St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-23
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
James w. Lawrence Fights an Up
Hill and Losing Battle.

While from the platform the orators
were lascerating the defenseless atmos-
phere, the committee on credentials was
having a nice little time in side room.
The only contest before the committee
was the famous one from the Thirteenth
precinct of the Fourth ward. Howe
Paige simply stated his position, as it
has been stated in the GLOBE before.
He made the assertion that the Hol-
brook faction at the caucus was made
up Of men from outside the precinct.
He offered TO withdraw from the con-
test if Mr.. Holbrook would present to
the committee the names of five Demo
Gratis residing in the Thirteenth pre-
cinct who had voted at the caucus for
Holbrook and his delegation. That
proposition was not accepted. Nor did
Paige's statement have any effect upon
the committee. The Holbrook delegates
were seated.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials having been read. F. G. Brooks
moved that the temporary organization
be made permanent, and there was no
opposition to the motion. Then came
the one battle of the day, the one that
decided how the convention was d.
Vided and how the convention was man.
aged.
e. r. Cameron moved that the chair
appoint committee of fifteen, one
from each ward and two from the coun-
try, TO select the fifty delegates to the
state convention at St. Paul next Thurs
day. Bernard Cloutier moved to amend
by making the committee consist of one
from each ward, four from the country
and four at large. James W. Lawrence
came up with substitute. He moved
as a substitute for the previous motion,
the amendment of Cloutier having been
accepted, that each ward delegation Sc
lect its own representatives on the state
delegation of fifty-one, those selec
tons to be afterward ratified by
the convention. He urged that his
was the Democratic plan. The del
egates to the convention had been
elected to choose the delegates to the
st. Paul convention, not to have those
state convention delegates appointed
for them by chair-appointed commit
tee. His plan was the one followed by
read the official call of the convention
from a copy of the GLOBE and sat down.
Alex Mullen looked all around anX-
iously for cup of water, found none.
and began to read the list of delegates
as made up from the credentials handed
to him.
1.-THE next order of business" said
Mr. Foote, as Mullen finished reading
the list of delegates, sis the election Of
a temporary chairman. What is your
further pleasure, gentlemen"
''Mr. Chairman!" and Ed Stevens
Ed A. Stevens-was on his feet. II
nominate p. b. Winston for temporary
chairman of this convention"
The words were not fairly out of his
mouth before Senator Frank Morse
nominated G. NJ. Foote for the same
position.
81 want to thank the gentleman for
his Kindness" and FoOte was speaking,
sin nominating me for this position.
But gave my word two weeks ago, and
pledged my honor that l would not ac-
cept this position, for which have been
nominated, under any circumstances.
l respectfully ask that my name be
withdrawn"
Foote'S nomination has been seconded
by Bernard Cloutier, as Winston's had
been by Elmer Foster and Alexander
Tod, but Foote'S name had been taken
down. The East side bobbed up in the
person of Elijah Barton, who nominated
Baldwin Brown for chairman. No
other nominations were made. 1t was
moved that the vote be by wards and by
ballot. Ed Stevens moved to amend by
making the ballot viva yoce. by wards.
Senator Morse moved as substitute,
that the secretary call the roll and that
each delegate announce the name of his
candidate.
81 protest against taking this vote by
any other means than by ballot" shout
ed Alexander Stewart. "There are men
here who are afraid to show how they
vote. and there is a large number of
them. There are men here in such pO-
sitions that they will get hurt if they
vote openly as they want to vote. They
cannot afford to vote that way"
the state would be follow
ed by the convention to which the fifty
one men were to be sent. There each
district delegation draws to one side,
and chooses the representatives of that
district on the delegation to the nation
ured out the apportionment of state
delegates among the wards and town
ships, but did not insist upon his APP
portionment being accepted. F. q.
Brooks combatted the substitute OH the
ground that Lawrence's apportionment
was unfair. Ed A. Stevens threw a
threw flaming brand into the conyen-
ton.
Don't let us be led into this trap, gentle
men," Ed excitedly shouted. This substi-
tute is trap-a trick. 1t means that the
kind of a delegation we want will not be ap-
pointed. Mr. Camerons motion provides for
the kind of delegation we want to send to
St. Paul. The people have decided at the
caucuses that Mr.. Winston shall go to st.
Paul and to Chicago and they have decided
that he shall go there surrounded by his
friends. We insist that Mr. Winston shall
appoint this committee so that he can ap-
point men who are his friends and whom he
can trust to send the right men to st. Paul.
l am in favor of home rule and this is home
rule