St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
EDMUNDs NOMINATED.
High School Pupils Delight a
Large and Select Audience
With a Mock Convention.

With a Mock Convention.
High school hall rang with sublime
eloQuence last night. and the vast
audience there assembled listened with
open mouthcd wonder to the youth of
st. Paul, who, in mock national Repub-
Hcan convention, shouted forth all the
words of Webster's unabridged. The
famous address of Patrick Henry was
forgotten and the ''WheelS of progress
rolling down the broad avenues of time
and red as the wheels Of the Jugger-
naut with the blood of the populace,"
received its proper share of attention.
Down in front the benches were
poles having immense placards,
told where the delegations,
OF the various states were located. 1t
was typical convention except that
the WOman'S suffrage movement was
recognized and was Il prominent part of
the programme. However, no objection
was raised when the convention gaZed
on the sweet faces of those who com
posed the woman suffrage portion of the
delegation. The audience reSembled
huge theater party more than anything
else.
j. II. Randall was selected as tenn
pOrary chairman, and MessrS. Ernest,
Merrill, Forest and Murphy secretaries.
a reporter came in smoking a cigar, as
Is usual in conventions, but by a vote of
149 to l41 was Instructed to exclude the
''Willy." This was the only inconSiSt-
ency noticed. The chairman appointed
the following committees:
On Permanent OrganiZatiOn-Allen
Relf, Taylor, Corning, Bradford.
On Credentials-Griggs, Taylor, AL.
len, Mills, Hodge.
On PlatfOrm-Smith, Corning, Watts,
Forest, Randall.
While the committees were out the
chairman took occasion to return thanks
for his election. and said he would en-
deavOr to do his work properly and in
the interests of the q. o, p
The report of the committee Oh ere
dentialS was adopted, also that of the
committee on organization.
The committee on platform wanted to
institute an immediate fight with Great
Britain, but Miss Austin suggested that
1t would be best TO wait until a confer
ence had been held with Capt. Bean, of
Company ID. This was adopted.
Mr. GriggS offered an amendment to
the platform, saying that there was no
provision
FOR HIGH LICENSE.
He also wanted Dakota acknowledged
as a state and her past wrongs avenged.
Mr.. GriggS was instructed to confer
with Gov. Church, of Dakota.
The convention was ready for noml-
nations for the presidency.
MOntfOrt, of Illinois, launched into
all OratOrical flight and nominated Mr..
Allison, the mention of the name eyok-
ing applause. Relf, of Kansas, nomi-
mated Alger, but mot a sound was
heard" Taylor, of Maine, in a
brilliant effort named the '.Plumed
Knight" Loud and continued cheers
followed the name. 'IIe is a statesman
and scholar" said Taylor: "a man
who is best fitted for the place: man
whose armOr of honor the poisoned
arrows of SANDER have never pierced"
for which effort he was rewarded with a
female smile somewhere in the room.
Joseph r. Hawley was nominated by
New York, and Ohio named John Sher-
man. "Sherman'S character can't be
summed up in any two by four hand
BILL said Wattis, and the crowd ap-
plauded. Miss Mabel Austin seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Blaine, and her
sweet voice, i'll comparison with the
stentorian tones of Wattis,
Rad 4 SOOTHING EFFECT.
She made the prettieSt speech of the
convention and Mr.. Blaine might well
Dt congratulated Oh lldFlnS SUCH an ad-
Vocate.
Miss Wanzer seconded the nomination
of Sherman i'll a nice little speech, and
was followed by others sec0nding the
other candidates.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Allison, 33: Alger, 10: Blaine. So: De
pew, 10; Gresham, 81: Hawley, 81:
Sherman, 20. The chair here announced
a telegram for Mr.. Mills, which was
the withdrawal of Mr.. Depew. The
strength of the Depew delegation
was accordingly thrown to Allison. A
telegram for Taylor said that Mr.
Blaine had just received news of the
death of his mother-in-Iaw, and under
the circumstances could not accept.
Several motions to make the nomina-
ton of candidates were lost. Senator
Edmunds was sprung upon the conven-
ton as dark horse and won in the fol-
lowing ballot: Gresham, Ill, Hawley
II and Edmunds l64. His nomination
was made unanimous and the conven-
tion adjourned.