The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-24

Convention So Loaded Down With
Machine Men That Oars Trad
ing Power Is Gone.
The Republican machine held con-
Vention yesterday.
Oar Reese tried to hold one, in the
name and style of the Republican vot-
ers of Ramsey, but the machine could
not quite permit 1t.
After jollying the delegates along all
day into some semblance of the be-
lief that they and not the machine
were debating the action taken, the
machine men had to come In and put
all the state officials In the conven-
ton, with one or two exceptions, on
the delegation to the state convention,
where, While uninStructed by the con-
vention, they may be expected to fol-
lew the dictates of their lord and mas
ter, David Marston Clough.
Reese was disappointed He would
like to have gone into the convention
next week backed by a solid phalanX
of seventy-fiVe, inspired by no motive
more worldly than the elevation of
their idol Darius to the supreme court
clerkship again. But it could not be
so. The machine insisted on having
endeavors, if he should, to do any trad
ing WITHOUT the consent Of the ma
chine he will find himself hampered by
a considerable element in the delega-
ton.
There were few contests in prospect,
and while the convention was called
for IL o'clock, it was somewhat later
when Chairman Hitler Horton, of the
city and county committee, called the
meeting to order
After Harry Sundberg had moved
that the further reading of the call be
dispensed with, Frank Griggs nomI-
mated John w. Finehout for temporary
chairman. The secretary was instruct
ed to cast the ballot, there being no
other candidates.
Mr. Finehout declared, in accepting
the honor, that the Republican party
was the party of the past, the present
and the future, and it would take no
backward step. The candidates of the
noisy convention in Minneapolis last
week would be repudiated as they had
been so often before. He referred to
the creditable record of the present
state administra ton, with compii-
ment of our own Oar Reese"
Mr. Greer of the Ninth, nominated E.
NJ. Farmer Mr.. Nelson, of the First,
suggested w. H Farnham. T. B. Neu-
hansen moved that a committee on
ward. The motion was not put, but
the wards sent up their names, as FOL
lows:
First-H Sundterg.
Second-E. o. Zimmerman.
Third-Sam Lowenstein.
Fourth-Frank H. Griggs.
Fifth-Gilbert Magnor.
Sixth-C. r. Woods.
Seventh-W. p Snow.
Eighth-Geo. Schroeder.
Ninth-W. B. Webster.
Tenth-Chas. Weber.
ELEVENTH.. Boland.
Country-J. c. Jensen, G. F. Wright.
]. H. Beck moved the appointment of
a committee Of thirteen on resolutions.
This motion was put. The committee
appointed was as follows:,
First-F. c. Nilsson.
Second-F. w. Zollman.
Third-Andrew Holm
Fourth-Sheldon Blakeley.
Fifth-E. A. Jaggard.
Sixth-Dr. v. ]. Hawkes..
Seventh-Harry T. Black.
Si5th-M. ?: / l., Tucker
Country-A. P. Wright, F. P. Harbaush.
Fred Schiffmann suggested that J.
Adam Bede be invited to speak. he
was brought to the stage and all the
exits locked.
Mr.. Bede said that out in Oregon he
had found the country so prosperous
that you could pick the Populists OF
the fence.
we have been putting salt on the
tale of woe" said Mr.. Bede. I'VE found
that the Populists had crossed the
strawberry with the milkweed, so they
could have berries and cream without
expense. 1 understand they are now
trying to cross the Berkshire with a
centfpede and have hundred mans TO
send to the army
After a few statistics, Mr.. Bede de-
clared that he had found Carl Judson
trying TO sell Mrs. Lease an ostrich
farm, to sell the product as Populist
chickens to show what the Populist
party could do on the coast.
"Out there in Oregon they are so fay
from the markets of the world, from
Pine City and Duluth, that the trans
portation problem is a great one with
them / told them that it only cost
the Minnesotans fifteen cents to ship
bushel of wheat to Liverpool. or just
the price of a glass of whisky. So all
the farmer had to do was to quit drink
ing and be in Liverpool"
Mr. Bede said the silver Issue was
not dead, and its campaigners were
able men, but a good ticket would rout
the nominees Of the opposition.
A motion for a recess to 1870 was
defeated but as the committee on ere
dentialS reported that II WOULD take II
some time to report, recess was TAX
en- to 80.
The credentials committee presented
dts report at 2:3O, correcting few in
accuracies In the Pioneer Press list
and with the exception of the proxies
presented adopted what was practically
the list given by The G ! o b e.
On motion of j. H. Beck the tenn