St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-25

the men who have approached with
the manly olive branch of harmony were re-
pulsed, a great wrong would be done and
the party hopelessly divided.
Mr.. Wait, of Stearns, said the best we can
do is to hear the men who came to us and
ask to be heard They do not ask as fac
ton but as Republicans, and ask nothing
but what any Republican should be willing
to freely grant. Let us hear them and see
if the path to harmony may not be pointed
ont to US.
Col. Bush, of Willxin, said the convention
was in duty bound to listen to the petition;
| to receive and consider it and
fairly act upon it. He depicted the opposi
ton OF two years ago saying that the conven-
| ton could not afford to let the opportunity
pass to wipe out strife and obliterate faction.
1t should seek for harmony, and it was in a
| position to be magnanimOus. Mr.. Corliss,
of Otter Tail, got the floor, and rehearsed
more of his beligerent intolerance that pro-
voked Rhodes, of Morrison, to earnestly de-
clare that those who asked to be heard had
that right, and it was the highest duty to
hear them and then get intelligently to I'M
|
upon prejudice and Imagination, but upon
reason and judgment.
/ Gov. Barto said any body Of men who re-
fuse the right of petition go a long way in
the wrong direction. The right thing was to
honor the petition and then act upon it in
dignifed manner.
/ Mr.. Cook, of Polk, thought to hear the pc
titon would be departure from fixed rule
and ought not to be INDUCED.
At this point Senator Stennison called for
the previous question upon the motion to
hear the petition.
Mr.. Flynn again explained the spirit and
tenor of the petition, after which by decis-
i've vote the convention voted to remain and
hear the petition.
No objection being made W. w. Hartley,
of Brainerd came upon the platform and
read the following.
MooRHEAD, Mimi, April 24, 1SS4-The
convention in session at the Opera house,
Moorhead, under the call of Hon. c.. A. Gill
man and the Republicans of the Fifth district
of Minnesota.
Brethren: Deeply deploring the schism
existing in our ranks as party in the district
in the spirit of the resolutions adopted at
Fergus Falls on the 23d inst, and
with a sincere desire to restore
harmony in the district believing a
united party to be paramount in high de-
gree to all personal differences and local di-
visions, particularly this presidential year,
the undersigned duly constituted by dele
gate caucus of tried and true Republicans
this morning assembled, beg leave to submit
the following which they are empowered to
propose as a basis on which we hope most
sincerely such desired harmonious action
may be achieved.
We propose to you the re-establishment
of Republican unity in this district, and the
extinguishment of all differences, present
and past, by the appointment this day of "A
new district committee so constituted as to
give each wing Of the party hereto existing
representation in proportion to the vote cast
in the election of 1892, the members thereof
from each faction to be selected by each body
respectively.
That in the same spirit of harmony you
permit the body we represent to name one del
egate and alternate to the Chicago conven-
ton, thus sending a united dele
cation, fitting in character an d
strength to district nearly as large
as the whole state OF Indiana and
| WHICH VIC NOuIC JUN you III dS
influential and strong in the national conven-
ton as it is great in wealth and national
resources.
We present the foregoing as a just and
fair proposal and as in no degree comprom-
ising the rights or privileges of individual Oh
body, Influenced only by considerations of
peace and good will for the Republican party
in this district
[Signedl f. G. HOLMES, Chairman.
w. W. HARTLEY, Sec'y
Mr., Hartley thanked the convention for
its courtesy and said that he and his associa-
ton should continue to be true and faithful
Republicans.
Mr.. Scott Duluth moved that the petition
be laid on the table.
On it being explained that the motion cu
off debate he Withdrew it.
Mr.. Bailey st. Louis opposed taking any
action that would give the Kindred faction
any representative either in the comittee OF
on the delegation to Chicago.
Mr.. Gates Stephens, moved that the petit
ton be denied.
Senator Buchanan deprecated both the mo
ton and the action it contemplated
Col Bush at some length painted out thu
effect of continuing two Republican organi
fluence of the party at home and abroad
Double delegations would appear at all con
ventions and finally men would tire Of the
eternal wrangle and call a mass convention
and the Republican candidates would disap
pear and the Democratic party come to the
front, and ''what then," said the speaker.
A Voice-''We will elect Knute Nelson
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down orator.
G. H. Graves, Of Duluth, said that the sub
ject shou have the most careful
\ and deliberate consideration that injustice
might not be done and in this spirit hi
moved that committe of seven be appoint
ed to confer with the petitioners.
Mr.. Gates said the outside faction asked
too much. but he had no objection to a con
ference if there was any one to confer
with.
1t was explained that the Holmes conven
ton had appointed committe Of seven t.
await the action of tee convention.
Geo. Barto said the Graves proposition was
the right thing.
Mr.. Corliss, the Otter Tail kicker, made
another speech. He wsnted to go home,
and if there was any faction
al settlement to be made let it be done in tn
counties. That was the Otter Tail plan.
The effect of this was to precipitate the vott
to appoint committee seven by call of coun
ties, viz:
Voting Aye-Aitken 2, Becker 5, Bi!
Stone 3, Benton 2, Coulton 5, Clay 6, Grow
Wing 9, Douglass Z, Hubbard 1, Itaska 3
Mile Laos 2, Morrison 8, Marshall 2, Norman
4, Otter Tail 1, Pope 5, Stevens 4, Stearns 9,
st. Louis G, Traverse 2, Wadena 2, Willlin 3,
total 90.