St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-07
SCHEFFER PRES ENTED.
Gen. Jennison Makes a Defens
of Hi"SaIf

Oh d1nlSeil.
This brought Gen. S. p. Jennison to
his feet.
''How does it happen'' he said, shat we
have passed by the period of nominating
speeches?''
The Chairman-No one will make any.
Voice-There are no nominees. Laugh
teri
e Gen. Jennison-H there is no other person
who desires to speak, would like to occupy
a few moments of your time. [Cheers.
The Chairman-But must put this motion,
that we take formal ballot.
The convention quickly voted it down.
GtH. Jennison-Now, Mr.. Chairman
Cries-"Platform, platform"
The chairman thumped the table and
pleaded for order.
Gen. JennisOn expressed his deter
minatiOn to speak from the floor, and
said:
/ have heard it said that if attacked Gov.
McGill here to-day there has been resurrected
some documents from the auditors office
which would show that l held in 1882 the
ofhces OF governors private secretary and
secretary of the board of impeachment and
drew salaries for both. Why, / supposed
everybody in the state knew that. Laughter
The governor wanted me, and the senate that
had elected me 10 that Office IN 1881 wanted
me. l filled both offices, performed the du-
ties of both, and If | did not draw the salary
OF both | am mistaken. Laughter and
cheers And now you can judge from that
my estimation
A Delegate-I would like to call the gentle
man to order. understand we are -
The Chairmau-The gentleman from Good
hue has the floor.
Gen. Jennison-I ask the people to con
slider this. II is proposed that we enter this
campaign under pretty nearly the same
auspices of two years. / ask you If it is not
perilous to do that? 1t Is not a question OF
men. No one of these candidates is OF more
importance, or OF so much importance as the
success of the Republican ticket.
The nominee of two years ago, freight
ed as he was we won't say
what burdens but some burdens-lowered
the Republican majority of two years pre-
vious from 1900 TO $500. We have got
that to start from. and if we start under the
same auspices is not there danger that we
run it a good ways the other way, because we
have got nothing to act upon. lCheers.l
should have thought that my experienced
political friends from Hennepin county
would have acted more judiciously. | am
astonished-I am profoundly astonished-
that they should have given it the complex
ion that ii has to-day, because they cannot
now avoid starting under the same auspices:
It was blunder, gentlemen, it was a bad
blunder. Even the kids of your county
would have known more than to have made
1t. Cheers. We ought not merely to make
a good nomination here, We
A Delegate-l rise to point OF order.
nomination of a candidate and not speeches
in opposition to any man.
General JennisOn-I wish TO be heard on
the point of order?
The Chairman-The chair will decide that
the gentleman from Goodhue has large lat
itude. Laughter.
Gen. Jennison-The main thing is not to
praise and laud and give taffy TO anybody; it
is to present the question of candidates with
the view of the best success of the Repub-
I(hpnrg
bear upon my breast piece of silk, which
win indicate that / am friendly to the nomi-
nation of Albert Schetfer. [Cheers, loud and
prtolonged Gen Jsnnis9n Rroeeeded, ,oS 70
license and high license two years ago,
adding: Two years ago was two years ago.
and all of us have learned something-a good
deal, | hope-in that time; and whatever Mr.
Scheffer was two years ago you know what he
is to-day: Exactly what all the rest of us are.
He has said i'll the Winona Republican that
he neither should act officially nor personally,
if he could do so, to disturb the present situa-
ton of that question in the state. lCheers
Gen. Jennison wound up by saying
that he was one of the men badly left in
the Chicago platform. He was in favor
of lower taxation, but desired to walk
with the Republican party, and for that
reason urged the nomination of Hon.
Albert Schetfer. Loud cheers.
L.
asked if he could submit minority re-
on resolutions.
The chairman replied it was too late,
the report had been adopted.
Gen. Barrett-Very well. I'll second the
nomination Of Albert Scheffer. Loud
cheers.
The general proceeded to read q
lengthy document, detailing the ''glOri-
Gus heritage" of the Republican party,
following this up with denunciatiOn
of the INSCRIPTIONS combination of rail-
road and wheat managers in that state.
'It is a fact" he added, that under the
operation of this infamous conspiracy in one
of the general railway offices of this state
a man has been stationed upon whom the
duty was involved Of detailing by telegraph
to the agents of all stations. on that route the
price to be paid for wheat.
1.-The farmers interest of this state have
nominated and do nominate Albert Scheffer.
If it shall be ratified by this convention, we
believe that Minnesota will be Republican by
10000 majority. Loud cheers. If this
convention shall ratify what we believe TO
be the demands of the agricultural interests
of the state, this platform will receive the
unanimous support of all men who have
hitherto claimed to be Republicans. [Cheers.1
If you reject our candidate and reject our
platform, the future is all uncertain lCries
OF 'Ol, on, misses ana cHSerS.
W. o. Brewer, of Ramsey. startled
the convention by ascending the plat
form and crying:
do you understand that the nominee of
this convention VINO goes out from here to-
day. has to be elected from polls which
have to be made up from the fresides of this
state?'
The delegates appeared du 'mfounded
on hearing this, and general quietude
reigned as Mr.. Brewer proceeded to
eloquently second Mr.. Scheffer's nom
ination. stating that if he was NOM
mated Ramsey county alone would
give 10000 majority and the state from
(. SO, 900 to 10000. Mr.. Scheffer was an
honorable gentleman, against whose
name there was not one single stain,
personally or politically. They knew
he would redeem every congressional
district i'm the state. TCheers.I
I John G.. Nelson, of Otter Tail, said:
T On behalf of the laborers and tillers of the
soil in otter Tail county, second the NOM
iuation of Mr.. Scheffer If the convention
would only accept. he will resist the charg-
ing columns of the enemy and whirl them
TO the four zephyrs.--lLaughter and ap-
III. j. Hodgson. of Ramsey. said, in
every action, emotion and impulse Mr..
Scheffer was pre-eminently man of the
people. [Cheers.] He was the only
candidate who had been tested by Dem
ocrats, having been led to the top of the
mountain by leading light of that
party, who said:
"All these things that thou seest shalt be
thine if thou wilt but bow down and worship
me-" But Mr.. Schetfer refused, saying: Get
thee behind me. Satan" Loud laughter and
cheers.
j. S. Lohman, of Ramsey, also sup
ported Mr.. Scheffer's nomination, stat
ing his name was honored and respected
at home and entitled to recognition alb
road. [Cheers.l
: G. p. johnson, of Watonwen-Mr. Chair
man: Albert Scheffer is a delegate TO this
Convention and wish to ask him, will he
support the nominee OF this convention!
MANFULLY ANS WERED.