiling candidate and his supporters rank as
boilers from the Republican organization.
That was practically the verdict rem
derod by the State Central committee YES
terday when they approved the minutes
of their meeting which made Col. johnson
chairman of the Fifth district committee.
Nelson and his gang have ne longer q
shadow of basis on which to rest their
claim for regularity. They stand branded
by their own State committee as delibsr-
ate hOlters