St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-15
ONLY THREE IN 1T.
Buck, Canty and Davidson for the
Supreme Bench.

Supreme Bench.
The convention had now reached the
supreme bench, and Goodnow. of Pipe
stone. took the stage to make nominal
ton. He presented the name of w. NJ.
Davidson. of Rock county; and Currier,
of Blue Earth. nominated Daniel Buck.
of AIankato. and in doing so he asserted
that Mr.. Buck had been candidate for
gubernatorial nomination, but stood no
show for the nomination.
Forris. of Pipestone, seconded the
nomination of Mr. Davidson. and Cos
grove, of Sibiey. electrified the conven-
ton by declaring that he had been cut
out for lawyer, but that he had taken
to farming by choice, and he branched
out upon an eloquent and euphOneous
address, reciting the renoWn and phil
anthrOpic attainments of Abraham Lin
coin and other patriotic lawyers, when
a delegate arose to point Of order.
Estate your point" Numbered the
chairman in manifest surprise.
The speaker is defending LAWYERS"
cried the man raising the point of
order.
A'The gentleman is in error; am de-
Tending no one. The lawyers are rele-
gated to the background by our party"
returned Mr.. Cosgrove. and then he
presented the name OF John W. Willis,
of st. Paul.
Martin, of Hennepin, nominated
Judge Thomas Canty, of Minneapolis.
and rehearsed the exciting incidents of
the street car strikes of three years ago,
in which Thomas CAVITY figured as de-
Tending attorney, and who carried his
eases To the supreme court and secured
the acquittal of his clients charged with
diSOrderly conduct, and sentenced by
the municipal court Of Minneapolis to
ninety days Ia the workhouse and to
pay fine of 500 in addition.
Foster. of kandiyOhi, took the plat
form, as former Democrat, to espOuse
the cause of Daniel Buck. AS Demo
crat he had admired Mr.. Buck more
than any other Democrat in the state,
and politician that he had desired
more than any other to see nominated
for governor. He had ached to support
MIR: Buck, but he had never
had chance. Gilbert, Of Redwood,
also seconded MIR. Bucks NOM
inatlon. and timid delegate
form, but there was no reply. Judge
9. M. Start, of Olmsted. was Nominated
by Senator Page, Maj. Bowler, of Rem
vile, seconded Judge Canty's nomina-
ton, and Jenswald, of st. LOUIS county,
seconded Mr.. Willis as an opponent of
the railroad interests, while Halston, of
Redwood. thought it best to nominate
men who are knOWn-tbat is whose pO-
lltlcal Affiliations are known. Two
Democrats had been nominated and the
convention is in doubt about their pre-
delectiOns. He seconded Mr.. David
sons nomination as certainty. He is
no uncertain quantity, and the conven-
ton applauded. Rasmussen climbed to
the stage and cried out in squeaking
voice that the Ramsey county delega-
ton had desired him to say that 1t did
not desire the nomination of John w.
Willis.
The chair at this juncture advised an
immediate vote, and Carpenter. of Da-
kOta. moved that thee candidates be
voted for at once, and afterwards it was
explained that the meaning of the mo-
ton was that each delegate should vote
for three candidates at once. The roll
call proceeded until some two-thirds of
the counties had been called. The
amazing Unanimity with which the del
egates had voted for Buck, Canty and
Davidson brought delegate to his feet
to move suspension of the rule and
the nomination of those three candi.
dates by reclamation. aud this prevailed
with whoop. Willis had received 3
votes and Start 10.