St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-09
Republican Shallow Pretexts
Unveiled by Their Acts
Yesterday.
Straight Republican and
Democratic Judiciary Tick
cts the Result.
The Republicans Also Make
Partisan Board Nomina-
tiOns.
Several Rousing Democratic
Meetings Last Night
Winston's Ovation.

and gone. There has been no COM
promise. Two straight tickets have
been put into the field. The men who
desire to surround themselves with the
dignity which doth hedge wearer of
the judicial ermine must partake of
everything, disagreeable and otherwise,
pertaining to strictly political contest.
The Republicans stultitied themselves.
AS entire strangers to good faith they
must go before the people.
The Democratic convention, consist
ing of forty-nine delegates, met in the
rooms of the county committee. DR.. A.
A. Ames was elected chairman by ac
clamation, and the discussion of candi-
dates for the bench began. Of course,
the first thing necessary was to dis
cover if the convention favored nOn-
partisan or straight ticket. The,
former met the desires of the delegates.
They were willing to compromise if
anything like fair treatment would be
accorded them. There were some.
certainly, who were for straight
party nominations all the. time,
1t was decided to first settle
upon the two names to be offered to the
Republican convention. There was no
question about that. Judge Seagrave
Smith and A. T. Ankeny were nomi-
mated by reclamation. Then COM
mittee was appointed to call upon the
Republicans and see what they were
willing to do, and to present to them the
names of Smith and Ankeny for indorse-
ment. Here the convention took a
recess and the committee wandered
toward the Union league, where the
Republicans were in session. This
committee consisted of Isaac McNair, j.
c. Oswald, A. H. Mitchell, George G.
Jacoby. NJ. A. O'Hair and j. I'll. Roth.
While the Democrats were talking
over the judiciary situation in the con-
ventlon hall, the Republicans were do
ing the same thing, although with not 50
good faith, in the Union league. AS
soon as the permanent organization had
been effected by the choosing of w. E..
Hale to serve as chairman, and the re-
port of the committee on credentials,
consisting of G. III. Wyman, of Anoka,
l. GutZweiler,of Wright, and Charles III.
Woods and II. G. Truesdale, of Henne-
pin had been received, Gov. Pillsbury
untangled one thread in the knotty
judicial skein. He moved that
Judges Hooker and Young be
reEominated by acclamation; this
sentiment prevailed overwhelmingly and
tlCu lOilOWtU littlc parliamentary
fencing. A few of the delegates wanted
a chance to develop his strength i'm an
informal ballot, but the majority wanted
to find out who the most promising can
didates were. Ex-Gov. Pillsbury had
limited that he would favor straight
party nominations, and acting on this
hint w. A. Culkin, county attorney of
Wright county, had demanded i'll the
name of his county recognition on the
bench. The Wright county statesman
had named j. Z. Tarbox, of Monticello, las
the outlying counties candidate, and
had not two-hour adjournment been
secured at 1880, Mr.. Tarbox would
have probably been one of the elect.
The informal ballot taken prior to the
Fish had %, and Judson n Cross IS;
the remainder of the votes being scat
tering, and including at least one ballot
for every candidate who has been men-
toned for judiciary hOnorS irrespective
of party. Then the Republicans ad-
journed until $50.
When The Republican committee was
called together again at 2:30, the Demo
cratic committee was admitted. The
Democrats stated that Smith and An
keny had been chosen by their COM
mittee. If the Republicans would in
dorse these two, the Democrats would
lndorse Hooker and Young. They were
met with this astonishing question:
eff we indorse your men, what assur-
ance have we that you will indorse
Hooker and YOung?"
This seemed to indicate that the Re-
publicans were not willing to compro-
mise, but it was determined to give
them no loophOle of escape. The Dem
Ocratic committee returned to its con-
ventiOn and secured authority to say
that Hooker and Young certainly would
be Endorsed. On their return they were
almost refused admittance to the Re-
publican convention. mo comprO-
mise" was in the air.
present the name of Brooks and
We'll indorse him, but nobody else,"
was the cry of the Republicans.
That settled it. The Republicans had
offered to do the right thing, but had
broken faith, disregarded every princi-
pie of honor and prevented every at
tempt at compromise. The Democrats
had done all they could toward a COM
promise. had acted fairly and honestly
upon the Republican promise, ''we,ll
indorse any good man but CAVITY" and
had failed. There was nothing to do
but return to their convention.
When they announced to the Demo-
cratic committee the failure of their
mission they were greeted with cheers.
1--WE did everything they asked, and
they went back ON their promises;
we can win on straight ticket,''
was the unanimous sentiment.
The next thing was a ballot for the
next places on the ticket, it having been
decided that Smith and Ankeny should
nto nd Of %hn of -
forty-nine votes cast, Thomas Canty
and c. NJ. Pond received tEirty-seven
each. They were declared nominated
unanimously.
e After the Democratic committee had
left the Republican convention there
were good many in the latter body
who thought that the opposition had
been treated unfairly. These men pro-
posed that Judge Smith be put upon the
Republican ticket in atonement. 9th
ers agreed with the proposition, but from
different motives. They hoped Judge
Smith would catch some Democratic
votes for the other Republicans. So
Smith was nominated. Then there was
hot haste among the other candidates
for the fourth place on the ticket. Tar
box, the Monticello man, had been
killed by the adjournment. The con-
test lay among Russell, Cross and Fish.
Cross had been working for weeks get
ting pledges of support, and his active
hustling nearly secured the nomination
for him. In fact, it was currently re-
ported for a couple of hours after
the convention that he had been nomi-
mated. But he wasn't. r. d. Russell,
the present city attorney, secured the
coveted plum, after several close bal
lots.
Out of the two conventions, one fact
stands in prominence-the ability of
Judge Smith is recognized. He of all
the seven nominees is certain of cleo
ton. The others must work for what
they get. There is another fact almost
equally clear-a promise from the Re-
publicans should be depended upon no
more than name traced upon
the sand of the seashore below
even low water mark. If anything, the
latter has the more stability. The
Republicans talked compromise from
first to last and in the middle. That
they did not mean one word of it is now
apparent. "Let US name the four can
didates without word of suggestion
from your is their idea Of compromise.