St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-13


tions were passed favoring thorough
revision and reduction of the tariff
To the end that the public
revenues may not exceed the
needs of government economically
administered, and heartily and fully
approving the course of Knute Nelson
IN congress, and especially indorsing
his independent action on the tariff
question. The following were elected
delegates to the state convention at st.
Paul: G. B. Ward, I'll. Jenkins, S. n.
Miller, JOhannaS Hanson and II. l..
Lewis. The five delegates to the dis
trict convention at Crookston are
II. I'll. Wilson, R. j. Mcneil, John
Larson, Gustaf Anderson and Hugh
Lundbahm. To the Fifth district con-
gressional convention at st. Cloud, G.
GundersOn. W. P. Long. Ole Amnnd-
son, j. II. Vandyke, John Thorstad.
No resolutions favoring any candidate
were adopted by the convention, but it
is understood that the congressional
delegation is unit for Barto first and
ComStOck as second choice. The st.
Paul delegation has no very decided
preferences for a presidential candidate
and are enOn-cOmmittal.
A MAJORITY FOR BLAINE.
Special to the GLOBE.
DETROIT, Minn., May 12.-The Re
publican county convention met here
to-day and elected as delegates to the
St. Paul state convention to meet May
l6, E. G. Holmes, G. M. Johnston, j. w.
Dunn and }. HI. Chiffon. Their alter
mates elected were: Ole Nygard. Jacob
Farigle, W. q. HaZelton and William
Long. The delegates are all unques-
tionably for Blaine in sentiment. The
delegates to the Republican district
convention to be held at CrOokston May
| 10 were L. W. Chillon. o. l. Berg, Hans
Hanson and w. J. Morrow. Their al
ternates were A. JensOn, M. j. Lewis,
! Severt Larson and Alferd Dunn. The
delegates to the Republican congress
sional convention to be held at st. Cloud
Jnne in 1a were: A; II. Wilcox, L.
| Brooks. Their alternates were
W. w. Wilson, l. P. McKinstry, w. E.
Reid and John d. Clay. 1t was evident
that the conventions first choice for
/ candidate for congress was S. G. Com
| stock, of MOorhead. A resolution was
| passed to the effect that after the dele
| gates had exercised their first choice at
| the congressional convention, they
| should as their second choice go for o..
P. StearnS, of Duluth. After this the
| convention took vote of all the presi-
Dental delegates and outsiders for pres
| ident. Of the delegates eighteen were
| for Blaine, and nine for Gresham, with
| two outsiders; no delegates for Sher-
| man. but one outsider; Robert Lincoln,
three delegates, with two outsiders {;
Allison, one delegates, with one out
| slider, and one delegate no choice. Sew
eral went out before the vote was taken
and did not say how they stood, but
those who seemed to know said they
were for Blaine.
SALTWATER DELEGATES.
| Special to the Globe.
SALTWATER, May 12.-The Repub-
hcan county convention for Washington
+ county met at the court house at 2 D. IN.
and proceeded to organize by the cleo
tien of j. A. Deragisch as president
| and B. K. Watson as secretary. A COM
! nlittee of five was appointed upon ere
| dentialS. AT this point, on motion of
! Dr. L. c. Clark, the convention having
been called at the same place and only
| thirty minutes prior to the Democratic
| convention, adjourned to the jury room
adjoining, where the report of the COM
! mittee on credentials was soon made,
showed nine delegates present from the
| country and tWenty-One from the city,
which was adopted and the temporary
| organization made permanent. The
following gentlemen were then elected
| delegates to the state convention at st.
| Paul: A. K. Doe, Charles Boo, G. A.
| Parker, A. p. NOyes, b. X. Watson and
| j. b. Taft. Six delegates were then
elected to the congressional convention,
as follows: G. NJ. Seymour, W. H.
Pratt, John Daley. t. G. Clark. w. H.
Caine and d. M. Sabin. The convention
| adjourned without comment or reSOlu-
ton.
| BLAINE AND GRESHAM.
| New ULM, Minn., May 12.-The Re-
publican county convention met here
to-day. III. G. Kennedy, Isaac Gallagher,
H.. Kngdson; Thomas Wilson, Gus
NueSsh, S. d. Peterson, c. A. Hagberg,
Matthias Roeck and G. A. Spellbrink
were elected delegates to the Mankato
covention. They are unanimous for
| Lind as congressman, and majority of
them favor l.. P. Hunt, of Mankato, as
! delegate to the national convention from
| the Second district. Emil Weschcke, S.
ID. Griffith, Oscar Erickson and K. III.
| Helling were elected delegates to the
state convention. They favor S. ID.
Peterson as delegate at large. Resolu-
tions were passed indorsing Congress-
men Lind and Nelson and advocating a
liberal reduction of the tariff and liberal
| pensions. Also one cOmplimenting
! Senator Ingalls, for his expose of Sena-
tor Voorhees,. Strange to say, one-halt
| of the delegates favored Blaine while
| advocating reduction of the tariff.
| The other half were for Gresham for
| first choice. Gresham is the second
| choice of all.
| FAVOR STRAIT.
| Special 10 the Globe.
| FARIBAULT, May 12.-At the Repub.
lican county convention held here to-
fol Il 81,
TO the state convention at st. Paul:
Heatwole, Northtield; j. b. Hopkins,
Morristown; B. B. Sheffield, Faribault
r. r. Hutchinson. Dundas; E. ii. 10y
den, Faribault; A. B. Kelley, North,
field. To the congressional convention
at Red Wing-E. n. Leavens, Faribault:
}. B. Hyde, Northfield; l.. NJ. Hollister,
Morristown; II. Wilson, Faribault; II.
a. SwartWotell, Cannon City; J: a.
Pettys, Walcott; l.. NJ. West,
Warsaw; War j. .M.onoo NJ; Oliver, Torth Dun Dun
Litchfeld "A. W. Riddell, Northfield;
r. c. Adams, Walcott; j. Jepson, Can
non City; J. c. Mola. Faribault; S. B.
| Coe, Morristown: j. A. Thompson,
Forest; G. W. Gress, Northfeld; A. w
McKinstry, Faribault; H. E. Barron
Faribault. The preponderance of senti-
ment among the delegates was strongly
in favor Of Mai. Strait for congress.
NELSON INDoRSED.
Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi. May 12.-The Re,
publican county convention was called
| TO order by Hon. III. G.. Waite at II
o'clock this morning. II. S. Wire was
appointed chairman and J. c. Foster
secretary. After organization they ad,
! journed to meet at 2 O'Clock in the aft
sernoon, at which time the following
delegates were elected: Congressional
conventional. G. Waite. W. Wester-
man, c. f. Hendrix, J r. Howard, D,
w. Bruckar. To Crookston-R. ii