St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-16
The Nutmeg General Nomi-
mated by the American
Party for President.
Pat Ford and His Friends Are
Quarreling Over
Doodle.
Blaine, Of Maine, Defines
Trusts for His Port
land Friends.
Republican Senators Unde-
cided About Framing a
New Tariff Bill.

WAsHINGsoN, Aug. 15.-The second
days session of the national convention
OF the American party was called to
order at 11:10 O'Clock this morning by
Chairman Wigginton. The committee
on permanent organization made its re-
port, recommending that the temporary
officers of the convention be made the
permanent officers of the convention.
This was adopted. The committee on
platform and resolutions made major
ity report, which was signed by all the
members of the committee except 5. 9.
Thompson, editor of The American Mag
azine, of Chicago, and Secretary Boyer,
who submitted a minority report.
Both reports were received with
great applause, and they were
finally recommitted, with instruc-
lions to report at rs p. m. A recess
was taken until that time. When the
convention reassembled, the committee
on platform made further report, rec
Ommending that each state and terri
tory represented be allowed one vote in
the convention for each congressional
district, and two at large, Judge
Church submitted minority dissenting
report. The New York delegates
VIGOROUSLY PROTESTED
against the adoption of the report.
Gov. Sharp offered a resolution asking
the convention to nominate independ-
ent candidates for president and vice
president. A loug discussion followed,
during which it was intimated that the
New York delegation was in some
body's pay. The previous ques-
ton being called for, Gov. Sharp's
motion was put and carried by an
almost unanimous vote. A substitute
motion that New York be allowed one
vote in the convention for every two
delegates present from that state was
lost by vote of SO to 40. The Hawley
representation was taken up. The
roll being called the resolution
was lost by 43 to 40. The Illinois dele
cation then said that as long as it came
here to participate in a national con-
ventiOn and not a New York delega-
ton,
THEY WOULD LEAVE THE HALL.
The Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wiscon-
sin and several other delegations left
also. The New York delegation and
California delegation were about
the only delegations that remained.
This evening the New York, Califor-
mia and other delegations which re-
manned in possession of the convention
hall agreed on the plan of representa-
tion-New York to have thirty-eight
votes, or one for every two delegates
present, and the other dele
gates present one each. The
majority report of the committee
on platform and resolutions was
adopted 1t favorS the abolition of the
naturalization laws, demands that no
criminals, paupers or insane persons
SHALL BE ALLOWED TO IA1MIGRATE
and, that in order to become an emf
grant to the United States, man must
satisfy the consul at the port from
which he wishes to sail that he does not
come under the prohibited classes, and
must pay per capita tax to the
consul before sailing. 1t de-
clares in favor of prohibiting immigra-
ton of all persons not in sympathy with
the government of the United States,
against alien ownership of land, i'll IA
vor of free technical schools for Ameri
can children and in favor of the eXpend-
iture of the surplus for the building of
Notifications and naval vessels.
At 10 o'clock tonight Chairman Wig
CLINTON announced that nominations for
a candidate for president of the United
States were in orders. Gen. James
Langdon Curtis, of Connecticut, was
nominated for president of the United
States, receiving forty-fve votes to fiji
teen for Mayor Hewitt, Of New York,
and four for Gen. Negley, of Pennsyl-
Yanid,