St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-20
Night Session,

After the convention was called to order
for the night session, Mr.. Palmer moved as
substitute for all pending motions for ap-
pointment of a central committee, that
committee of fifteen, three from each con-
gressional district, be appointed to
extend the work of organizing
associations among farmers. After con-
siderable discussion by various members, Mr..
Doe moved to amend by making the COM
mittee one from each county.
Mr.. Furlong would prefer a committee of
five from each congressional district.
Mr.. Burdick suggested it would be better
to have one from each legislative district.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
Finally it was voted to have the committee
consist Of five members from each congress
sional district, and recess was then had for
selection of the committee by districts The
several districts after the recess reported as
follows:
First Districts. P. Sprague, of Fillmore
county, John. Frank, of Mower, Charles G. John
son, of Freedom, VIM. Carrier, of Houston, and
G. w. Harrington, of Wabashaw.
Second District-L. Aldrich of Murray county,
Charles G. Brandt of Brown, II. C.. Howard of
Blue Earth, j. A. baltimore of Farbault and
Daniel Murphy of Waseca
Third District-John Kohr of Chippewa
county, Ulysses Tanner of Goodhue, r. X.
Guiteau. of Dakota, A. w. Tiffany of Carver and
Geo. w. Day of Mcleod.
Fourth District-Only three delegates from
this district being present last evening, the
selection of committeeman was postponed till to-
day.
John P. Monroe, of Otter Tail: Z. n. Davis, of
Kittson; E. n. Jellum, of Becker and Caring
ton Phelps, of Stephens.
The selections by districts were approved
by the convention and it was agreed that
each district committee may select chair
man for the district and that the whole com
mittee shall select a chairman for the state,
so that the whole committee will constitute a
state committee and also five congressional
district committees. A recess was accord
ingly held for selection of chairman and
secretaries of the state committee, resulting
in the choice of A. w. Tiffany, of Carver, as
chairman, j. J. Furlong, of Mower, as sec
retary and G. w. Haigh, of Blue Earth, as
assistant secretary.
SEED WHEAT.
DR.. Collins having raised question as to
the best variety of wheat, Mr.. Jump, of Otter
Tail said with his neighbors the hard varieties
were preferred. ScotchF yfe was what they
preferred. He understood that the Saskat-
chewan wheat now being introduced was a
similar variety.
Mr.. Converse, of Becker, thought
the Saskatchewan was different
variety from the common Scotch Fyfe and
told of small experimental sowing in his
country in which the Saskatchewan pro-
duced larger and No. hard
Mr. Furlong, of Mower said the conclusion
in his part OF the state was that the right
kind of seed was horses, cattle and sheep.
He described the results of various varietise
of wheat in their section of the state,
all finally resulting in failure, and said at
best the people of the northwest would come.
to the same experience and find that stock
growing would have to take the place of
wheat growing.
Two of the delegates from Mcleod county
told of wheat being bought in their county
to take north for seed One of them
said it was drawn two hundred
miles north for two cents, while the compa-
nv charged nine cents for hauling the same
kind of wheat 100 miles to the mills at Min
neapolis.
Mr.. Palmer told of the Millers' association
introducing that wheat in the Red river val
ley as Saskatchewan wheat, and said he now
knew where it came from.
A STATE ADDRESS.
At the close of the seed-wheat tllk, after
some discussion, the chair was authorized to
appoint committee of three to prepare an
address to the people of the state of Mime
sofa. and the chair appointed DIR. Collins, OF