St. Paul daily globe., 1884-04-22
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato oflic
April 81!
Republican County Contention.


Probably the first convention ever held in
this city on Monday was the Republican
corn+r tonven+ion here Yesterday. All
morning the delegates were discussing the
question as to who was the man who could
'sget there" and carry New York.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Thomas and j. G. Fowler was
elected temporary chairman and Representa-
tive Spaulding temporary secretary. A com
mittee on candidates consisting Of Gorrie,
Stackpoe and Dyer reported the following
delegates entitled to seats in the conven-
tion:
First Ward-B Bangerter, T Jenkins, F
Kroecer, O Burbauer.
Second Ward-J Koller proxy, R Beat
ty. A james, Paul Iyerson.
Third Ward-H Jensen, LIP Hunt proxy,
B D Pay, r } Thomas, w Piper, RRoberts.
Fourth Ward-Wm Hodgson, Geo W Mead
j G Fowler, D Taylor, D B Owen, VIM
Thomas, L Thrordahl, W F Gorrie.
8Iaukato Township-W L Bradshaw, c
Bennett, L G NJ Fletcher
McPherson-H R Grignor. J c Wills, Jas
Wheeler
Mapleton-C spaulding, j E Brown, S
6 Brooks.
Butternut Valley-H J Roberts, Thomas
Wilson, Owen E Richards.
Lake Crystal-A j Stackpole, Jas W Lewis,
W S Hunt.
LcRoy-A Moon, II Cummins, Chas Stokes,
C Bennett, II S Hustled, W w Wheeler.
Rapidan-H w Mendenhall, j II Baker,
VIM Mendenhall.
Garden City, Warner, B Evans, 7
3 Church, Ezra Gates.
Lyra-Henry Dyer, c Benedict.
Judson-E Wigley, Vim r Jones, VIM
Wigley.
Vernon-G W Robinson, G F Grannis,
Peter Mertersdorf.
South Bend-D. Herbert.
Twelve towns were unrepresented.
4 B Evans, j G Koller, Geo w Mead, A j
Stackpole and G Benedict were appointed
committee to select delegates to the state con-
vention, and selected L Hunt, L G NJ
Fletcher, 4 J Morrison, j L SaXton, e S
Warner and 4. il Edwards.
E Warner, A James, G G Spaulding, S
II Hustled and W Wigley were appointed to
select delegates to the district convention,
and the following selections were made: E
B Evans, j Fl Baker, II Cummins, G
Spaulding, II H Herring, j T Williams, j A
James, VIM Thomas and R Wigley
The following resolution was adopted with
put a dissenting vote:
ResoIyed, That the delegates selected by this
convention to represent Blue Earth county in
the Republican district convention are here
by instructed to use all honorable means. for
the election of j. A. James as a delegate
from the second congressional district to at
tend the national convention, to be held at
Chicago, June 3, 1884
The sentiment Of the convention was op-
posed to instruction as to presidential candi-
dates, and the question Of personal prefer
ences were thrown aside. Commissioner
Baker, although there was no motion before
the convention, managed to get in little
speech in favor of unpledged (?) delegates.
There was strong sentiment in favor of
Blaine, and if a vote had been taken he would
have received a majority against any other
candidate, although Edmunds and Lincoln
are favortes in this section of Minnesota.
''NNe are for the man who can carry New
York and Ohio-if he is Blaine we are for
him: if he is Edmunds we are for him. j.
T. Williams, who was the power behind the
hrone in the convention, and acted as ad-
visor to the committees, declared himself as
in favor of ''old Abe's SON." Some, how
ever, do not take much stock in Williams
declaration fos Lincoln.