St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-13
THE NOMINATIONS,
All the Candidates Placed Before
the Convention.

Half-past 1 came, and the perma-
nent organization of the convention was
effected. Chairman Fuller, of the COM
mittee on credentials, reported the list
of delegates as passed, the Verndale
delegation from Wadena being seated.
The opera house where the convention
was held was filled, the delegates having
the body of the house and spectators
the gallery. The temporary 0rganiza-
ton was made permanent. Then the
tug of war-the clash of factiOnS-hair-
pulling tiguratively, and wire-pulling
literally began. examinations are in
order,' said Chairman Crombe. There
rose and presented the name Of
c. B. Buckman as farmer
and citizen worthy of con-
gressional honors. 1--WE term him
in our district HUSTLER" said Mr.. Hart
ley, and the point was applauded.
There was more silence. s. z. Carpen-
ter, of Sauk Rapids, seconded the Buck
man nomination. "NeXt!" cried some
wag. Daniel G. Cash, for st. Louis
county. nominated Judge Stearns, ''the
spontaneous and enthusiastic CHOICE"
he declared, of 1000 Republican
votes in st. Louis county. Did
MI. NdSl sly ~ oItp MI. DdIto
when he stated that Judge Stearns had
not won his title by newspaper brevet,
but on bloody battle fields? Mr.. Cash
might have made good speech, but he
didn't. He wandered from his nominee
to the tariff Oh pig iron and back again
until the hall became one great pro-
testing yawn.
"Did you ever shouted Mr.. Cash,
''realiZe how you are bound up with the
octopus of the Twin Cities? How are
you going to break up their dam of rail-
roads? Build up transfer railroads to
Duluth, and i'll three years we can
break it,"
This clever bit of demagogism won
Mr.. Cash a few faint plaudits. but when
he mentioned the name of knute Mel
son there was heavy applause.
ID. E. Meyers was next, with the re-
mark, Il wish to nominate the Hon. A.
Barto, of Stearns." Mr.. Meyers was
witty. His happy remark that in his
nineteen years residence in Stearns
Mr.. BartO had grown to be big man
brought down the house. 81 am aware"
he said, ''that Duluth cannot take care
of the Twin Cities, but leave that to st.
Cloud; we can do it, [Applause.]
'Mr. Barto stands ready to take up
the work of Mr.. Nelson on the tariff"
was an assertion OF MI. Meyers that
brought applause. But he carried the
house with him when he said that Mr..
Barto was big enough to take the tariff
cow that was fed in the West and was
being MIXED east of the Alleghanies
and turn her around. "We want some
of the milk" said Mr.. Meyers, and the
farmers roared with laughter. Douglas
county, through G. j. Gunderson, sec
onded Barto's nomination. Attorney
General M. E. Clapp, of Otter Tai,
nominated E. E. Corliss. Clapp is
a good speaker and popular among his
fellow Republicans of the Fifth. He
eulogized Mr. Corliss in the best orator.
ical effort of the convention. r. r.
Briggs, the slender, genial attorney
of Clay county, was the last to speak,
and he placed III nomination S. g. Com
stock, of Clay. The remarks of Mr..
Briggs were tinctured with tariff views,
and when he said Comstock was for
America and Europe could not rule us
he got some applause. He made fun of
the president and his message and got
some cheap laughter. Polk county
seconded the nomination of ComstOck.