St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-15
A SPLIT AT FARGO.
SPLIT At FARGO.
The Democratic Convention Divides
and Two Sets of Candidates are
Nominated


and Two Sets of Candidates are
Nominated.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, OAK. Sept. 14.-The Democratic
county convention met to day. The ma
jority of the delegates who appeared were
from Fargo. The chairman of the county
committee called the convention to order,
read the call and named DR.. Galloway. a
Fargo delegate and member of the county
committee, for chairman. This stirred up
opposition. Bttorney Ryan, Col. Morton.
and others on the one side vehemently OPP
posed the right of the central commit
tee to name the chairman and
allow him to appoint the committee
on credentials. Col. Benton, on the other
side. strongly maintained the right as in
accord with precedents and judge Becher
secretary of the territorial committee, was
called upon to state the custom. He said
it was the practice for the general commit
tee to control the preliminary organization.
This did rot satisfy the opposition,
who insisted that this gave the
committee power to control the composition
of the convention and exclude contestants
at will. The wrangle went on till the
speakers were talked out, and meanwhile
the committee on credentials, appointed by
the chair, were making up report. In
the midst of the uproar the other
side elected DR.. Russell, of Tower
City. temporary chairman. and he,
on motion. also appointed committee
on credentials. The storm then subsidized
and while this last committee was out the
first reported list of delegates leaving out
the other faction from Fargo N. B.
Purkins was then elected chairman and J.
II. Mulcahey secretary. The convention
then adopted in full the county
and legislative ticket nominated by
the recent farmers. convention at Casselton.
filling the vacancy for auditor with Chris
Anheier. A committee was appointed to
select thirteen delegates to Aberdeen. and
they are instructed to support Judge W. Fl.
Secher for congress- if candidate. After
providing for county committee. the con-
vention adjourned. Immediately DR.. Rus
sell, the chairman of the other faction took
the chair, and their credentials committee
reported, claiming a larger number of
towns represented than the other body had
and organizing new convention. Mr..
Ryan then spoke. claiming that the object
of this convention was to nominate a pure
Democratic ticket, with no mixture
of mugwumpery or farmers ticket
He also submitted series of
resolutions indorsing the Democratic
administration as embodying Democratic
principles, and pledging the convention to
the support of all the nominees of the con-
vention. The resolutions were unani-
mouslv adopted after which, on motion,
the chair appointed committee to select
delegates to the Aberdeen conven-
ton. The following ticket was
then placed in nomination: Sheriff,
Capt. Egbert; county attorney. G. F. Tenn
pleton; treasurer, J. w. Vonneida; super
intendent of schools, S. C. Paxton: register
of deeds, Torrance Martin; auditor, j. Mac
smith; probate Judge. A. r. Macdonald;
assessor Enos Gray; surveyor, d. s. White;
coroner, DR.. j. A. Russell; for the council.
DR.. Galloway; assembly, John NJ. Waller and
Hans Larsen. Two of the candidates are
on the farmers and other Democratic
ticket. two are Republicans and some of
the others, it is said, will decline The
committee reported the following for dele
gates to the Aberdeen convention and the
report was adopted Martin Ryan. DR..
Russell, Harry O'Neil, Capt. Baker.
Duncan McLaren, Col. Lort0n, James
Kennedy, F. P. Squier, M. II. Keep. Will
lam O'Neill, Capt. Egbert, DR.. E. NJ. OAR
row, and Dr. Virgo. The chair was author
lied to appoint central committee of
thirteen members to be announced through
the papers. The convention then adj
jOurned.