St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-24
THE REPUBLICANS.
Gathering Of Their Great
State Conventions
Yesterday.
New York Convention Captured
by Edmunds-Arthur
Combination.
Which Claims Three-Fifths Of the
States Delegates to
Chicago.
Blaine Captures the NajOrity of the Ohio
District Delegations
Gen. Grosvenor Declares that Republicans
Must stop sneering at Ohio Men.
Blaine Captures the Majority of the Ohio
District Delegations.
Gen. Grosvenor Declares that Republicans
Must stop sneering at Ohio Men.
OHIO.
[speclal TeIegram to the Globel

CLEVELAND, April 23.-The Sherman men
fred the opening gun in the Republican
state convention, which was called to order
at $3.50 O'Clock this. afternoon. Over 700
delegates and 5000 spectators filed the On
tario street tabernacle, where the convention
is being held The district delegations held
separate caucusas at 2 O'Clock, one hour pre-
cedng the opening Of the convention, ana
selected three delegates to the national con
vention, members Of the various committees
and vice president from each district.
There was a hot fight in the First Cincinnati
district, the stalwart Arthur men, headed by
Cincinnati government officials, making
much blow and buster, and endeavoring to
create Il boom for Arthur. This failed, and
the wrangle resulted in a complete victory
for the Sherman men. This delegation ar
rived in the convention fully twenty minutes
after the chairman, Col. j. o. Converse, had
called the delegation to order.
Rev D. II. Mueller, of Cleveland, called
the blessing of the heavenly throne upon the
assembage in very fair and bipartisan
prayer of about two minutes dur>tion. Con
verse made a lengthy speech, open>~& with a
plea for harmony and calling attention TO
two facts, ''that Ohio always went Repubf-
can in presidential years and could always
rely on Democratic blunders to counteract
the effect of Democratic successes" He an
n0unced the temporary organization as fol.
lows: Gen. Chas. Grosvenor, chairman; w.
e. Sherwood, secretary; Dayton Glenn, Silas
Fields, of Franklin, and J. T. Hamilton, OF
Delaware, as secretaries.
Gen. Grosvenor was then introduced and
made a somewhat lengthy address. He was
greeted with loud applause. The work Of
the Republican party for the past twenty
years he dwelt at length on, together with the
war of the rebellion and the financial condi-
ton of the country during the last two de-
cades When he mentioned the name OF
Senator John Sherman in connection with his
record as secretary of the treasury, there was
loud and prolonged applause, which came at
first like the sounding of rabble in the
street. For a moment it wavered, as
if afraid to break out louder.
then a faint cheer resOunded, which was
gradually caught up in all parts of the hall,
and then arose a wild cheer, which was pro
loGged for several seconds, then silence
cheering, clapping of hands and stamping of
feet. The speaker paid considerable atten-
ton to the state legislature and its action on
the liquor question. He praised the Scott
liquor law, and spoke in fattering terms Of
the Republican party, and its attitude
on this local question. He also
touched upon the sheep interests of Ohio,
and endeavored to show the failures and ,er-
rors of the Democratic party in its legislation
on this granger interest. ''We must carry
Ohio in October, or the Democrats will carry
the country in November" cheers fol-
lowed and a delegate in the rear part of the
hall yelled, ''Blaine viii carry it." This was
the signal for an Outburst, wild enthusiast
tic outburst for Blaine. Cheer after cheer
rang out, men rose to their feet and waved
their hats, and for fully two minutes the ap-
plause was continued; when Gen
Grosvenor said whoever was NOM
mated at Chicago the Republicans
of Ohio would carry Ohio for him. There
were loud cheers and stamping effect. At
the conclusion of his speech the various dis
tricts reported the names of their delegates
to the Chicago convention and their commit
teemen. The convention then adjourned
until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Tonight the Blaine boomers are not as
wildly confident as they were. They imag-
ined that they were going to sweep every
thing before them, and secure, without much
contest, a delegation to Chicago pledged for
the man of Maine. Recent events have
given them cause to moder-
ate their enthusiasm, and it
is apparent now that Blaine gets the en-
dorsement and support Of the Republicans in
the Chicago convention he will have to fight
hard, for both the delegates from the south
ern and central parts of the state are very
generally Sherman men, and while they are
not as wildly enthusiastic for their man as
the Blaine boomers are for Blaine they are
not disposed to allow the Maine statesman
to head an Ohio man on his native heath if
they can help it. The fight is a warm one,
and while the Blaine men are probably in a
majority, their majority is not enough to
take any risks upon.
The latter held mass meeting and caucus
tonight. None but pronounced Blaine dele
delegates were allowed to speak. Editor J. F.
Mack, of Sandusky, was chairman, thirty-siX
counties were represented, many speeches
we're made and there were loud cheers for
Blaine.
j. T. Lawson, Jefferson delegate, said
81 am for the martyred Gartield's bosom
friend, James G.. Blaine, for president, and
for vice presidedt the son of that other
brare martyr, I mean Robert Lincoln. l
hn1inyn jy cto,o6inr solid for
Blaine and Lncoln.' Another delegate said
the Sherman men already wanted to
compromise, but that it was too late. The
Sherman men would be allowed no quarter.
The caucus placed the names of Judge
West, of Lyon county, and Judge Amber, of
Columbian, in the field as candidates for
delegates at large and promised to support
them to the last. A committee was appoint
ed to select two other Blaine men as dele
gates. At this point gang of Sherman men
broke into the meeting, and bulldozed both
caucus and committee and tried to force
NJ. A. Hanna, a Sherman man, into
the field under the false pretense that
he was Blaine man. There was dire con-
fusion, and after an hours wrangle the
meeting adjourned amidst disorder to meet
tomorrow morning at o'clock. The end
is not yet. A terrible time is expected to-
morrow. The convention promises to be the
scene of red hot war between the open
Blaine and Sherman factors.
Western Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, O., April 23.-The Ohio Re
publican convention was called to order this
afternoon, at 8 o'clock in the Tabernacle, by
the Hon. J. o. Converse, chairman of the
atate central committee. General Chas. II.