Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-27
ANOTHER DOUBLE HEADER.

Tho Kindred Mon Organize at Duluth
and the Graves Men Bolt-A Convenient
U. 8. Officer who Recognizes Civil Scr.
Vice Reform by Assuming to be n
Chairman.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
DULUTH, Mimi, June 26.-The st. Louis
county convention to elect three delegates 70
the Fifth congressional district convention
to be held at Detroit July Ii, and also to
nominate acounty ticket and elect delegates
to the Legislative district convention, was
called to order, in Court house hall, by Frank
Easton, chairman of the county committee,
who read the call and called for nomination of
a chairman. j. E. Knowlton was nominated
by the Kindred faction and Thos. H. Pressnell
by the Graves faction. The vote was called
on the name of j. E. Kuowlton, who was de-
clared elected amid general cries for division of
the house, ETC., but with commendable
promptitude Capt Pressuell took possession
of the chair. while Mr.. Knowlton captured one
further to the right. Each side then proceeded
to elect secretary and appoint eacha COM
mittee on credentials. The Kindred men made
their report first and attempted to proceed
with business, when Capt. Pressnell announced
that his faction was the regular one and pro-
interference from mob. One of the Graves
delegates then called upon the chairman to
clear the hall of all except their side, and, If
necessary, to call on the sheriff for aid.
Sheriff McQuade then announced that he
was no partisan and saw no reason as Iusto-
dian of the court house, why any one who
was peaceable should be elected at the same
time he regarded the Pressnell- Graves set as
the ones who were regular, but would not pre-
frvo Ia Ia;r al
this juncture the Kindred men withdrew to
Monheim's office across the hall and each
faction proceeded with the regular routine
business of nominating county and legislative
tickets and the three delegates to Detroit. The
Graves faction elected D. G.. Cash, R. C.
Mitchell and Frank Burke as such delegates,
aad adopted resolution instructing them
solid for Graves.
In the Kindred convention the regular
routine was also gone through with, when j.
E. Knowlton, F. w. Eaton and II. c. Kendall
were elected as delegates to Detroit, and q
resolution instructing for Kindred was unani-
mously passed.
A very significant fact in regard to the
caucus in Duluth Is found in the fact that at
the last fall election Gov. Hubbard received q
total vete of ISL in st. Louis county, while in
the Duluth caucus between 1,700 and 800
votes were cast. Evidently tissue ballots are
at discount, while intimidation at the ward
caucus and open violence is reported.
LATER.
The excitement, which has been intense has
subsidized with the adjournment of the conven-
tions. The legality of the two organizations
will be tested at Detroit. No one claims that
Capt. Thos. Pressnell, receiver of the land
Office, was ever elected chairman of any con-
vention, but simply assumed control as soon
as his name was called. As there are no uncon-
tested delegates anywhere for Col. Graves,
his name will not probably be mentioned at
Detroit, and this useless expenditure of wind
will be of NO particular avail. 1t seems
to be generally acknowledged that the
contest will be between Nelson and Kindred, ex-
cept where local preference of certain faction
is for Graves. In his own county Mr.. Graves
has very strong opposition, and would not
be able to carry the full Republican vote.