St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-06
BOOM NO. 4.

ii. Steenerson-I move that each side
be allowed five minutes to address the
convention.
Loud cries of "Question, question:"
and general hubbub, the chairman
meanwhile humping the table to re-
store order.
Senator Jacksonville delegation from
Traverse county which has been I'M
seated comes from Browns Valley.
Now there are only four Republican
votes in that valley, and they come here
and ask to represent that county. They
have got no representation in that dis
trict at all, and you propose to go aud
unseat the delegation admitted by the
committee on credentials, which does
really represent the county.
A delegate: Six hundred Republican
votes.
Senator HiXson: Ay, can you afford
to unseat 600 votes in order to seat ten
to twenty-five? If you are going to do
that say the whole thing is fraud.
Now choose what you will do. If you
want to make Democratic votes in the
state of Minnesota you have got good
chance to do it. LLaughter.]
III. B. Willis (Ramsey) asked the chair
man of the committee on credentials
whether this matter had not been fully
discussed.
II. E. Searle replied: "This matter
was fully gone into before the committee
on credentials. The delegation which
has been admitted submitted afjdavits
to the committee which satisfied the
majority of them that Democrats par
ticipated in Traverse county convention
and that when these votes were thrown
out the other side had majority of the
Republican votes. Voice: mo, no.
1t was upon this that the committee de-
cided to admit the delegation that has
been admitted.
Chorus of voices: "Question, ques-
ton"
Mr.. Brewer of Ramsey: 81 was a
member of the committee on creden-
tials, and upon approaching the test
from Traverse county, that matter was
duly debated, thoroughly sifted. and to
nv certain knowledge and belief, the
delegation thrown out by that commit
tee is the only Republican, regular,
straight, clean, out-handed delegation
in that county. [Cheers.l l stood fer
one hour pleading for justice, and, in
order to have the matter brought before
this convention in such shape that we
would avoid gong over twelve or thir-
teen contests for the next fOrty-eight
UOulS. ItluCUdllblJy anu WIFI oudiHC l.
say it. / consented to come into this
convention and not say another word,
knowing and believing that the regular
Republican delegation of that county
had been kicked out of the door. Voice:
'Bosh.' P'
Mr.. Grimshaw, of Homeopathic re-
port of the committee on credentials
was approved by that committee by a
unanimous vote. Cheers.] We worked
hard for seven hours considering these
contests. We had, in every case, a
large majority vote, and every contest
was finally approved and settled by a
large vote, and finally unanimously on
the original motion. l move the previ-
Gus question. and hope the motion to
except the county of Traverse will not
prevail.
The Chairman-The previous ques-
ton has been called for. There is now
but one question before the convention,
the adoption of the report as made by
the committee on credentials.
The motion was put and Immediately
adopted by a substantial majority vote.
Mr.. CrOssfeld CTraverse)-I would
like to know, Mr.. Chairman, -
The Chairman-You are out of order,
sir.