St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-05
THE TICKET NAMED.
Babb Beats Both RIethen and
BOardnan.


Boardman.
Minneapolis Turner hall was well
filed at 1880 yesterday morning when
Carmen n. Smith, chairman of the city
committee, raped for order, and the
assemblage did not look unlike meet
ing of the Hennepin county bar, so
largely did the lawyer element predOm-
mate in the men who were OF prOmi-
nence. w. P. Roberts, Babb leader,
and s. E. Olson. a Blethenite, both
Jumped I'D to nominate G. A. Pillsbury
for chairman. Pillsbury was Blethen
man and his selection was compromised,
or rather a trade between the two part
les. Roberts was recognized, and made
his motion. which prevailed unani-
mOusly. Mr.. PillSbury took his place,
and said: Il hope that the results of
this convention will meet the approval
OF our own cOnsciences and that of the
people of Minneapolis. and that the
nominees will be men who will give US
a clean. honest administration"
A. j. Boardman named Mr.. Roberts
for temporary secretary, but that gen.
tleman declined. Then A. j. Board
man. Charles McNair and others were
nominated. and each declined to ac-
cept in rapid succession. Finally Mr..
Roberts nominated Z. II. Croker. from
the Eighth ward, and he was elected.
The chairman appointed the following
committee on credentials:
John Fleetham. First ward; Second ward,
E NJ Johnson: Third ward b. Hunt Fourth
ward. J. H. Thompson: Fifth ward, W. P.
Andrus: sixth ward, G. Hillstad; seventh
ward. 4. L. Allen; Eighth ward. y. +. Girls
void: Ninth ward. ". B. Pearson; Tenth
~ y Rrfr
Fultl: Twelfth ward. W. b. BOardman;
Thirteenth ward, q. f. Bicknell.
There was only one contest, and that
was in the seventh precinct of the
Fourth. in which two caucuses had been
held. The BleJ6en delegation. headed
by ). E. Olson. was admitted. The com
mittee dispatched its work quickly. and
the convention got down to work about
y O'Clock. A. j. BOardman led OF by
moving that the temporary organization
be made permanent. IhlS was carried,
and. after another motion to adjourn to
80 O'Clock had been emphatlcallY sat
upon. ;. L. Olson. Blethen's lieutenant,
moved an informal ballot for mayor.
This carried. and @. w. Kellogg, j. p.
Gilmore. and W. a. Newton were ap-
pointed telleTs.
TIE CANDIDATES NAMED.
The vote was proceeding without any
nominating speeches when Dr. a. l..
Bausman of the Fifth ward sud
denly realized that an important
formality was being overlooked. He
nominated A. j. Blethen as man who
had cast his first vote for Grant. and
had stood by the greatest of American
statesmen. James q. Blaine-a man
whose vim and force were representa-
tive of the growing city of Minneapolis
"a man who could carry the fnll
strength of the Republican party.
There were a few cheers when the doe
tor concluded, and then X. b. LangdOn
presented the name OF +. ii. Boardman,
saving simply and with good taste:
Gentlemen. no words are necessary.
Mr.. BOardman will make a good mayor
# elected"
THE OLD SOLDIER RACKET"
At this point the convention was
brought TO the realization that it was to
have a presentation speech with some
STYLE about il. Mai. w. ID. Hale, with
his coat buttOned tightly about him,
dramatically stalked out and, striking
an attitude. said:
'In 1861 history commenced to write
at the top of a new page. You well re-
member the call upon the North and its
response, You remember the struggle.
! Those of us who devoted four years of
our lives to this struggle remember
! that. strange 10 say, the North had been
! growing rich and prosperous during the
war. Turning back TO our homes from
! Mason and DiXon's line, we found our
places had been filed. and there was
nothing for US TO do but 10 crowd in
with the masses. At this point the
! great West prOvidentially opened its
, /, IN RI
| the walks of peace. In 1862. Edward e.
| Babb went into the army, and returned
| in 1865 to private life. He came to Min
neapolis in 1867 with empty hands. His
| first employment was at the saw mills
as a filler of saws. and working in the
] woods during the winter. In 1876 he
| went into the ice business, and has
| since continued in it, carrying
| forward his share of the pros
peritv of the city. When the eighth
| ward was organized he was elected its
| representative in the city council by
| the largest majority ever accorded an
| alderman The mayor went on to
| bring up about everything else that
/ could be said in his candidates favor.
! including 4 reference 10 the fact that he
| served as a member of the council COM
/ mittees on claims and railroads, and
| uelpcu 10 Etl up LAO lOCCptlOll bcil-
| dered the q. A. r. in 1884, and did not
ask an appropriation from the city,
either"
Major Hale succeeded in arousing
| something akin to enthusiasm. and If
| struck 5. z. Olson that Biethen was
getting the worst Of the speech making,
! so he threw himself into the breech.
! Mr.. Olson is NOT an orator. either. by
/ vocation or nature, and he climbed
! some rhetorical flights from which he
! had considerable difficulty in getting
1 down. Il have made 1t my especial
| business" he said. ''to come here
/ to-day and work for the Achilles of the
| Republican party of Minneapolis,
! Alden j. Blethen." He then went on
to use the Blethen stock arguments of
"force and energy" ''will-devote-his-
| whole-time." etc.. etc. If it had not
been for BIethen Minneapolis would
not have any newspaper worth speak
ing of, nor any exposition if he bad not
set the grand project on foot with his