St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-01
mDRE MACDONALD.

work and full Of enthusiasm over the pros
poets of coming victory. Not more than
half a dozen delegates arrived last night
among them a few from Rice county.
They gave it out that Ara Barton. OF that
county. had fully determined to stand as
candidate for the nomination before the
convention, and they authorized the state
ment to be published. They claimed to
have assurances of the support OF Rice.
Goodhue and Dakota counties-twenty votes
with chances of additional strength in
RenvilIe and Kandiyohi counties sufficient
to nominate him. The fact of the candl-
dacy of Barton. am the claims of his sup
porterS were sent D the GLOBE as mat
ter of news for WI It it was worth. on their
authority. 1t haf been generally supposed
that there would be
NO OPPOSITION TO JUDGE MACDONALD
and that ne would be nominated by accla-
nation. Barton. it was understood, had
declined to make the race. and Senator
Hall, of Red Wing, had withdrawn. The
delegates therefore. when they arrived this
morning, were a trife astonlshed TO learn,
through the GLOBE, of the unexpected
dacy was genuine surprise, but the claims
of his frisnds and managers as to his
strength, gave to his canvass a certain
amount of importance. The rumor that
Senator Hall, of Red Wing. was supporting
him and would probably nominate him,
gave rise to the impression that probably
there would be a serious and formidable
effort made to defeat Macdonald. AL
though Barton is conceded to be an able
and popular man-and strong before the
people-the delegates had generally made
up their minds to support Macdonald it
was supposed he would be the only candi-
date-and they were somewhat nOnpluSsed
in facing this new dilemma. 1t was the
desire that there should be
NO SCRAMBLE
! for the nomination, but that it should be
: made practically by reclamation. Both
Macdonald and Barton are such good men,
and true Democrats and possessing unusual
elements of strength, that the delegates
talt delcacy about choosing between them.
The morning trains brought in Next Gov
dnor Ames, Judge Macdonald, Ara Barton.
{. NJ. Hall and the remainder of the dele
CITES They were met at the depots by the
C.aska cornet band, and the procession,
herded by Mayor Ames, paraded the prin-
eip'l streets and marched to the court
home. where the convention was held. The
call for the assembling of the convention
pIacsd the hour at noon. It was then but
a little after 10 o'clock. and the delegates
dispersed. Consultations were held be-
pol N
their friends in the meantime, and the sit
uation generally discussed. Ames said he
had no personal preference between Mac
Donald and Barton. Both were his friends
and eaca had peculiar elements Of strength
in opposite ends of the district He advised
that they get together and ascertain which
had the most strength, and that compro-
mise should be effected whereby one should
Withdraw in favor of the other and have
the nomination made by reclamation.
There was general feeling that this was
the better policy to pursue, and all the del
egates seemed anxious that
HARMoNY SHOULD PREVAIL
snd that no contest should be made for the
nomination. While awaiting the arrival
of the Mcleod and Kandiyohi delegates.
who were due at II O'clock. the question of
bringing about compromise and prevent
ing a contest in the convention was dis
cussed and considered. But nothing was
accomplished, and upon reassembling mat
tiers stood Just where they had been before.
Barton admitted that he had no chance for
nomination, Dakota county having de-
cided to support Macdonald; but he adj
hered to his resolution to have his name
presented Just for fun" he said. ito see
how much strength / have" BartOn's son..
before the convention reassembled, adj
mitted that his father was beaten and that
their claims regarding his strength, made
the night before, We're unfounded and
could not be realized. Senator Hall as
serted that he would not allow his name to
be presented under any circumstances, as
he had drawn out of the race entirely. The
proposition to have an informal ballot, the
one receiving the highest vote to be NOM
mated by reclamation When the next ballot
was taken, was generally Endorsed, but no
definite agreement was reached. But il
was the almost unanimous belief that Judge
Macdonald would be nominated anyhow on
the first formal ballot. Ba-ton's supposed
combination of the night before had fallen
to pieces through
THE DECISION OF DAKOTA COUNTY
to stand by Macdonald, and that settled it.
If Barton could have come into the con-
vention with the votes Of Dakota, Goodhue
and Rice counties, as his managers claimed
he would last night, be would 4 have been q
formidable candidate and nSsde a good
fight for the nomination. Bu4he could not
hold the strength he thought ne had, and
consequently Macdonald had walk over,