St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-23

tude, marShalled by William Window and
G. A. Pillsbury. Next came the Gilman
crowd, motley parade, composed of time
tested wire pullers, and headed by Knute
Nelson and George Washington Sprague.
After these followed the Gibbs grangers,
vending their way slowly in the wake of
DR.. Wedge. Finally came up little clan,
interested i'll the success of Albert Scheffer.
These four crowds had only ceased the
laborious undertaking of fixing up
combinations in the Wondrously wise ways
of several caucuSeS. 1t was parade alto
gether out of order, and now and then a
! group of delegates broke up the order of
the parade and patr0niZed several bars,
where there were several brands of BOur-
bon and rye. About 1850 the WinOna
delegation selected convenient seats on the
right. The Hennepin and Ramsey dele
cations entered soon afterward, the former
going to THE front of the left division and
the latter pre-empting the two front rows
on the right. Then spectators began to To-
cate themselves in the galleries, and corps
of policemen was stationed in the rear. The
rink was about to become rather crowded
when Chairman Castle of the state CEN
trail committee. half hour after the time,
approached tine chairman'S table ON the
stage and appropriated two drinks of water.
1t was cold water convention, and this
act of Mr.. Castles was shown appreciation
by several delegates hitting their hands to-
gether.
THE OPENING.
When they ceased to smite their palms,
Chairman Castle addressed the convention:
Fellow Republicans, said he,a at meeting Of
the state central committee, it appointed a
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in regard to the matter of temporary organi-
zation, and the time whe1 the conven-
ton should be called, and several
other matters regarding the convention.
This committee has decided to recommend
the appointment of q committee on rules and
order of business. We all know that there
has been much confusion heretofore about
these matters and hope you will take steps
toward the appointment of such committee.
Gentlemen, / feel it is due to the Republican
party that it should be congratulated on the
large gathering which l see here assembled
to-day. 1t is the largest convention ever held
by the Republican party in the state. Here
Il the official call. Unless there is some
pressing necessity the reading of the list OF
counties will be dispensed with. Gentlemen,
the next business is to select q temporary
chairman. What is the pleasure of this con-
vention?
J M. j. Daniels. Of Rochester, presented
for temporary chairman the name of Hon.
A. G. Wedge, of Albert Lea.
HE HURLED BACK THE INSULT.
Knute Nelson arose from crowd of Gill
| NANTES oil the left and interposed an OBJ
lection. He said. as his voice trembIed
with suppressed notification:
| Mr.. Chairman, before this motion is put, on
| behalf of the Republicans of the Fifth dis
| trict, desire to make an explanation. 1t is
| a well-knOwn fact that there have been three
| candidates in the field mentioned in coDnec-
ton with the governorship, and their
strength in this convention is prob
ably equal. Last night the friends
of McGil and Gibbs held caucuses.
and it seems that the friends of Nc
| Gill, with studied insult applause and
laughter], decided to ignore the friends of
Mr.. Gilman and appointed committee to
| confer with only the friends of Mr.. Gibbs.
| This much may be said of the friends of Mr..
Gibbs, they had no intention to insult US.
| Loud applause. want to say that we are
| as loyal Republicans in the Fifth district as
| anywhere else in the state. We are as loyal
| to the interests of the party as any. Mr..
| Chairman. we hurl the insult back In the
teeth of the friends of McGill and Gibbs.
| lThunders of applause, Shrieks aud cat-calls.
| Mr.. Chairman, want it to be understood
| that no matter what the insult you have in
augurated against us, we will do our duty as
| loyal Republicans at the polls next Novem-
| Der.
TRYING TO EXPLAIN IT.
A spasm of universal applause greeted
| the final remark of Mr.. Nelson, while muf-
| fled laughter gurgled in the bosoms of the
henchmen of McGill and Gibbs.
Loren Fletcher declared that the gentle
mans inSinuations about an insult to the
| friends of Gilman were entirely unfounded,
| and he explained that the Gibbs committee
was in waiting and committee was &C
cordingly appointed to confer with that
committee. He called on Mr.. Lovely, of
| Freedom. Mr.. Lovely said:
regret that this subject has been brought
| up at all. We have enough to do to take
| care of the Interests of our own party, with
out these dissensions Applause.l l am
sure that the gentleman is laboring under q
| misapprehension. When the committee rep
resenting the friends Of Mr.. McGill were APP
pointed, they could not learn that any COM
mittee had been appointed by Mr.. Gilman. I
don't think there was any intention to insult
friends of Mr.. Gilman.
Col H. G. Hicks, of Minneapolis, then
moved that the nomination of DR.. A. c..
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