St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-13

The Republicans Having a Hard
Time to Find Man to Put Tn
Against the Congressman off the
First District.
Special to the Globe.
WINONA, Mimi. May 19.-The Re.
publicanS held their county convention
to-day at the court house to elect dele.
gates to the OWatonna, Rochester and
Chicago conventions. Owing TO the bad
condition of the roads there was very
light representation from the country
towns, WiscOy, st. Charles. Homer,
Dresbach and New Hartford being the
only ones to send in regularly elected
delegates. The convention admitted
representatives, from the towns of Hills
dale and Utica, i'll addition to those pre-
senting credentials. The fourth ward
sent up no delegation. c. A. Fuller, of
WiScOy, was chairman, and w.
Hayes Laird, of Winoua, secretary.
a proposition to allow representatives
from the various towns to cast the full
entitled vote of the delegations occa-
stoned a good deal of wrangling. and
brought out the old charge that the city
delegates were trying to sit on the cOun-
try delegates, but the matter was finally
settled to the satisfaction of the out-of-
town people, and the election of dele
gates to the state convention at st.
Paul was proceeded with. The follow
ing were chosen: Il. II. Olds, Thomas
Simpson, ID. Sinclair, NJ. 0. Brown. o.
b. Gould, j. j. Randall, S. B. Shear
down. The delegates to OwatOnna were
next elected as follows; W, II, Yale,
Pickett, I John Arnold Ke yta, G. ?0i A.
Fuller, Isaac c. Slade, Will j. Utter,
Frank Gartside, NJ. McNie, George /.
Flint, John L. Blair. The delegates
were instructed to use all honorable
means to secure the election of Hon.
William Ii. Yale as a delegate To the
Chicago convention. EX-Gov. Yale
briefly thanked the convention. When
he mentioned the name of Blaine the
convention loudly applauded, but
Gresham and Sherman each in turn re-
celVed the same courtesy, and the choice
for president was left in doubt. The
election of delegates to the congressional
convention to be held at Rochester
came last and proved the most
interesting of all. The following
were chosen: w. Hayes Land
Thomas Simpson, E. Hill, G. Gerrish,
NJ. Bevebuer, }. A. Tawney, Sam r
Van SAINT, e. b. Huffman, DR.. L. \.
Pierce, William E. Smith, G, ID. Sloan.
DR.. S. B. Sheardown. The congress-
pledged. About half of them are known
| to be warm admirers of NJ. ii. Dunnell,
but they all say they have given M
| pledges and are for the best man.
| Everything considered. they will work
| for a Winona man. There is good
| deal OF disappointment among many Of
| the Republicans over the positive re-
| fusal OF NJ. q. Norton, the wel-known
| lumberman, to be candidate.
Maj. Gould is talked of considera,
bly, as an available man, but the
usual declaration of Republicans wnen
asked about their preference for con.
| gresham is anybody to beat Judge
| Wilson," The truth is the Repub
| licanS of the First district are at sea for
| just such man. Some of them have
not gotten over their surprise at Judge
| Wilson's remarkable strength among
| the people two years ago, and the
| scramble for the nomination at Roches-
| ter, from present appearances, will not
be nearly so exciting as it was in the
| KasSOn convention of 1856. While Dun
nell is not iii the field as a candidate. il
| is learned here on good authority that
he would accept the nomination If
| rendered him. 1t is claimed that he
| Steered clear of the fractional fight
among the Republicans of the First dis
| trict two years ago and on this account
would be more acceptable than those
who were mixed up in the fight. He is
| the only man outside of WinOna county
| who is generally spoken of for the nom
nation, but the Rochester convention
is still a good way off and the complex
ion of affairs possibly may completely
change before the 10th of July.