St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-24
The Little Norwegian Fails to
Capture the Washington
Delegation.
Ex-senator Searle Proves a
More Successful Engineer
Than Mr.. Sabin.
First District Republicans
Having a Lively Fight
Over Congressman.
The Chances of Senator TaW-
ney, Of Winona, Seem
Rather the Best.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
SALTWATER, Mimi, July 23.-The
Republican county convention held this
afternoon at the court house for the
purpose of selecting delegates to attend
the state convention in st. Paul was
heated one. The convention was called
20 order byT. c. Clark. chairman of the
county committee, and Immediately
after the call was read two of the dele
gates present arose and placed in nOm-
nation candidates for temporary chair
man. OrriS L. Lee nominated L. {.
Clark. and +. B. Yates presented
the name of Ed st. John, of Marine. j.
n. SearleS seconded the nomination OF
Mr.. Clark, and ex-senator Sabin sec
ondSd the nomination of MIR. st. John,
which was an amendment to the noml-
nation made by Mr.. Lee. The amend
ment was defeated by a vote of % to IL,
and Mr.. Clark was elected chairman.
OrriS +. Lee was unanimously elected
secretary. This was a blow against the
faction which favored sending
delegation to the state convention
instructed for. Knute Nelson, and
Was a Surprise
to many of the delegates present, who
ildu liz ulcu Oll Cdli ing tIC COiNtHtiOll
easily. After the report of the commit
tee ON credentials, ex-senator Sabin
moved that the convention proceed to
ballot for delegates to attend the state
convention. J n. Searles amended The
motion by adding that the chair be au-
thOriZed to appoint committee of five
TO decide upon list of delegates. The
amendment was vigorously opposed
by the Sabin faction, and after
spirited discussion the roll was called,
and the amendment was adopted by
vote of 81 to 81. The chair appointed
j. N. Searles, Baytown: Sven Magnu-
son, Marine: j. @. Macintosh. Cottage
Grove; Frank Raiter and John Good
seHted majority and minority reports,
and. after a long and tedious wrangle.
the majority report was adopted by a
vote of 43 to IL.
TLe Delegates Are:
Otis Staples, E. L. Hospes, John G. Nelson,
j. c.. Hening, II. l.. Foster. Saltwater;
Charles Lund, Marine; A. P. Noyes, Forest
Lake; A. Fl. Steen, Cottage Grove; Frank
TruaX. Newport: III. Folmer, Lakeland, And
Peterson. Woodbury..
When the chair announced the result
of the ballot the following resolutions
were presented by ex-senator Sabn:
Resolved, BY the Republicans of Washing
con county i'll convention assembled:
That we hereby express our confident APP
proval of the able. efficient and honest ad-
ministration of President Harrison, and here
by renew our pledges of earnest support and
every honorable effort to continue his ad.
ministraton another four years.
Resolved, further, That this convention
express its appreciation of the. distinguished
services of Hon. G. X. Davis in the senate of
the United States, and pledge its support to
his reelection.
Resolved, further. That we express ourap
probation of the honest and efficient public
service of the Honorable Knute Nelson, and
request the delegates of this convention to
use all honorable means to secure his uom-
NATION to the Office of chief executive of
;his State at the republican convention TO be
held at ST. Paul. July 2S, 1892.
One Cut off.
The First two clauses of the reSolu
tlons were adopted without dissenting
vote. but the lastclause was in opposi-
-tlon to the convictions of a majority of
those present, and Mr.. Searles pre-
scented the following substitute. which
was adopted by vote of 30 to %.
Resolved, That the delegates to the Repub-
Ncan convention. this day appointed, are
hereby requested TO use all efforts to act in
unison, so that the full strength of the dele
CATION shall be effective i'll promoting the
true interests of the Republican party in this
state, and the delegates present are hereby
authorized TO fill all vacancies occaSicned by
the absence inability or refusal to act of any
delegate. and no delegate shall give a proxy
10 any person to act in his stead.