St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-05
CONVENTION CHIPS.

CONVENTION CHIPS.
One of the happiest nominations which
has ever been effected by the county Democ-
| racy, is that of DR.. E. II. Whitcomb BY no
| opposing combination of Republican force
can the coronership be wrested from such a
popular bearer of the party banner. With
I out the aid OF unusual means and without
1ncurring obligations of any sort whatever,
| the host In convention fairly poured upon
the doctor the solid vote of the very large
majority. He is the peer of any Democrat in
! party zeal and integrity. While buoying to
the front his candidacy on q purely political
| Issue. his personal popularity will SO perme-
ATE the ranks of other partisan voters, as 10
attract following entirely foreign to the
strict line of the Democratic ticket Mime
sofa is DIR. Whitcomb's native heath. lie was
porn here, educe ted at Carleton college; cul-
tured In his profession in the leading univer-
silly OF the East; and then, when equipped
! Tor his career. he came back to Minnesota
and to st. Paul and planted his tree of fate
he mas been the assistant of Coroner Quinn
Tor the past six years. His knowledge of the
duties and details of the Office to which Dem
ocrats and Republicans alike will elect him.
! has been perfected with the practice of these
years. His seven years active membership
or the national guard, his loyal and hearty
affiliations in the councils of the Sons of Vet
/ Grams and his prominent parts in several So
clal and labor orders, will all rebound favor
ably No man stands higher in the medical
profession than DR.. Whitcomb, aud attesta-
tons of this regard were openly manifest
while DR.. Whitcomb's candidacy was solic-
tied by his party.
In renominating Paul A. Lavallee for the
office OF county commissioner. the Demo-
cratic party has recognized a spirit which
has ever stepped between public eXtraya-
gance and municipal economy. Mr. Lavallee
stands behind public record which bears
him proud position. Whenever. in the
covert Vaccinations so common among the
greed-gads who feed upon the county works.
the board OF county commissioners has been
led to listen to songs which should TEMPT it
to do hurriedly thoughtless act or submit
caTelessly to tainted propositions. it was
then that Mr.. Lay alice asserted an aggressive
spirit for moderation and reform, for honest
Tetrenchment where it was consistent 1t is
quite fitting that of the entire board Mr. Law
alice alone should have been renominated
And this is the more gratifying because his
nomination in caucus was unanimous as
against the opposition and discussion in the
| case of his fellows.
When the nomination of Bill Kodger for
the legislature from the Eighth ward was
| made unanimous the genial son of aud
Scotia was given the ovation of the after
noon. The delegates insisted on speech.
/ and ia response Mr.. Rodger made a brief but
happy response. pledging himself that if
elected he would ever be found voting with
the Democratic party for the rights of ali the
people.
One of the strongest nominations at the
| legislative convention yesterday afternoon
was that of Charles Lauer tor county COM
| missioner. Heis new man in politics. and
no cleaner or better man could have been
selected to help carry the county ticket Mr.,
Lauer is eminently fitted for the Office by ex-
perience in line of business that will aid
him materially in the discharge of his duties
Pat Keigher Joined in he enthusiasm of
the convention from the standpoint of an
onlooker. When that staunch Democrat, A.
n. Nelson, had been placed in nomination
for county treasurer the enthusiasm of Mr.
Keigher caused him to forget for the moment
! that he was not delegate, and, he sprang to
his feet to second the nomination on behalf
of the people at large.
The Brewery ward is well represented on
both the tickets placed in the field yesterday
off the honors i'll the line of the number of
candidates that were selected from that sec
ton. If they are all elected the Brewery
ward will be very well represented in the
county and state councils, at any rate as far
as umbers go.
The first legislative convention in the his
| tory of Democratic politics in Ramsey county
was very long one, but brought forth good
results. and after this experience those
which follow will probably run a little
smoother after the oiling up the wheels of
nomination received yesterday afternoon
When the stately Judge Flandrau left the
chair and assayed to ask for the nomination
| OF John w. Willis for district judge dele
| went over to that popular Democrat who
| has fought the battles of Democracy on the
stump with ability for many years.
DR.. Whitcomb viewed his own corpus be-
fore being, nominated. and found that he
| was not dead candidate, but was destined
/ to become a live coroner. and he was right
/ He survives to hold an inquest over the dead
| bodies of number of Republican aspiranis
J for office.
The next representative of the Sixth ward
V. | Dudd made "a
| ance he stepped on a chair six feet four with
| his boots on, and i'll manly tones addressed
| the audience and thanked them for the honor
| they had conferred.
| j. A. NOVEL; said that he did not expect
| his candidate for sheriff to be nominated
| but he wanted to demonstrate that he had a
| baker dozen of friends who were ready to
| vote for him, and to see how it would 90 to
| make speech before such fine assembly,
| The county convention demonstrated that
| the young men of the party came TO the
! front in this campaign. 1t was notably a
| convention OF the younger blood, and the
! gray heads were very scarce in the delega-
TONS
| When L. J. Dobner relinquished the DOS
sible crown for his friend Holman. he gave
no evidence of the probability that he was
| throwing away the possible chance of becom-
! ing assistant county attorney.
! AS persuader of men, Alfred E. Boyesen
| is the equal of any delegate on the floor of
| the convention, and he was in hot demand
J to make speeches nominating and seconding
| the nominations of candidates.
| There were fourteen delegates in the Ninth
| ward that could not be tempted from the
| support of the candidate for whom thew
I pledged their support, even when the bait
| was one of their own number.
Frank W. M. Cutcheon sprang into notice
| as an orator of the clearcut and Ciceronean
| style. He earned the plaudits of even mis-
| strenuous opponents by his iiction, logic
| and eloquence.
| j. E. Stryker, of the Seventh ward. gener
| ously consented t. lead several forIor,,
/, hopes, in the way of placing before the CON
j vention, names that were merely trotted out
| for an airing.
| P. D. Scannell. Of the Second ward. was
one OF The rocks that would not be split in
! the contention OF the morning. and was one
| of the loudest in cheers during the after
| noon.
| Frank S. Battley was one, of the hardest
| hitters on the floor, and when in acti on his
! face flushed with excitement when he would
hurl his challenges across the hall.
The committee on finance of the Eighth
| Ward Cleveland. Lawler and Castle club will
| meet this evening to consider the raising of
| funds for campaign expenses.
| John J. Ryder made good speech in plac-
! ing E. G. Ives in nomination but should have
| stopped after mentioning the name of his
| candidate.
Thomas D. O'Brien never was more elo-
| quent than yesterday, and no man on the
| floor carried greater weight with his
| speeches.
Some of Frank Battley's language, if not
| strictly according to Lindley Murray, was
| not without certain rough eloQuence.
r. S. McNamee rejected the crown,
| although it was more than thrice rendered
| him with earnest solicitation.
| Old familiar faces were scarce among the
! delegates. but they were present among those
| in the lobby:
Fraak Giles did not offer to make n sinple