St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-07
A POLITICAL VICTIM.
George A. Pillsbury Set Up for
Mayor.
The Republican Choice. T. Wyman
Gets Left.
Sam Goodnow Nominated for City Comp
troller - W. B. Hill's Pins all
Knocked Down--Aldermanic
Nominations.

The Republican city convention was held
in Market hall Yesterday, converting at 10
o'clock. The large gathering of spectators
evidenced the fact that unusual fntesest is
being taken in municipal politics, as well as
the fact that it was predicted an interesting
contest was about to occur
between the Pillsbury and the
Wyman factions. Many Of the delegates
were known to be Wyman men, and it was
expected that they would make decided
stand in favor of their standard bearer
That they had not the temerity to rise up
and publicly assert their prefer
ence, is perhaps matter
of surprise, unless it be
for the reason that they were cleverly out
generated by the shrewder re-pullers and
slate makers Of the opposing element Of
course no compromise could have been
made by the convention whereby Mr.. Wy
man would have become the candidate. It
would have effected disorganization Of the
party which would not have been
glued together again in time
to accomplish effective campaign work next
fall. Then the convention did all that was
left for it to do-nomfnate George A. Pills
bury, and force him to accept and to run.
ORGANIZING.
The convention was called to order by F.
F. Davis, the chairman of the city committee,
and Judge Rea at once nominated him for
temporary chairman.
Mr.. Davis made the customary acknowl-
edgement of the high honors conferred in
selecting him to perform the duties of pre-
siding over the August body assembled. He
spoke of the exigencies Of the campaign
as presented by the complicated
condition of Republican municipal
politics. He said the people felt an anxious
solicitude. Then he belittled himself by
hurting bad smelling words at the present
administration, 1t was the old, old abusive
policy of the campaign of two years ago re-
suscitated, and they were words, too, which
fitted the peculiar shape and dimensions of
the mouth of the speaker with I'm amazing
aptitude. From this he drifted back to the
convention saying that it was the crystaliza-
ton of a grand attempt to secure better
government, although that is not what law
yers usually care for. He called upon his
hearers to vote to lift the city from the ruin
into which it had been plunged and then
prayed that wisdom govern the convention.
Fred Peet and w. P. Roberts were chosen
secretaries.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Col. Hauker moved that a committee of
nine be appointed by the CHR, one from each
ward and one at large, on credentials. Car
ried.
The committee was announced as follows:
Col. Hooker, E. T. Comstock, E. W. John
son, Byron Sutherland, j. c. Williams, A.
Swenson, N. H. Roberts, J. N. Cross and A.
Bailey.
A recess of ten minutes was taken for the
committee to report.
DELEGATES.
The committee on credentials submitted
the following list of delegates eligible to seats
in the conve ntion:
FIRST WARD.
First Precinct-Peter Pasha, E. D. Brown,
Henrey Stanley.
Second Precinct-E. F. Comstock, H. f.
Blaisdell, j. A. Rankin, J. L. Gould, VIM. Lind
quist.
Third Precinct. P. Rea, Ole Guam, c. A.
Nimocks, Charles Harris, Samuel Rich, f. F.
Davis. tsye 80
First Precinct-George A Wheaton, j. s. Nc
Clary, Peter Anderson. W. f. Lund John Lawton
j. c. Berry, s. Paulson, NJ. W. Barrows.
Second Precinct-J B. Gilfllan T F. Andrews,
R. Jamison, j. II. Elwell, S. H. Baker, c. W.
Smith, E. NJ. johnson, j. H. Gilman, A. Il. Num-,
S. B. Lovejoy, L. L. Longbrake.
THIRD WARD.
First Precinct. j. Getchell, N Truesdell, o.
G. Severson, Robert Pratt.
Second Precinct-Capt.B. Hunt,J H Wingate,
]. o. Wells, Peter Rouen,F. j. Geist, O. B. Skin
ner, W. F. Nye.
Third Precinct-Byron Sutherland, P. Osan-
der, E. B. Dillingham;, John W. Anderson
FOURTH WARD.
First Precinct-N. H. Giertson, c. L. Gore, O.
j. Evans,
Second Precinct-Col F. Hooker, Dr. Barnard,
H, s. Turner, F. P. Lane, S. R. Kitchel and A.
F. Scott.
Third Precinct-E, s. Corser, c. A Bovey,
Fred T. Peet, Clarkson Lindley, j. F. Byers,
Robert McMullen, A. M. Bailey, J. W. Grove, W.
P. Roberts, A. NJ. Hilliker, E. j. Davenport, A.
NJ Scott.
Fourth Precincts. B. Thompson, Samuel
Goodnow, G. W, NJ. Pittman, Collins Hammer,
j. H. Mcconnell, Dr. Laton, Dr. Lindley.
FIFTH WARD.
First Precinct-W. h. Leonard, Edward Lane,
H. o. Chowsn, L. Fletcher, William Hooker, j.
G.. Williams, John Carlson.
Second Precinct-Charles A. Pillsbury, H. G.
o. Morrison, A. F. Gale, NJ W. Lewis, c. #.
Woodman, Charles A. j. Marsh, D. L. Pratt, II.
A. Fisher.
Third Precinct. NJ. Parker, N. R. Thomp-
son, j. A. Wolverton, S. C. Robinson, W. NJ.
Bracket, G. A. Clawson.
Fourth Precinct-Daniel Day, Mike Nash,
James Stoddard, 81. c. Cutter, W. B. Tuttle
Charles l. Bank.
sIXTHwARD.
First Precinct-W. F. Mccarthy, A. G. Hau-
gan, G. F. johnson, Andrew Tharlsen, DR.. c. NJ
Skinner, Carl Larson, John o. Score, E. New
man.
Second Precincts. I. Wing, A. Tollopon, s.
L. Brierley, F. L. Brachelder, Ole Byorum, Dr.
c. W. Drew, Martin johnson, Selah Mathews.
VIM. H. Springer, H. Eyer.
Third Precinct-C. Hilstadt, Z. Koortgaard,
Charles Babcock, Louis Aase, o. Linberg.
Fourth Precinct-Seth Emerson, n. T. Sioberg
Otto Foltz, A. P. Abel, H. B. Cramer, H. T.
Ames, S. NJ. Matthews and L. Swenson.
SEVENTH WARD.
First Precinct - James McCulloch, James
Griffin, John G. Sterrett, Stiles Gray.
Second Precinct-Charles Robinson, Phineas
Phelps, A. D. Libby, n. A. Roberts and Ole
johnson.
EIGHTH WARD.
s. N. Cross, c. W. Wells, G. T. Newcomb, G.
A. Sweet, H. W. Smith, H E. Lawrence.
The report was adopted. DR.. Evans moved
that the temporary organization be made the
permanent organization. Carried
1t having been moved to proceed to an in
formal ballot for the nomination of mayor.
E. S. Corser moved an amendment in view
of the
COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING THE MATTER
of making majority nomination, that
committee of one from each precinct in the
city be appointed by the chair to meet in con-
ference with the view of selecting a
man which the convention could safely unite
upon.
I B Gilfllan Thought the convention was