St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-02

gates 10 DOlH conventions WOuiu NC III
the city at the same time, and confer
ence might agree upon the same candl-
dates.
If you don't do this" exclaimed the
shreWd and cunning secretary, you don't
know the grand opportunity you are over
looking"
MIR. BiXby moved as an amendment
that the date be fixed at the 18th.
Senator TaWney recited the fact that
the party had often been severely crltl-
cised for holding early conventions. ana
the amendment would subject the com
mittee TO a repetition of the cenSureS:
AspirantS for state nominations would
protest that they have no time to can
vasS the state in their interests. He
argued that the convention ought to be
called Just before or just after harvest,
and he felt the latter the best policy.
A. D. Stevens urged that July IA
would never do, as it is in the very mid
die of the haying season, and farmers
will not consent to take the risk of los
ing the crop to attend the convention.
This suggestion was pOOh-pOoked by
city members, but Mr.. Stevens was In
domltable
En- His Position.
A. j. Greer made a lengthy argument
with considerable force. He spoke Of
the backward season; the fact that
seedingiS scarcely done and corn plant
ing hardly under way. He opposed an
early convention. There will scarcely
be a week. he qualified thoughttully,
between now and election day when the
farmer will not be unusually Uusy.
THE time has been, - he added. with ges
ticulations, when the Republican party Of
this state could make its nominations on the
goth of October and carry the ticket to trl-
umphant election a few days later, but that
time is past. l realize that we are going 10
have hard and aggressive struggle this
year."
Mr.. Stevens followed, advocating Sep
TENDER, and Mr. Tawney thought it best
to leave the date open and permit the
chairman to make the call at his pleas
ure. ThereupOn J. NJ. Rawley moved
to amend. making the date July q.
Bixby's amendment was lost, and after
a protracted and heated debate Mr..
Greer moved as substitute for all mo-
tons pending that the convention be
held in July. This prevailed after lit
tie further sparring, and Mr.. BlX0y re-
newed his proposition that great ad-
vantageS would enSue to have the con-
vention held simultaneously with the
Peoples convention. This position per-
picked Senator Tawney. He asked re-
peatedly what possible benefits might
entail, but Mr.. Bixby thought it impru--
dent to enter into a detailed public
of his theories, and this pro-
voked w. Il. Parsons to declare that the
party wanted nothing to do
with such an organization as that styled
the Peoples party.
Al last q VOtp WAS taken and ,InlV 2S
decided upon, and then Senator Buck
man moved that the next meeting of the
committee he held at the Merchants
hotel, but Mr.. HeatwOle wouldn't per-
nit it. He urged that the MonfOrts had
done everything possible for the COM
fort of the committee, and Mr.. Stevens
accentuated this point by asserting that
the MOnfOrts are red-hot Republicans.
That carried the day, and the committee
Will anchor at the Windsor.
Then arose another row that threat
ened at times to involve the comm ittee
irredeemably. The question of appOr-
tiOnment was the theme.
w. w. Rich wanted the same unit APP
piled as two years ago, basing the ap-
porti onment on the vote of 1880.
Senator ClOugh hurried TO combat this
plan. He moved that the basis of the
cali two years ago be adopted, using the
Harrison vote
To Figure From.
F. E. Kenaston tried to effect a COM
promise i'll favor of the upper counties
that had, as he expressed it, gone aStray
at the last election. but who would come
back again, possibly, if generously
treated.
MIR. Parsons opposed premium for
diSlOyalty to the party, and he said that
they should take their own medicine.
They had deserted the party, and now
let them suffer the penalty.
Chairman Heatwole attempted to
smooth things over, for he saw that
desperate fight was imminent. While
he did not feel that loyal Republicans
should be snubbed to cater to the
kickers who ''sloughed off, two years
ago, he was willing to compromise. He
suggested that the medium between the
votes for Harrison in 1888 and the aver
age vote for the state ticket for 1890 be
taken as the basis. This will give the
dhSerters show and still not affect the
loyal Republicans TO any great extent,
he urged.
Senator Tawney took exceptions TO all
implications of snubbing local Repub-
licans because few had voted the Pro-
hibitiOn or Alliance ticket. He said
this was treating the Republicans who
had strayed with contempt, and was
practically permanently driving them
out of the party. A great many times
in the policticai history of the state
Republicans had voted the Prohibition
or grange ticket, but no state central
committee had ever Def ore taken cog
niZance of the incident. He spoke at
great length and with fervor. urging
the duty upon the committee to do its
utmost to plaeate the diSaffected ele-
ment.
Chairman Heatwole looked with
alarm upon the course events were TAX
ing. He warned the committee that the
Republican party was briStling full of
kickerS, and he insisted that the COM
mittee cannot assume that the people
who voted the Alliance or Democratic
ticket two years ago are going to vote
the Republican ticket this fall. He
would he glad to give them half the
convention if it would bring them back
to the party, but there is no assurance
that it Will have any effect,
Allen Greer thought it time to desist
from threShing over old straw, and lie
declared this an unusual campaign, in
which it is best for the republican party
to waive principle and hold to policy in
The Present Extremity.
John Goodnow was the most persist
ent speaker OF the meeting. He was on
the floor TO reply toevery other speaker,
and he replied. of course, TO Mr.. Greer.
But his hobby was to double the repre-
sentation of two years ago, and he
sprung amendment after amendment to
increase the number and was as often
sat down upon by his confreres. Mr..
Greer felt that the convention of two
years ago was as large as any one man
could control, and Senator Tawney drew
a graphic picture of the pahdemonium
that had reigned without restraint and
without confinement at the famous
Market hall convention. He didn't
want to witness repetition of such
events. He was willing to let the con-
vention be moderately larger for the
purpose of creating needed enthusiasm
in the rural districts. A better ticket,
he urged, will be named by small
than by large delegation, and again
he reviewed the acts of the Republican
convention of two years ago, and said
that the best Republicans of the state
felt that grievous mistakes had been
made in nominations. esnecialiV towards