St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-08

against all sorts of protests and points of or
der from Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Stryker and others.
The chairman's glasses were not built for
seeing, and he couldn't quite hear any one
outside the unholy circle.
A clever chairman would have put the ap
peals, knowing he could declare them lost.
But Scannell is only an amateur Very much
meat AK is Pat. Appeals didn't go, but the
rusty-nail baton kept going.
r. w. Bell, a resident of Chicago who sat
with the Ninth ward delegates, asked for
committee on credentials-and he got it
promptly, with himself as chairman. 1t
doesn't cut any figure who the others were.
Judge McCafferty mildly inquired if the
chair really meant to insist on the statement
he had made that he intended to run the
convention
The% chairman hotly replied that his Ian
guage had been misconstrued.
Judge McCafferty-Didn you say that?
Mr.. Scannell-Not in the way you mean.
Judge Neutrality-suspicious. apology is accepted.
Mr.. Scannell-I make no apology sir.
The judge wanted to hold the floor, but the
chairman couldn't see him, and found l.. j.
Dobner down in front. Mr.. Dobner wanted
roll call, and at once became an incumbrance
in the path of the juggernaut.
you're out of order; stand aside,'' was the
mandate of the ruler. Dobner wilted and was
sorry.
George Umland walked up to protest, but
that terrible club hypnotized his voice, and
disgust mingled with Indignation on his earn
est face.
Now at this time hippodrome of bedlam-
ties would have been as prayer meeting to
cy clone alongside this debut of Scannen and
his cabinet. Anger had given way to amaze
ment chagrin to amusement, protests to
speechlessness. Democratic and Republican
onlCokers were shaking hands in the delirlum
of laughter and abandonment of applause.
Still the circus went on. 1t will never ap
pear on any other stage; and no one was will
ing to miss any part of the big show.
The Chicago man was asked, WHO for tenn
poIary secretary?"
ga. H. Miller" he responded, resting ner-
vously or the arm of an opera chair.
That goes" sgnaled the chair, although
John Giltinan had been put forward while
the Democrats were taking part in the game.
Members of the Eighth ward delegation
rose 10 go and save their self-respect go
on" said the great leader from Chicago.
They went, without noticing the quality of
the Windy City courtesy; and the Seventh
ward men also rose; likewise those from the
Fifth; and the Murphy men from the Ninth,
Murphy'S advice; all the Tenth and
Eleventh ward men Joined the procession,
and scattering delegates from other wards.
While the hegira joyously proceeding
Scannell was busy doing the best he could
to keep from bursting blood vessel, while
Tony Miller held the table under the club
full of rusty nails
Delegate Kenny, of the Fifth, grew tired
containing himself and moved a twenty
minute recess.
Judge McCafferty had something of jovial
deviltry still up his sleeve. ''Move to amend,
Mr.. Chairman, that this convention, as now
constituted adjourn"-and as the big crowd
listened moment he sang out in Colum-
bus-discovering-la Land tone, Forever"
A thousand voices dwelt lovingly, intense
ly on the word and every Democratic dele
gate vanished. But the happy, eXuberant
audience stayed on, and the star performers
played on, while P. Fortune and Steve
Murphy circulated hand bills for Populist
love feast.
When the Chicago expert returned with
list of credentials there were less than forty
delegates present. The ambitious audience,
out for holiday, filled the chairs and par
ticipated in the voting, especially after the
chairman announced his eloquent determina-
tion to vote full delegations in every in
stance.
William Johnson, Charles Gerber, the gold
en-haired Sixth ward Republican, J. ]. Nc
Donald and J. H. Healey were named
committee on permanent organization. They
walked around one corner of the stage and
came back, when Johnson made the temporary
organization permanent.
Hunger had settled the stomach of the
well-fed Chicagoan, and he ordered a recess
until 2 o'clock. At 2:20 the nail-laden club
again went into action, and committee on
resolutions was called for. 1t was named
and five patriots carrying weight for age
took up their heavy task
MIR. Scannell called for propositions re-
sarding supposed willing victims. J. J. Nc
Donald, of the First ward, took an awful risk
and named w. H. S. Wright for mayor.
few over thirty men rose up to say it was
good. They did likewise for Andrew N. Mel
son. named by Bill Johnson for comptroller
and some mythical person denominated
''Vogener," named for treasurer by walk
| ing jag. To make matters worse the crowd
wouldn't take the jag seriously, probably
Jealous of its peachy character The poor
thing called feebly for "a Irishmans to trow
oud dose hoodoos.'
Tom Brady got committee to select assem-
blymen, and when they went out to dig up the
list aldermanic nominations were called for
Aid. Murphy and Wolf would not stand
though they had the nominations assured
Each thanked his friends and said NAY, nay,
Pauline" to the meat-aX people. For the
other wards the few that were left took the
names of the following gentlemen in vain:
Second-Charles Kartak
Third-Joseph Ehrmanntraut.
Fourth-Anton Mesen.
Fifth-William Ulmer.
SiXth-John F. Krieger
Eighth-George w. Lendway
Ed L. Murphy was named from the Ninth
with a rush, although he declined beforehand
to accept, but when the Tenth was called
there was a portentous silence which was
finally broken by the satircal outburst of an
unnamed delegate:
ANY old thing"
Chairman Scannell did not accept the sug-
gestion, but waited until another member
moved to leave it to the city committee and
as the Eleventh ward was similarly without
representatives on the foor practically, the
same action was taken there.
The committee appointed to make nomina-
tions for the assembly then reported as fol-
lows: First ward William Johnson: Second.
Harvey Cook: Third j. B. Weidenborner;
| Fourth, John W. De Camp: Fifth, Andrew
Deyel; Sixth, James C. Eielady: Seventh W.
w. Price; Eighth, George W. Schwartz; Ninth
George Boan
Nominations for justice of the peace east of
Wabasha were then called for and Frederick
Nelson was chosen, without dissent For the
west district there were two nominations
William ROdger and James Shields. Shields
received 81 votes and Rodger 6S whereupon
the chairman and secretary added TO Rodgers
vote the seventeen from the missing wards
giving him a respectable plurality.
Joseph Smith was nominated for the Sixth
ward.
There were three candidates for constable
east of Wabasha. Ed f. Sweeney, James H.
Farrell and Charles Gerber. Sweeney re-
ceived 7S votes and went in with a whoop.
Steve Sullivan was chosen for the West dis
trict and E. G. Nagle for the west side of the
river.
Otto L. Haese, William Johnson, R. w.
Bell. John Murray and Joseph Rupf were then
appointed committee resolutions. and
after few minutes recess they brought in