St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-16

out objections until some question was
raised about the delegate from the Sixth
precinct of the Fifth ward. One j. G.
GOwdy, an eX-detective, held a proxy
for the place, but he was ruled out by
the credentials committee because the
chairman and inspectors in that precinct
had refused to keep any list of the yot-
ers, contrary to the provisions of the
law. GOwdy is One of the satellites of
r. l.. Stillman, the anti-CathOlic candi-
date for alderman from the Fifth ward,
and that gentleman succeeded in hay
ing the decision of the committee over
ruled on his representation that there
was no evidence of crookedness before
the committee. But there was an
other kick owe the action Of the
committee with reference to the
Eleventh precinct of the Fifth. Capt.
j. n. Harris, who held a proxy from
that precinct. the only one of the
five delegates who was opposed to Still
man, was declared by the other four
to represent a nonresident of the pre-
cinct. The other four voted to throw
him out and to substitute for his name
that of DR.. A. H. Hedderly. R. L.
Stlllman, who had secured the victory
debate through the moving of the pre-
vious question, sought to bamboozle the
convention again by roasting the Gre
dentialS committee and moving that
Hedderly be allowed to take the seat.
John West, from the workhOuse, as
much as called Stillman a liar, and de-
clared that the committee had acted
upon evidence in giving Harris the
seat. ID. F. Simpson agreed with West
and roasted Stillman. Stillman's motion
was tabled. Stillman vainly ~endeavored
to ecure recognition, and confusion
reigned for five minutes. Then Still
man was walked upon, much to the dis
gust of his anti-Catholic brethren and
to the satisfaction of the convention.
The credential committees report as
amended was adopted.
Judge Pierce here bobbed up with a
motion that a committee of twenty-One.
consisting of n from each ward and
eight at large, be appointed, which
committee should have the selection Of
members Of the park and library boards
and board of education. There WI 8
some opposition, all of which was dis
sipated by William Henry Eustis in a
speech full OF the census figures al d
abuse of the Pioneer Press and OF ST.
Paul. A. G. Plummer moved that d
cOlored man be placed upon that COM
mittee. G. III. Benton smiled a meat-ax
smile and ironically moved that one Jew
be put upon the committee. Quickly
w. r. Morris, the colored lawyer, re-
piled:
"If Mr.. Benton represents the Jews,
I heartily second that notion"
The delegates rOared and Benton
blushed. The colored man was then al
lowed a place on the committee,
which it was decided to appoint. All
but delegates and candidates were or
dered shut off the floor; the chairman
and secretary were authorized to certify
of the peace. Then the nomination of a
candidate for mayor began.
Potter for Mayor.
Robert Jamison mounted a chair, and,
in a speech full of fire and eloquent
pleading for an old member of the
party, presented the name of Loren
Fletcher, which was greeted with cheers.
Then William B. Roberts slowly arose,
gazed at the roof and began:
"Mr. Chairman, l do not believe that
we a elect but one man this
fall. Such a confession is a confession
of weakness. Mr.. Fletcher has acted as
if he were afraid to run. We don't
want such a man."
Then he went on to extol the virtues
Of Potter. and TO place him in nomina-
ton. One Adams here spread himself
on a second to Potter's nomination, and
Immediately after, in order to help out
his 'anti' brother, Potter, R. L.. Still
man asked that G. NJ. Loring be al
lowed to speak from the platform.
Mr.. Loring came as the properly
accredited representative of Fletcher,
to withdraw his partners name from
the consideration of the convention.
He did it in words of explanation of
Fletcher7s refusal to run, assigning sew
eral reasons except the right one
Loren's congressional ambition-and of
commentator for Potter's course.
! Henry Gjertsen moved that the secre-