St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-05

voice and might. "We might be way
down in the mud, if it had not been
for Blethen," exclaimed Mr.. Olson. and
his face depicted the horror with which
he viewed the catastrophe.
Mr.. Olson's effort put the convention
in good hu NOR, and
THE INFORMAL BALLOT
was taken. 1t resulted as follows:
Babb Boardman.
Blethen. Eustis.
The announcement was received with
a yell. The vote indicated that the
ClOugh votes had gone for Babb instead
of Blethen, and the formers friends
went TO work with a will, peddling lice
tickets" and crying, whats the mat
ter with Babb?"
THE FORMAL BALLOT.
BabD. ....................... .1u9
bO2ruman. ..-..-....----... ..........- 10
Babb lacked but one ballot of cleo
ton, and his supporters attempted to
raise the roof with their shouts. A half
dozen of the delegates moved an adj
jOurnment to 2:30, or to almost any other
time so a delay could be secured. a
rising vote was taken. The Babb men
voted sOlidly in the negative and defeat
ed the motion by vote OF LOG to 90.
THE SECOND FORMAL BALLOT.
After the votes had been counted
Chairman Pillsbury. before announcing
the ballot, stated that 104 votes had
been counted as cast. -Four votes had
been cast for comptroller by mistake,
and three Babb ballots stuck together
had also been counted as one. At this
there was yell for another ballot. K.
3. Langdon. a BOardman man, de-
manded it. Judge Ell Terrence said
as a friend of Capt. Babb he want
ed the ballot taken over, as the
convention could not afford to
have any mistakes made. Stiles Gray
intimated that he thought there was
something crooked about the ballot.
Some one moved another ballot, ana,
after an amendment to adjourn to 2:S0
o'clock had again been voted down,
it was carried. At this point II. w.
FOOte withdrew the name of Blethen.
and asked his friends to vote for Board
man. This prospect of lowering the
fight to Babb and anti-Babb created an
uprOar, and when it subsidized the bal
lOting went on. The ballot. which the
chairman did not announce. stood:
Babb. 104; Blethen, SO; BoaTdman, fl.
The taking OF the same ballot showed
that Blethen could not deliver the
goods. 1t resulted;
Babb .122lClough. ..............2
Boardman.....-.... 81 IBlethen.....-...... Il
THE CANDIDATES SPEECH.
The result had been anticipated, and
the cheering began before the an
nOuncement. When the chairman gave
out the result 'pandemonium (Which
a we'll regulated convention is never
without broke loose" Capt. Babb was
escorted to to the platform, and when
quiet was restored. announced that he
was no orator. and then proceeded to
prove it. He knew of no words that
had not been worn threadbare with
which to express his pleasure at this
Indication OF the confidence repOSed in
him. He did not think he had an
enemy in the Republican party. and
knew of no reason why he should not
poll its full strength. when l leave
this platform, he added, lit will be to
commence a canvass that will continue
to the closing of the polls on Nov. 6,
and will result in the election of your
nominee"
At this modest announcement of his
own candidacy pandemOnium was al
lowed to reign again for few moments,
and adjournment was taken TO o'clock.