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

The Republicans Having a Hard
Time to Find Il Man to Put Up
Against the Congressman of the
First District.
Special to the Globe.
WINONA, Minn.. May 19.-The Re.
publicans held their county convention
to-day at the court house to elect dele.
gates to the Owatonna, Rochester and
Chicago conventions. Owing to the bad
condition of the roads there was a very
light representation from the country
towns, WiscOy, st. Charles. Homer,
Dresbach and New Hartford being the
only ones to send in regularly elected
delegates. The convention admitted
representatives from the towns of Hills
dale and Utica, in addition to those pre-
senting credentials. The fourth ward
sent up no delegation. G. A. Fuller, of
Wiscoy, was chairman, and w.
Hayes Laird, of Winoua, secretary.
A proposition to allow representatives
from the various towns to cast the full
entitled vote of the delegations occa-
stoned a good deal of wrangling, and
brought out the old charge that the city
delegates were trying to sit Oh the cOun-
try delegates, but the matter was finally
settled to the satisfaction of the out-of-
town people, and the election of dele
gates to the state convention at St
Paul was proceeded with. The follow
ing were chosen: 7. T. Olds. Thomas
Simpson, ID. Sinclair, M. O. Brown, o.
B. Gould, j. j. Randall, S. B. Shear
down. The delegates to Owat0nna were
next elected, as follows; W. H. Yale,
J: n. Maybury, t; T: Olds, John
Pickert, John Arnold Keyes, G. A.
Fuller, Isaac c. Slade, Will j. Utter,
Frank Gartside, M. McNie, George /.
Flint, John l. Blair. The delegates
means to secure the election of Hon.
William III. Yale as a delegate to the
Chicago convention. EX-GOv. Yale
briefly thanked the convention. Wien
he mentioned the name of Blaine the
convention loudly appauded, but
Gresham and Sherman each in turn re-
celved the same courtesy, and the choice
for president was left i'll doubt. The
election of delegates to the congressional
convention to be held at Rochester
came last and proved the most
Thomas T Gnf Simpson E. Hill, i"teS e. Gerrish, FISH,
Van SAINT, E. b. Huffman, DIR. |. A.
Pierce, William E. Smith, G, ID. Sloan.
DR.. S. B. Sheardown. The congress-
delegates go uninstructed and un-
pledged. About half of them are known
to be warm admirers of M. III. Dunnell,
but they all say they have given no
pledges and are for the best man.
Everything considered, they will work
for Winona man. There is a good
deal OF disappointment among many Of
the Republicans over the positive re.
fusal OF NJ. q. Norton, the well-known
lumberman, to be candidate.
Maj. Gould is talked of consdera,
bly, as an available man, but the
usual declaration of Republicans wnen
asked about their preference for con-
gressman is anybody to beat Judge
Wilson," The truth is the Repub.
licans of the First district are at sea for
| not gotten over their surprise at Judge
Wilson's remarkable strength among
the people two years ago, and the
scramble for the nomination at Roches-
ter, from present appearances, will not
be nearly so exciting as it was in tie
KassOn convention of 1886. While Dun
nell is not in the field as a candidate, il
is learned here on good authority that
he would accept the nomination if
rendered him. 1t is claimed that he
Steered clear of the factiona fight
among the Republicans of the First dis
trict two years ago and on this account
would be more acceptable than those
who were mixed up in the fight. He is
the only man outside of Winona county
who is generally spoken of for the nom
ination, but the Rochester convention
is still good way off and the complex
ion of affairs possibly may completely
change before the 10th of July.