St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-25
SECOND DISTRICT.
A Big Struggle For a Chance
to Go to Chicago.
Blaine and Edmunds Each Secure a
Delegate Call Made For the
Next Convention.
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among which were Sim Childs, of Blue Earth
City, of the postal department; Hon. G. H.
Smith, of the Worthington lam Office; Hon.
Jos. Bobleter, postmaster at New Ulm; Hon.
G. B. Tyler, of the Marshall land office; DR..
j. 7. Force, postmaster at Heron Lake; John
Farmer. postmaster at LIE Sueur, and the
name Of postmasters from small places was
Legion, for they were many.
One of the peculiar features of the con-
vention was the number of newspaper edi-
tors present as delegates or spectators: The
following are a few of them:
Jos. Bobletter, New Ulm Review.
B. w. Woolstencroft, Citizen, Fulda.
F. A. Day, Farmont Sentinel.
Burt w. Day, Jackson Republic.
L. G. Herr, Slayton Gazette.
J. A. Henry, GAINESVILLE Argus.
B. G. Sanborn, Madelia Times.
c. j. Coghlan, Lac qui Parle Press.
j. K. Moore, st. Peter Tribune.
G L. Smont, Wells Advocate.
Gen. j. H. Baker, railroad commissioner,
although recently reported out of politics,
was noticed as being present as a delegate,
and, as usual, his fine Italian hand could be
discerned in the different combinations.
Among the distinguished federal office
holders who, while not members of the con.
vention, still exercised wonderful influence
upon its deliberations, were E. P. Freeman,
of the Redwood Falls land office, J. K. Moore.
postmaster at st. Peter II. P. Hunt post
master at Mankato, and j. A. Harry, post
master at GAINESVILLE, j. B. Sackett, U. S. rev.
enue officer, st. Peter.
II. j. Neal, chairman of the district com
mittee, read the call, and the Hon. C. B. Ty-
Ter, of the land Office at Marshall, was elect
ed as temporary chairman, and J. Fl. Welch
as secretary. On motion a committee of
seven on credentials were appointed as fol-
lows:
B. G. Reynolds, Chairman;J T. Williams,
Blue Earth; L. T.. Rogers, LIE Sueur; C. H.
Smith, Mobiles; NJ o. Hall, Yellow Mede
cine; j. p. Kirby, Sibley: j. M. Thompson,
Brown.
j. T. Williams, of the committee on Gre
dentials, assuring the chair that everything
was lovely further proceedings were sus-
pended awaiting the report of that commit
tee. The following gentlemen reported as
culltlGu W 6edtS III Iue convention were
present.
Blue Earth county-9 votes; E B Evans,
Fl Baker, FL Cummins, G G Spaulding, HI
H Herring, 7 Williams, j A James, Wm
Thomas, E Warner,
Brown votes; Jos Bobleter, Ed Paulson,
j NJ Thompson D j Russell.
Cottonwood votes; A D Perkins, S H
Soule
Fairbault-6 votes; P Childes, j H
WEIGH, B G Reynolds, c L Smout, Hill,
Henry Temple.
Jackson-3 votes; Burt W Day, East
wood, DR. Force.
Lee Sueur-5 votes: LIZ Rogers, T Ran
dali, L Quackenbush, E j Jones, John Far
mer.
Lac Qui Parle-3 votes: J T jacobson,
G j Coghlan, FL A Larson.
LyOn-3 votes: G B Tyler, Fl Moline.
Lincoln-3 votes: G j Larson, w Joy.
MARTINI votes: F F Harlow, NJ E L
shanks. Capt VIM Bird, j L Higgins.
Murray votes: L G Herr, w Wool
stencroft.
Nicollet-4 votes: VIM scheimmel W j
Bean, w L Coupiin, Chas A Johnson
Nobles-3 votes: r R Miller, L Nelson
c H Smith.
Pipestone-9 votes: A Rice, Bleoni.
Redwood votes: L S Crandall, II D
Baldwin, John H Bowers.
Rock H Helen, E A Garfield.
Sibley-4 votes: G. L. Oberst, John Cub,
Chas. Bissen, j. P. Kirby.
Yellow Medicines votes NJ. 0. Hall,
- jacobson.
Waseca-5 votes: James Robertson, s.
Swanson, W. P. johnson, S. D. Crump, Fl.
II. Corson.
Watonwan-2 votes: B. c. Sanborn. j.
w. Segar.
The report of the committee was adopted
showing the convention to be composed of
seyenty-two members and the temporary Or
ganization made permanent.
CANDIDATE FOR CHICAGO.
On motion of G. Fl. Smith the convention
proceeded to take an informal ballot for one
delegate to Chicago.
Nominations being in order, each county
got to the front, and the following nominal
tons were made:
Hon. Jas. Bobleter of Brown, Hon. A M.
Crosby of Mobiles, F. A. Day of Martin, W.
G. Ward of Waseca, w. G. Gresham of Sib-
ley, Gordon Powers of Yellow Medicine, L. q.
Rogers of LIE Sueur.
Mr.. E. S. Warner, in very apt and elo-
quent speech, nominated Col. James A.
James, of Blue Earth county. He said that
in point of representation Blue Earth county
having one-eighth of the entire strength of
the convention, were entitled to consideration.
Of Col. James, he said no word need be said
He would advocate the claims of his candi-
date in spirit of fairness. He would say
nothing about Office holders (E. s. Warner,
deputy railroad commissioner, or those who
were not but would only speak of Mr..
James as a man, and one who would repre-
sent Blue Earth county and the district in an
acceptable manner. He was well known at
home and in the district. He had held a
number of important positions and had al
ways been found faithful to his trust He
was man Tin the language of Pinafore) be-
hold himl The remarks of Mr.. Warner
were applauded, and the convention proceed
ed to ballot with the following result:
INFORMAL BALLOT.
Ward. .............. Crosby 10
Bobleter. ........... 4 James,. Is
Day .............. Powers. ID
Rogers ............. Gresham .......... 4