St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-17
IN JOINT SESSION.
The Convention at Times Almost
Lapses Into a Pandemonium.

LapSeS Into a PanGemOn1um.
The committee of conference of the
Alliance left the hall and met the labor
delegates in the senate chamber. They
returned Immediately with fifty-three
delegates. Gen. Baker had resolu-
ton adopted by which the officers OF the
Alliance became the officers of the
Joint session. The Blue Earth states
man had another resolution by which
the char was instructed to appoint a
committee on resolutions-ifteen Alli-
ance men and four labor men. The
committee selected is as follows:
Alliance Members. H. Baker, Blue Earth
county; t. II. Barrett Stearns; J. f. Schu-
maker, Rock; H. d. Stanford, Pipestone;
Charles Canning, Norman; A. G. Shomberg.
Washington; George w. Sprague, Fillmore;
A. r. Guinness, Douglas: H. 4. Boon, Otter
dorf, P: II: Rabilly Wapasha; Jay LIE Due,
Rock, II. IL. How, Traverse, and II. A. Swain,
Rice.
Labor c. fingers and T. H. Lucas, Min
neapolis; Cy Gatfney, E. o. Griggsby, Du-
luth
There was a big kick at Gen. Bar
rett's being Oh the committee. The
motion was proposed that Barrett's
name be dropped out. There were
host of seconders. Several protests
were made. Eric Olson cautioned them
to go slower. Gen. Barrett was with
them in their principles.
Darlington Phelps came into the hall
at this point and defended Gen. Bar
rett. His action was purely disinter-
ested. Gen. Barrett had understood
an effort had been made to capture that
convention in the interest of man
whom, he knew, the wheat ring owned.
Cries of Name, name"
MIR. Phelps-Alr. Nelson. They must
never select as candidate a man
against WnOm there was the slightest
suspicion that he was owned by the
wheat ring. He argued that the dele
gates would do wrong and ungrateful
act if they persisted III having Gen.
committee.
Gen. Barrett here got the ear of the
convention and made this declaration:
81 am not member of this convention.
All this is out of order"
Mr.. Donnelly testified to Gen. Bar
Tetts disinterested conduct in behalf of
the Alliance
President Hall, in the face of Gen.
Barrett'S declaration, substituted the
name of Darlington Phelps.
This was not accomplished until
some feeling had been exhibited, and
the convention had lapsed into disorder
and uproar. so much so that President
Hall protested in this way:
The delegates are acting more like howl
ing mob than reasonable men having i'm
mense interests at stake.
This had the effect of reducing the
conventional something like order. A
long wrangle ensued over the course
to be taken in nominating candidates.
1t was decided to proceed with nominal
tiOns; that no speeches be made; that
the first ballot be an informal one.
w. j. Bodkin, of Moorhead, inquired
whether Knute Nelson would accept a
nomination.
President Hall said, two weeks ago,
Mr.. Nelson Informed him he would not,
from an independent party.
The convention lapsed once more into
confusion. Half dozen people were
speaking at one time, the chairman was
rapping the desk, few delegates were in
their seats and the hubbub was deafen-
Ing. Donnelly's name was Informally
mentioned as candidate, and his sup
porterS wanted HIM to make declara-
ton. 1t was said there was letter
from Knute Nelson. Some delegates
said they wanted the letter read The
president refused to allow anything of
the sort. 1t had been decided to take
an informal vote, without speeches.
Amid unparalleled disorder the in
formal ballot was taken. The tellers
that had been appointed were T. j.
Meagher. Fillmore; A. II. Nelson, Min
neapoliS: j, 3, Church. ST. Paul