St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-06
The question

,. FISHERMAN. After a heated
discussion the vote was reconsidered
and the Hicksons delegation admitted to
seats in the convention.
TRAVERSE CONTEST.
A. S. Crossfeld spoke for the contest
ants. The committee on credentials,
he said, was appointed arbitrarily by
the temporary chairman. Two or three
of the committee were Democrats. He
directed to the seating of Democrats in
the convention. Eighteen out of the
twenty-nine Republican delegates went
out. There were thirty-seven delegates
in the convention.
Mr.. Place, for the regulars, submitted
the minutes of the convention. 1t was
regularly called. He denied that the
temporary chairman selected the COM
mittee on credentials. The report OF
the committee was adopted without
CrOssfeld was downed, and he and his
fOlloWerS-eight in number-left the
hall.
The contesting, or Carter delegation,
was admitted.
wADENA CONTEST.
Mr.. Whitney, for the contestants,
stated their case as follows: ''In 1880 a
law was passed fixing twenty-five votes
as the basis for the county convention.
The call upon which our delegates were
elected was based OH the McGill vote.
7 he fight is OH the question of represent
ton. The other side called their conven-
ton Oh the basis of the presidential cleo
ton of '84. The convention of 'S6 elected
the chairman. Since April 16 there have
been two county committees.
Mr.. Billiard, of the other delegation,
said this fight had been settled at four
different conventions, and they had been
Endorsed in each instance. He gave
lengthy explanation of the trouble in
Wadena county.
On motion, the Verndale delegation
was admitted.
THE ROCK THEY SPLIT UPON.
1t was 9 O'Clock before the committee
on credentials had completed its ardu-
GUS duties. Everything went along
smoothly until the Traverse county con-
test was reached, there seeming to be a
disposition among the members to act
tremendously and for the best interests
of the party. Apparently candidates
were lost sight of in the endeavor to
bring matters to satisfactory ending.
Mr.. Johnston was the only man who
did much kicking, and to him is due, in
large measure, the dilatOrineSS of the
session. Traverse county was the rock
the committee split upon. AS usual,
Johnston did the business. In answer
to something said by Gen. Jennison,
Johnston, in a towering rage, shouted:
You have been downing Merriam right
along here and now we propose TO give you
q little McGill to see how you like it.
The contestants of this county, upon
vote, were admitted, and Johnston for
the first time had triumphed. 1t was a
blow to the Schefferites and Gen. Jen-
nisin, as one of them, felt very sore.
There was no reason or justice for the
seating of the boilers. The Merriam
men had taken their medicine in the
Grant acounty contest, the Schefferites
got dOsed in the Traverse county
wrangle.
When the committee had finished its
work and was about to go before the
convention with an unanimous report,
the Traverse county matter came up
again and was the subject for long and
bitter wrangling. Several of the COM
mittee were Scheffer men, and, headed
by Gen. JenniSOn, were in favor OF
bringing in minority report, and it
took quite awhile to disabuse their
minds of this motion. Ii the Traverse
case was opened all the other contests
would have to be gone over again. Mr..
Brewer wanted to compromise by adj
hitting both delegations from Traverse
and giving each member half vote.
All hands finally acquiesced in the re-
port as it stood, and the committee filed
out into the hall, where they were res
ceiyad with claprs