The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-09-07
NAMING A GOVERNOR.
Minnesota Republicans Meet in
Convention at st. Paul for
That Purpose.
Settling Contests and Efecting an
Organization Consumes the
First Day.
The Committee ON Resolutions Fails to
Finish Its Work In Time to Report
Before Adjournment.

gates ana Slgnt-SeerS began TO assemble
at Market hall as early as IL o'clock, all
striving to obtain entrance and cur
good seats, but police were stationed at
the entrances, and no one was allowed to
enter the hall until IL O'Clock.
The delegates arrived slowly from
headquarters at the Merchants, and 1t
was nearly 1880 before the upper end of
the hall, which had been set apart for
the delegates, vas filed.
The call was read by Hon. John 8.
Pillsbury, chairman of the state central
committee, after which Hon. John L.
Gibbs, of Freedom county, was nomin-
ated for temporary chairman by William
Hudson, of Dakota, and the nomination
was seconded by Col. Hooker, Of Henne.
pin. The nomination was made unaniI
nous, after which Mr.. Gibbs was es-
cortcd to the platform. In response to .
burst of applause, Mr.. Gibbs stepped for
ward and was introduced by Hon. John
S. Pillsbury. He spoke briefly in &C
acknowledgements of the honor accorded
him.
F. A. Sumner was then nominated for
temporary secretary by Mr.. Wolverton,
of Hennepin. Senator Stevenson, of
Polk, nominated NJ. o. Hall, Of st. Louis
county. On motion, however, both gen.
tlemen were selected to I'LL the position.
A motion authorizing the chair to ap-
point a committee on credentials, to
of three members from each con-
greSsioEal district, so distributed as to
give lair representation to each of the
opposing candidates for governor, wa
appointed, as follows:
+. L. Searle, chairman; Bronson
Strain, Otter Tail: William G%rimshaw,
Hennepin; A. j. Brown, Carver; G. NJ.
Seymour, Washington; DR.. Wakefield,
Mcleod; S. +. Jennison, Goodhue; Will
lam Hodgson, Dakota; w. w. Rich,
Lyon; c. l.. Luce, Freeborn; DIR. N. ID.
Finn. Redwood; A. M. Fuller, Morri-
son; j A. Tawney, Winona; DR.. G. w.
Wood, Rice, John Cooper, Rice.
The committee on resolutions was then
appointed, as follows: Cole, Springer,
Barrett, Barto, Hoyt, Crandall, Flynn
of Morrison, Day, Webb, G. H. Conkey,
Reed, Childs and Miller, of Rock.
A motion was carried that the COM
mittee On credentials be instructed to
recognize no proxy except such proxy be
from the county he represents.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation was appointed as follows:
H. b Willis, of Ramsey; Edwin Dunn,
of Olmstead; Peterson, of Freeborn;
Stratton, of Hennepin, and ID. J. Knox,
of Aitkin.
The convention then adjourned till 8
O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
The delegates commenced to reassem-
BILE a few minutes before 3 o'clock, and
when the hour struck almost all were in
the hall. Advices from the committee
credentials at this time indicated a
long wait before they would be ready to
report, as at 3:l5 they had only reached
Lake county on the list of uncontested
delegations. The chairman called the
meeting to order, Notwithstanding, and
suggested the lowering of the placards
which indicated each delegations seat,
which was greeted with applause.
After considerable waiting the chair
man introduced Gen. Nettleton, who
spoke on the matter of restrictive legis-
lation on the liquor traffic.
The chairman invited Senator Conger,
of Michigan, who was reported to be
present, to address the convention.
Willis, of Ramsey county, and
Burke, of st. Louis, were appointed to
find him and escort him to the platform.
In the meantime there were loud calls
for +. F. Davis, of Minneapolis, who re-
spo ,ded and made a short address.
AT the close Of his speech the Mime
apolis lawyer was warmly a%pplauded,
and then a furore was created by the in
PRODUCTION of Ignatius Donnelly, who wal
forced to the platform by enthusiastic
friends. Mr. Donelly took occasion to
eulogize the Republican candidates for
governor, commencing with McGill and
goirg through the list to Gilman, saying
q good word for each. He thought that
amid so much good material no choice
might be arrived at by the convention,
and in that case he recommended that
they endorse the Labor candidate. The
Labor party was not in favor of that
kind of free trade which would make the
w~orkingman the mudsill of humanity,
nor admit the swarming millions of Eu-
ropes pauper labor. He urged the dele
gates to go ahead in the way they had in
the past or the Labor party would down
them. The Labor party had no sympathy
~ NV ~ "a WIN oCAftCC ICIOIu
they have seen in the past. They wanted
to see q legislature elected that would
carry put the reforms ~inaugurated two
years ago INT i've to the farmers and
wOrkingmen what they demand. He
thanked the convention for listening to
him MS the unwilling representative of
the Labor party.
Senator Conger, of Michigan, having
been discovered by the committee sent to
hunt him up, mounted the rostrum and
made a speech that carried a flavor of
1910 and the old pioneer days, and was
thoroughly enjoyed.
At $40, the credentials committee not
being ready to report, a recess until =
o'clo k was taken.
The Evening Session.
The chairman called the convention to
order at 8 o'clock and explained that the
committee on resolutions, and also the
committee on permanent organization
not ready to report, and IL the con-
vcntion agreed, Gen. Nettleton would de
liver an address on general politics.
Gen Nettleton's offer was accepted,
u subdued whirl Of conversation
at the real I tie hall the gallant gen.
crsl Proceeded - deliver a short address.
IL was 8 O'Clock when the committee
on credentials was ready 20 report.
There were contests in Blue Earth, Chip
pewa, Grant, Itasca, Mower, Pine, Ira