The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-08

anxious to send him there.
Gen. McIaren then moved that the conven-
ton proceed to ballot for two delegates He
accepted an amendment to ballot for one
delegate, and the motion as amended wac
adopted
The vote was given as follows:
Candidates. Votes. Candidates. Votes,
| Gould :............. 81 Kindred. ........... 20
Dunnell.. ........... 40 -
reterson. .......-.. - - iotal...........'269
Necessary to choice. ................ .......135
No one was elected, therefore, as was to
have been expected
THE SECOND FORMAL BoLLor. 5
G GFaTes ;..... 2 e Peterson '..'......
DunneH. ....... 1otal.-...'..-..-@osf
UOulO.
Necessary to q choice-135.
c. H. Graves was declared the unanimous
| nominee Mr.. Storbeck, Meeker, moved
committee of thirteen to nominate a state
central committee. MI: Gorden, Hennepint
| moved to amend by continuing the present
! committee for one year. MI. Waite of Stevens
moved to lay on the table, which was donei
Mr.: Lind of Redwood wanted to know
whether the candidates are for Blaine or
against him. Mr.: Gould took the platform
and said he had heard from the convention he
had heard Blaine's name go up in shouts He
asserted positively that if he Could was
elected to Chicago he would vote for Blaine
understood to be for the Maine statesman.
Loud cries for Dunnell were made and that
gentleman, amid great applause, strobe upon
the platform. After speaking of high per
sOnal regard for Blaine MI. Dunueu elab-
grated thus:
You all know how deep place he has In the
affections of the American citizens This state,
four years ago, is iInbued with enthusiasm for
this man. He is the choice of the majority. As
my friends have said, if should be elected
delegate to Chicago, I should not dare. nor
the recognized choice of this convention wish
to say in addition to this, that President Arthur
has brought the Republican party up to this
grand hour by wise and judicious national ad-
! ministration lApplause.] am glad that this
convention has honored itself and the state by
recognizins the eminent services Of our presi-
dent. OF the other candidates l have moth
ing to say, but we live under
| democracy-under representative government;
should 90 carrying with him the sentiment Of
the people whom he represents. only want one
result, and that is that our standard shall not be
| allowed to trail in the dust. If was to go t0
Chicago would seek to represent your sentl-
| ments there If, on the third, or fourth or fifth
| ballot, it should become evident that Mr.. Blaine
was not to be nominated, would work for the
| next best man-let it be Arthur, or let it be Ed
munds would go to that convention with =
patriotic purpose and with determination to dc
you no dishonor. IApplause.l
| s. ID. Peterson was the next, and said he
| had always been Blaine man and would
stay so as long as he was alive
The third ballot was next called for, the
same confusion prevalent which seems in
separable from the writing of delegates
| names On slips of paper. There was good
deal more uncertainty as to the result than
| upon the casting Of the former ballots. as no
! one was at all prepared to say positively how
| the result would pan out as between Gould
| and Dunnel1: The size of Graves vote
! showed that both the Southern factions had
given him support Ramsey's and Henne-
6piepafPS or
Gould. A crowd gathered around the count
! ing table, and when the tellers during the
| count, announced Gould 81. Dunnell 81"
there was a whisper all through the hall
The vote was then announced:
Gould. 800. ........ 1873 Scattering. ... 1
Psss9ssn :::: :;::,i: Total. go
Loren Fletcher suggested that Gould be
named the choice OF the convention, but was
booted at. S. D. Peterson, mounting on a
| chair, said:
Thanking my friends who have so we'll stood
| supporters to vote for solidly Blaine man. not
one who has been converted at the eleventh hour
| !Cries of Name him name hint mean Mark
Il. Dunnel (heavy cheeringl.
DECIDED AT LAST
The Gould men worked hard on the Peter
son delegation, recognizing that if Peterson'e
AZ went to swell Dunnell's SO, the total
would be the necessary 1876. But up to the
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| one knew whether Winona or Owatonna was
| to be honored There was less confusion
| because men were more deeply interested.
Dunnel paced slowly up and down one of
Sinclair and others of his friends There was
a rush toward the platform when yellow
| Medicine" the last county on the roll, was
| called, and the result Of the count claimed
attention to the exclusion of everything else
| Here it is:
| Gould - 1SODunneu ,,s
Scattering. ......... /
J The result was received with hearty ap-
| plause, but no motion was made to make the
| election of Gould unanimous
| Mr.: Strobeck OF Meeker moved commit
! tee OF thirteen to appoint state central CON-
mittee. Agreed to. Mr.: Flower of Ramsey
moved committee of thirteen to name an
| electoral ticket and four alternates Mr.
Dunnell of Steele wanted separate commit
tees for electoral ticket and alternates, but
the original motion prevailed. The inn
| pOrtance OF the matters yet to be attended to
| was Impressed upon the delegates, and all
| were urged to remain. The chair named the
| following as the committee on the state cen
| tral committees:
H.; NJ Donaldson, kittson, at large: A. H. Max,
| Dakota, First; W. b. Dean, Ramsey, Second; +. T.
6G ms,ed rh HennsPin Fourth Morrison,
II. Smith, Mobiles, Sixth; F. r van Holsen. Doug
las Seventh; Liberty Hall. Mcleod, Eighth; S.
dom, Tenth; W. W. Hartley, Cass Eleventh.
nafes F On electoral ticket and alter
large; 4 W. Peterson. Goodhue, First w. H
rSsteE, WabaSha, Third; Loren Fletcher, Henne-
SnSss si.' Ks!{ Sfefs E5s {;
Tail: Seventh: T. D. Strait, Scott, Eighth; John
E Lind Lyon x !, Ninth: R MGKenney, Fillmore,
Powers, Yellow Medicine Twelfth.
REPORTING THE NAMES.
-, After nearly an hour spent in consultation
| the committee state central committees
reported the following:
T. A. Castle, Ramsey. at large.
Second Distrct-M D. Flower Ramsey.
Fourth District-C: H. Pettitt, Hennepin.
Fifth District-L; Nuttins. Rice.
! Sixth District-F. 4. Day, Martin.
Eighth District-W j. Ives, Mcleod.
Tnth PRls s.1iat Bobeter, Brown.
| Eleven:h-E G. Jones, Becker
Twelfth. Charles H. Strobeck, Meeker:
~, Oh mouon OF Loren Fletcher, the report of
| the committee was adopted Chairman
Flower then submitted the following report
OF an electoral ticket and four alternates:
r. Kindred, Grow Wing.
). g. Nelson. Washington.
| w. b. Dean, Ramsey.
] IL. u. Thorpe, kanGlyOhi.
A. ID. Perkins, Cottonwood.
| Peter Rauen, Hennepin.
| ALTERNATES.
! c. D. Wright. Otter Tail,
w. G. Ward, Waseca
| N. 0. Hail. Yellow Medicine
| L. P. Fluke, Dakota
Sabin's alternate IL Wright; Davis. Ward:
Graves. James; and Gould's, Fluke. To
make all things serene the electors and alter
| mates were chosen by acclamation Tha
state central committee was empowered "a
| till vacancies. and the convention adjourned
! after continuous session Of four hours and
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