St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterday They Elected Their
Delegates to the State
Convention.
CAVITY and Buck Were the
Only Candidates Who
Were Endorsed.
Bassett's Creek Has Over
flowed and Done $4,000
Worth Of Damage.
G. M. Foote Returns and Talks
Of Politics in New
York.

Yesterday the Democrats of Henne
pin county met in convention. and. after
one of the most harmonious sessions
ever seen i'll the county, during which
every man had a chance to express his
opinions, elected a delegation of is
men to represent the county in the state
convention.
1t was CAVITY convention. The sen
timent for the judge of the district
court and the expression of that senti-
ment was most pronounced, rather toe
much so. Some of the old-line Demo
Gratis would have preferred TO see con-
vention not open to the charge of being
more of a personal than a party coil
ventiOn. Not that there was any oppo-
sition to CAVITY; not bit of it. The
only score on which criticism might be
offered is that some of the delegates
seemed to lose sight OF the fact that the
convention was called to elect delegates
TO help nominate whole state ticket,
not to nominate one candidate for the
supreme bench merely. But that was
not serious objection. Some of the
delegates were carried away by the eX-
uherance of their own feelings; that
was all.
Iue harmony of the convention was
pronounced. OF course, different men
had different ideas as TO the proper
method to be followed in doing certain
things, but there was no division into a
fight. Once it looked as il there might
be little skirmiSh. but it was passed
over. The possibility of fight occur
ring was due to the ill-advised effort of
~ tn, Tot ,t,nr
no contest was necessary and to force
intended TO do all along. That effort
was so decidedly opposed to the wishes
of the majority of the convention that
the man who began ii, Ed A. Stevens.
had Snfncient foresight to cease.
One point i'll connection with this con-
nection was remarkable. 1t marked the
hrst appearance in a Democratic con-
ventIOn in Minneapolis OR Uennepin
county of colored delegates. Joseph
Houser and George Vashon, colored
men, represented the Fourth ward.
The convention was called for 9
O'Clock, but it was nearly II before
Alexander Jackson Mullen.
the secretary of the county committee,
raped for order, Chairman G. NJ. Foote
being absent. Mir. Mullen called for
the nomination of temporary chair
man. Lars NJ. Rand had been waiting
for that all morning. He was quickly
nominated and elected. Mr.. Rand made
short speech referring to the profits
made out of the national government
by Messrs. Wanamaker. Russell Harri-
son and Andy Carnegie. He also de-
nounced the nomination, or probable
nomination: by the Republicans, of
Knute Nelson On account OF his
nationality. Rand's speech was
brief. He Immediately went to
work as presiding officer. and did eX-
although he was only a novice. Rand
started to read the call of tho conven-
ton, stopped long enough to allow the
election of Alex Mullen as secretary,
anG then made Mullen read the call.
MIR. Chairman" SAID Ed Stevens, as
soon as the call had been read, 81 move
that the delegates whose names have
been handed to the secretary be admit
ted to the convention for purposes of
organization, and that the contesting
delegations, as named in this mornings
Times, be admitted to seats in the gal
lery."
The convention had no objection to
those sterling Republicans. palmed Off
as Democratic delegates by the Times,
sitting in the gallery and absorbing
adopted. Marin Ring, B. f. Nelson.
p. w. Edmunds, j. NJ. Gleason, c. r.
Cameron Mat Brederaus. Charles E. Nc
Allistcr.C. FjeIlman,S. A. Stockwell. A.
s. Keyes, john Nolan and Ed Egan
were appointed committee On creden-
tials. &. F. Baxter has had no chance
to make himself heard, SO he moved
that the temporary organization be
made permanent, and was Immediately
ruled out of order. the credentials COM
mittee not having even organized yet.
The committee came back at 11:45.
Alex Mullen read the list of delegates
as reported by them, and the report OF
the committee was so amended as to
give to each precinct delegation the
power of filling vacancies on the delega,
ton or casting the whole vote of the
delegation. AS so amended it was
adopted. and temporary organization
was made permanent.
A. NJ. Goodrich moved that the vari
Gus wards and townships select theiI
representatives on
The State Delegation
according to schedule of apportion.
to be delegates at large. Ed Stevens
offered as d substitute, the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved. That committee consisting OF
enc from each ward and five from the county
be appointed to select the names of lis dele
gates 10 the Democratic state convention
and present the same 10 this convention fo
such action as may be deemed proper
Hon. p. Is. Winston to be chairman of sale
committee and of said delegation: and tina
said delegates be apportloned as follows
Fourteen delegates at large; ten delegate;
from the country towns; nlnety-four dele
gates from the city. apportioned on basis o.
one for each four delegates in attendance a
this convention, as follows: First ward, 3
Second ward. 5; Third ward, Is; Fourth
enth ward G.; Eighth ward, 5; Ninth ward
z; Tenth ward, 8: Eleventh ward, Z; Twelfth
ward I; Thirteenth ward, l.
There was no special objection to the
appOrtionment clause of Stevens reSolu
tion which differed little from Good
rich's. but the first section of it wa:
offensive 10 the convention. George K
Robinson was the first to oppose it. He
did it in quite long speech, the bur
den of which was that Stevens methol
was undemocratic.
1.-THE Eleventh ward has already
selected its delegates TO the state con
vention," said John Lally. "We favor
governing ourselves. We don't be
lieve in any one man coming in here
with a slate already made up. We are
here to fight that sort of thing, and We
want to have chance to do it.''
Davy johnson turned himself loose il
a burst of fervid oratory. He tried t.
turn the tide of sentiment by asserting
tibet the opposition to the appointment
of committee to select the state dele
gates arose from desire to defea
Thomas Canty. johnson was talking
buncombe and he knew it. So did the
convention. 1t told him so. A motor
to table Stevens substitute was with
drawn before being put. J. j. Kinnant
said that if the selection of delegates b,
a chair-appointed committee was an ole
custom of the Democratic party it was
time to change old customs. Then
Ed Stevens Proposed
to change his substitute so as to en-
power the proposed committee to selec
only the fourteen delegates at large
leaving the others to be chosen by wards
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