St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-09

Last evening the PrOhlDltlOnlStS nelu
their county and legislative convention
in Relief hall. on East Ninth street.
placing in the field nearly full ticket
and indorsing Judge Cornish. There
were sixty-five present. many of them
being loaded with water until their
breaths smelt like fish balls.
The convention was called to order by
Newton r. Frost. He said it gave him
great pleasure to call such meeting to
order. He had been PrOhibitionist
only four years. and during that time
he had seen a great growth III the
strength of the party.
"Why is it," said he with a burst of
fervOr, "that wherever you go on the
prairie the green grass predominates?
1t Is because the green grass is growing
all the time; it is always at it. so with
the Prohibition party. 1t Is planted on
good soil, and it is always growing.
The weeds of Democracy may spring
up, but we are always at it. and they
will be chok ed down in time"
The simile was about as strong as
skim milk, but it was not too strong for
the audience, and they cheered it lust
lily. After few more remarks OF like
forcible nature, the speaker suggested
that nominations for chairman were IN
order. Some one nominated Prof. A. Il.
Drew, of Hamline university, as chairs
man, and he was elected. ID. L. Well
lington was then elected secretary.
Left to a Committee.
By vote of the meeting the chair
was instructed to appoint committee
on credentials, one to come from each
ward and one from the country district.
The committee was duly appointed,
I If
as chairman. The committee made it's
report and the temporary organization
was made permanent, and the main
| business of the convention was begun.
1t was voted that the wards aud coun-
try each appoint a delegate to act as
member of a nominating committee.
which was at length made up of the fol-
| lowing:
| First ward C. A. Fowble; Second ward, j.
| W, Westphal; Fourth ward, G. A: Bnrnett'
| Fifth ward. j. D. Deets; Sixth ward j. Il.
| Lackey; Seventh ward. DIR. w. A. Power;
| Eighth ward. Costa Axelson; Ninth ward,
Mr.. Wurtz; Tenth ward. George r. WHIT
| comb Eleventh ward, F. II. McManigalt
| White Bear. n. r. Frost.
The committee retired TO make up a
slate. and during the time Mr.. Wood'
ward presented the scheme which is
| known as the million voters plan. He
! said that some time ago, for the pur-
| pose of concentrating the prohibition
| strength, it was decided to send out
pledges over the United States for the
| signatures of those who believed in
prohibition. The pledge binds the
| signer to vote the Prohibition ticket.
He asserted. as Christian gentleman,
of course, that the number of
signers was crawling up close to
a million. That number voting the
| Prohibition ticket would make the Re-
publican party tremble. But, he said,
| it was matter OF no Importance to the
Prohibition party which of the old par
ties win this year. When he concluded,
a man with gray hair and beard arose
and said that he thought it would be
source OF inspiration If it could be known
definitely just how near the one million
votes was reached. He thought the
Voice should be requested to publish
the names of the signers. Some one
supposed that motion was made to
have that thing done, and seconded
the motion. This brought Mr..
Woodward to his feet, who
did considerable ''higgling" to
show why it should not be done. One
of his reasons was that it might stir up
| the two old parties to do some sculdu
gerry in order to defeat the scheme. A
Scandinavian gentleman moved that
| the motion be laid on the table. This
brought out spirited contest of quar-
! ter of an hour, the house being almost
evenly divided as to whether the names
| should be published. At lengJh the
motion was laid on the table by slim
majority.
Here's the Ticket
| The committee on nominations, after
half hours struggle in q committee
room, returned. and reported the fol.
| lowing nominees:
Register OF Deeds-J. ". Westphal.
County Attorney-No nomination.
County Auditor-W. A. McManigal.
| County TreaSurer-C A. Burnett.
Judge of Probate-D. w. Doty.
Sheriff.. A. Freeze.
/ Coroner-J. X. Erskine.
Abstract Clerk-G. Axeison.
| County Surveyor-T. NJ. Fowble.
| Superintendent of Schools-M. simon.
| Judge of the District Court-W.D Cornish.
| Court Commissioner-D. Il. Wellington
! County Commissioners = o. Sundgaard,
j. A Gordy'and G. a. Ostergren.
| Mr.. Woodward found his feet to say
that while he should vote for Judge
| Cornish, he did not believe in putting
him on the ticket, since he is not a pro-
| hibitionist. He moved that the names
be read one at time and voted upon as
| read. The motion prevailed. The names
were read and voted upon fayorabIy
one after another, and matters ran
smoothly until Mr.. Doty's case was
reached. He was duly nominated, the
house broke into prolonged applause,
and Doty was called upon for speech.
He arose and said he could not accept
unless Judge Cornish was nominated.
Ho said it was his belief that the
judiciary should be taken out of politics.
Mr. Doty said that the Democratic
party did not believe in a non-partisan
Judiciary; the Republican party pre-
tended to believe in one, but practically
did not. He took his seat, and Mr..