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

announced. The Gibbs and Gilman men
directed volIey of objections at this.
Col. Hicks, of Minneapolis, yelled: L
move to amend to have the result OF the
ballot announced first" He was smothered
beneath an avalanche Of nays. Senator
Sargent. of Albert Lea, yelled from the
floor near the platform:
~ insist ,1pon nv motion TO adjourn"
Stanford Newell replied: ''0f course you
do
PANDEMoNIUM.
Knute Nelson, of Alexandria, jumped
upon chair near the left gallery and
shouted:
81 move that we adjourn until tomorrow
morning ut 10 O'Clock"
Nearly two hundred delegates jumped
upon their chairs at this and pandemonium
regned for few minutes. Ont OF the WI q
confusion could be heard. Adjournl No!
Yes! Question! Point Of order! Sit
down. Intelligent business menl Order!
Motion for a receSSl etc. ID. b. Searle, OF
ST. Cloud, perched himself upon the steps
leading to the platform and screamed:
"You will work no Ramsey county snap
game on u.s."
Col Hicks jumped upon his chair and
shouted that he arose to point of order
Workingman Wheelock, OF Minneapolis,
again climbed upon his seat, and, swinging
his arms wildly in the air, averred that mo-
ton for recess was not debatable nor
amendable.
Gov. A. Barto, of Sank Centre, fired at the
chair a statement that motion 10 adjourn
had been made ana was not ameudable-
Congressman Nelson again elevated him
self upon chair and repeated his motion 10
adjourn until 10 O'Clock tomorrow"
Col Hicks mounted his chair also and eX-
citedly stated his point of order. He said a
motion for recess had been made and an
amendment offered. The question was upon
the amendment
From the right division it was shrieked
that a motion for recess could not be
taken until the result Of the ballot was an
nounced.
Then volcano of hideOus yellS and Kisses
exploded and nearly everybody in the rink
jumped upon his chair and shouted himself
hoarSe.
Vice President Camp rushed forward on
the stage, while Chairman Wedge pounded
the desk with his gavel. He raised his hand
aloft high in the air and Shrieked:
The motion TO take recess was not sec
onded, neither was the motion TO adjourn. a
score of seconds for both motions shot out of
the division on the left. Senator Sergent, ID.
B. Searle and L. L. Wheelock leading with
loud yellS.
Mai. Camp continued:
We are Republicans and business men.
You must come to order. More Shrieking
while the chairman thumped his table.
You must not forget that we are the party
of order in the State of Minnesota.
Knute Nelson jumped upon his chair
again and repeated his motion to adjourn.
Il demand that my motion be put, MIR.
Chairman" he shouted. Chairman Wedge
said he would put it. A. Barto, Knute
Nelson. D. Is. Searle and several other
Gilman men, aided by w. 2. Sargent, G.
d. Wright and others of the Gibbs faction
screamed in chorus, ''Well, put it then!'
Col. Hicks, of Minneapolis. called for
me ayes and noes. He was deluged with
food of objections. Finally the chairman,
who was getting completely ratified, decided
to call the ayes and noes. AS Secretary
Bookwalter went forward to call the roll,
Knute Nelson again got up on his chair,
standing OH tip-toeS and reiterated his mo-
ton to adjourn.
sit down! Sit downr' yelled hundred
delegates.
''Sit downr' commanded the secretary.
and he continued: I'VE will have order if
it takes until tomorrow morning."
''WhO are yOu?" screamed Mr.. Nelson
ID. u. BrOOkWdlt6T, I6IOIIou I1o SoCIo'
airy at the top of his voice.
Silence ensued and the secretary pro-
ceeded to call the yeas and nays on the
motion for a recess las the question was
put by the chair, notwithstanding that
Knute Nelson. Gov. Barto and d. b. Searle
all explained that motion to adjourn had
been made.
The delegates being called, voted yea until
the Mankato delegation was called. Half the
Hennepin county delegation and all the
Ramsey delegation voted mo" except c. c..
Berg, who ''made mistake" which he cor
rected All the McGill men voted No"
1t was pretty even vote and indicated
McGill's strength.
The announcement that the motion for a
recess was carried by a vote Of 1S3 to IT'S
turned the convention into a chaos of
cheers, and all was uprOar for few sec
Onds. When the convention adjourned
the friends of the respective candidates at
tempted to arouse three cheers and a
tiger" for their man. A shout assembled
for each, and few minutes later the hall
was cleared. 1t was then nearly o'clock.
PandemOnium had reIgned nearly two
Thirds of an hOur