St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
Not Much Enthusiasm, But
Rusk Secures the Party's
Endorsement.
Che Germans Get a Black Eye
in the Selection Of
Delegates.
Prominent Iowa Greenback-
ers Announce Their Votes
for Cleveland.
Meeker County Farmers In
dorse Ignatius Donnelly
for President.
kpecial to the Globe.

Special to the GlOee.
MADISON, Wis, April 9.-The Re
publican state convention to-day nomi-
mated Jerry Rusk for president and adj
mitted South Dakota to the Union.
When it came to the convention, how
ever. Rusk's boosted boom turned out
to be only fair-siZed boomlet. To be
sure RuSk was unanimously Endorsed,
but there was lacking that hearty en-
thusiasm which was not wholly eX-
pCcted. The cheers which greeted the
mention of Jerry'S name seemed to
come merely from the surface. When
Judge Humphrey, of Hudson, nomi-
mated Palsy Fairchild for a presidential
elector at large there was three times
the enthusiasm manifested that there
was at any mention of
THE FAVORITE son.
At no time was there anything nearly
approaching the enthusiasm of the
Democratic convention last week.
There was no spontaneous and hearty
OutburSt such as was developed by the
Democrats for Cleveland, The states
holiday flag floated from the dome of
the capitol when the convention was
called to order at noon. There was not
picture of WiscOnsin's Jerry or sim
gle motto OF decoration in the assembly
chamber where the convention was
held. To no outward appearance was
there sign that the Wisconsin Repub
LEANS were about to give their favorite
son a
ROUSING SEND-OFF.
After "Ilod' Taylor, the retiring
chairman of the state central committee,
had read the call for the convention, he
took occasion to make farewell adj
dress, and, at the same time, put in
bid for the gubernatorial nomination.
He apprehended the true sentiment of
: the party by making the bloody shirt
the keynote of his remarks, and he was
not mistaken in his policy. His bloody
shirt utteranceS were applauded to the
echo, and when he said that solid
North should face a solid South, he
struck the popular chord, and the ap-
plause approached somewhat near to
real enthusiasm. Everything
WAS CUT AND DRIED
before the convention came together.
Ira b. Bradford was Immediately made
chairman of the convention and tenn
pOraTy organization dispensed with. A
committee on resolutions. headed by
Judge Humphrey, OF Hudson, was APP
pointed and the convention went to dim
ner. The resolutions were written out
on a typewriter last night. with the eX-
ceptiOn of the last two clauses, and the
committee was, therefore. able to report
the first thing after the convention re-
assembled. The plank on the negro
vote of the South and the one on Dakota
drew forth the most applause. 1t was a
cold day for Germany when it came to
the distribution of the honors. j. V.
QuarrelS, of Racine, nominated Louis
Klein, of Racine, for one Of the preSi-
dental electors at large. Objection was
made to doing
TOO MUCH FOR GERMANY,
to the exclusion of the NOrwegians, as
has heretofore been the universal prac-
tice, and when it came to an election,
the Norwegian candidate, Slider BrimI,
of Eau Claire, got there 10y vote of POI
to 20 for Klein. Again an effort was
made by some to give the Germans rep
RESERVATION among the delegates at
large, but here again Germany got badly
left. The slate as elected was all made
out long before the convention, and the
four delegates were elected together by
reclamation. The Germans We're obliged
to eat crow. and accepted Klein as an
alternate for SpOOner. The friends OF
Ogden H. Fethers, of GAINESVILLE. made a
gallant fight to send him as a delegate
but
DISAFFECTIoN WAS DEVELOPED
among the delegates from his own dis.
trict, and ii. c. Adams, of Madison. the
representative of the granger element
was united on in his place. Rusl, it is
said, wanted Adams, and his wishes
were Obeyed by the convention through.
out. The entire delegation was practi
cally settled upon by the governor. The
nearest approach to real fight was had
ONpT the GnQction Of lnlNinp the flitlrrc
state conventions in Milwaukee. After
hot discussion, it was decided TO have
the next convention. at least, at the city
of beer and brick. After selecting the
new central committee and electing
Henry Payne, of Milwaukee. chairman
the convention adjourned. The entire
business was gone through within lit
tie over an hour, and the delegates made
rush for the depOtS.