Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-11
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80; vanDyke s; Wells 8; Card 1s; Greer z.
(Mem.-As A. j. Greer already
holds the sinecure Office of
county superintendent Of schools, it was
suggested that he be pensioned for life).
On motion the informal ballot was de-
clared the formal ballot and Mr.. Murdoch
declared the nominee. Being called upon
Mr.. Murdoch responded briefly and felici-
tously with the usual worn out thanks,
pledges, ETC., etc.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
The nomination Of county auditor being
next in order, Mr.. G. A: Perkins WIS NOM
mated (the present incumbent, and nom
inee on the Democratic ticket( thereby en-
dorsing the Democrats, and Mr.. Perkins
as most efficient officer, which the same
he is,an newspaper men who are fortunate
enough to secure Office.
A substitute was offered postponinc this
nomination until after the other nomina-
lions were made. Carried.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Next in order was the nomination of
three candidates for members of the legis
lature. Gn this county the members are
elected at large).
Murdoch moved to nominate one at
time. Teller proposed the trio. Murdoch
arose, saying he saw the game tried last
week In the Democratic convention and
they got into an open and shut fight
regular circus with the royal Bengal
monkey included; but before Murdoch
could finish, Feller with blush-he always
blushes-withdrew his motion, when the
convention proceeded to nominate the first
candidate as follows: o. D. Ford. Mazep-
pa; DR.. j. P. Waite. Plainview; Lyman
Jones, Greenfield; G. D. Paste, Lake
City; August Ludke, Elgin; E.
Perkins, Zumbro; w, n. Warning,
Chester; DIR. A. L. Lont, Mazeppa; s. J.
Schmaus, Pepin.
discussion here arose, the point being
that the candidates should be nominated
separately from the three sections of the
county, upper-Lake City, ETC., middle
Wabasha, Mazeppa, etc., lower-Plainview,
Greenfield, ETC., and before the matter was
over the Republicans had circus, with a
full menagerie and brass band, discounting
the Democrats of last week.
The discussion resulted in the pack
being cast aside and nominations made one
by one from each section. The northern.
or Lake City, section came first, and q. D.
Post, Lake City, and F. j. Schmaus, Pepin,
were placed as opponents. All informal
ballot showed ~ ballots cast Post As,
Schmaus 16, scattering 16.
Lake City drove their Post home while
PepIn Is still peepin for Schmaus. The
informal ballot was unanimous, and G. D.
Post of Lake City declared the nominee.
The nominee for Southern district, after
confusion dire and clashing of tongues,
bedlam as it were, an informal ballet was
declared in order. DR.. j. P. Warte, Plain
view, and August Ludke, Elgin, were nom
mated. Here again the deal was to pay
over imaginary lines of districts, and the
| ring performance went on with dozen
ring masters in the ring at once, notably
Tefft, Teller, Murdoch, Van Dyke, Jones,
Gard, ct al. The ballot performance went
on. Result, 70 votes. Warte SO; Ludke
%; scattering "a.
No choice. Now there was more fun
over the imaginary line (clown,) the aero
bats being unusually lively at the head
ring-master's crack of the snapper. Tho
result resulted in leaving the question as
1t was before. The ring master called off
the acrobats and the clown (imaginary
line) was retired, A formal ballot showed
76 votes.
'Warte, 20; Ludke, "a; Parker, 8; Ford, 2;
Jones, Is.
No choice. Mr.. Jones' name was with
drawn from southern district and a sec
ond formal ballot was INDUCED in, 70 votes
cast.
Waste. 81; Ludke, 40 Parker, 1.
The nomination of August Lullke was
unanimous.
The convention then proceeded to an il
formal ballot for candidate from middle
district, and now the fun began. Every
defeated candidate again entering the
ring for the finale of the legislative per.
Torrance. Result:
Seymour Jones 26; o. D. Ford 81; E,
Z. Perkins IL; DR.. Waite 8; W. II. War
ing 8. No choice.
second and final ballot was called, Mr..
Waring withdrawing in favor of Mr..
Jones. Votes cast, 80.
Ford 80; Jones Al. Mr.. Seymour Jones
was declared nominated.
T. A. Perkins was nominated by accla-
nation. Good enough.
The committee appointed to select a
member from each commissioner district,
they to select county committee, re-
ported as follows:
j. M. Martin, Lake City; E. j. Dugan,
Wabashaw; NJ. A. Grove, lakewood; NJ. G.
Radabaugh, Clifford; Charles Burchard,
Plainview.
The usual high-Aown, high-falutin, pre-
amble and taffy resolution endorsing and
fattering Billy Window for the United
States senate and instructing the legislative
members to support him were. after a
spread-eagle secondary speech, by E. Nj.
Card, passed. Adjourned.
Talk about the, Democratic convention