St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-16
FIGHTING LIKE TOMCATS.
-Four Men Nominated With Bitter
Complimentary Greatest Cir
Gus of Them All.

-Four Men Nominated With Bitter
Compliments---Th Greatest Cir
Gus of Them All.
Nominations for delegates were de-
clared in order. NJ. d. Mum, of Ram
sey, got the floor, cooked and primed
with speech. He spoke of the solem-
nifty of the occasion, when the party of
this district was to clOthe two men with
the great responsibility of representing
this metropolitan district in the Chicago
convention. The name of Blaine came
in and created considerable applause.
Finally he named w. j. Freaney.
Col. Brandt, of st. Paul, presented
the name of r. B. Langdon, and drew
out applause that seemed indicative of
success.
Mr.. McCusick, of Pine, nominated
Alvah Eastman, OF AnOka, and gave
Freaney side Shot,in saying he claimed
the earth because he had partially car
ried st. Paul, once in twenty years,
while Eastman represented a territory
always Republican and to which the
party must look when it wanted major
tiles. He was greeted with great ap
plause from the Eustis wing.
A. Fl. Hall ''simpiy rose in lieu of
another" to make speech, which ended
with the nomination of William Henry
Eustis.
Henry Johns seconded Freaney in
glowing speech. and II. l.. Williams,
also of Ramsey, seconded Langdon, but
when he said Langdon was for Blaine
the Hennepin delegation yelled out
negative response. R. ID. Russell, Of
Hennepin, went into general politics,
and said he was not for Blaine and he
Il 1Nn1f tnl,
than his party. He seconded Freaney.
John Day Smith said the issue might as
well be drawn here and now. EustiS
and Freeman were for Blaine, and this
convention wanted to send men who
would not misrepresent them. John
Dav made quite speech, and most un-
mercifully scored the delegates to the
last national convention, who, when the
sentiment at home was ten to one for
Blaine, could not be whipped into vOt-
ing for him until the last ballot. He
wanted the issue made here and now.
He wanted the four candidates to stand
up and announce themselves.
M. ID. Mum said Freaney would be
| all right when the Blaine crisis came at
Chicago, and Judge Ellis. of Minneapo-
| lis, thought EustiS would not be too IA
natically enthusiastic fOrBlaine to blind
| him to the virtues of another candidate.
| j. G. Worrall seconded the nomination
of ''that grand old Republican father,
r. B. Langdon, who was never
| known to misrepresent any
| body" Cries of ''Rats!" came at
this, and inspired Worrall, and he
launched into a fiery argument, in
which he said no man held patent
right on Blaine, and that man does not
| spell his name E-u-S-t-i-S.
John Day Smith wanted to know if
Worrall had authority to say Langdon
was for Blaine. Worrall said he knew
Langdon would be all right when the
| time came, which was greeted with
such chorus of yells that the chairman
rose once more to the occasion. With
reproachful wave of the hand, he
asked for order and directed several
lances of sarcasm at the packed gallery
of Blaine claQueus, which he threat
stored quiet and McCuSick reared up
| and wanted the candidates to express
themselves. Again the chair asserted
itself and ruled this proceeding out of
order. The cries, shriekS, yells and
| jeerS were so renewed at this point that
nothing co lid be said or done, though
in the melee the tall form of H. B.
Willis could be seen looming up and
his voice shriel1ing out:
| ''Cl6ar the SallefleS!' !'
At this point r. B. Langdon was seen
forcing his way forward, and the con-
ventiOn calmed down long enough to
hear him. He climbed the platform
and made speech. He said he had
not been for Blaine because he did not
believe him the strongest candidate.
Here whistles and shrieks and yells be-
gan again. With an ImperiOuS wave of
his hand, Langdon went Oh to say he
had changed his mind since the last
election. [CrieS of "Ah! ah!'] Lang
don then went on to say he was not
anti-Blaine, but believed in giving the
favorite son racket chance. He ended
by saying he had never misrepresented
first, last and all the time. Then came
cries for Eustis, but the chairman came
to the front again, and though Eustis
came forward, would not allow him to
speak. The pandemonium was re-
newed, and the obese chairman and the
stormy gang had another seance that
lasted Indefinitely. 1t was wild scene,
and only had its equal in the congress
sional convention four years ago. 1t
required, time, soothing syrup, and a
motion before the chairman would allow
Eustis to speak,. though nearly every
man was on his feet yelling out to
give the old man a chance. Finally
the chairman graciously permitted
William Henry to proceed. In voice
choked and fearful with emotion he
began to praise Blaine with deft and
hoheyed words. He knew Blaine was
strong and he was an American, and
then he paused for applause. He got it
Then he served Langdon right and left
and sat down.
Deacon Alvah Easton clambered ur
u L m
cheers.
Then came cries for Freaney, bu
Freaney was not there. The chair wa:
willing to wait an indefinite time fol
him to be hunted up, but before the
! committee returned without him the