Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-08-25
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.

CONGRESSIONAL NOAINATION.
The agony is over. and Jehn A. Lovely
of Albert Lea, received the Republican
nomination for congress on the 126th
ballot. ..-.4.<sss s1ass7ss = e..
The convention met at KNDon; --at
p. NJ, Wednesday. Aug. 18th, and the
nomination was not made until Friday
noon. Aug. 20. 1t was = memorable con-
vention. The warning elements agreed
upon H. D. Stscker of Wabasha as
chairman, and o. G. lverson of Fillmore
was made secretary. Thirty eight bal
lots were had the FIRST day. The first
ballot, informal. was: Lovely 80. White
81, Mullen Z. Dunnell 8. This was the
strength claimed by the different candi-
dates. except Lovely lost one vote from
the Winena delegation. There was no
change from these figures in the first
four formal ballots. The 5th ballot
showed one vote changed from White to
Mullen. On the sixth ballot the extra
Mullen vote returned to White. this bal
lot and the 7th being same - the first.
On the 9Th ballot the Winona man who
voted for White had stepped out Ito SEQ
. man." and the Winona delegation cast
the whole vote for Lovely, but White got
HIM back. and the ballots from the 9th
to the 22d inclusive were the same ~ at
tirst-SS3 s2-7-6. On the Esd ballot the
Winona White delegate went out to
see a(nother) man." and the balance of
the delegation cast his vote for Lovely.
From the oath to the 38th ballot the result
remained the same-33-32-7-6.-when
the convention adjourned until Thurs
day morning At o'clock.
Whec the convention commenced bal
loting Thursday morning much curiosity
was manifested ~ to the result Of the
first ballot after adjournment. When
the 39th ballot was had, and it was found
it resulted same as when convention i'd
jeurned the night before. the announce
ment was received with general laughter.
So it went on from the fortietb to the
fifty eighth ballot without change ex-
cept an occasional error of q vote too
much or delegate failing In the con-
fusion to get in his ballot in time. To
vary the program an informal ballot was
had. which showed no change. Recess
until 2 p. M, when the 59lh ballot was
taken with same result The voting pro.
ceeded in the same undertaking way
until after the sixty fourth ballot. when
DR.. J. p. Squires Of Austin took the
floor aud suggested that the delegations
all 60 home and leave the chairman
to cast their votes for the rest of the
week, and that another member of each
delegation come back next week to re-
lievs the chairman, and so keep up the
balloting without the loss of so much
valuable time. This sally was greeted
with laughter.
The balloting continued, without
change. until after the 10th ballot. when
the convention took recess until 7:3O
p. m. After supper friend Of each can.
didate took the floor. and released the
delegates from further obligations, and
they were 1T liberty to vote for whomse-
ever they pleased. Then came the 80th
ballot. with the same familiar numbers
S8-S2-7--t-which caused uproarious
laughter. U to the 85th ballot the vote
stood the same. On tho Seth ballot one
Wabasha vote went to Lovely. On the
87th ballot Lovely had IS, White "a, Null
len 8, Dunnell 8. The 88th and 89th bal
lots were: Lovely "a, White 81, Mullen
Z, Dunnell 6. Following was the result
of the different ballotinEs from the Goth
to the 10th. when the convention ad-
journed until Friday morning: