St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-16
THE FIRST GUN.
A Langdon Victory in Making
Lowenstein, of Ramsey, Chair

A Langdon Victory in Making
Lowenstein, of Ramsey, Chair
man.
Charles P. Preston, the chairman of
the district committee, looked nervous,
but happy, when he gently tapped the
clamOrOus throng to order and read the
call with slightly quavering voice,
stopping occasionally to clear his
throat. II. f. Barker, of Isanti, sat on
a spring during the reading and then
shot up like catapult to nominate D.
M. ClOugh in behalf of the northern tier
of counties. j. w. Griffin, of Mime
apoliS, then pOunced upon the floor, as
his name would indicate, and named
S. Lowenstein, of Ramsey, saying he
was the first man for twenty
years, to carry st. Paul through
his work as chairman. Albertus
ii. Hall. of Hennepin, with white face
and eager voice, seconded Clough and
made some few laugh by his illusions
to David's knowledge of parliamentary
law. When it came to question of the
election, the Clough men wanted call
of the roll and the Lowenstien men a
vote by ballot, and when the latter won,
by a show of hands, there was loud ap-
plause from the Ramsey delegation
w. H. Eustis said this was unprec-
edented and wrong and that some of
the delegates had come in there with
printed ballots ready, hoping to freeze
out the others.
Congo II. Pettit-DOn't be alarmed.
You can have all the time you want
to write your ballots.
EustiS-It's all wrong. We don't
know who are delegates. l move the
present chairman, G. p. Preston, act as
chairman until the credentials have
been passed upon.
The chair ruled this out Of order and
the gag law and secret ballot went
through. With J. c. Worrall, of Hene-
pin. and II. f. Barker, of Isanti, as
tellers, the delegates marched up and
deposited their ballots. When Ramsey
county was called II. B. Willis walked
up and deposited nineteen votes for
Lowenstein. EuStis leaped to his feet
and exclaimed:
''Is that the individual vote of the
chairman or is it the vote of the delega-
tion?" [Applause.]
Mr.. Willis explained it was the in
struction Of the county convention to so
vote.
Eustis-I would say to the distin-
| guished gentleman from ST. Paul, who
comes up here with this antiquated unit
rule that Hennepln county gave liber-
ally of its vote TO Mr.. Lowenstein and
| Ramsey
D. Aberle-Does the gentleman want
to dictate what the Ramsey county dele
CATION shall do? [Applause.]
Eustis-No, land L don't want the Ram.
sey delegation to dictate what this con,
vention shall do. Why did not the
chairman come alone and save the eX.
pense of the delegation? Counter ap
plause.
The chair interfered and prevented
bloodshed and the voting went on to its
completion. The result was readily an
ticipated. The total vote was IS, Of
which Mr.. Lowenstein received 80 and
Mr.. Clough So. Willis, of Ramsey, and
Chase, of Anoka, escorted Lowensteir
to the platform, where he returned
thanks, ponderously and deliberately
and called for business. H. B. Willis
who did most of the talking, nominated
DR.. w. IL. Kain, of Washington, fol
secretary, which the convention ratified
A committee on credentials was ap
pointed, and during ten minutes re
cess completed its work.