St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-11

Paul July Ito Re Held at
the Auditoriu Mover 1000
Delegates Provided For; = A
Multitude of Candidates
Many Present. Yesterday Col.
Monfort Sets up a Handsome
Lunch. ~
The Republican state central commit
tee at its meeting of yesterday after.
noon at the Windsor hoteIin st. Paul,
chose st. Paul as the place for holding
the state convention. fixed July IL as
the date of the convention, and decided
upon large convention. The rcsolu-
ton adopted fixing the size Of the con-
vention provided that each county In
the state shall be represented by five
delegates at large, and one delegate for
each 200 or major fraction thereof who
voted tor Benjamin Harrison at the last
presidential election. This representa-
ton will make convention OF about
l.0l9 delegates-S06 delegates larger
than the last state convention. The
meeting also passed resolution. rec
ommending to the county committees of
the state the nomination OF the county
officers and legislative candidates at
separate conventions. There was deal
of talk, but the foregoing is all the real
business transacted.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Bixby at 2:15. with Secretary
Harris Richardson at his side. The call
OF the roll showed the following pres
ent:
N. Kingsley, Austin; C. l., Roos, New
Ulm; Fred Won Baumbacil, Alexandria,;
II. F. Brown, Minneapolis; BID. Smith.
Mankato; r. E. Thompson. Preston;
Henry Feig, Atwater. Kandiyoili c0un-
ty; NJ. S. Converse, Detroit; F. E. Ken
aston, Breckenridge; y. d. Hutchinson,
vice Maj. Strait, deceased, Hutch
inson; .. Il. Myron, of Ada;
John Waite, of Long Prairie:
j. q. Nelson, Saltwater; o. T. Dicker-
man. Cora, Olmsted county, proxy for
w. II. Feller, Elgin; j. NJ. Diment.
OWatonha; f. G. Stevens, St. Paul,
proxy for E. E. Corliss, of Fergus Falls;
Luverne; j. j. Howe. Brainerd; John
Goodnow. Minneapolis; Tams Bixby
and Harris Richardson, st. Paul.
Chairman Bixby, as he called the
meeting to order, stated that there was
vacancy III the committee. caused by
the death of Maj. Strait. He said that
in the Windsor lobby was o. D. Hutch-
inson, of Hutchinson, who was an ex-
cellent man and good Republican. He
would suggest that he would be a good
man to elect to the vacancy. John
Goodnow thought so too, and moved
that he he elected to the vacancy. The
motion prevailed, and a few moments
later MI. Hutchinson was led into the
room and introduced to the meeting.
He took his seat at once. and took part
in the deliberations.
The next business in order was the
naming of the locality for the state con-
vention. 1t was quickly disposed of.
MIR. KenastOn moved that the conven-
ton be held in st. Paul, Mr.. Dickerman
seconded, and the motion prevailed
The Auditorium was chosen as the
place of holding tine sessions.
Next came up the matter of date. Mr..
Kingsley moved that the convention be
held on July 4.
Following this came speeches and
amendments thick and fast. June 20
was iavOrite date with some, but after
long discussion July II was fixed as the
time.
At this point George Thompson and
W. j. Footner entered the room. Mr..
Thompson introduced Mr.. Footner. The
latter gentleman said that Old behalt of
the Commercial club he would offer all
the assistance in the power of the club
to make the stay of the delegates in St.
Paul agreeable and the convention a
success.
SOP TO THE FARMERS.
The matter Of tn. size Of the conven-
ton revealed pretty clearly that the
Republican party feels in need OF the
return of its whilom farmer support.
There is a wide arrangement that the
party would like to heal over. The de-
fection of the farmers is no longer
secuted as being of no Importance. The
Republicans with foresight are alarmed.
and know that unless they can bait the
farmers back again, the g. o, D. is in
danger of going down.
James Wait lives at Long Prairie,
point where the inclination of the farm.
ers can be seen without mistake, He
took the floor to move the adop ton of
resolution providing that each county
shall have representation of FIVE dele
gates at large. and one delegate for
each 200 or majo fraction thereof, who
voted for Harrison.
Harris Richardson took the floor at
once to say that that would make very
large and unwieldy convention. Reso-
lutionS might be put through such
vast convention that would be detri-
mental TO the interests of the Republi-
can party. iii we keep OIL increasing
our conventions" exclaimed he, "where
will we end? Our convention of two
years ago was too large, and now it is
moved to increase more than 300 over
that"
There was lot of committeeman
waiting to hear just such a remark as
that, and they were cooked and primed
to rap the author of it on the head,
John Goodnow is as deep dyed in
political scheming as Mr.. Richardson.
At heart he would much prefer the
small convention in which the politician
may manipulate things to suit himself.
But he is too willy to drop into trap.
He has natural born nose for seeming
the popular breeze. After a number
had applied the cudgel to Mr.. Richard
son, Mr.. Goodnow found his feet, and
in the Meekest tones asked of Mr..
Richardson, Ibid you read the platform
of the Indiana convention. that was
composed OF 1.5Oo delegates?'
Eyes"
Wasn't it good one?"
Eyes"
Mr.. Goodnow sat down with meek
but triumphant air.
Mr.. Converse said that the Populists
had always said that few Republicans
go to st. Paul, put through slate and
i, ho