St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-04
RAMSEY COUNTY FOR RICE.
Little Time Consumed by the
County Convention.


Not over half an hour was consumed
in the deliberations of the Ramsey
| county Democratic convention that as
sembled at Market hall yesterday to Sc
lect fifty-one delegates to the congress
Esional convention of the Fourth district,
which meets the 18th inst. in this city.
From the outset it was evident that
| there was no opposition to the renomi-
nation of Hon. Edmund Rice, and the
| same harmony that has characterized
| previous conventions was manifested
| yesterday. After Chairman Olivier, of
| the county committee, had raped the
convention to order the call was read,
| followed by the selection of Gen.
II. w. Johnson as temporary chair
man and George III. Allen as
| temporary secretary, this organization
There was little for the committee on
credentials to do, since there were no
contests, and committee was then
chosen consisting of one from each
ward and one from the county to sug-
gdst names of delegates to the con-
gressiOnal convention. As result of
their consultations the following were
agreed upon: r. A. Smith, r. w.
johnson, G. D.-O'Brien, w. p. Murray,
William Barrett, p. T. Kavanagh, A.
Allen, r. B. Galusha, William Crooks,
William Hamm, r. l.. German, III. IL.
Fuller, r. Il. O'Connor, John B. Olivier,
p. Conley, George j. Mitsch, P. Egan,
John F. Smith, Joseph Minea, NJ;
Mullane, Bernard Michel, Michael
Lux, H. IL. Athey, George
II. Allen, Nicholas Hardy, John j.
Gehan, John II. Ives, William Delaney,
Do Nilccnn
Brady. John Schneider, c. Tyson
Butcher. j. j. McCafferty, Bernard
Ryan, William F. Bremen, John S.
Brode, Feter Bot, John Norman, John
Thill, G. c. Futvoy, Mark McEllistrem,
Edward Schumacher, Q. L. Twohy,
James O'Brien, John w. Willis, E. J.
Kirkland. G. J. Flaherty, James Claffey,
&. III. HendrickSOn and Frank La
Berge.
A committee on resolutions, consist
ing of Corporation Attorney William L.
Murray. G. d. O'Brien and Judge Bar
rett, reported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the Democracy of Ramsey
county in convention assembled, That we
hereby indorse the candidacy of Grover
Cleveland and Allan 6, Thurman, the nom
inees of the st. Louis national convention
for president and vice president of the United
States, upon platform for tariff reform and
opposition TO all monopolies and trade COM
binations whose purpose it is to make the
rich richer and the poor poorer.
Resolved That we heartily indOrse the
nomination of Hon. Eugene NJ. Wilson, the
Democratic nominee for governor, and his
associates upon the ticket.
Resolved, That the faithful and efficient
discharge of all their hubble duties by our
representatives Hon. Thomas Wilson, j. l..
Macdonald, and Knute Nelson, entities them
to the hearty and grateful thanks of the cit-
zens of this state.
Resolved, That recognizing the signal
ability unquestioned integrity and uniform
courtesy which has characterized the dis
charge of the onerous public duties of
member of congress in the most populOus
congressional district of the United States by
our present distinguished member of con.
gress, Hon. Edmund Rice, the delegates of
Ramsey county to the Fourth congressional
district convention, to be held in Market hail.
st. Paul, Sept. IL 1883, be and they are
hereby instructed to vote as unit for his re-
nomination as member of congress, and to
use all fair and proper efforts to secure that
end