Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-08
9Th DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
They Assemble in Convention at Fer
gus Falls.
HARMONIOUS
AFFAIR
T, P. BarnKm. of StearEs. Nominated On
the First Formal Ballot.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

yention which met in this city to-day. as
foreshadowed in the GLOBE yesterday. was
a rather quiet, peaceful and orderly as
semblage. The night and morning
trains brought in the delegates from the
different portions of this congressional
district. so vast in extent and so important
in its varied interests that it takes. or
rather should take. the front rank in the
congressional districts of reorganized Min
nesota. Its people have too great interests
at stake to have it represented in the ma
tional legislature by the abiect tool of any
clique or body of men who have only their
own selfish and corrupt ends to subserve.
As is well known the district is overwhelm-
ingly Republican, and for years it has been
ruled with an iron hand by
BAND OF INSCRIPTIONS sCHEMERs
who have stolen the livery of the Republi-
can party under which they have robbed
the people, and well nigh despoiled the
land. 1t is no wonder, therefore, that the
honest and thoughtful men of the dominant
party even reyolted at this corrupt rule, and
determined to spew out the rascally gang
who for years have been growing wealthy
upon their ill-gotten gains. They did do
so at the Detroit convention, but the ring
did not dare to LET go their hold for fear of
an exposure that would not only compel
them to disgorge their stolen plumber, but
might place some of their number behind
the bars of q prison. The particulars of
this struggle between the vile and the better
elements OF the Republican party which
eliminated at Detroit, are too well known
to need repeating. That struggle is still
in progress azS it is under such circum-
stances that the Democratic district con-
vention assembled to-day III this city.
To very large extent
the representative Democrats Of the district
assembled in convention to-day to counsel
together as the best method to remedy the
glaring evidence of the past, and secure
PURER STATE OF AFFAIRS
in the future.
During the morning hours the delegates
met in little gatherings and discussed the
situation. They had no factious fight to
wage Their main object was to take such
dCllOu do NOuLN piOiiloO 'AiO bO0' HAO" p0N'
of putting an end to the baieful and cor
rupt rule of the Wiudom-Washburn coali
ton. both of whom, with nearly
all their henchmen and lackey:
who share in the spoils
live outside OF the district. They knew
that Knute Nelson was simply tool il
the hands of this band of plunderers, ant
that they had simply put forward pup
pet to DO their bidding and trusted TIT
clanishness, not to say ignorance, of hi
nationa lity 30 carry him through, and a
the same time aid the local Legislative
tickets in Boss WINDOWS interest. Al
these matters were discussed pro and cor
All united in the one desire to
REDEEM Thy DISTRICT
from the Window Washburn pine land rule
The following report of their doings i
convention assembled will give the reader
of the GLOBE the method by which the
propose to accomplish their purposes:
The Proceedings. az