Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-13
7HB BLOODY FIRTH.
Kindred Nominated and Nelson and
Gilman Bolt.
THE OLD RING SQUELCHED.
Mixture ST Platforms, Pistols, C0nsta.
bles, Bludgeons and Bad Blood.
THE BOLTERs' LAME DEFENSE.
Full Report Of Both the Regular and
Boiling Conventions.
The Fight of the Factions.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1


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 can
assure you that 1t corresponds to the political
situation in the Fifth district.
As have told you from the start two con.
ventions were Inevitable, and the only ques-
ton was how the split would occur. The con.
ventian was called to meet at Bowman's opera
house at 1 p. m.
At II O'Clock I 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 a ticket
being issued and some were printed and circu-
lated, but signed by no one. While this was
going 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 OF the committee to
decide. They then 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 succumbed 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
pack Of tickets in his hand, which, he said,
were ready to issue.
-
tickets right here!' and
THEN THE FUN BEGAN.
c. 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 a neat little speech.
He said he was there as chairman of the com.
m!ttee tc 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, "to be true to the party
and il 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 g
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 it seemed to appear TO Barto
that he had better 60 ahead and shouted: 81
call for a nomination of temporary chair.
man."
Then there was fun alive
A Nelson man nominated s. G. Comstock
of Brainerd, for temporary chairman.
johnson put his motion for Holmes and the
Kindred men yelled laundering "aye." He
called the negative, but the Nelson men were
80 busy electing Comstock that they did not
respond.
II declare E. G. Holmes elected temporary
chairman" shouted Col. johnson, and Holmes
bounded on the platform as Though he had
been shot from a cannon.
81 declare 3. G. Comsi ock elected temporary
chairman" shouted Barto, and Comstock
leaped to the front and stood
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER By HOLMES.
Sleeper moved committee of seven on ere
dentisls 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 paodemonium let
loose feeb1y describes II.
Suddenly ex-Sherlff Mertz, of Brainerd, who
had mounted the platform,
SEIZED OoMsToCK By THE COLLAR,
and commenced pulling him back saying
"You have no business here"
Quicker THAI can write it, thirty or forty
excited men jumped upon the stage, the re-
porters' table was showed back and over
turned, and one long table On which the re.
porters roasted came down with crash, add.
ing to the noise and confusion. It looked for
a few minutes as though there might be a
free fight. 1t was everybody's yelling race,
and everybody did their duty. The sheriff
and posse. ten or twelve men, The had thirty
in the hal) finally managed to prevent bat.
tie on the platform and there was brief lull
in the din.
Col. johnson then came forward and in a
loud clear voice said: "As chairman of the
district committee, recognize but one chair.
man OF The district, Mr.. Holmes. There must
be quiet or the hall will be cleared"
w. W. Hartley of Brainerd called upon the
Kindred men to keep quiet and let the othe,
side make the noise He uroed xbay,, r., C,t..