Daily globe., 1882-09-29
1ELSON BRANDED 4 IBOLTER BY THE
REPUBLICAN, STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE

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REPUBLIC.lN STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
For the first time since the Republican |
imbroglio in the Fifth district we have an
authoritative declaration which dstermines
who was tho regular nominee at the
Detroit convention ON the 10Th 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 a large num-
Der of contested delegations, the tenn
gorary organizatienfwasa vital matter, and
both factions were struggling to secure it.
Col Johnston claimed the chairmanship of
the committee by virtue of specific ap-
pointment by the 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 held
ing over, to act under tho new order of
things. Tho only way to set the party
machine in motion was for the state CEN
tral committee, representing the entire
party OF the state, to select five new dis
trict committees. This was done, and
Col. Johnston was named as chairman of
| the Fifth district COMMITTEES.
When the convention was about to
| meet at Detroit, the Nelson faction of the
| committee assumed that Col. Johntson 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-
hberate intention of forcing split in the
convention, where they knew they were in
a minority. AS a consequence, both John
ston and Barto appeared on the platform,
and double-headed convention was
organized, resulting in the bolt
ing Nelsonites leaving the hall
designated in the call for the convention.
and holding boiling, rump 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-
1gnated IN the call, is entitled to the pres
tige of regularity" The Nelsonites have
not denied that their leaving the hall dos
ignated, was against their claim for regu-
larity, and as they filed down the stairs
Charley Gilman met them and shouted.
You have made a fatal mistake"
Their sole remaining claim rested on
Col. Johnston not being an authorized
chairman of the committee and that Mr..
Barto was duly selected. They denied that
the 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-
larlty. The record read thus:
Moved, that this committee designate chair
men of the district committees Carried
In the minutes where the record of
selection of chairman was made, it was
found to read:
Fifth district-Geo. FL. Johnston, of Becker.
chairman, etc.
This record, of itself, was sufficient to
settle the question of regularity, but
with the light of subsequent events be-
fore them, the committee on Yesterday
formally Uoted to approve the minutes.
This was as direct a declaration as
though the committee had passed. the
following:
ResoIeud, by the Republican State central
| committee, That Knute Nelson who assumes to
Dc nominee for congress in the Fifth congress
slonal d1strict, was nominated by convention IL
legally organized and according to party rules il
| a boltlng candidate and his supporters rank al
boilers from the Republican organization.
That was practically the verdict rem
dered by the State Central committee yes-
terday when they approved the minutes
OF their meeting which made Col. johnson
chairman of the Fifth district eonmittee
Nelson and his gang have ne longer
shadow of basis On which to rest their
claim for regularity. They stand branded
by their own State committee as delibsr-
| ate boilers.