The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08


Necessary to choice ............ .,135
No one was elected
Gen. McLaren then moved that the conven.
Gon proceed to ballot for two delegates He
accepted an amendment to ballot for one
delegate, and the motion as amended wai
adopted
THE SECOND FORMAL BALLOT.
Amid disorder doubly dire, the secretary
commenced to call the roll of counties, and
Chairman Clarke, at intervals of ten seconds
hammered vigorously with big pair OF
shears-the only malleu accorded his high
office. Good humor was in the ascendant
however, the noise proceeding from the hun
dreds who felt that they must say something
OF explode. Again the individual caucusna
proceeded vigorously, the Graves leaders
Barto, Austin, ct al, being particularly act
a good share Of attention. In less time t!mn
was consumed IN taking ana counting the
first the second was concluded and the result
announced as follows:
Grayes .2322 Peterson
hlnureQ ...... 81
DuHHeu. .......... 1oIa1........... .ZoS
dOulu.. .......... IL
Necessary to a choice-135.
G. H. Graves was declared the unanimous
nominee. Mr. Storbeck, Meeker, moved a
committee of thirteen to nominate state
central committee. Mr. Gorden Hennepin,
moved to amend by continuing the present
committee for one year. Mr.. Waite of Stevens
moved to lay on the table, which was done
Mr.. Lind of Redwood wanted to know
whether the candidates are for Blaine o.
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 it he (Gould) was
elected to Chicago he would vote for Blaine
as long as Sabin, Davis or Graves, all three
understood to be for the Maine statesman.
gentleman, amid great applause, strobe upon
the platform. After speaking of high per-
sonal regard for Blaine, Mr.. Dunnen elab-
grated thus:
You. all know how deep place he has lla in the
affections OF the American citizens: This state
ibis 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
should I, hesitate to express my preference for
she recognized choice Of this convention. wish
to say in addition to this, that President Arthur
has brought the Republican party up to this
ministration. [Applause.] am glad that this
convention has honored Itself and the state by
| dent. OF the other candidates 1 have moth
Ing to say; but we live under
he1aocracy-under representative government
and the man that goes out from this convention
should go carrying with him the sentiment OF
the people whom he represents. l only want one
result, and that is that standard shall not be
i i
Chicago would seek to represent your senti-
ments there. Ii, Oh 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
Amunds. I would go to that convention with a
patriotic purpose and with a determination to do
you no dishonor. [Applause]
s. D: Peterson was the next, and said he
had always been Blaine man and would
stay so as long as he was alive
BALLoTING FOR THE soUTHRoN.
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 a good
deal more uncertainty as to the result than
upon the casting Of the former ballots, as nc
! one was at all prepared to say positively how
the result would pan out as between Gould
and Dunnell. The size of Graves vote
showed that both the Southern factions hao
given him support. Ramsey's and Henne
pins delegates were almost entirely FOL
Gould. A crowd gathered around the count
ing table, and when the tellers, during the
count, announced Gould 81, Dunnen 81
there was whisper all through the hall
The vote was then announced:
Gould. ..... 1873 Scattering. ..........
Pnnnell; ...........' g g ro+., Or
Necessary to a choice. .13t
Loren Fletcher suggested that Goula be
named the choice Of the convention, but was
booted at
DECIDED AT LAST.
The Gould men worked hard on the Peter
son delegation recognizing that if petersont
~ went to swell DunneU's 80, the tota
would be the necessary 1856 But up to the
moment of the announcement of the vote nc
one knew whether Winona or Owatonna wat
to be honored. There was less confusion
because men were more deeply interested
Dunnell paced slowly up and down one OF
the side aisles, while quietly conversing with
Sinclair and others of his friends. There wal
a rush toward the platform when yellow
Medicine" the last county on the roll, wal
! called, and the result of the count claimed
attention to the exclusion of everything else
Here it is:
Gould. $50 Dunnell. ............1
Scattering. .........
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 26e
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 a commit
tee of thirteen to appointa state central com
mittee Agreed to. Mr.. Flower OF Ramsey
moved committee of thirteen to name ar
electoral ticket and four alternates M
Dunnc]l of Steele wanted separate commit
tees for electoral ticket and alternatcs, but
the original motion prevailed The i'm
portance OF the matters yet to be attended tc
was impressed upon the delegates and al
| were urged TO remain. The chair named the
! following as the committee on the state cen
! trail committee:
G. II. strobeck, chairman, Meeker, TWELFTH
| Fl. M. Donaldson, Kittson, at large: A. H: Max
Dakota, First; w. B. Dean, Ramsey, Second; T. L
hfa R steee @
H. Smith, Mobiles, Sixth +. P Van Holsen, Doug
las, Seventh; Liberty Hall, Mcleod, Eighth; S
dom, Tenth; ". ". Hartley, Cass, Eleventh ~
Committee on electoral ticket and alter
mates, NJ. D. Flower. Ramsey, chairman, Sec,
ond district: Marcus johnson, kandiyolli, at
large; z; W. Peterson, Goodhue, First; W.
Fetter, Wabasha, Third; Loren Fletcher, Henne
pin, Fourth: W. Il: Kelly Steele, Fifth; 4; NJ
| Tail, seventh; 7. D. Strait Scott, Eighth; John
Lind, Lyon, Ninth; c. R. McKenney, Fillmore
| Tenth Q. H. Tucker, Polk, Eleventh; Gorham
| Powers, Yellow Medicine, Twelfth
REPORTING THE NAMES.
After nearly an hour spent in consultation
| the committee on state central committee
reported the following:
H A. Castle, Ramsey at large.
First District--D. r. Chamberlin, Dakota.
Second District-M. D. Flower. Ramsey.
Third District--M. J. Daniels, Olmsted.
Fourth District-C. H. Pettitt, Hennepin.
Fifth District; Nutting Rice
Eighth District-W. J. Ives, Mcleod
Tenth PstrfctCW Sergeant SDsss F Ss
| Eleyenth1E g: Jones, Becker:
Twelfth. :- H. strobeek, Meeker:
/
the committee was adopted. Chairman
| Flower then submitted the following report
| of an electoral ticket and four alternates:
ELECTORS
G. F. Kindred, Grow Wing.
| J. G. Nelson Washington.
J. D. Allen, Mower.
w. B. Dean, Ramsey.
l.. o. Thorpe, Kandiy0hf.
| A. D. Perkins, Cottonwood.
! Peter Rauen, Hennepin.
ALTERNATEa
CD. Wright, Otter Tail.
w. G. Ward, Wascca.
M. O. Hall, Yellow Medicine.
L. P. Fluke, Dakota.
H. STEVENSON of Polk moved to insert the
! name of s. G. Comstock for that of G. F.;
Kindred to head the electoral ticket. He did
| not receive second, and the motion was not
considered E. G: Ingersoll of Ramsey
| moved to adopt the report Mr. Warne of
Blue Earth objected, and claimed that his
| county had been ignored. Mr.: Steenerson
| insisted on his motion to substitute Com
| stock for Kindred, and said any arrange
ment made by leaders would not be- sane
| toned by the people Of the Fifth district
George H. Johnston of Becker said that the
nomination of Mr.. Kindred would settle all
difficulties, and that the contesting delegates
from Moorhead, in case Kindred was retained
as one of the electors, would not appear at
Chicago as contestants SteenersOn's mo.
| ton was decidedly sat upon and heartily
lost The Blue Earth question caused con.
siderable discussion and was finally settled
by substituting the name of J. A James OF
Blue Earth as alternate for M. o. Hall OF
Yellow Medicine. The reports as amended
was then adopted. 1t was decided that