St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-24

not agree to assume the pressure and when
Fred 7. Peet named Judge j. p. Rea he
was chosen at once. His speech, as usual,
sounded the key note" He knew the
people looked with hope and doubt on the
convention. but he had faith in the wisdom
of the coming result and knew the people
would indorse it at the polls.
A voice yelled out naming Fred It. Peet
for secretary, but Peet would none of it.
II. l.. Gordon named c. p. Preston. but
the little Lacquer said he was not delegate
and would not have anything to do with
the convention. Col. Hicks then named
DR.. W. II. Brazie. who was chosen and
climbed to the stage. Col. Gordon, who
had been doing
NINE-EIGHTHs OF THE TALKING,
moved the appointment Of committee of
nine on credentials, and the following were
appointed:
First ward, S. S. Farnham; Second ward.
J. L. Wyman; Third ward, J. o. Weld;
Fourth ward. J. T. Thompson; Fifth ward,
c. B. Leonard; Sixth ward, S. L. Brearly;
Seventh ward, W. Il. Smith; Eighth ward, c.
Il. Wells; at large, H. J.. Gordon.
Col. Gordon assumed the control and led
the committee to a back room, but not be-
fore a Seventh ward delegate had raised a
howl over the appointment of Smith
from the Seventh. lie said ne
came there in the interests of har-
mony Harmony is probably a new mayor
atty candidate) and objected to the APP
pointment of a partisan from a ward in
which there was a contested delegation.
But he was pshawed down and the conven-
ton took recess of ten minutes, pending
the committees report. Twenty minutes
of ''conversazione" followed. at the end OF
NH ol, l. I 81, e
! elect. Two or three unimportant vacancies
were filled without comment; the only
change the report made was to throw out
the Kirkham delegation in the First pre-
cinct of the Seventh and let in the contest
ing delegation. The report was then
adopted.
On motion of T. T. Peet, the temporary
organization was made permanent and a
voice called for an informal ballot fol
mayor. The mover gave way to Col. Hicks,
who moved the appointment or commit
tee TO draw up paper expressing, in what
are commonly called resolutions the senti.
ments of the party. The committee wa:
constituted as follows:
Col. H. G. Hicks RoSert Iamison. Col. f.
Hooker, James Gcolnow and @. w. Wells.
BALLoTING FOR MAYOR.
The motion to take an informal ballot fol
mayor prevailed, and Messrs. l.. l.. Long
brake, S. Z. Oleson and c. w. Thompson
were appointed tellers. By call of the rol
| the precincts put their returns into a hat
| Before the vote was counted. J. I. WymaI
| introduced a resolution indOrsing the patro
line and high license policy of the Republi.
can party, and advocating those aldermen
who had supported it by their votes. Witt
some little applause. the resolution was re
| M 4 ha
| The result of the informal ballot was an
nounced as follows:
s. w. Farnham, IL; J. H. Thompson, 10
| II. i. Gordon, /; r. B. Langdon, 1: F.. Fl
| Moulton, 3; J. p. Rea. 2; George A. Camp
| 81: G. w. Clark, 81; w. W. sly, s; G. A
Pillsbury, 50; c larles Johnson, :; ]. T Wy
| man, i; john De Laittre. =; W. 5. King, 5;
| T. F. Andrews, 4.
A motion to take formal ballot was in
terrupted by Col. Gordon, who moved a re
cess to o'clock, so 1--WE can know some
thing more about this business" but hi
voice was drowned in shrieks of mo! nor
He tried to run in his motion as an amend
ment. but was ruled out of order and Re
tired in disgust. George w. Morchan
climbed on chair and said he had seer
Mayor Pillsbury and he positively declined
TO be candidate and in this his son haC
reinforced him. A voice yelled ''chest
nuts" and the chair said Tout of order,
when c. A. Pillsbury tried to say some
thing. At this point S. W. Farnham Ell
bowed his way to the front and said h
could hot serve if elected, was entirely on
of the convention and did not want hi
friends to vote for him. In the midst o
some little excitement and more confusion
the first formal ballot was taken and the re
/ suit announced. as follows
FIRST BALLOT
j. ID. thompson. ..13 X. b. Langdon.....
| S. w. Farnham..... 3IGeorge A. Pillsbury .
George A. Camp. SO W. S. King.
c. w. Clark. 80 ID. Morrison.
w. w. Sly.......... GA. c. Hangar.
j. p. Rea. 10 John De Iaitfrn