St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-04
THE MGILL MACRINE
Puts Its Foot on the Opposition
Neck and Forces a Gag.

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Judge Springer moved the chair be
authorized to appoint committee of
thirteen. apporTiOned among the legisla
tive districts, to appoint the thirty-eight
delegates to the state convention. This,
of course, meant solid delegation for
McGill. Freeman p. Lane was on the
floor in an instant, and said that, with
out casting any reflection on the chair,
he was opposed to this, and he believed
the delegates were entitled TO elect their
delegates. This was greeted with great
cheering. Two years ago." continued
Lane, i had the pleasure of opposing
a similar motion made by Loren
Fletcher. and that motion was defeated
because the people believed it was their
own right to name their representatives
at the state convention" Again there
was applause. and Lane felt his Repub-
licanisn rise up within and assert itself.
He launched into a fiery argument
against One-man power, and wound up
by offering an amendment TO the mo-
ton leaving TO the several wards the
right to choose the number OF delegates
to which they are entitled.
a. J. BOardman took the floor to sup
port the amendment. He said the
county ticket was of paramount i'm
pOrtance, and the delegates here did
want to send to st. Paul delegation
that would support a candidate for gov
ernor who would not be dead load on
the county ticket. This was supposed
to be a thrust at McGill, and was re-
ceived with applause by the anti-McGill
contingent.
Willyum Hennery Eustis was, of
course. opposed to the amendment. He
was for the majority ruling, and he
threw a judicial dignity and pOmpous
bass roll into his voice. He wanted a
solid delegation sent to St. Paul for the
! influence it would have outside of the
county, and he wanted no warning fac
tiOnS sent 10 the state convention. His
speech was simply advocating that a
majority of the convention should gag
and bind the minority, and. having it
helpless, elect a solid Mc(Iill cOntin-
gent to the state convention. The
! McGill claQueurs in the gallery ap-
plauded Justify.
E. 4. Sumner could think of no argu-
ment TO attack the spirit of the amend
ment. so he opposed it on the ground of
unequal apportionment.
F. B. Hart made a telling speech
! against allowing the chair to pack a
/ committee in the interest Of any one
man. Such harmony as that would pro-
duce. would be the harmony of the
lamb in the belly of the lion.
Judge Ell Torrance, in favOring the
McGill gag law scheme, sung jere-
/ miad on the waning RepublicaniSm of
Hennepin. Once it was a power in the
state; now none so poor TO do it rever-
/ ence. Four years ago it gave Blaine
! 1000 majority and elected every Repub-
| lican from congressman to constable.
| Where is poor Hennepia now? This
was brought about by this very plan of
! Lanes amendment. The very conven-
ton was for the purpose of crystalliZing
! sentiment, and not of allowing each
ward to air its private grievances and
factions before the assembled state at
| st. Paul. The judges speech was de-
cidedly the best Of the day.
r. g. Evans, the national committee
man from Minnesota, pleaded eloquent
" for the adoption Of the amendment
that would give every ward an untram-
meled chance to express its sentiments
| for governor. The good natured Bob
was never more eloquent or forceful in
his checkered career and the applause
he received came from the floor and
from a packed gallery of claqueurs.
The pink and white complexion of
German n. Smith became suffuSed with
the deep red of enthusiasm as he ear
nestly seconded what Evans had urged.
He argued that the call for the conven-
ton provided for the election" of
thirty-eight delegates TO St. Paul, and
not the appointment by any one man.
The fat and sleek aldermanic corpOr-
osity of E. NJ. Johnson was upreared on
a chair and his voice declared itself for
| McGill. whereupon the gallery hirelings
applauded uproariously. Of course
johnson favored the chairman's plan
and there was really no use saying so.
His speech was more for McGill than
for the resolution and was complete
expose of the object of the resolution.
DR.. E. r. Perkins, of Excelsior, has a
big burly form and strong voice, which
he raised in favor of the amendment.
Col. Robert Stratton reversed his posi-
ton of week ago and supported the
I original resolution. Finally, Judge
Springer sprung the previous question,
which was ordered.
Loren Fletcher-In order that there
may be fair dealing, no squealing and nc
mistakes, move the vote be taken by
roll call, each man answering TO his
own name.
The chair raiIroaded this through
against the protests of f. b. Hart, G
n. pSmith and others. Z. 2. Lane