St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
The PROCEEDINGS.

The Proceedings.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, Dak.,, Aug. 22.-John Miller
heads the Republican ticket in North
Dakota. He was nominated on the first
ballot for governor, at 6:30 p. m. by
vote of 141 to I2O for E. S. Tyler, of
Fargo. On motion of Col. Plummer
the choice was made unanimous, and
the convention took recess till 7:30
o'clock. 1t was stormy and exciting
session, full of scenes and incidents
long to be remembered. The afternoon
was given over to confusion and noise,
most of the latter being made by
demonstrative gallery gods, aided by
strong-lunged delegates. AS the hour
of reassembling approached the CALLER
les became packed and interest in the
outcome of the proceedings perceptibly
increased. Every man asked his neigh
Dor:
WHAT DO YOU PREDICT?
1t was repeated here and there, but
no answer came. Everybody seemed
at sea. 1t was precisely 1:30 p. m.
when Judge Cochran took the chair
and raped for order. He Immediately
asked if the committee Oh credentials
was ready to report. There being no
response from this committee, Ball, of
Cass, said the committee Oh rules was
ready. The chair ruled that this report
was not In order. McCumber, OF Rich
mond. said the credentials committee
would soon be ready, and pending its
action the crowd patiently speculated
upon the prospects of making or break
ing the now famous combine" the
outcome of last night and thismorning's
caucussing. While the assembly was
gathering various persons were called
upon for speeches. and character
named Gleason responded to the de-
mand by taking the platform. He kept
the body in good humor for about ten
minutes and sat down amid vOlleV of
applause. Chairman Anderson, OF the
committee on credentials, then reported,
seating both delegations from
Cavalier with half vote each,
and admitting the delegations
from Griggs, Ransom and Ramsey,
headed respectively by r. c. Cooper,
George C. Goodwin and H. II. Rocker.
The contests in Ward and Tower cOun-
ties were settled and Pierce county
given an extra delegate. Church county
was also recognized with one. making
the total vote of the body 26l. A
MINORITY REPORT WAS SUBMITTED
favoring the admission of the Cavalier
delegation, headed by D. Mcmillan, and
the Ramsey delegation, headed by E. l.
p. Stead. Call, of CaSS, moved to ac-
cept the reports and discharge the COM
mittee, and McCumber, of Richland,
moved to amend that the majority re-
port be adopted. After an incipient
wrangle. participated in by Will
iams. of Burleigh, Paddock, of
Cass, and the gentleman named.
A substitute prevailed, accepting
both reports without adopting either.
Ball then moved that the majority re-
port be accepted so far as it related to
uncOntested counties, and the motion
prevailed. Miller, of Cass, followed
with a motion to adopt the minority re-
port so far as it related to Ramsey
county, but withdrew the same to allow
Ball an opportunity to get in Cavalier
first. After another wrangle the ma
iority report was finally accepte en-
tire. On motion of Col. Plummer the
chair was authorized to appoint a COM
mittee of five on permanent OrganiZa-
ton. Miller nominated Hon. E. A.
Williams for permanent chairman, but
being ruled out of the order, Bail asked
to have the vote adopting Col. Plum
mer's motion reconsidered. The mo-
ton to reconsider was laid on the
table by vote of 134 to 127.
The chair named MeCumber, of Rich
land, Thursby and Bartlett. of Griggs,
Andrews, of Benson. as such commit
tee. They Immediately reported in
favor of NJ. n. Johnson, of Nelson
county, for permanent chairman. and
Thomas, of Benson, and Cox, of Barnes,
0rin
moved to substitute Williams name fol
that of johnson and adopt the report
Parsons. of Morton, moved to lay the
report on the table. Whereupon Col
Plummer made few good-natured re-
marks and the motion to table was
Immediately afterwards lost by vote
of 126 to 1856. Here came the
REAL TEST OF STRENGTH.
the question next occurring upon Mill
er's motion to adopt the report. After
substituting the name of Bismarck
old-time leader for Johnson. The rol
call was closely followed from the frs
and nearly every delegation was cheereC
by one faction or the other a:
they went on record. Great con
fusion ensued while the vote
was being polled. Frequent change:
were made and when the secretary
ulldll1 IilV lOSult3 w
of Burleigh, was declared elected. Thi.
caused still greater uproar, and it wa:
some time before the chairman could
be made to understand that he had de
clared the vote wrong. When at las
order had been restored, long discus
sion ensued, the Williams mel
claiming the right to seat him
and at one time endeavored to en-
force gag law to accomplish this
From this point until after SIX the hgn
between the two faction was bitter IL
the extreme. 1t wa sfound necessary t.
name sergeant-at-ar to assist tht
president in restoring order. McCumb
er, of Richland, seemed to be the mos
prominent IN declaring that the lobby
lists were gaining possession of thu
floor. He said that the combine coulC
stand against any ordinary amount O
lobbying, but when they had to 6gh
the entire Northern Pacific Railroad
company he thought it time the right