St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-17
TALLY ONE FOR REA.
The Republican Congressional Commit
tee for Him.
THE CONVENTION SET BACK
And Called for Anoka, Sept. Is, to Allow
Him to Become
Candidate.

Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock was
the time set for the meeting of the Re-
publican congressional committee of the
Fourth district to decide OH time and
place for calling the congressional con-
vention. Soon after IL o'clock the
Nicollet house lobby was taken posses
sion of by Frank B. Hart. who
is experimenting Sam Snider's cam
paign, A. ii. Hall. who is often
spoken of as being Sinners financial
agent, and Wesley l.. Petit and George
Washington Mount Vernon Pittman,
Snider's canVassers. These gentlemen
hung around the entrance of the hotel
until w. L. Chase, the Anoka member
OF the committee, put in an appearance,
accompanied by A. n. Dare. editor of
the ELK River Star-News; g. S. Pease,
editor of the AnOka Union, and O. l..
Cutter
Hart and Hall Immediately corralled
chase and proceeded to explain to him
why 1t was his duty to vote to have the
convention called before Sept. -, be-
cause Judge Rea, commander-in-chief
OF the u. A. r., had stated that Oh ac-
count OF the position he held he would
congress unless the convention was held
after Sept. II, his term of office eXpir-
ing on that date. But Mr. Chase re-
membered that at the meeting of the
committee in May these same gentle
men were just as anxious TO have the
convention put off until the mid
die of September because Fletcher
was then candidate and concluded
that Rea, being now candidate, was no
reason why the time for calling the con-
ventlon should be any earlier.
About this time A. j. Boardman and
several candidates for county Offices
arrived on the scene and took part in
the conversation. The local candidates
thought that the convention should be
called III the interest of Snider because
he had barrel and its contents prop
erly distributed would save them the
trouble of drawing on their own bank
accounts.
Y. L. Preston, the chairman of COM
mlttee, soon after arrived with the fol-
lowing members of the committee: S.
h. Olson and ID. Nj .CiOugh, of Hennepin:
j. n. Stacy. of Wright, and lust about
two O'Clock, Sam Nichols, of Ramsey.
came in with Loren Fletcher.
MIR. Fletcher stood at the entrance
pulling cigar and watching Hart but
ton holng the members of the commit
tee, untli about ten minutes past 2 O clock.
when Chairman Preston announced that
the committee would meet at room 542
Boston block. The members immediately
proceeded TO the place of meeting, and
Chairman Preston called the meeting to
order and called the roll, when the fol-
lowing members were found to be pres
est: ). E. Olson and ID. NJ. ClOugh. of
Hennepin; j. n. Stacy, of Wright: w.
f. Chase, of Anoka; Sam Nichols, of
Ramsey; Frank B. Hart, who held a
proxy for Charles Boo, of Washington:
=. q. Potter, who held proxy for John
Shalleen, of Chisago, and Loren Fletch-
er, who held a proxy for Ii. B. Willis,
of Ramsey.
A motion was then made by Clough
and seconded by Fletcher that the CON
vention be called for Sept. is. Hart of
fered an amendment making the date
Sept. 4, and made short speech, in
which he said that he wanted the con-
vention called early, so that in case the
Republican nominee was defeated the
committee would be relieved and ex-
onerated from any blame in the matter,
which would be surely charged to it if
the convention was not called before
Sept. Is. He insinuated that the mem
bers who favored that date were acting
i'll favor of the Democratic nominee.
b. q. Porter seconded the amendment.
Sam Nichols offered an amendment
making the date Sept. IL, and said that
it would be very hard work to defeat
Edmund Rice, the probable Democratic
nominee, and thought plenty of time
should be given the Republican nomi-
nee. He said that an earlier date would
probably be in the interest of certain
candidate.
Hart seconded this amendment. and
withdrew the one made by him. Stacy
offered an amendment making Sept. IS
the date, but his amendment was not
seconded. The roll was then called ON
the amendment making the date Sept. II,
Hart, Potter, and Nichols voting ave. and
Olson, Clough, Chase. Fletcher, Stacy
and Preston voting no. The roll was
then called on the original motion max
ing the date Sept. IS, Hart, Potter,
Nichols and Stacy voting no and Olson,
Clough, Chase, Fletcher and Preston
voting aye.
Chairman Preston then announced
that the motion making Sept. 1S the
time for calling the convention was car
rled and said the next business would
be the selection of place for holding
the convention.
Clough moved that the convention be
held at the city hall in Anoka and Chase
seconded it.
This motion brought Hart to his feet.
who objected to having the convention
called at AnOka because Minneapolis
was much more central, and some of
the delegates would be compelled to
pass through Minneapolis to 20 to
Anoka, but received no second to his
motion. Anoka was than selected as
the place for holding the convention by
reclamation.
The same apportionment was then Sc
lected by reclamation as made for the
state convention, which is as follows:
Anoka 5, Chisago e, Hemepin 80, Isanti
5, kanabuc 3, Pine 3, Ramsey 20, Sher-
burne 4, Washington Z and Wright s,
making the total number in the conven-
ton SO.