St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-31
Nominated After the Hottest
Fight Ever Seen in Hem
nepin County.
Disappearing Battle Clouds
Reveal an Era OF Good
Feelings Dawn.
The Exposition Opens Today
The City Merchant as
an Artist.

tor Congress JAMES ". LAWRENCE
James W. Lawrence is happy this
morning. The nomination for congress
from the Fifth district on the Demo-
cratic ticket Is his. He won it after the
hottest contest for a nomination that the
Democratic party of Hennepin county
has ever known. But he won it fairly
and honorably. Though the contest
was fierce and no compromise
was the shibbOleth OF all partisans. it
was a contest characterized by fairness.
truth and honor on all sides: such a
contest as leaves no feeling where pref
udlce. bitterness or envy can find coll
genial soil. An idea OF the fercenesS
OF the fight may be gathered from the
fact that the convention spent all the
time between 10 a. n. and Q. n. in the
nomination OF one man.
1t was great convention, that Nor
mamma hall convention OF Yesterday.
And il was pre-eminentiy a Democratic
convention. Every delegate had
chance TO speak his MIND. and, except
IN cases SO few as to be rare. he EN-
braced the opportunity. At times the
convention Was noisy TO the verge OF
turbulence. But the noise even all
sprang from 4 good motive. 1t was
due 10 the intense earnestneSs of the
men composing the convention.
The gathering developed general sur
pIiSes. Erickson had on the first ballot
all the votes his friends claimed. His
strength was a surprise. The kids
who backed him demonstrated that they
could Go a little ri the way of politics.
Lawrence had about the number
of votes credited to him by the
newspapers. Lynn was surprisingly
weak. The nomination of DIR. Z. +.
Lennon by the mysterious. long-mus-
tached stranger from the Ninth ward
was another surprise. His man was a
dark horse, but not dark enough.
In spite OF the incOmpieteness of the
list of delegates, the roll on temporary
organization showed within ten of the
1uH Lawrence strength. While the
opposition" as ii was termed. won the
organization. ii would not hold together
in bailoting. as some had predicted
Erickson was the only man against
Lawrence whose votes remained with
him.
These facts were made plain by yes
terday's convention: That Democratic
congressional nomination in the Fifth
district Is worth lighting for: that Dem
ocrats can tight, can fight fairly, and
can leave all Ill feeling, once the fight
IS done, IN the hail where the fight was
decided: that the Democrats of the Fifth
congressional fight are alive. enthusI-
aStic and confident of success. and
ready TO hight FOR that success.
They were unusually slow in getting
together. those delegates yesterday
morning. Some had 10 caucus ana
others had 20 hustle for proxies. But
the convention
Was Called 10 Order
finally al 1850. Secretary W. L. o.
Brien Jr.. read the call. Lars NJ. Rand
nominated Matt Walsh for chairman.
a dozen men were on their feet to
nominate another man. The chairman
tried to have Walsh voted on by ac-
clamatlon, but the convention
was also named for temporary
chairman. Snap judgment by the
chairman was prevented. and the roll
was called for the election OF tempo
rary chairman. Walsh received l5g
votes ana Cameron 100. MI Cameron
made an excellent chairman. fair and
just. b. j. Mullaney was made secre-
tary. The following committees were
appointed:
On Crede ntials-First Ward, Patrick Rung:
Second ward. d. c. HAYNES; Third ward o.
y. L.
Fifth ward. sam Mills; sixth ward Ed
Burke; Seventh ward. James E. O'Connell;
Eighth ward. P. Il COOgan: Ninth ward. a.
;. Mead; Tenth ward, Z. r. Williamson:
Eleventh ward. Pat :. Csllaghan: Twelfth
ward, William Biaisdell; Thirteenth ward
Aleck Stewart From the country. John
Erickson, ID. y. Bradbury. John Nolan. w.
II. Morse.
on Resoluuons-Frank D. Larabee. E. B.
BarDer, L. O. Erickson Z. Z. BarDeau. L. 4.
Hull. George Il. Benton. ). A Stockwell
on Permanent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W
\. Chance.
While Chairman Cameron was ap-
pointing the committees
Hon. Daniel w. LayyIer
was discovered in the hall. Vociferous
calls for him struck the roof and he
took the platform. Mr.. Lawler made a
brief address. but every word carried
weight. He said be mad come over 10
Minneapolis because he knew the Dem
Ocrats OF the Fifth district had assem-
bled 10 pave the way for the
election OF congressman to
uphold the official course of
Grover Cleveland. the next president.
He also mentioned the rising protest
against the gag rule practiced by the
Republican bosses on the rank and file
OF the party for the past eight years.
Mayer Winston was called for. ana re-
Sponded long enough TO assure all Dem
ocratS that he is with them heart and
soul in this fight.
After the appointment OF the above
committees. the convention took a re-
cess until $50.