St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-09
THE EVENING SESSION.
Conclusion of the Nominations
A Circus Over School Superin.
tendent.

A Circus Over School Superin-
tendent.
The convention reassembled at Tur-
ner hall about $50, and spent several
valuable minutes in clearing the floor
of all but delegates and candidates, dis
playing nothing but good humOr. a
second ballot for coroner was
ordered, c. +. Hill, by request,
withdrawing the name of DR.. j. X.
Freeman. While the ballot was being
counted the matter of the judge of pro-
bate wassresumed, John L. Byrnes sec
Onding Judge Quinn. A ballot was
ordered, and in the meantime the ballot
for coroner was announced as follows:
Laliberte, 123; Monahan, 62. The nomi-
nation was made unanimous, and the
convention proceeded to nominate
register of deeds. John III. Long named
Gudman f. Johnson, eX-editOr of the
Andstikken. w. II. Donahue named
Mace EuStis, who needed no introduce
ton. When the nominations were COM
pleted the result of the ballot was an
nounced for judge of probate as fol-
lows: Quinn, 1873; Davenport, SO: Han
ley, 9. Quinn, of course, was called
out for a speech. A ballot was ordered
lOI icy lSJtl vi uCCuos anu MillC IL hdo
in progress nominations for sheriff
were called for. James R. Corrigan
nominated p. p. SWenson in happy
speech, and he was placed in nominal
ton by reclamation. Capt. SwensOn
was not in the hall, but he was hunted
up and made the customary speech of
acceptance. Frank Haycock, of the
Eighth ward, was nominated for sur
veyor by reclamation, b. F. Christ
lieb declining. Nominations for treas
urer brought out z. b. Winston,
who nominated~G. J. Heinrich. j. Z.
Woodford was placed in nomination by
John Ii, Long, but he withdrew, and
Heinrich was nominated by acclama-
ton, accepting in a brief speech. The
ballot for register OF deeds resulted:
Eustis, 120; Johnson, "a. Then came
county superintendent of schools and
the crisis of the evening. Here
tofore everything had been very
smooth and harmonious, but now the
pandemonium broke out again. A
motion was made to refer the nOmina-
ton to the country delegates, which
was vigorously opposed. j. Leftwick
distinguished himself in the opposition,
and talked down bowling mob that at
tempted to cut him off. Ned Egan, the
veteran of Crystal Lake, made a great
hullaballOo all by himself, and drove
most of the convention off to one
corner to hear him denOunce Warren
because he was not thick and thin
Democrat. Finally the motion to leave
to the country was tabled, and nOmina-
tons were in order. L. j. LeftWich
made an earnest speech for Warren as
an educator and as the head of the
ticket two years ago. W. ii. Don
ahoe made moderate and winning
speech for Warren also, and was followed
by several seconds. John Il. ByrpeS
made wild and incOherent speech, and
set the convention by the ears by de-
claring that Daniel Donovan, his candi-
date, was opposed because he was an
Irish Catholic. Groans greeted this.
but were quickly suppressed. -
A ballot was ordered amid screams
that were indeScribable and that were
never equaled by any cOyentiOn that
ever sat in America. 1t was
disgraeefuP to the last de
disgrace and diScredit on the spirits
that a crowd of disgruntled politi-
clans, calling themselves Democrats,
were endeavOring to force 10 a
man on the ticket where weak
ness would pull down and injure
the whole ticket. But these men con-
trOlled the chair and worked the con-
ventiOn regardless of consequences.
The ballot on superintendent of schools
was counted and it was found the
best man proposed on the ticket
and whose election would be certain,
was defeated. 1t stood: Warren, 80;
Donovan, 122. Then the circus re-
sumed sway and the wild orgies
which followed would have diSgraced
a Five Points row. Ed Stevens, who
was one of the controlling voices, of
fered resolution instructing the chair
to appoint a county committee. Or
vile Rinehart got on the stage
and saying he had been directed by the
county to offer a substitute, began read
ing paper. He was stopped. There
was general cutlery from the house
in every direction, and Matt Gallagher
was seen forcing his way to the front;
When he got near enough to be heard
he began a fierce assault on the county
committee, saying it was dead and
ought to be buried. Then dozen
fierce and wild-eyed delegates crowded
about and clamored to have Rine-
hart squelched, but that Individual as
Sumed Statuesque attitude and swore
he was bound to proceed. 1t became
confusion worse COMPOUNDED, and the
chair scratched his head in utter help
lessness. Finally, after everybody had
yelled himself hOarse, Titus Mareck got
a substitute which provided for com
mittee of twenty-one TO be appointed by
the chair, one from each ward,
two from the towns of the
Twenty-ninth district. two from
the towns of the Thirtieth
district and four at large. After Joe
Jepson and john Byrnes had had a
scrap this was carried. Then as every
thing was in state impossible to rec