The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-29
RAMSEY is FOR STEVENS
OPPOSITION FLATTENED OFT p,,
FORE THE CONVENTION

NO One to Take the Initiative so ia.
Congressman VIII He Renom,-
mated Without Any Question,
He and Oar Reese Try TO En-
thuse the Convention, but Tho
Boys Wouldn't Warm I'm.
Congressman Fred c. Stevens will
go up to Rush City tomorrow noorr;na.
with the delegates Of Ramsey county
instructed to support him for a nom
ination. He will be nominated witbou,
opposition.
The threatened opposition to Mr.
stevens had disappeared when the con.
Vention was called to order in Marl,,
nall yesterday. The delegates who had
been chosen without anv Stavers
string to them We're without q eIjid-
ing hand, and when it was found that
MT Dahlgren was not anxious IN nnal-a
Lght at the last minute, they said
hh o put let Mr.. Stevens friends
nave their way.
Ii was quiet convention and da-
pressing throughout. After the bnsi-
ness mad been rushed through i'm a
PeIiunctory way and the cOngressnna,,
lau Deen called to the platform for a
speech there was little enthusiasm n
M W. Iti nave sent a chill down the hack
vi william Henry Eustis to have Wit
messed the effect of one OF Mr. Stevans,
eulogistic references to tbe 80.
republican ticket. Not rinnia
oi applause greeted the effort. and NJ
stevens turned his talk to na+rioti-r,,
ter. 1A0'4S Del-
Oar Reese, the only other snaale-
waved the star spangled banner for
ten minutes, and then the conventio,
adjourned N0NF eHlIoh
II was 2:3O when Hiler Horton. chair
man or the county committee. rapned
tie convention to order William T
Ames. Of the Second, moved the an
polhtment Of a temporary chairman
AT thls time the Third and Eighth
ward delegates filed into the conVen-
tlon, and were applauded for so do
ing, All 81 uo-
1. l.. Neuhausen placed in nominal
tIon FOR temporary chairman Edward
u. rogers. Mr.. Rogers was elected by
reclamation ~
Harry Caldwell, Of the Second and
j. Il. Morehouse, of the Seventh ward
Vention. |'
The following committees were an
pointed on credentials, one from each
ward and one from the country: First
Otto Froiseth; Second, William Silcox:
Ihird, Andrew Holm; Fourth, Henry
Gallick; Fifth, John F. Selb; Sixth. DIR.
V: j. Hawkins; Seventh. H. T. Drake:
Eighth, Arthur Cairn Jr.; Ninth. Ed
ward Feldhauser; Tenth, ]. r. Black
we'll; Eleventh, w. &. Brewster; coun-
try. T. c. Fulton.
On resolutions: Berndt Anderson. s.
ID. Downs, George w. Lamb. Thomas
Neuhausen, d. c. Murray, w. Penning-
ton, c. A. Severance. Harry Howard,
Harvey e. Hill, w. w. Clark, ]. F. Hill
scher, w. w. Rich.
One of the first resolutions introduced
III the convention called for the selec-
ton OF seventy-five delegates to the
district convention. l. provided that
each ward select and report one dele
gate to the district convention for every
five delegates in the ward delegation
to the county convection, and that IN
der this plan the apportionment be as
follows: First ward, 8; Second ward. 6;
Third ward. 8; Fourth ward, s; Fifth
ward, 8; Sixth ward, 5; Seventh ward,
8; Eighth ward, 8; Ninth ward, g. Tenth
ward, 2; Eleventh ward, 2; County, 8.
Total 60.
And that the remaining ten dele
gates be reported to the convention BY
the candidate Of the convention for
congress.
The committee on resolutions after
one minute and fifty-seven seconds de-
liberation. submitted the following,
which were adopted:
The Republicans of Ramsey cOurty in con-
vention assembled for the selection of dele
GATES to the congressional convention of TIE
Fourth district affirm their allegianca to the
principles OF the Republican party, as an
nounced in the platforms of the state and
national conventions and strongly endorse
the nominations OF the last Republican state
convention
unl..
ism and wisdom of the administration OF
President Mckinley in the management OF
the existing war, and to it We pledge anew
our support for the future, in the hope CT
an early and glorious peace.
The senators and representatives fr m Min
nesota in congress deserve the gratitude CT
patriotism. in guarding the interests Of our
state, in promoting the general welfare by
measures OF national Importance, and by
sustaining the administration during the
crisis Of the past session of congress.
We especially endorse the record of our
representative from this district. Hon. Frei-
erick C. Stevens and Instruct our de.ega es
from this county to the district convend1n
to use all honorable means TO secure his re-
nomination, and u vote as unit fer him.
The wards then reported their dele
gates as follows:
First Ward-JOhn B!omquist. Louis john
son, r. A. Young, E. A. Moeller. Bernit
Anderson. Daniel Waliholm Fred c. Wagner.
Robert Johnson, Eve Larson.
Second Ward-Charles H. Lindeke. William
silcox, W. f. stutsman, T. C. Gray, j. Rocx-
stroh, Joseph Burger.
Third Ward. NJ. Cooley, Hans larson,
George Kroeger.
Fourth ward-T. B. Neuhausen. Henry Gal
lick John Burch. E. B. Lott, e. Frey man,
Fifth Ward-John I. Burggeman. S. J.
Picha, ]. f. Selb. c. R. Parker, r. A. Ring
Sixth ward-w. R. sache. C. E. Pierce. v.
]. Hawkins, Joseph Paupf. Fred Leyde.
Seventh Ward-C. A. Severance. r. NJ
Newport. E. G. Rogers, Il. S. Warner, Ii. I.
Black Walter Chaplin. Z. D. Lehman, L. q
Bowen. W. H. Richardson.
Eighth Ward-Henry Yost William Mar
quardt, f. J. Eubank. A. II. Dyer. F.. b.
Sprinkler, NJ J. Schorn. Jacob zuber, w. f.
Bremen. II. Bunde.
Ninth Ward-J. T. Duffy. II. T. vaylinger
]. w. Smith. C. Moberg. James Drumnond
Ed Fe.dheuser.
Tenth ward-wllliam Ransom. H. A. 81.
mons.
Eleventh Ward-P. ]. Jackson. j. F. Hill
scher.
Country-T. c. Fulton. White Bear w w.
Rich, New Brighton; c. r. McKenna, North
st. Paul.
At Large-D. F. Reese, II. A. Sundburg,
George w. Lamb, NJ. l.. Mcintyre, Alex w.
Caldwell, A. Cannes Jr.. E. A. Jaggard
II. Oace. J. S. Bryant
Then followed the speeches of MessrA
Stevens and Reese.