St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-28
SHORT AND SACCHARIhE.
The Third District Republican Commit
tee Meets and Makes Dates.
TWO CONVENTIONS CALLED.
Committeeman Kohr Read Out Of the
Party---Aspirants for Congress
si0nal HOn0rs.

terday at the Merchants OH the occasion
of the meeting of the Republican con-
gressional committee of the Third dis
trict for the purpose of fixing dates for
two conventions, the first to elect two
delegates and two alternateS to the ma
tional convention at Chicago next June,
and the second to choose delegates to a
congressional convention to nominate
an opponent to Judge Macdonald in the
Third district.
Republicans and Democrats circulated
freely through the rotunda, exchanging
salutations and indulging in prophecies
as to the outcome of the pending cam
paign in Minnesota, and representative
men of both political parties evinced
much interest in the deliberations of the
committee in the parlor overhead.
There was no attempt at star cham
Der proceeding, but the doors were in
vitingly open to all who saw fit to at
tend, and the work OF the committee was
accomplished within an hour after the
presiding officer called them to order.
Chairman Simmons was absent, but
his prOXy was held by W. I'll. Putnam, of
a unanimous vote called upon Mr.. Put
nam to assume the position of chairman.
Three counties OF the district. Chip
peWa, Renville and Swift, were not rep
resented either by delegates or proxies,
and in the case of Chippewa it was
stated that John Kohr, who formerly
represented it upon the committee,
HAD JOINED THE DEMOCRACY,
although he had not formally rendered
his resignation as a member of the COM
mittee. This information was conveyed
to the committee by communication
from State Senator Hoard, who was
among those present at the meeting, and
in referring to the matter Mr.. Hoard
said that he had no enmity against Mr..
Kohr but he felt it to be his duty to
warn the committee of the detection of
one of its members with view to hay
ing the position declared vacant.
A suggestion was made othat Senator
Hoard should be the successor of MI.
Kohr, but the former declined the offer,
substituted for the absent delegate, who
was thereby formally
READ OUT OF THE PARTY.
Members of the committee present re-
sponded to the roll call as follows: III.
K. Denny, Carver county; A. S. Brad
ford, Dakota; w. III. Putnam, proxy for
Il. r. Simmons, Goodhue; Alton Crosby,
Kandiyofi; A. II. Reed, Mcleod; E. Y.
Kennedy, Meeker; j. A. Lawrence,
Rice: and A. T. Graves, proxy for Will
lam Wilson, Scott.
Election of delegates to the Chicago
convention was the first question dis
cussed, and May Is, 1888, was decided
upon as the time for holding the con-
vention for that purpose and Litchfield
as the place. Delegates to this conven-
ton will be chosen, one for each county
and one for each 800 votes cast at
the last election for congressman two
years ago, which will make the number
for each county: Carver 8, Chippewa
8, Dakota 6, Goodhue r., Kandiyohi z,
Mcleod 4, Meeker 6, Renyille 5, Rice
9. Scott 2, and Swift 4; total of 69.
This is a falling off from the last nomi-
mating convention of 6, divided as fol-
lows: Carver loses 2, and Chippewa,
Mcleod, Renville and Scott l each;
the number OF delegates to the last
gathering having been 60. Then came
the question of the time and place for
the congressional nominating cOnven-
tion, and the advocates of Red Wing
were successful in pushing its claims
and it will be held at that place June %.
Having settled these two questions,
the committee, after harmonious ses-
sion of an hour, adjourned.
Inquiry among the committeeman
after the adjournment showed that
there was strong probability of the
selection of DR.. l.. P. Dodge, of
Pennington. and M. S. Chandler, Of
Red Wing, as the delegates to the Chi
cago convention, as their names were
the only ones mentioned in this con-
nection, and they seemed to be favorably
received.
Regarding the nomination for con-
gress four names were discuSsed-Hon
II. B. Strait,of Shakopee; Lieut.. Gov. A.
E. Rice, of Willmar: Capt. A. Il. Reed,
of Glencoe, and Editor Joel P. Heat
wole, of Northfield. 1t was conceded,
however, that in the event of the can
didacy of ex-Representative Strait,
Secretary Heatwole would withdraw
from the canvass, leaving Messrs. Reed
and Rice to oppose the Shakopee states
man. Thirty-two delegates will be
necessary to secure the nomination of
either of these gentlemen whose names
have been given, and Messrs. Reed and
Rice are both on hand looking after
their interests.