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

oiSio' uaue very efnc1ent aids to the chair
man Wlthout them be would have been lost
~ ihaIe OF unaccustomed parliamentary
technicalties
McGilps acceptance speech read Hka
several pages cut from an annual report of
Ine cnalnDer OF commerce, supplemented by
one OF Have Hanson's railroad folders.
Ole Fletcherson promised Stordock some.
thlng more remunerative than secretary Of
state, out 1t would probably have Ssen better
for Stordock had the promise been put in
writing.
Some one yelled Emusic" while waiting for
the convention to convene and Davis was at
once called for to speak, though he didn't
respond. That grand old workman, Langdon,
didn't join in the call for Davis.
w. Il. Merriam lighted a Havana and i'm
mediately all the delegates in his immediate
vicinity struck him for a regala and he
responded noby, despite whatever inward dis
gust he might have felt.
When Chairman Castle got up to call the
convention to order, and it was learned that
ne was the famous Woodworking oil in
spector, he was the immediate center of en-
viOus interest
The GLOBE representatives called for light
10 iilumlne the gloomy hall, and Immediately
me electric lights CLEANED. The GLOBE is in
lhe naDlt or shedding light on Republican
Inc Rev. Sam Smiths promise that every
chutch Id the state would be turned into
poltlcal organization to work for the Re-
publican party was a rather ambitious state
ment.
Inc convention officers and representatives
oI Inc press were very much incOmmoded
III tne performance of their duties by I'M
authorized persons crowding the platform
Mr. Langdon took an early opportunity
" move that the representatives of the
hnlghts or Labor and Farmers alliance be
permitted to appear before the convention.
Poet Blethen, OF the Tribune, was exDected
10 narch solemnly and majestically out when
tne resolution was passed excluding all hut
delegates from the floor, but he didn't.
The delegation from st. Louis county,
winch was said at the time to have been
seated on condition that it Topped to McGiIl.
voted solid for Gilman to the finish.
c. f. Kindred overheard on convention
noor[We do not want the tail of the ticket.
The election day in November follows id
close on the action of this convention
Hennepin county was left out at the first
reading OF the committee on credentials re-
port, but Workman Langdon promptly OBJ
1ected 10 such counting out.
The hearty applause which greeted the res
olution that women should receive the same
wages as men for the same work, did the con-
ventlons gallantry credit.
1t was regarded as a significant fact that
the committee on credentials met in q room
over the entrance Of which was the legend.
''Oil Room, ALI Skate
The delegates became very tired during the
long and exasperating wait for the committee
on credentials to report No music relieved
the tiresome interval.
The Republican prohibition committee
glanced approvingiy at the pitcher of cold
water as they came upon the platform TO
read their resolution.
A suspicion circulated through the con-
vention that Knute Nelson's speech, hurting
BACK the insult, was an extract from the
Congressional Record.
Judge Wilson's victim, John A, Lovely.
came to Loren Fletcher's support in ''hurling
back the insinuation of insult into the teeth
of the Gilman men,
McGilPs supporters, led by Fletcher and
Newell. cheered when the result OF the in
formal ballot showed the handsome lead of
their candidate.
The fact that the delegates themselves real
lied it would be very pretty fight, was in
dictated at the beginning by the frequent
cries of time
The McGill men came very near winning
their point on the vote concerning a recess,
and indicated their satisfaction thereat by
wild cheering.
The wind blew melodiously through STAN
ford Neweis beautiful whiskers as he stood
upon a chair to lead the cheering of the Nc
Gill faction.
The contesting Tower delegation from St.
Louis county attempted to have its claims
heard from the floor, but was promptly
choked off.
When c. E Davis walked modestly in the
convention broke into spontaneous applause
and Mr.. Langdon looked sickIy.
Donnelly looked absently around for band
to play "See, the Conquering Hero Comes as
he stalked up to the platform.
Despite the kick of the Gilman men against
DR.. A. c. Wedge as temporary chairman, he
was elected by reclamation.
As whole. the gathering compared very
unfavorably with the Democratic convention
of the week previous.
Some delegate threw away his ballot in he
informal ballot by voting for A. E Rice for
lieutenant governor.
Any one of the delegates stood ready to
listen to rose-colored stories concerning tho
oil inspectOrship.
DR.. Wedge might have tried the administer.
ing of chloroform to the turbulent delegates
with good effect.
Ex-senator Window and ex-Gov Yale had
their heads together-reyiewed days Of
former greatness.
In the convention SCI delegates were en-
titled to seats and all were present in person
or by proxy.
District Master Workman McGaughey
made the same speech do duty before both
conventions.
Some one should have furnished the chair
man with compass. He was at sea most
of he time.
The way the convention brought about
''harmony' was with wild shrieks, yells and
howls.
Stamford Newell was almost the only rep
resentative of the silk stocking element pres
ent.
Mr.. Nelson said that the McGill men and
the Gibbs men had insulted the Gilman men,
Senator Rice came into the hall early in the
afternoon and was an interested spectator.
There were more newspaper men on the
stand than the accommodations warranted.
Congressman Gilfillan sat in the right hand
gallery, sort Of little oasis all by himself.
The chestnut gong was appropriately pres-
ent, but was worn out early in the day.
Mr.. Lovely appealed for harmony, but har-
many had already taken her fight.
The chairman of the convention was any
thing but an unqualified success.
Col. H. G. Hicks. the "wah hoss," was one
of the early delegates in the hall.
Senator Sargent of Albert Lea, was very
active in seating the delegates.
Gen. John B. Sanborn, of st. Paul, was
spectator during the afternoon.
1t took the committee on credentials three
hours to make out the list.
william Window. of Winona, had q seat
next the broad aisle.
P. H. Kelly's name was read as a delegate
from Sibley county.
1t was "a WOW, wumpus and wiot,"
from the start.
Maj. Camp looked as serene as one Of hi
"open winters
Fletcher and Langdon are a great pair.
Ole Fletcherson was there as a proxy.
COngressionaG Nominations.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 22.-Tha
Ninth district Democratic congressional
convention at Frankfort to-day nominated
Benjamin f. Ham, farmer of Clinton
county, for congress.
DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 22.-The Repub-
licans of the First congressional district to-
day nominated Henry A. Robinson, who
had already been nominated by the Labor
party.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept. 29.-The Eighth dis