St. Paul daily globe., 1894-09-01
prised his many friends by the eff,cIeu,


werd could be heard in the further end
OF the hall. He WAS ever realty with IA
suggestion. and his accommodating ways
made the life of the reporter on The
stage a dream Of7pleasure.
The Eighth ward is getting as bad as
the Sixth in wrangiing over minor mat.
ters. When they retired To make Olt
the list OF delegates to the state conven-
tiOn they were gune nearly half an hour,
and fully twenty-five minutes af1r-
every other ward had reported. Even
when when they handed up their list,
they had failed 10 select the alternates.
Peter van Hoyen was attending
strictly to the business of the cUnveh.
tion, and when one Of his stockmen
! came in on business he waved his hand
and said: LET tbs cattle wait till the
convention is over" Peter is quiet
politician. but when he starts after any
thing he usually lands it.
Among the handsOmest delegates on
the floor of the convention was Charles
w. Spiel, of the Second ward. He
curled his moustache during the scrap,
but when he went into the committee
! on apportionment he showed fight, and
| succeeded in getting an extra delegate
| for his ward.
Thomas }. McDermott. of the Eighth
| ward. lonked very closely after the in
terests OF his bailiwick, and when the
| first report of the committee on appor-
| tiOnment was made he made vigorous
kick. but ceoled down when shown that
1t was merely an error OF the committee.
When the convention adjourned for
| dinner and it beea me nOised around
that il had been of an interesting na-
| ture, there was some tall kicking going
| Oh by those who had missed il, every
/ one supposing that it would be a quiet
and easy game.
Pat Scannell made many speech,
and every time he arose to address the
chair he he Id two fingers up in the air.
From the rear end of the hall one could
hot tell whether Pat wanted two stems
| Or Two fingers of Irish disturbance.
Commissioner Pc er DAILY, with folded
arms, viewed the convention from afar
like the true patriarch that he is. Peter
will be strictly in it at the next conven-
| tiOn, when he will have little business
Oh hand for himself.
A feature of the convention was the
| largenum ber of candidates that were
| scattered throughout the hall. A shot
| at any time into the crowd in the rear
| END of the hall would have been sure to
| hit one.
Chairman Holman had bigger job on
his hands than he Dargained for when
| he took his situation, but he stuck
bravely to the helm and guided the
convention ship safely into port.
The new way of selecting delegates
| was very favOrably commented on after
the convention, and many a member
said that it would do the party no end
OF gOud in the coming campaign.
ltwas rather Il strange coincidence
| that every delegate from the Seventh
| ward was either bald-headed or gray
headed, even though some OF them are
still very young men.
j. B. Jett made good. old-fashioned
speech and rather caught the crowd
with his homely comparison. "Whiie the
lamp still holds out to burn, the vilest
| sinner may RETURN"
In many of the ward delegations many
new faces could be noticed, and nearly
all were those of young men. The
young men are coming to the front in
Democratic ranks.
William Golden had charge of the
Second ward delegation, and at the
close of the convention he was given
vote of thanks for the royal entertain-
| ment he provided. .1
Talk about the hall anent the coming
county convention showed a decided
disp 0sltion for an early convention.
All seemed to favor date about the
goth to the 25th. i
Winfield Hammond struck the key.
note OF the convention yesterday on the
tariff question. His was a brilliant
common sense.
Mic Franzen several times showed his
parliamentary experience, and more.
than once helped to straighten out
difficult snarl. He took dinner at the
California. u
County Commissioner Hanna had a
seat at the head of the country delega-
tion, and his calm features gave con-
siderable dignity to those sitting behind
him.
Among the old veterans that repre-.
sented the Fifth ward was Col. William
Crooks. He had front seat and many
a handshake with those who passed by.
MI, Lahiff. of the Ninth ward. never
rises to speak unless he has something
to say, and what he has to Say is gerer-
ally of interest and to the point.
Pat Kavanagh was Oh hand early .and
gave many good suggestion in an
audible whisper. Pat is mighty good
worker all around the circle.
All committees appointed reported
promptly, and it is doubtful II any con-
ventiOn ever made quicker time when 1t
really got down to business.
Dan Aberle's shining face b0bbed up
serenely every now aud then, and Dan
is nearly always ready with the right
motion at the right tine.
I. j. OLeary, president of the Seven
Corners club, was delegate from the
Fifth, and. as usual, looked after the
interests of its members.
The Sixth ward delegation can GER
talnly carry Oft the palm as the fighting
delegation, and they make an awful
stubborn fight, too.
James King, of the Seventh, at one
stage OF the game arose and proposed
list OF delegates-at-large. 1t didn't 90,
not for minute.
G. j. Dornideu was in the swim and
got Oh Ole OF the mDSt important com.
mittees of the convention. the committee
OH credentials.
Mayor Smith made the longest ex-
tempDraneous speech he ever did in his
life. Some say it was also one of his
greatest efforts.
Frank Battley made very sensible
move when he suggested that the COM
mittee again retire and Straighten out
the resolution.
William Robertson had a seat Just
behind the delegates proper. and was
one of the most watch1uI and interested
spectators.
During the heat of the battle John
Schneider, Of the Fifth, moved to give
everybody chance to be heard.
Hendriclsson stood out for the country
and succeeded in getting several addi-
tional delegates.
Wllliam-B. Joyce made good many
motions and he withdrew about the
same number.
Dnbner fought nobly for his side and
yielded gracefully when it was over.
The afternoon session was perfectly
calui, peaceful and collected.
William Pitt Murray only spoke once