St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-21
BUT SENTOR DAVIS WILL PROBA-
BLY, RECEIVE A COMPLIMENT
TARY VOTE.
RESULTS OF THE PRIMARIES
GENERALLY INDICATE SUCH sENTI-
MENT WHERE CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN.
MAY INDoRsE WALKER.
TO Go Uninstructed or Not Re-
mains to BE Seen.

Strongly Mckinley, with a kindly
feeling for Davis, seems to be the
tenor of Republican opinion not only
locally, but throughout the state. Pri-
maries were held pretty generally yes
terday, and in some cases conven-
tions were held where the primaries
had previously been disposed of. The
various congressional district conven-
tions will be held today and Monday,
except in the First district where a
mistake in the call set it for Friday
next. How this will be gotten around
the executive committe has not yet
made public The Fifth, or Minneapo-
lis district, holds it's convention to-
day. The others, with the exception
above mentioned, meet Monday.
The prospect is that the only ques-
ton to come up when the state con-
vention meets Tuesday will be whether
or not Davis shall be given a compli-
mentary vote. This will probably be
done, unless it appears as a foregone
conclusion that Mckinley is to be
chosen on the first or second ballot
Senator Davis friends may be turned
down, even in the selection of dele
IL.
oils, who was scheduled to make a
spell-binding nominating speech for
Minnesota's favorite son, has not been
elected as yet, and there is a. chance
that the Hennepin county convention,
when it meets today, may indorse T.
B. Walker instead Of Evans. In St.
Paul the delegates will be W. r. Mer-
riam and John F. Carroll, these hav-
ing been practically agreed upon. Capt
Castle, who was talked of, may go as
an alternate. Senator Davis has been
kept fully informed Of the local sit
uation, and, when asked If he desired
to name the delegation from the dis
trict, declined, stating that he was sat
isfied to leave the matter in the hands
Of the voters. "
MAY NOT INSTRUCT.
But, while the delegates in body
will favor Mckinley, 1t is not so GER
tain that they will all be instructed
In fact, it is intimated that in the
First and Sixth districts resolutions
favorable to Davis will be passed, al
| though instructions to vote for him
are hardly expected.
In the First congressional district
W. w. Parsons, of Mantorville, is the
only known candidate for delegate at
large, he being for Davis, with Nc
Kinley as second choice. Congress-
| man Tawney, however, has been men
toned in connection with the place.
AS to district delegates it is gen.
orally conceded that J. NJ. Diment. of
Owatonna Prof. L. S. Swenson, of AL
bert Lea; and Archibald D. Gray, of
| Preston, lead in the race. 1t is prob
able that two of these three will be
elected. Other parties who are can
didates are Burdett Thayer, of Spring
Valley; A. T. Stebbins, of Rochester;
G. w. Rockwell, of Rushford; P. c.
Bailey, of Waseca, and j. S. Little
ton, of Kasson.
Sentiment seems to be divided as to
the propriety of indorsing Davis, who
is quite a popular candidate. The con-
vention will have to decide that on
the floor.
In the Second district there is to
be a lively fight. l.. P Hunt, of Man
kato, and E. c. Huntington, of Win
dom, want to be delegate at large,
and John Lind wants to go to the st.
Louis convention in some capacity,
so that he may exploit his free silver
principles on the floor of the big con-
vention. Whether he will make his
play for the place at large or for one
Of the district places is not as yet
contest is assured.
Other candidates are W. r. Edwards,
of Tracy; A. H. Fowler, of Slayton;
E. c. Dean, Of Pipestone; DIR. w.
Rowe, of st. James; Charles Wilcox,
of Marshall Edwards has captured
the Lyon county delegates, which
gives him a strong backing. McKin-
tion, undoubtedly, but without any
spirit Of hostility to Davis.
HUBBARD FOR DELEGATE.
The indications are that ex-Gov. L. F.
Hubbard, Red Wing, and Charles Stro-
beck, Of Litchfield, will represent the
Third district at ST. Louis. Donald
Grant, of Faribault, and T. M. Payne,
of Glencoe, also are candidates. At
large the following are favored. George
Thompson, st. Paul; r. G. Evans Min
neapolis; o. H. Burke, Duluth: J.. A.
Tawney, Winona. The Third district
delegates will probably be first for
Davis and second for Mckinley, al
though it is doubtful if they will be in
structed.
Fred Gnebe, of Dakota county, will
probably be one of the alternates, and
E. B. Benson, of Litchfield, may enter
the race for delegateship
The Sixth district convention will be
held at Aitkin. Four Davis men are
the candidates for district delegate.
Monroe Nichols, OF Duluth; A. D.
Davidson. of Little Falls; c. F. Hen
dryx, Of Sauk Center. and F. A. Hodge,
of Pine City. The people, however. are
supposed to be for Mckinley, although
the delegates may not be bound Hen
dryX's second choice is said to be
Thomas Brackett Reed.
The Seventh district convention at
Crookston. is likely to choose an in
structed Mckinley delegation although
E. E. Corliss, Elmer E. Adams and
other Fergus Falls leaders are fight
ing for an unhampered delegation.
The leading candidates for delegate are
G. ]. Gundersens of Alexandria; John
H. Smith. of Detroit, and E. T. Young,
Of Appleton.
If any one doubted the sentiment
of the Minneapolis Republicans in the
matter of preference of presidential
candidates, that doubt must have been
dispelled by the primaries held last
evening. 1t was a regular Mckinley
cloudburst. They were for the pur-
pose Of electing delegates to attend
two conventions to be held today at
Turner hall, Washington and Fifth
avenues north. The first convention
will be called to order at 10 o'clock.
and will be for the purpose of selecting