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


following resolutions:
Resolved That we renew our allegiance to
the principles and policy of the Republican
party;
That we indorse the able and dignified ad-
ministration of President Harrison, which
has conserved the welfare of our people'at
home and protected their rights abroad;
That we especially commend the states
manllke and progressive policy of reciprocity
as outlined by James G. Blaine;
That we heartily commend the faithful
and businesslike administration of Gov.
Merriam in the management of state affairs;
That we pledge our answering support to
r. Republican party and the candidates Sc
iected by it for the sutfrages of the people:
That we pledge our hearty support toward
the reelection of our present congressman,
Hon. Samuel P. Snider.
Then Arose a Storm.
j. w. Perkins introduced a resolution
favOring the adjustment of the fee
system as related to the offices of sher-
1ff, register of deeds and clerk of courts,
and to have the incumbentS in those
offices paid salary. Clough lost his
head and ruled favorably on two con-
flctlng points of order. Freeman p.
Lane drank little fire and opposed
Perkins resolution. So did r. l.. Still
man. Perkins ate up three OF four
chairs in defense of the resolution, and
at one time it looked like fight, but
the whole matter was laid upon the
table, and Perkins resumed the chewing
of his mustache. Here is the resolution
which the Republican convention would
not accept:
Resolved, by the Republican convention of
Hennepin county, That the fee system. by
which the sheriff in 1889 received S2s,-
237 rs, the register of deeds $50, 1880 and
the clerk of courts $50, l43. IL. ought to be
abolished. and said officers paid salary, and
the fees of said offices turned in to the
county treasury.
F. n. Hendrix mounted chair, made
dowery speech, Illuminated his ignor-
ance of the Australian ballot law,
worked in a little about the flaming sun
and the western horizon, and nomi-
mated frank NJ. Nye for county attor-
hey. Nj. j. Dougherty, of Capt. Tir-
rell's office, in a acknowledgements
Imitation of a young man making "a
speech voice, waved his arm and eX-
tolled Frank M. Nye, comparing him
with the late E. M. Wilson and seriously
prejudlcing Nye's chances for the nom
ination. He didn't sit down until
forced to subsIde before the Kisses.
Then man whom no one knew nomi-
mated j. N. Bearnes. 1t was seconded
by another stranger. A voice from the
A. j. Boardman's (he couldn't be seen
above the heads of those sitting DOWN.
asked permission to read letter which
he had received. The letter was signed
by Editor William Welch, of the
Home Diary, and announced his with
drawal from the race for county attor-
ney in favor of Victor J. Welch, his
son. Boardman commended the young
man in a few words and sat down.
Chairman ClOugh inquired:
Are we to understand, Mr.. Board
man, that you have made nomina-
tion?"
Boardman blushed, looked foolish.
and said that he nominated Mr.. Welch.
Balloting begun, and four wards had
voted, when the chairman announced
that it would all have to be done over
again, some of the delegates having
failed to vote with others from their
ward Some wanted the chairman of each
precinct to cast the delegations ballot,
but motion to that effect didn't carry.
Individual balloting began again, under
the call of precincts, j. D. Christie,
Louis Paulson and Fred Snyder acting
as tellers. Meanwhile motion to limit
all speeches to one minute was sand
wiched in and carried. The first ballot
for county attorney, declared formal,
resulted:
Frank NJ. Nye. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 24
j. n. BearneS.. ....... ......... 49,. 70
victor j. Welch ............
~ 1otal .............,......3O I
Necessary for choice. .....................1 54
Nye's nomination was made unani-
nous, except that the chairman put
the motion that ''Mr. Nve's election be
made unanimous" While the balloting
was going on, some delegates wanted
the method of balloting changed.
Twenty-Five men. and sometimes thirty,
had the floor at one time, the chairman
seeming to have about as much inf1u-
ence as would an automaton. Every
man had different scheme. and the
pandemonium resulted in the decision
that the chairman of each precinct del
egatlon act as a messenger boy and car
ry the votes to the hat. Clough again
began to scold everybody without eff
feet. until motion to exclude all but
delegates or candidates from the room
was car ried, and James Eye appointed
doorkeeper. All this time the crowd
on the floor was like the gathering in
racing pool room, full of noise, cOmmO-
ton, dispute and general dissatisfaction.
The chairman was out of it. 1t could
not have been more disorderly.
Nominations for Auditor
being called for, Charles Babcock pro-
posed the name of G. II. BIitchfeld,
and E. w. Mortimer that of Sam Good
now. r. r. Odell forgot Daggett and
Mason long enough to nominate Otto S.
Langnm. j. w. Perkins shoe brush on
his upper lip twitched nervously as he
nominated G. j. Minor, and E. w. Huff
had the time limit called on him as he
proposed w. IL. Donaldson. The bal
lot resulted:
Samuel Goodnow Observation-Disclosures.
{. ii. Bl1chfeldt. -.... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
QUO :. LanSum so
w. ii. donaldson .............. AZ
y. y. MINOR. Observation-Disclosures. 20
Necessary for choice .........:. . .......i5S
Making the nomination unanimous
followed, and nominations for sheriff
were called for. Freeman P. Lane arose
and said:
"Mr. Chairman, in consideration of
the fact that we have but one candidate
for sheriff, | move you that we nOmi-
nate James ii. Eye for sheriff by accIa-
nation" 1t was done, much to the sur
prise of the delegates who were not on
the inside. as it was understood in the
| morning that Eye would he made reg
| lister of deeds and q Scandinavian uivaI,