St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-06
Democratic Primaries To-
Night--Bits Of Political
Gossip From the Wards.


work of nominating the above gentle
men was from $50 to 1O:45 o'clock.
1t was very harmonious gathering,
except that little disagreement &C.
Cured On the question of nominating
Col. Kiefer and several of the alder
manic candidates at large. The ques-
ton of nationality was raised, and that
alone came very near defeating what on
the surface seemed to be cut and dried
programme. There were men in that
convention who endeavored to impress
upon the other delegates the idea that
mans nationality should not
have anything to do with the
presenting of his name to
the people as the chosen representative
of workingmen. There were others,
however, who thought that Col. klefer,
being German, would be the very man
to put forward, not for the purpose OF
getting the strict labor vote only, but
because they believed he was able to
draw portion of the German
vote. So the German got the first
place, R. B. Rice presenting his name.
Then when Mr.. O'Grady presented the
name Of Mr.. DAILY for city comptroller,
it had something of an Irish sound in it,
and nobody objected, although Mr..
O'Grady tried to get the convention to
look hard at some traitorOuS person,
whoever he might have been, who gave
out the statement recently that the
workingmen would not support MIR.
DAILY. When it came to nominating
ALDERMEN AT LARGE,
a delegate from the First ward made an
eloquent plea for the Scandinavians as
he urged the name of G. e. Casseil.
There was trouble in getting these
aIdermanic candidates nominated.
Seven names were placed before the
convention. Delegate Murphy couldn't
see any use putting up men who would
be knocked down, as he. backed with &C
great deal of logic, expressed it. lie
favored nominating two or thrse good
men and going with their names before
the two conventions. The Fifth ward
delegation, except Mr.. Blakely, pro-
posed the names of Barney Ryan and
Mr.. McCabe, did his level best for Ter
renee Kenpey. Mr.. Blakely was OPP
posed to these gentlemen and he
Informed the convention that if they
put up men who did not truly represent
the workingmen he, for one, would OPP
pose them at the polls. This raised
storm, and the others of the Fifth ward
ward, and delegates from other wards
sat upon Mr.. Blakely, telling him
plainly that his business was to put up
with whatever the convention did
and stand by it.. MI. Muir
ply, who at one time. seemed
to be opposed to nominating anybody at
all, except couple of aldermanic can
didates at large, seconded Mr.. Blakely's
sentiment so far as it concerned his con-
stitutional right to vote for any man he
chose to. Mr.. Murphy'S idea of not
nominating any but couple OF alder
manic candidates was based largely
upon the report of the executive COM
mittee. But the convention decided
otherwise, and Saturday it will present
it's ticket to the Democratic convention
and on Monday to the Republican con-
vention. In the ballots OH the alder
manic candidates at large, Terren e
Kenney got the worst of the shuttle, al
though Mr.. Blakely did vote for Barney
Ryan.
DETAILS OF THE CONVENTION.
Chairman X. B. Rice called the con-
vention to order and announced the Oh
ject of the convention. Thomas III. Nc
Kone was made temporary chairman,
and j l.. Berkeimer temporary secre-
tary.
On Stephen Murphy's motion COM
mittee on credentials, consisting Of one
from each ward, was appointed, as fol-
Second ward, Matt Egan; Third ward,
Stephen Murphy; Fourth ward, I.
Kirchoff; Fifth ward, Joseph O'Grady;
Sixth ward, NJ. C. Melady; Tenth ward,
A. w. Ross, the other wards not having
a member. The committee in a few
minutes submitted the following list Of
delegates as their report, which was ac-
cepted:
Thompson, A. l.. Robinson, j. l.. KEEL
berg.
Second Ward-R. J. Lee, F. F. La
vale, L. McCabe, John Martin, James
Fl. Bedburry.
Third Ward-J. T. Duffy, Stephen
Murphy.
Fourth Ward-R. B. Rice. Theodore
Kirchhoff.
Fifth Ward-Christian Blakeley, JOS
eph O'Grady, M. j. O'Brien.
Sixth Ward-Thomas II. McKOne, NJ.
Seventh ward-Not represented.
Eighth Ward-J. L, Berkimer, NJ. F.
Fahey.
Ninth Ward-David Fitzgerald, John
O'Niell, Joseph Heating (poxy for John
Fisher.
Tenth Ward--W. Ross, A. H. Gilkey.
The temporary organization was then
made permanent.
r. b. Rice began the work of
the convention by nominating Col
A. r. Kiefer for mayor, and he
moved his nomination by reclamation.
Mr.. Ross, of the First ward, opposed
this nomination on the ground that it
was not to the interest of the working
men to indorse any man for mayor;
that it was more to their interest to
nominate candidates for aldermen
Mr.. McCabe, of the Second
ward, also opposed Col. Kiefer's
name, inquiring if Col. Kiefer was
Workingman, a mechanic, man who
made his living by hard work. MeSsrs.
Rice, of the Fourth ward, Bedbury, of
the Second, and John Martin, of the
Second, then took up the cudgel for Col.
Kiefer. The talk ended by Col. Kiefer's
name being accepted.
After Mike Days nomination the
names of Frank Casserly, of the Eighth
ward; Matt Eagan, of the Second; r.
D. McNamee and J0hn FISHER, or the
Ninth; Aid. Terrence Kenney. of the
Third; Aid. Barney Ryan, of the Fifth,
and &. E. KaSsell, of the First, were
placed i'm nomination for alderman at
large All these names were backed up
by ward club recommendations except
that of Mr.. Kenney. a ballot was taken,
Messrs. Rice and Murphy being tellefs,
and it resulted as follows:
Cassell, 10; Egan, II; McNamee. 9;
Ryan, Is; Kenny, 8; Casserly, 20;
Fisher. Is.
Messrs. Rice, O'Grady, Murphy, Egan
and Bedbury were then appointed a
committee to present the names Of the
candidates to both conventions, and the
first workingmen's convention ever held
st. Paul adjourned.
Endorsed Mr.. Dion.
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