Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-13
7HB BLOODY FIRTH.
Kindred Nominated and Nelson and
Gilman Bolt
THE OLD RING sQUELCHKD.
Mixture sf Platforms, Pistols, Consta.
blvs, Bludgeons and Bad Blood.
THE BOILERS LAME DEFENSE,
Full Report Of Both the Regular and
Boiling Conventions.
The Fight of the Factions.
Especial Telegram to the Globe I

IHe FtBNt OF Hc RQCCtOnS-
Especial Telegram to the Globe
DETROIT, Mimi, July 12.-Hell reigneth
The Lord be praised. If the religious senti
ments OF these phrases seem to be mixed ca,
assure you that it corresponds to the politica
situation In the Fifth district.
As I have told you from the start two con
ventions were Inevitable, and the only ques
tion was how the split would occur. The con
ventian was called to meet at Bowman's opera
house at 1 p. m.
At IL o'clock 1 visited the hall and found
the Kindred men in possession. As 10 O'Clock
approached they began to send out for lunches,
apparently
INTENDING TO CAMP THERE.
There were all sorts Of reports about ticket
being issued and some were printed and circu-
lated, but signed by no one. While this was
gong on the district committee was in
session at the American house. The Nelson
men on the committee offered preamble and
resolutions, with the list of delegates they
proposed to recognize.
Col. johnson, chairman of the committee,
refused to entertain them, on the ground that
it was not the province CT the committee to
decide. They thea wanted to depose Johnson,
and five of the committee voted to elect A.
BartO, of Stearns, chairman of the committee
The other four members of the committee
were not present. As the hour of l O'Clock
approached the anti Kindred forces gathered
at the Nelson tent, at one end of the town,
and at 1855 came marching in body to the
hall. There were good many of the Kindred
delegates outside of the hall also, and as the
crowd surged up the stairway
THE JAM WAS IMMENSE.
At the door Of the hall were representatives
OF both factions, who would only admit those
they knew to be delegates. As there were
more outsiders than delegates, the crowd out
side was biggest, and but for the sheriff and
force Of thirty deputies the doors would
have succnmbed to the pressure.
About 1:15 Col. johnson and Mr.. Barto
worked their way through the crowd and
came on the stage together. Col. johnson
said they decided to have the hall cleared. and
that he and Mr.. Barto would then issue tickets
to delegates and get things in order. Mr..
Barto supplemented this request and held Q
pack of tickets In his hand, which, he said,
were ready to issue.
A man in the crowd shouted: 'sIssue the
tickets right herew and
THEN TIE FUN BEGAN.
G. B. Sleeper, Kindred man from Brainerd,
jumped upon chair and stated that Gilman
and Graves had withdrawn in favor OF Nelson
but that they would get tickets for Their
friends and that they would unfairly pack the
hall.
Barto replied that they proposed to give
Kindred 100, Nelson 100, and Gilmen and
Graves twenty-six each. Col. johnson then
came to the front and made neat little speech.
He said be was there as chairman of the COM
msttee to call the convention to order. The
canvas had been one of the hottest ever known
in the state and it was for them to say
whether they should act in harmony and Or
derby. The Republican party of the state and
of the United States demanded harmony. 81
call on you," he said, s'to be true to the party
and If necessary take the dark horse for the
sake of the party. believe IN the principles
of the Republican party and you should stand
by them. / call for the nomination of a
temporary chairman.
Up to this point the crowd had quietly
listened to Col. Johnson, and Barto had been
quietly standing few feet away. BY the
time johnson had uttered his concluding
word some one on the Kindred side nomi-
mated E. G. Holmes, of Detroit, for temporary
chairman.
About then 1t seemed TO appear TO Barto
that he had better go ahead and shouted 81
call for nomination of temporary chair
man."
Then there was fun alive.
A Nelson man nominated s. G. Comstcck
OF Brainerd, for temporary chairman.
johnson put his motion for Holmes and the
Kindred men yelled a laundering "aye.' he
called the negative, but the Nelson men were
SO busy electiDg Comstock that they did not
respond.
81 declare E. g. Holmes elected temporary
chairman" shouted Col. Johnson, and Holmes
bounded on the platform as Though he had
been ehot from a cannon.
~ declare 8. G. Comslock elected temporary
chairman shouted Barto, and Comstock
leaped to the front and stood
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER BIZ HOLMES.
Sleeper moved a committee of seven on ere.
dentials and Holmes put the motion and
named his committee.
A Nelson man moved committee on ere.
dentials also, and Comstock gave the motion
and appointed his committee.
All this time both sides were yelling like
mad, reporters were standing on chairs and
tables, delegates were leaping upon the plat
form, standing on chairs, gesticulating and
speaking, and to say it was pandemonlum let
loose feeb1y describes If.
Suddenly ex-Sheriff Mertx, of Brainerd, who
had mounted the platform,
SEIZED CoMsTocK BIZ THE COLLAR,
and commenced pulling him back saying
"You have no business hefe.''
Quicker than can write it, thirty or fort,
excited men jumped upon the stage, the re
porters' table was showed hack and over
turned, and Ole long table on which the re
porters roasted came down with crash, add.
ing to the noise and confusion. It looked fo
few minutes as though there might be
free fight. 1t was everybody's yelling race
and Everybody did their duty. The sheriff
and posse, ten or twelve men, The had thirt,
in the hall) finally managed to prevent bat
tie on the platform and there was brief Iul
in the din.
Col. johnson then came forward and in
loud clear voice said: ''As chairman of tn
district committee, I recognize but one chair
man OF the district, Mr.. Holmes. There INNS
be quiet or the hall will be cleared
w. w. Hartley of Brainerd called unon tn
Kindred men to keep quiet and let the othe
side make the noise He r1r0ad fhor, e. 49,