St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-02

County Auditor. -. SAMUEL GOODNOW
Sheriff JAMES II. EGE
Register of Deeds. JOHN F. PETERSON
County Treasurer. WILLIS A. JAMES
Judge of Probate. CLAUDE B. LEONARD
Coroner. FRANK E. TOWERS
Supt. of Schools. .........H H. b. MCCONNELL
County Surveyor. .........A. II. KORAN
Court Commissioner .........ACE p. ABEL
County Commissioners
Second District .......JOHN B. RAUEN
Fourth District. PETER RAUEN
The Republicans of Hennepin county
met in Normanna hall yesterday and
fought from 10 o'clock a. IN. to D. M,
and then didn't flush their nomina-
tons. A more disorderly convention
could scarcely be imagined. d. M.
Clough as chairman seemed to have no
control over the gathering and pounded
the table and scolded in vain. Not
only was the convention riotous but
distinguished for some bitter fights.
For county attorney, treasurer, sheriff
and county auditor, the contests
were either tame or non-eXistent, 1t
was warm race between Peterson and
Gjertsen for register of deeds, and the
former won. For judge of probate,
county commissioners and coroner the
contests were exciting. A peculiar
feature of the convention was the clear
demarcatiOn of the antiCatholic vote.
Its full strength was developed for j.
N. BearneS for county attorney, the
delegates from that organization being
about all that favored the big attorney.
Then the ants came out again on the
probate judgeship, and through the
nf fhnf snfx IoI,
Steele, by all odds the best man for the
place, was defeated, and all because c.
b. Leonard has allied himself with the
antl-Catholic society, while Steele,
though Protestant, is known to be
thorough American, and liberal and
tolerant. The anti vote again was
marked on the contest for coroner. DR..
+. E. Towers was approached a few
days ago by emissaries of the organiZa-
ton of bigOtry and given last chance
to come into the fold. His reputation
the anti-Catholic men told him
that they would put a candidate for
coroner into the field in retaliation.
They did it, and polled nearly eighty
votes solid against Towers. The anti
Catholics are in politics to stay, and
honest Americans had better find it out.
The convention was opened by A. j.
Boardman calling for nominations for
temporary chairman. sJohn Goodman
then arose and said:
"Mr. Chairman: ! wish to place in
nomination a gentleman who needs no
introduction here. He was Republi-
dies. nominate Hon. d. NJ. Clough."
Judge Koon renominated r. l.. Still
man, characteriZing him as the expo
nent of the young Republicans of this
city, Chairman BOardman said there
would probably be some trouble in
taking the vote for temporary chairman.
He asked that some tellerS might be
appointed to assist the chair in count
ing the votes. Freeman P. Lane had
another proposition. He said: There
is no reason why we should not show
our colorS from the start. | move that
we select a temporary secretary to aid
the chairman, and that the vote be
taken bv precincts and towns" In
pursuance of this policy Charles p.
Haney was placed in nomination by At
torney Cooke, and he was chosen with
out opposition. The fight for chairman
was between Clough and Stillman, the
city standing by the latter and the county
by the former. AS result Clough was
elected by vote of 1874 to 126. On motion
of Judge Rand the election was made
unanimous. He declined to make
speech on the plea that they were there
for business. G. F. Haney was again
nominated for temporary secretary. S.
l.. TruSSell nominated A. H. Num-. AS
compromise measure it was proposed
to have two secretaries, but by, viva
voce vote Mr.. Haney was elected, only
| one delegate voting against him. The
usual motion for a committee on creden-
tials of one from each ward and three
| from the county was made, and recess
| was taken for few minutes
A. j. BOardman moved the appoint
| ment of committee of five to arrange
programme for the conducting of the
work of the convention, also to deter
mine the method of voting. The chair
| appointed the following: A. j. Board
man, Henry F. Brown, DR.. E. r. Per
| kins, Louis PaulSon, L. n. Hendrix.
| +. n. Brooks moved the appointment
of the usual committee on resolutions.
consisting of one from each ward and
three from the country. This was car
ried. A motion to appoint committee
| to select delegates to the congressional
convention was declared out of order
| and the convention took a recess until
| l 80 o'clock.
| Afternoon Session.
Nearly all of the delegates were in
the hall at 1:30, but the convention was
not yet ready to report. Some wire
| pulling and combining" and mission
| airy work remained to be done; so much
| of it that it was nearly O'clock before
Clough raped for order. The hall pre-
scented busy scene prior to the COM
| mencement of session work. Sheriff
Eyes broad-brimmed white SLOUGH hat
was everywhere. N. H.Gjertsen was the
busiest man in the room. John f. Peter
son, John GOodnOw, A. j. Boardman.
Freeman P. Lane, E. III. Johnson-ail
of the workers as busy as could
be attempting to swing everybody into
line, with the result that there were
| several lines formed.
At precisely 2 o'clock Dave Clough's
beard began to curl, and he viciously
raped for order, without getting much
| of it. When the hall had become quiet
enough for Secretary Haney to make
himself heard that gentleman read the
list of members of the committee on
resolutions.
The credentials were not yet ready to
| report, so, at the suggestion of F. P.
Lane. who wanted time for more mis-
sionary work, the chair declared re-
cess. Some one found out that Joel P.
Heatwole was in the room, and, as
chairman of the Republican state CEN
trail committee, he was called to the
platform. Joel smiled, but refused to
make a speech, he merely thanking the
convention for noticing him. At $50
p. M, Clough again maltreated the
table. shouted "Places ALL" and an
nounced the reading of the credential
committees report, after he had
quarreled for ten minutes with the
spectators who would not sit down.
With but one OF two corrections the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
Here John Goodnow announced that
Hon. S. P. Snider was in the hall. Of
course he was called to the platform.
Dressed in his sack coat Congressman
Snider occupied fifteen minutes of valu-
able time in speaking of what the pres
ent congress has done for the country.
He steered miles to the lea of the Lodge
force bill, and said nothing new. The
committee on manner of voting and
legislative nominations reported, and
the report was adopted. The tempo
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