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man having the temerity to vote in the
negative. Col. John Fl. Stevens patri-
archical face arose above the crowd for
the purpose of nominating candidate
for city treasurer. Before he said many
words the irrepressible Buell. had his
hat shaking at the chair and his voice
crying, Il rise to a point of order"
He wanted to rectify the omission of
failing to make Winston'S nomination
unanimous. That it was merely an act
OF fOrgetfulneSS i'll moment of excite
ment was evident from the succeeding
shout of approval. The calling for the
nays was merely matter of form with
out result. The whole work of nOmi-
mating Winston was done within five
minutes, and after it was over there
was but one opinion in the hall-the
Democratic party in the city of Mime
apoliS had never made better nominal
ton for any Office, had never done
more creditable or sensible act. and
never stood better show of success.
Other than P. B. Winston the most
popular man in the hall. after the NOM
ination was made, was G. M. FOOte. He
stands higher to-day in the party than
he ever did before. His speech was
brief, to the point, sincere, and the. act
of man who has always worked for
the party, and who has ever been ready
to sacrifice personal ambition to the in
terest of the party. "Didn't Foote do
noble act?"' was the general ObServa-
ton.
For City Treasurer.
Nominations for city treasurer were
next in order, and Col. Stevens again
arose, nominating, in brief speech.
ThomaSJ Buxton for treasurer. Matt
Walsh gracefully presented the name
of K. Kortgaard for. the same Office. The
nominations were seconded, G. j. Buell.
again getting to the front by declaring
that the ''Scandinavians are as natu-
rally Democratic as they are unnatu-
rally Republican," while advocating the
nomination of Kortgaard as the Scandi-
navian representative. Tellers W. III.
Lynn, Alex j. Mullen and Bernard
Cloutier distributed the little pieces of
paper and the balloting began, Alex
Mullen's voice occasionally rising
above the clamor around the hat as
he squabbled with noisy delegates.
There were but two candidates, so the
first ballot was declared formal. The num-
Der of votes cast was 2S3. Kortgaard re-
ceived 1872, Buxton 80. scattering 2. AT
the request of Mr.. Buxton, Col. Stevens
moved to make Kortgaard'S nomination
unanimous. 1t was done with roar.
Armstrong for Comptroller.
Prof. John G. Moore had little
speech to make at this juncture. 1t
was for Scion Armstrong, whom he
nominated for comptroller, as an East
slider and an Old-time Democrat. Howe
Paige's sylph-like form Immediately
sought the front of the center aisle. and
f. G. Holbrook was nominated. Several
little seconding speeches were made,
Buell., of course, being one OF the ora
tors. A voice nominated John P. FitZ-
gerald. DIR. M. p. Finnegan won fame
by moving that nominations be closed.
Some one else moved for formal bal
lot, which was carried, and sQuabbling
over how the ballOting should be do ne
followed, during which several good
Fourth of July speeches were lost by the
absence of stenographer. 1t was de-
cided to ballot as before, each delegate
voting separately, instead of by pre-
cincts. Some of the delegates forgot
what was going on, and went into eau
Gus OH aldermanic candidates, etc.
They howled when they found they
had been passed in the voting, and, after
plenty of gas had been allowed to eS-
ballot resulted:
Armstrong .... ............. ..........l3O
aolDrooK -. .......... .-''-.......-. ....iIi
Fitzgerald. 49,. ...-..-............... IL
scattering ....................... ........
Total of votes cast 26s
Necessary to choice ............ 1900 3o
Succeeding the announcement pande-
monium reigned. Everybody tried to
talk at once. Some wanted Armstrong
nominated by reclamation, others de-
manded another ballot. A motion to
nominate by reclamation was carried.
The point of order was raised that there
were dissenting voices and that nOmi- |
nations could not be made by acclama- |
ton without Suspending the rules. The |
rules were suspended. Armstrong was |
then nominated by reclamation. An
other period of hubbub enSued, during |
which Capt. Merriman wore out an oak |
club pounding for order. while calls for |
Armstrong piled over one another. Dis |
cussioD on how remaining nominations |
should be made followed. A friend of |
f. G. HOlbrook announced that that |
gentleman wanted the privilege of the |
floor. Mr.. Holbrook wanted the nomi- |
nation of Scion Armstrong made unani- |
nous, and 1t was done.
Other Candidates.
More squabbling resulted in the deei-
sion that candidates for the school, |
library and park boards be nominated !
by reclamation. In that manner A. G.
Wyman was placed upon the ticket for |
a place on the board of education with
out dissenting voice. A division was |
necessary to nominate John Morton for
a place on the school board, by vote of
81 to &C.. Howe Paige proposed the
name of Luth Jaeger for member of the
board of education, and he was nomi-
mated on the division by an almost
unanimous vote.
Nominations Tor park commissioners
came next. Patrick Ryan, of the First
ward, was the first candidate chosen,
the vote standing 80 to SO. 1t was APP
parent at this time that the delegates
were getting tired and that the first
name proposed was the one chosen. OF
course that precipitated a good deal of
disorder and the chairman had to do
some positive ''calling down." Herman
j. Dahn was the second nominee for
the park board. Baldwin Brown, of
the Second ward, and Frank Mailman,
of the Sixth, completed the park
board ticket. Prof. j. G. Moore and
A. G. Goodrich were chosen as
candidates for the library board, thus
completing the city ticket proper. A
motion that the chairman now appoint
the city committee was lost and the
convention adjourned. The last hour
of the conventions existence was any
thing utorderly, resembling the crowd
around prize ring more than anything
else. Nearly all the members tried to
talk at one time, and no attention what
ever was paid to the chair. 1t is re-
markable that so good ticket was NOM
mated amid such scenes.
After the convention had adjourned
the North side delegates convened and
nominated Capt. w. II. Mills for justice
of the peace of the North district. The
South siders balloted three times and
finally nominated John j. McHale for
Justice in the south district. The East |
side men have made no nomination as
yet.