St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-14

emerge from an honorable and we'll earned
retirement to take up the onerous and i'm
portant duty of chief magistrate Of st. Paul in
an epochal year.
Eighth and other wards, accompanied by
promises of larger Inajorities than usual
Every one was joyful and eKpectant. A mo-
tion by Delegate PEBBLES, to close the nomi-
nations, was ruled out of order by the chair
Pierce Butler got the floor and for about a
minute, while Mr.. Butler was talking, the
excitement subsided. He said there is an
unquestioned demand by men of all parties
that o. o. Cullen shall serve the city of ST.
Paul as it's next moyar. Then, after few
cutting comments ON the disastrous failure
of recent attempts to dictate nominations, he
electrified the convention by call for ris-
ing vote on Cullen's nomination.
AS one man the eleven delegations rose I'M
with thunderous shout of assent that con-
tinued for almost minute. Even the spec-
tators in the seats outside the ropes, stood up
and cheered vehemently. The mass of people
standing around the sides and in the rear of
the hall could not refrain from Joining in the
gladsome ebullition of satisfaction, and from
stage to entrance men were cheering shout
ing, shaking hands, and giving vent to their
enthusiasm in every possible way For the
time being every person present considered
himself a delegate and acted accordinely II
is no exaggeration to say that nothing so in
spring as an Endorsement of a nomination
had ever been seen IN st. Paul up to that
hour. But it was to be outdone a few hours
later, when the candidate appeared.
Appointment OF a committee to nominate
assemblymen, gave chance for a breathing
spell, and after the retirement of the COM
mittee, for rafting good speech from State
Senator G. Porter Johnson of Cook county.
Ill. Senator Johnson is young man of at
tractive presence, and a magnetic orator
He stirred the delegates to the warmest kind
OF applause, and made them laugh almost in
the same breath. He reminded his hearers
that it matters little where a man votes. If
he votes right. Abiding to rumored splits in
the Democratic party, the eloquent Chicagoan
warned the audience that division works no
benefit to any one but the common enemv.
and is of no benefit to the country or the
municipality, but may work irreparable in
jury to the party. These declarations were
greeted with round after round of applause.
When Senator johnson asserted the DEM
ocratic party is the hope of the country and
the young men of the land are largely men,
bers of the Democratic party, the assertion
was made with a vim and spirit that
brought the delegates to their feet in a.
storm of approving hand clapping. This was
renewed when he followed with the ringing
words: "The Democratic party is as broad
as the land as eternal as time, and when 10y
ally supported is as unbeatable as Nature IT.
self" Good humor was noticeably Increased,
If such thing were possible, and it reached
flood tide when the senator prophesied that
If st. Paul Democrats do their duty they can
change the politics of Minneapolis from black
Republicanism to the true hue of Democ-
racy.
Chairman Butler was given the closest kind
of attention when he reported the list of as
semblymen. good list was expected, and
that the delegates were not disappointed was
manifest by the applause which greeted the
reading of each name. ]. ]. Ryder was called
out and made brief speech in which he
contrasted the convention of state and county
oficeholders and hangers-on with the earn
est, disinterested body of men before him.