St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-16
AT ITS HEIGHT.
Scenes of the Afternoon Done in
Black and White.


When 8 o'clock was reached the COM
mittee on credentials was still wrest-
cling with the. domestic difficulties of
Ramsey county, land from out the closed
doors were waited occasional bursts of
elOquence that told the battle was still
on. The delegates had dropped in in
groups and knots, and shortly after the
hour named the seats were filled. Mayor
Ames was still the only central fig
ure, present, and this time he received
an ovation as his rosy face and broad
shoulders filled up the aisle. Half an
hour later MIR. DOran came in and was
greeted with cheers, which were pune
tuated with misses, in which John
ByrneS, of Hennepin, played star part.
Then came a long wait. With exemplary
patience, that convention sat for two
hours in silence while the committee on
credentials prepared its report. Such
patience WsS unprecedented, and it can
no longer be said that Democrats are
anything but angels. At last, at nearly
5 O'Clock, the committee was ready, and
Chairman Lamberton called the con-
ventiOn to order. The secretary of the
committee had a weak ann piping voice
and the convention yelled Louder
until it got tired, and then settled down
to quiet that allowed the report to be
heard. Of the contests, the Wilson
delegation was seated in Anoka, the
Ames from Carver and the regular, or
No. delegation, from Ramsey, the
last named being greeted with APP
plause. Judge Flandrau, as chairman
of the defeated delegation, gracefully
accepted the result and pledged his
delegation to support the nominees
GOnUQnfInn 4 IN D,fA
was then called out and reciprocated
the sentiment. His joke was taken in
good part, and then d. W. Lawler was
called to the platform and brilliantly
replied. The convention was now real
love feast, and faces dark in the MORN
ing grew bright with party feeling, for
getful of past differences and prepared
in better feeling to take up the real
work in hand.
The permanent organization once
confirmed, with the usual speeches,
rushed into solid work. But not until
motions to adjourn until o'clock at
defeated. c. d. O'Brien thought the
committees, which had been hard at
work, should be allowed to 60
and eat, but the well-fed majority
would not hear of it. The resolutions
attracted anything but the attention
their Importance deserved, but the con-
ventiOn was feveriSh and impatient and
terribly anxious to test the strength of
the candidates for governor. Finally
the critical moment came, and Judge
Barrett took the floor to vindicate the
claims of the Ames men that Ramsey
county was solid for their candidate.
His presentation of the magnetic MAYOR
was good one and thoroughly aroused
the convention, developing the fact
that, whatever the convention might be,
the lObbies were certainly for Ames.
Mayor RawSon seconded the nomina-
ton, and made one or two funny breaks
that brought as many grinS to the
faces of the opposition. When Sem
atOr Castle walked to the platform
it was very generally apparent what he
mean to do, and at signal from P. 81.
Kelly, who now directed small caucus
in the amen corner, round of applause
was begun, which left small doubt of
the final result. Castle made strong
speech, but part of his eulogium on Viii
son was construed into reflection on
AmeS and was vigorously Kissed; in
fact, both Judge Barrett and D. B.
Johnston had to request of their friends
a fair hearing before order was restored.
D. 3. Johnston then seconded Ames in a
smooth speech, and M. 81. Feely, of
Rice, seconded Wilson. The latter
effort, though eloquent, was too long,
and the convention began to tire of
scene, until Senator Kellar, of Stearns.
with one of his humorous speeches.
restored good humOr, though the
Ames men stared in surprise at Ger
man opposing their chieftain. A. ID.
Smith, of Hennepin, closed the speech
making. His second of Ames had one
point, which was rebuke to the Stearns
delegation after the signal services of
Ames at the time of the cyclone.
The crucial point was reached and
the roll call began. As county after
county reeled Off its vote it became APP
parent that the Wilson strength was
greater than that exercised by Doran
and Kelly. Counties that had voted for
Buck for chairman now threw their
votes to Wilson, and as such announce