St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-24
Kn,,t,,,s Conre,ntioaa.

to order in the same room at 2 p. IN. by G.
A. Gilman, chairman of the district COM
mittee. Warren Potter, of Aitkin, nominated
Col. c. H. Graves, of Duluth for temporary
chairman, and he was elected by acclama-
ton. Upon taking his seat, the colonel re-
turned thanks and took occasion to congrat-
ulate the convention upon what he was
pleased to term the successful in
auguration and organization of the
Fifth district. Also that it had been so ably
represented during the first term of its in
fancy. ETC., etc. Without referring to any
past unpleasantness, he thought the people
had decided there should be no more of this
unseemly discord and that he was for white
winged peace by large majority. His re-
marks were greeted with applause.
c. W. Dix, of Becker, and E. w. Ran
dali, of Stevens, were next chosen tempo
rary secretaries.
The chair appointed the following commit
tees:
On Credentials-J. Fl. Rhodes, of Morri-
son, w. R. Edwards, of Marshall, Warren
Potter, of Aitkin, Thore Thoreson, of Pope,
and j. 7. Schain, of Traverse.
On Resolutions-C. A. Gilman, Stearns,
j. R. Harris, Wilkin, j. P. Williams, Otter
Tail, DR.. Geo. McMurphy, Big Stone, and
Fl. Stevenson, Polk
On Permanent Organization-H. w.
Stone, Stevens, J.H. Lavague, st. Louis, A;
NJ. Burdick Clay.
After recess Of half an hour the committee
on credentials reported the following dele
gates as entitled to seats.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Grant T. Fl. Claque, j. G. Johnson, T.
F. Dydbat, r. johnson.
Pope-Thore Thoreson, c. W.Brown, Geo.
Brown, NJ. G. Riggs, substituted for M. A.
Wollan, and Wells B. Wollan substituted for
Norman Shook.
Douglass. Fl. VanDyke, Ole Krone, H.
/. Lewis, Andrew Knudson, r. P. Long,
Geo. II. Reynolds and John Arntrons.
Norman-L. L. Ramstad, H. Baker, Ole
Olson, A. o. Serum and S. G. Norby.
Wilzin-J. r. Harris, E. Mattson and Chas.
Knapp.
Beltrami-C. Steiner Marshall, W. R. Ed
wards, j. P. Mattson and c. J. harrison.
Morrison-J. II. Rhodes, Lyman Wager,
Samuel Tribbey and Milo Porter.
Kittson-C. T. Smith, Capt Fl. Enstrom
and H. Hanson.
hew.
Todd-G. W. Bressles, G.. Fl. Sheets, VIM.
O'Brien and A. H. Hendrickson.
Stearns-C. A. Gilman, Vet Doty, substi-
tute for Kettle Halverson, Ole Here, G.. n.
Sprague, j. E. Hayward, Frank Tolman, A.
o. Baldwin, Jas. r. Bennett and II. G..
W1er.
Stevens-H. W. Stone, E. w. Randall,
Frank Wilcox and A. B. Stedman, substitute
for w. j. Monroe.
Big stone-Dr. Geo. McMurphey, Ole
Bolsta and M. j. Mathews.
Polk-H. Stevenson, P. G. Stetten, Nels
o. Paulson, Mr. Gilmore, L. Foss, B. Sam
son, P. G.. Smith, Fl. G. Cook and w. F..
Sewickey, substitute for A. D. Stevens.
Otter Tail-A G. Hatch, A. G. Brown,
Lars Nelson, A. K. Teisberg, j..
P. strinden, G. O. Greeley, A. T. Lund,
A Leverson, J. P. Williams, H. T. Hill, E..
Settler, A. Norman and E. W. Dewey
Aitkin-Warren Potter, Marcus P. Hayne
Clay-S. Ferguson, P. O. Fiskum, A. NJ.
Burdick, G. G. Anne, j. Justian, Henry
Johnson.
Traverse-E. W. Bowman and j. F.
Schair.
St. Louis-Z. D. Scott, R. c. Mitchell, E..
G. Swanstrom, John II. Lavagne, j. E.
Cody, c. P. Bailey and C. Fl. Graves.
Carlton-W. R. Allen, James E. Page,
Dennis Harregan, VIM. Cox and R. B. Wal
lace.
HUBBARD. W. Jay.
Crow Wing-Wm. Paine, Ole Larson and
o. H. Hubbard.
Mile Lacs-T. NJ. Campbell and c. H.
Raines.
Lake-John Rice.
Wadena-Geo A. Whitney, Lewis Erick-
son and L. W. Farwel.
Becker-M. S. Converse, J. A. Moore, T.
K. Torgerson, C. W. DER, C. Bjerge,
Otter Tail-A. G. Hatch A. Levarson, A.
G. Brown, j. P Williams, Lars Nelson, A.
K. Tiersberg, E. Settler, Fl. Thilly, J. P,
Strinden, A. Mormon, Il. o. EVERY, E. w.
Dewey, A. T. Lund.
As the committee on resolutions did not
appear, II. W. Stone, of Stevens, moved that
nominations be made for congressman.
E. Mattson, of Aitkin, objected, as he said
the report of the committee should be heard
first, as it might affect the nomination.
1t appears that Mattson had submitted to
the committee some disagreable resolutions
advocating postponement of the nominal
ton in the interest of harmony and con-
demning the snap way in which the conven-
ton was called.
The convention, however, voted to nom
nate, and ex-Lieutenant Governor Barto, OF
Sank Centre, stepped to the front and cleared
his throat for an oratorical effect.
Two years ago he said he said he had met
many of these present under different cir
cumstances. At that time they had nomin-
ated gentleman known in every school dis
trict of the state, who had since represented
/ his district in such an independent and