Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-13

vention were present and elected him, becaus
Col. johnson refused to recognize the resolu
tion referred to. He then went into an al
gument to prove that they had the right
depose johnson. Col. johnson said he wa
elected chairman of the congressional con
ventlon by the state central committee, an
that his position was above and beyond cor
troll OF the convention. "Gov. Barto Is the
BIGGEST FRAUD IN THE STATE"
The secretary of the state central com
mittee, Capt. Castle, is here and will call o.
him to state how was appointed"
Capt. Castle stepped to the front and said b
was not party to the controversy, but in re
ply to the appeal made TO him he would sa,
that Col. Johnson was expressly elected chair
man by the state central committee. [Will
applause by the Kindred men,
| Barto said that when the committee was ap
pointed il had the right to act.
Col. johnson in reply said he had decided
upon making ruling which would have
given the convention to Nelson If he had not
been interfered with by the committee. He
would read the ruling, and he did SO as fol-
lows: "This ruling recognizes the party ma
chinery and may work injustice in some coun.
ties, but it leaves the burden OF proof
on the boilers, and if any Injustice
Is done it can and will be rectified,
by the committee on credentials. In this de-
cision believe have the support of the Re-
publican party of the state and shall have the
support of every fair minded man of the con-
vention. As 1t is notorious fact that there
are boiling delegates from the different fac
lions, who are here to-day for the sole purpose
OF effecting the t mporarary organization, ad-
mitted so to be by all parties in interest:
"FIrst-That the convention can not be or
ganized by uncontested delegates and THEY do
not constitute majority of the whole number.
"Second-I rule that, for the purpose Of
effecting temporary organization, only the
delegates elected by the meeting presided over
by the chairman elected under the call of the
chairman OF the county convention be allowed
to vote"
This ruling, he said, would have given Mel.
son forty-four votes and made him the nom.
inee.
Comstock then interposed to say that John.
son had been deposed because he refused to
obey the majority Of the committee. He had
also arbitrarily adjourned the committee.
Col. johnson said the convention was called
to meet at o'clock, and it was after l when
he adjourned the committee. He proposed to
recognize Mr.. Holmes as temporary chairman
OF this convention and no one else, and unless
he was carried out on shutter he would stay
then proceeded to read the call. When he had
nearly concluded the reading it seemed to
dawn on Barto that he was getting left, and he
commenced to read the call. Yells of
s'PUT HIM OUT
and other cries, prevented word that Barto
uttered being heard: Half dozen delegates
on both sides commenced making speeches,
and confusion was worse COMPOUNDED again.
In the midst of this Col. johnson shouted:
'Clear the stage of all except the committee
aud reporters. l have hired this hall and will
have it cleared. II order Is not preserved the
sheriff and his posse will be on hand again."
THE SILT.
One Nelson man shouted, 81 move the con-
vention adjourn to the tent on the prairie"
Comstock gave the motion and his side yelled
and he declared it carried. Comstock then
started to 60, but some one made q sug
gestion to him, and he caught the cue and
ne said that he would not leave unless he was
put out. This was, OF course, an afterthought,
Tor he had shouted in his loudest tones that
he convention had adjourned, and now he
wanted to be led out by an officer, to make it
appear he was forced out of the hall.
A deputy sheriff accommodated him, and
arm In arm they walked to the door.
n otrOHS iOTcS uau Dcen guarding the door,
both inside and out, to keep out four or five
hundred outsiders who were in attendance,
ind 1t was quite difficult to get the door open
so the boilers could leave.
AS they started to 60 Col. Johnson shouted,
- This is the regular convention and all those
IN favor Of regular and square nomination
will please remain. Those who wish to go
away without making nomination can, of
course exercise their pleasure
LAUNDERING GORDON ELECTED.
At this juncture laundering Gordon, who
lives at Minneapolis, outside of the district,
chair and called upon the Nelson,
Graves and Gilman men TO leave.
Policeman W. Whitney very properly col
Jared him and put him under arrest for dis
turbing the convention, he not only not being
a delegate, but from outside OF the district
BE was marched out of the hall by police
man and his voice has not since been heard in
the land.
The Nelson gang then ra pidIy retired, leav-
ing the Kindred faction quietly in possession
of the hall.