St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-13

lions were passed favoring thorough
revision and reduction of the tariff
10 the end that the public
revenues may not exceed the
needs of government economically
administered, and heartily and fully
approving the course of Knute Nelson
IN congress, and especially indorsing
his independent action on the tariff
question. The following were elected
delegates to the state convention at st.
Paul: G. 8. Ward, II. Jenkins, S. N.
Miller, Johannes Hanson and II. l..
Lewis. The five delegates to the dis
trict convention at CrOokston are
Il. H. Wilson, r. j. Mcneil, John
Larson, Gustaf Anderson and Hugh
Lundbahm. TO the Fifth district con-
gressional convention at st. Cloud. G.
GundersOn, W. p. Long, Ole Amnnd-
son, j. III. Vandyke, john ThOrstad.
No resolutions favoring any candidate
were adopted by the convention, but it
is understood that the congressional
delegation is unit for BartO first and
ComStock as second choice. The st.
Paul delegation has no very decided
preferences for a presidential candidate
and are non-cOmmittal.
A MAJORITY FOR BLAINE.
Special to the GLOBE.
DETROIT, Mimi, May 12.-The Re
publican county convention met here
to-day and elected as delegates to the
st. Paul state convention to meet May
10, E. G. Holmes, G. Nj. Johnston, j. w.
Dunn and J. HI. Chiffon. Their alter
mates elected were: Ole Nygard, Jacob
Farigle, w. q. Hazelton and William
Long. The delegates are all unques-
delegates to the Republican district
convention to be held at CrOokSton May
10 were Il. W. Chillon. o. l. Berg, Hans
Hanson and W. J. Morrow. Their al
ternates were A. Jensen, Nj. J. Lewis,
Severt Larson and Alferd Dunn. The
delegates to the Republican congress
slonal convention to be held at st. Cloud
Jnne IL were: A. H. Wilcox, l..
W. Himel, NJ. S. Converse and Y.
Brooks. Their alternates were:
W. w. Wilson, /. P. McKinstry, w. E.
Reid and John d. Clay. 1t was evident
that the conventions first choice for
candidate for congress was S. G.. Com
stock, of MOOrhead. A resolution was
gates had exercised their first choice at
the congressional convention, they
should as their second choice go for ..
P. StearnS, of Duluth. After this the
convention took vote of all the presi-
Dental delegates and outsiders for pres
ident. Of the delegates eighteen were
for Blaine, and nine for Gresham, with
two outsiders; no delegates for Sher-
man. but one outsider: Robert Lincoln,
three delegates, with two outsiders;
Allison, one delegates, with one out
slider, and one delegate no choice. Sew
eral went out before the vote was taken
those who seemed to know said they
wprp for RIainp
SALTWATER DELEGATES.
Special to the Globe.
SALTWATER, May 12-The Repub-
fican county convention for Washington
county met at the court house at D. IN.
and proceeded to organize by the cleo
ton of J. A. Deragisch as president
and b. X. Watson as secretary. A COM
mittee of five was appointed upon Gre
dentials. At this point, on motion of
Or. t. c; Clark, the convention having
been called at the same place and only
thirty minutes prior to the Democratic
convention, adjourned to the jury room
adjoining, where the report of the COM
mittee on credentials was soon made,
showed nine delegates present from the
country and tWenty-One from the city,
which was adopted and the temporary
organization made permanent. The
following gentlemen were then elected
delegates to the state convention at st.
Paul: A. X. Doe, Charles Boo, c. A.
Parker, A. p. NOyes, b. X. Watson and
j. b. Taft. Six delegates were then
elected to the congressional convention,
as follows: G. M. Seymour, w. H.
Pratt, John Daley, T. c. Clark, w. II.
Game and d. M. Sabin. The convention
adjourned without comment or reSOlu-
ton.
BLAINE AND GRESHAM.
New ULM, Mimi, May 12.-The Re-
publican county convention met here
to-day II. G.. Kennedy, Isaac Gallagher,
II. J. KnudSon, Thomas Wilson, Gus
Nuessh, S. d. Peterson, c. A. Hagberg,
Matthias Rock and G. A. Spellbrink
were elected delegates to the Mankato
convention. They are unanimous for
Lind as congressman, and a majority of
them favor l.. P. Hunt, of Mankato, as
delegate to the national convention from
the Second district. Emil Weschcke, s..
ID. Griffith, Oscar Erickson and X. II.
Helling were elected delegates to the
state convention. They favor S. d..
Peterson as delegate at large. Res0lu-
tons were passed indorSing Congress-
men Lind and Nelson and advocating a
liberal reduction of the tariff and liberal
pensions. Also one cOmplimenting
Senator Ingalls, for his expose of Sena-
tor Voorhees,. Strange to say, one-half
of the delegates favored Blaine while
advocating a reduction of the tariff.
The other half were for Gresham for
first choice. Gresham is the second
choice of all.
FAVOR STRAIT.
Special 10 the Globe.
FARIBAULT, May 12.-At the Repub-
lican county convention held here to-
day the following delegates were elected
TO the state convention at st. Paul ::
A w. McKinstry, Faribault: J. P.
Heatwole, Mortified: j. B. Hopkins,
Morristown; B. B. Sheffield, Faribault; ;
r. r. Hutchinson. Dundas; E. II. 10y
den, Faribault; A. B. Kelley, North
field. To the congressional convention
at Red Wing-E. n. Leavens, Faribault;
| Morristown; II. Wilson, Faribault: ii.
A. Swartwotell, Cannon City; j. II.
Pettys, Walcott; l.. NJ. West,
Warsaw; J. NJ. Oliver, Dun
das; j. A. Lawrence, Northfield.
To the congressional convention at
| Litchtield "A. w. Riddell, Mortified d;
| Y. G. Adams, Walcott: J. Jepson, Can
| non City; j. c. Mola. Faribault; S. B.
! Coe, M0rristown: j. A. Thompson,
| Forest; G. w. GresS, Northfeld: A. w.
McKinstry, Faribault; II. E. Barron,
! Faribault. The preponderance of senti-
ment among the delegates was strongly
in favor Of Mai. Strait for congress.
NELSON INDORSED.
| Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, May 12.-The Re
| publican county convention was called
TO order by Hon. Ii. c. Waite at II
o'clock this morning. II. S. Wire was
appointed chairman and J. G. Foster,
secretary. After organization they adj
| journed to meet at 2 o'clock in the aft
delegates were elected; Congressional
| CONVENTIONAL. C. Waite. W. Wester-
man, c. f. Hendrix, J r. Howard, D.
W. Bruckar. To Crookston-R. II.
Freeman, c. S. Benson, c. Fish, j. r.