St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-12
MINNESOTA CONVENTIONS.
Delegates Elected to the State and
District Meetings.

Delegates Elected to the State and
District Meetings.
Special to the Globe.
Elk RIVER, Mimi, May 1.-THE
Democratic county convention met here
:o-day with John Kaufman, of Clear
Lake. as chairman, and NJ. j. Costello,
If Elk River, as secretary. II. Chad
bourne. of Baldwin. and Frank Fridley,
II Becker, We're elected delegates to the
state convention.
WINONA PRIMARIES.
Special TO the GIoue
WINoNA, Mimi, May 1.-THE Re-
publican primaries tonight were very
Thinly attended in all the wards. The
following delegates were elected to the
county convention 10 be held in this
city tomorrow: First ward, B. +.
Nebber, NJ. McNie, |. *. Jones, !. Stub
stadt. J. Knopp. w. G. Day, j. ii. r.
Lacher. William II. Yade, Thomas Nc
DoWeil, Henry WeSterhOuSe, f. p. Me
DonOugh. Second ward, Frank Sloan,
5. Il. Nansant. ID. Sinclair, J. n. May
bury, George \. TerTill. Z. II. Smith,
W. r. Beannan, II. IL. Lee, j. j. Ran
dali. D. E. Vance, w. Z. Smith, f. E.
Gartside. F. a. Pierce. Third ward,
George Flint, W. &. Pierce, Z. Williams,
EnOch StOtt, ". Hayes Laird, John
Durham. n. Fabrck. John B. Fellows,
George HOugh. The Fourth ward caucus
did not materiaiZe. None OF the wards
instructed their delegates. Sam Van
SAINT is generally talked of for one of
the notwithstanding to Chicago, and
Dunnell viii have many friends in to-
mOrrOW'S convention for the congress
sional delegates. Editor Sinclair, of
the Republican, is also mentioned.
Capt. Mullen has been down from Wa
basha interviewing prominent Republi-
cans but if he has made any converts
they nave been kept shady. Maj. o. B.
Gould and cX-GGY. ! ale are also talked
OF. While there are number of Dun
3 nell's friends on the delegation they
say he is not a candidate, and will not
make an effort to get the nomination.
1t is understood that a strong effort is
being made TO bring a WinOna man
forward. As 4 prominent Republican
said tonight: We are not pledged TO
any one, but our game is anybody to
beat Judge Wilson," They believe
that Winona man would be the most
formidable candidate that the Rochester
convention could nominate.
CONKEY FOR CONGRESS.
Special to the Globe.
PRESTON, Minn.. May 1.-THE Re-
publican county convention to elect
delegates to the district convention at
OWatOnna, Nay -. state convention at
ST. Paul May IL, and the congressional
nominating convention at Rochester
July 10, was held here to-day. The CON
venJion was largely attended, and quite
harmonious. \ resolution was adODted
condemning the administration for non
fullhllment of promises, and pledging
the Republican party to carry out the
reforms promised by the Democrats.
The name of Hon. c. III. COnkey, Of this
place, was presented as the choice of
The convention for congress, and created
great enthusiasm. \ majority of those
present favored Blaine for the presi-
iential nomination. Following are the
delegates: OWatOnna-C. II. COnKey, II.
ChristopherSon, W. w. Beers, A. h..
Bennett 3. F. Farmer, II. S. Griswold,
Anton Larson, 4. d. Hammett. Hiram
WinslOW, G. w Gore, 0. +. Boyum and
!. IoUsley. st. Paul-B. Thayer, O.
q. Wall, c. NJ. Lowell. II. S. BaSSett, A.
Anderson, d. ID. Farrell, +. j. Graham
and Il. Z. Thompson. Rochester-A.
D. Gray. c. NJ. Lowell, G. w. Rockwell,
Thomas ThoTp. Horace Wheeler, E. g..
Bolles, Z. Barnham, 7. Brokken, c. g..
Edwards, l.. II. Prosser, T. A. SOren-
son, NJ. 4. Maland. j. ii. Phillips.
Special to the Globe.
WABAsHA, Minn.. May 11.-At the
Republican county convention to-day
The following delegates were elected
to the state convention: c. O. Landon.
Charles Buell., L. l.. Ford, J. Y. Miller
and q. ID. Post. To the district dele
gate convention: Ezra Feller. NJ. A.
Grove, 0. ID. Ford, Seymour Jones. A.
J. Green, K. II. Moore and Joseph uoch.
To the congressional convention: o.
d. Ford, G. w. Harrington. w. II.
Feller, j. c. Bartlett, II. |. Whitmore.
&. J. Green and William Foreman. A
resolution indorsing the candidacy of
J. ii. Mullen for congress was adopted.
also one taVOring Gresham for the
presidency, after Charles Buell. had as
sured the convention that James G.
Blaine was great man.
GRESHAM Anu TARIFF REFORM.
Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, May 11.-At
the Otter Tail county convention to-day
the following delegates were elected
and instructed to work for Walter g.
Gresham: 70 state convention at st.
Paul: c. ID. Wright, James Compton,
II. Z. Clapp, +. q. BarrowS. A. G. Kin
ney, j. Strain, Ole B0ndy, w. S. Rey-
nolds, Ole T. Loseth, A. Ii. G. KnOke.
To district convention at CrOokston: {:
Charles l.. Lewis, E. Il. COrliss. E. E.
Adams, j. II. Grass, William Hoefiing,
a. B. Randenburg, Theodore Il. Root,