St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-25
Which Is Recognized as Be-
longing to the Willy Politi-
clan, Loren Fletcher,
And Directs the Proceedings
of the Republican Congress
sional Committee.
May is the Time, and Mime
apolis the Place, Of Hold
ing the Convention.
Political Gossip in the Flour
City--Winston Doomed as
Delegate to st. Louis.

Loren Fletcher went into session with
himself yesterday. virtually, as repre-
senting the Republican committee of
the Fourth congressional district. There
were other members there, but Mr..
Fletcher was the committee, and when
he flashed too proxies and went in to
win, he met no particular opposition.
The aim and object of the meeting was
to decide the time and place of holding
the convention to choose two delegates
to the national convention at Chicago.
The meeting of the committee was
called at the Office of the court house
commissioners at 2 o'clock, but before
that time had arrived majority OF the
members dropped into the office OF
Loren Fletcher, where an executive
session was held,
GREATLY TO THE DISGUST
of some of the friends of Capt. Snider,
who had been on the watch for chance
to buttonhole the members of the COM
mittee since morning. When 2 o'clock
arrived nearly all the members of the
committee had assembled at the place
of meeting, and after waiting until
2:15 for S. E. Olson to put in
an appearance, the chairman, G. P.
Preston, called the meeting to order.
II. B. Willis was elected secretary, and
the call of the roll shove d the following
members present: G. 2. Preston and
S. E. Olson, Hennepln county; 5. Ill.
county; J. N. Stacy. Wright county,
and w. F. Chase, Anoka county. 1t
also developed the fact that Loren
Fletcher held the proxies of
Charles Boo, of Washington county,
and ID. M. Clough, of Hennepin
comfy. The chairman stated that he
had received a letter from w. ii. Wyn-
coop, of ChiSago county, rendering his
resignation as a member of the commit
tee, as he was about to remove from the
state. The resignation was accepted,
and ex-senator John Shaleen, OF ChlSagO
county, was elected to fill the vacancy.
The next business before the committee
was to decide on the time and place for
holding the convention. A motion was
made by S. E. Olson that the convention
be held in Minneapolis on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF MAY
at 1890 a. m. III. B. Willis moved to
amend by making the place st. Paul,
but OH a vote being taken the former
city was selected, and the motion, as
made by Mr.. Olson. was adopt
ed, The question of time
for holding the convention
for the nomination of congressman was
then brought before the meeting by Mr..
Olson making a motion for the holding
of the two conventions together, On
May Is. This proposition met with a
decided opposition from the the rest OF
the committee, the principal objection
advanced being that it would make
too long campaign. After some
discussion the motion was Withdrawn,
and the matter left open, except that it
was decided that between the 1St and
the 18th of September was about the
proper time to call the convention. 1t
was decided to make the basis of repre-
sentation the same as in the
state convention, one delegate at
large from each county and one
delegate for each 400 votes or major por-
ton thereof, the average Republican
vote as cast at the general election held
In 1886 being taken as basis. Under
this apportionment the convention will
contain 80 delegates divided among the
counties in the district as follows:
Pine 2, Kanabec 2, Sherburne 3, Anoka
4, lnsanti 4, Chisago 5, Washington 6,
Wright Z. Ramsey 10 and Hennepin 81
ROUGH ON CAPT. SNYDER.
Mr. Fletcher, who had been repre-
scnting the Fletcher element at the
meeting, at this juncture turned, and,
looking rather hard at A. IL. Hall, who
represented the Snider element, made a
motion on behalf of MI. Boo, the mem
Der from Washington county, whose
proxy he held, that all except the
members of the committee be invited to
leave the room. He followed up the
matter by Seconding the motion Oh be-
half of Mr.. Clough, of Hennepin county,
whose proxy he also held. The chair
man then put the motion, which was
carried, and the reporters and the Snider
representative retired. The door was
then locked and the committee went into
executive session, during which they
seemed to become engaged in rather
hot debate Oh some political question.
The reporters were unable to catch on
to the DRIFT of the conversation, but the
principal speakers seemed to be
ii. 3. Willis, of Ramsey, and
Mr.. Boo and Mr.. Clough. This
session lasted until nearly 8 o'clock.
Several of the Snider men, who
were seen during the morning, said
they had carried the day by having the
date of the congressional convention
postponed to September, but as the
man with two proxies voted for the
postponement, it looks as though they
were trying to create capital out OF
nothing.
WHAT A DELEGATE THOUGHT.
J. n. Stacy, the member from Wright
county. stated to reporter last even
ing that the Snider boom had moi yet
been heard of i'll Wright county. 1--WE
people up in Wright" he continued,
i'were in favor of Mr.. Fletcher four
years ago, when tho nomination was
stolen away from him by j. b. Gilflllan.
We were for him Two years ago,
when he could have had the
nomination in spite of Gillian, but he
thought Gil ought to have second term
and so stood back and gave him a
he should not be given the nomination.
The district is very close, and we need
man who can get the floating vote,
and we all know that Mr.. Fletcher is the
only man, WHO has been spoken OF
for the nomination, that can get
that vote. The only reasons ] have
heard given why Mr. Snider should be
nominated is that he is q member oil the
q. A. X. and that he would get the q. A.
r. vote. This vote never seemed TO
help him very much when he ran Tor
the legislature, or he would never have
been beaten as he was by G1lln-
shaw. 1 think tEaG Cap. Slider
will find that tho farmers IN
the outside counties gre pretty wei &C
qusinted with Mr.. Fletcher, end that It
have been dlshigg out to cause item 10
change to him. The G. A. r. racket
won't work outside Of Minneapolis, he.
cause we are not in favor Of dragging u
into politics, and that ssems 10 ts bis
Rnfirn stuck in tTauo."