St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-23
COMPILE TING THE TICKET.
SQuabbIe over the Difference
Between the NOrWegians and
SWedeS.

Between the NOrWegians and
Swedes.
C. A. Sandstrom, of st. Paul, nominated
Herman Stockenstrom, of st. Paul. ''as a
representative Swede" for secretary of
Hans Mattson. George n. Lamphere, of
the Moorhead News, nominated II. G.
Stordock of Rothsay, and he predicted for
him 10000 majority. Sheriff BOdkin, of
Brainerd, said if Mr.. StOrdOck was to get
that majority, he did not want him. for he
came down from the North to be nominated
and elected by Republicans. @. A. SandstrOm
again went forward on the platform and eX-
planned the difference between NorwegianS
and Swedes. He said A. r. Rice had been
nominated for lieutenant governor because
he was Norwegian, and now the SWedes
wanted representation.
A Voice-''What about the GermanS?"
When Mr. Sandstrom had concluded, a
number of delegates arose to declare that
Stordock was Scandinavian by origin, but
an American by birth and Republican by
politics. Mr.. McGill appeared { t this point,
aud, after introduction, delivered himself
of his speech of acceptance.
Col. Hicks made speech from the plat
form to the effect that the SwedeS had not
had representation in the state government
for twenty years, and it was time they
were given a place. A Norwegian, who
was good and loyal Republican, had been
nominated for lieutenant governor, and it
was nothing more than right, COL Hicks
thought, to give the Office of secretary of
state to the SwedeS
Chairman Wedge cut short all further
/ 4 Il
.'Aitkin O." and proceeded with the roll
call. with this result:
Whole number 352 Hans Mattson ...106
For choice $500. III A. L. Nordin. ...... IL
H. G. Stordock 100 James A. Boggs... ]
Her. StockenstrOm. 103
FLETCHERS LITTLE SCHEME.
While the first bailoting for secretary of
state was in progress the appointment of a
committee OH selection of a state
central committee, to consist of one
member from each judicial district was
moved by Dr. Willard, of Saltwater, pend
ing the count of the first ballot for secretary
of state, and carried without objection.
Loren Fletcher asked for reconsideration
a short time afterwards, because, he said,
the motion read that the committee should
be appointed without stating by whom it
was to be appointed, and Mr. Fletcher
! thought the committee should be appointed
by the chair. In consideration of the nu-
merous objections which came from every
| objection, his motion to reconsider was
lost by big negative vote. This was re-
garded as a scheme by Fletcher to manipu-
late the making up of the committee.
There were cries of ''Stordockl" ''Stor-
dOckr' when the result Of the first ballot
for secretary of state was announced. and
Sheriff BOdkin, of Brainerd again arose
and said that when the fact was taken into
consideration that Mr.. StordOck was a Grip
pie, he believed his nomination would be
unanimous. Applause.
The roll was then called on the second
formal ballot. which stood:
Whole number. :. .353 Mattson ......11 ia
Fer choice. ...... III StOckenstrom. 49,. 81
Stordock. liz
Again there were several cries of ''StOr-
dock.' II was now nearly midnight, and
Col. Hicks was about to make motion to
have the balloting for secretary of state tenn
porarily suspended, when Stanford Newell
from the platform announced that he had
been requested by Mr. Stockenstrom to
withdraw his name, and asked the friends
of Mr.. Stoekenstrom to throw their votes
to Col. Hans Mattson. This was generally
objected TO. and Loren Fletcher again re-
ferred to the mistake 'about to be made by
nominating two NorwegianS and nc
Swede."
Sheriff Bodkin got on the platform and
said he was sorry the question of nation
atty had been raised at all. He hoped 1--WE
are all Americans" Senator James
O'Brien. Of houston, arose to repudiate
1.-The statement that the Norwegians were
more diSl0yal than their scandinavian
brethren" and he construed the remarks of
Loren Fletcher into an insult to the Nor
Wegians. Col. Hicks elevated himself upon
chair and shouted that he had the floor
and was going to be recognized by the
chair. He had something to say. There
was another question beside that of NOrwe-
gan loyalty to be considered; that was
what was the best thing to do t. get a good
Republican majority next November Sew
eral gentlemen noticed that the colonel was
''giving the snap dead away" and they held
up their hands
IN HOLY HORROR.
But the colonel proceeded, saying that il
Swede was nominated it would harmon
ize the interests of the party, and would
insure majority of over 10, 900.
MATTsoN NOMINATED.
Gov. John S. PiIlsbury suggested that IL
would be best to adj >
journ over until morn -@
ing, but there was loud IL q
opposition, and several M
motions were made to 9%A - AK
have Mr.. Stordock NOM n
mated by reclamation, ExTN& mJAJ
which the chair decided S5GT1SN Sa4A
were all out of order. Il, YXtN SNhgN&
The third ballot was X/N& ~
then proceeded with to- RC
decide whether it Nc
should be Swede n ("-oN
or orwegian. 1ANS %A'N
Following was the result at 1920:
Whrie number. 80. .345 lStordock IN
For choice. ....... 173 Peterson. ,. 1a
Mats ~. 1881
Col. MatfSnn,s nom nation WAS renaiuef