St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-22
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
SELECTS DELEGATES TO ST.
LOUIS.
PlLLsBURY AND TORRANCE
ARE THE MEN CHOSEN, WITH IN
STRUCTIONs TO WORK FOR THE
OHIO MAN.
| SOLID M,E<INLEY DELEGATION.
County Convention Names It's Mem
bers of the Minneapolis Gath
erinS.

The experiment Of the Republican
campaign committees in holding two
conventions made up of the same per-
sonnet and meeting on the same day
for a similar purpose was a success. No
sooner had the county convention con-
Guided it's labors at the West Side Tur-
ner hall yesterday than the congress
sional convention was called to order
by H. w. Foote, the acting chairman of
the congressional committee. The for
NAL reading of the call for the conven-
ton was dispensed with, it being gen
orally understood that the purpose of
the second convention was to select
two delegates and two alternates from
the Fifth congressional district to the
Republican national convention which
meets in st. Louis on June 16.
e. NJ. Johnson moved that the officers
of the previous convention be elected
to serve the congressional convention,
and w. P. Roberts and Mr.. Peterson
were installed as chairman and secre-
tary, respectively. a proposition was
made to appoint a committee on ere
dentials, but Mr. Roberts said that
would be mere waste of time, and the
convention agreed with him. Recess
was then taken for lunch.
The afternoon session began it's bust
ness promptly and in business-like
form. Upon the motion Of Gen. Hahn
the list of delegates which had been
reported and adopted by the county
convention was accepted as the dele
gates entitled to sit in the congression-
al convention was made permanent.
A X Robbins
of the convention that the resolutions
adopted by the county convention in
favor Of the nomination of William
Mckinley for president be adopted as
the sentiment of the congressional con-
Ventlon. This was adopted with a ris-
ing vote and without opposition. IF
was the nearest approach to definite
instruction that could be made, while
at the same time not positively in
structing.
A proposition to cut off all nominat-
ing speeches was denounced as at
tempting to gag the orators. and no
less than score of speeches were
made in nomination of or in seconding
the nomination of the several candi-
dates. H. H. Wadsworth was the first
to be recognized after the nomination
Of delegates to ST. Louis was declared
in order. He made a rousing speech
in support of w. E. Hale, and placed
his name before the convention. Gen.
Hahn followed with a telling speech,
in which he presented the name Of
Charles A. Pillsbury Mr. Nye placed
in nomination S. E. Olson. Byron H
Timberlake placed J. B. Gilfllan in
nomination.
George o. Eddy made a short speech
in which he eulogized Ell Torrance,
and placed the eX-commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic in Mime
sofa in the field as a candidate for
delegate. E. NJ. Johnson took the plat
form and made a strong plea for the
selection Of w. d. Washburn A. Dale
placed in nomination the name of Fran
els c. Campbell
The first ballot was a walk-away for
Mr.. Pillsbury. Sew eral attempts were
made to have the selection made by
reclamation, but Chairman Roberts
declined to entertain the motions, and