St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-03

Intentionally done a deal of injury. In
Wright county there seems to be little dis
satisfaction, perhaps growing out of the fact,
as read in the Monticello Times, that they
have candidate of their own whom they
would like to put forward as a compromise
if there is any show for him. Their lack of
support think is not so much to create dis
sensions in the county as to hold him
in Hennepin county l think | am safe in
saying that the fair minded business men in
the towns and the cities and the farmers in
TIE country, to very large proportion, are
thoroughly satisfied with the results of the
convention. There are some very worthy
gentlemen who are leading members of the
party who are not interested to ac-
quiese in the results of the convention, but
/ do not think they are many, still if they
continue in their present course they may
work up more or less of q following. / had
hoped, however, from day to day that their
better Judgment would prevail and harmony
would be restored. | am slow to believe that
they would poison any candidate to his defeat,
who had nothing to do with the proceedings
by which they were defeated in the courts.
Mr.. McGill-What are your views as to the
continuing powers of the old committee!
Mr.. Gilillan-I don't know how far I
ought to discuss these questions with this
committee. Personally [ am not disposed
to have any controversy with the committee
upon that question | suppose you assume
to act and discharge your duties as COM
mittee until your successors are appointed.
Whether Mr. Camp will continue to neglect
to appoint committee or not l am not pre-
pared to say, but believe he is acting con-
scientiously, and | should not be surprised
to see him appoint a committee at any day.
Mr.. Butts-''Of course, when he does, that
ends this committee. l shall have to differ
with Mr.. Gilfllan as regards the condition of
affairs in the city of Saltwater. l think he
will be unable to carry the Scandinavian vote
and a part of the American vote. A good
deal of bad feeling has been occasioned
thcre.''
Mr. Gilfillan-"I have made constant eff
forts to abstain from participation in any of
the controversies in that place. Everything
seemed to tend toward harmony again until
the recent influences from this county fer
mented the old feeling.
Mr. Barden--'' You regard your nomina-
ton as regular and you propose to stand by
it!n
Mr. Gilfilan-If you will divide your ques-
ton will say in answer to the first part of it
that so far as the regularity and binding
force OF the proceedings in the convention
leading up to the nomination are concerned,
[ consider them without spot or blemish.
1t was attempted by some to run the con-
vention 26 to %. The convention took the
bits in its teeth and run itself 26 to 25, but
with different result. Farther than that
the proceedings of the committee I do not
care to discuss, much less to critcise. 1t is
something over which we nor this committee
have any jurisdiction.
Mr. Benton stated that he had entered a
formal protest at the convention.
Mr. Gililan-I am lead to believe that in
Anolla, Sherburne, Chsago, Isanti, Pine,
and Ramsey counties there is entire satisfac-
ton and we ought to consider well before
doing anything to disturb the nomination,
or we may produce manifold worse state of
things than now exists. / shall be glad to
cooperate with the committee at all times
with reference to a prosecution of success
full campaign, | hold q
trust which shall not
desert and | desire. to do everything and
anything CONSTANT with an honorable
course in the interests of harmony, but shall
not be party to nor consent to any action
tainted with dishonor to anyone. | might
be able to withstand an honorable defeat
but not dishonorable flight.
The committee than went into an execu-
tive session, but failed to develope anything,
adjourDing subject to the call of the chair
man on the first Tuesday in August.