The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-31
STEVENS IS INDICATED
REPUBLICANS RENOMINATE
THE PRESENT CONGRESSMAN
Convention at Rush City Yesterday
Went Through as Programme ed
without an Apparent Hitch
The Usual Orators Spread the
Eagle as Usual, and Took the
Next Train for Home.

All the battles of history, from Their
nopylae to Manzanillo, from the plains
of Lilliput to the harbor of Santiago,
were put in evidence yesterday at Rush
City to prove that the G.. 0. P. was the
real old party, and that the Hon. Fred
c. Stevens was about the best thing
in the way of congressman that it had
ever been the good fortune of the Re-
publicans of the Fourth congressional
district to have lin their midst" And
they duly renominated Mr.. Stevens,
amidst a flow of eloQuence and lack
of more substantial streams that was
eXhilarating to the mind. but starving
t. the inner man of the delegate from
the Fourth ward and some other orna-
ments of the party.
Mr.. Stevens ice wagon was loaded
without a hitch, except for few min
utes at noon, when Ed Rogers made
a disturbance by inviting the entire
Fourth ward delegation to have dinner
with him. Which invitation was in
stantly accepted. This variation from
the cut and dried form of the days
proceedings moved the delegates to
such a state of feeling that they quite
overlooked Mr.. Stevens, and sang all
the way home that soul-stirring and
simple ballad He's a Jolly Good Eel
low" with Mr.. Rogers in their minds
eye, and to the utter exclusion of the
demands of Mr.. Stevens on their mu-
steal consideration.
There were ninety people in the St.
Paul contingent-seventy five delegates
and fifteen gentlemen who have hopes.
They took a brass band along, at the
expense of Mr.. Stevens, and they were
all furnished with tickets, at Mr..
Stevers expense. They picked up 9TH
err delegations at Rush City and Wy
oming, also at Mr.. Stevens expense,
and, when they got together, the con-
vention was a fairly representative
body of Fourth congressional district
Republicans. The convention was call
ed to order in the opera house. Senator
Mastermann, of Washington, was made
temporary chairman, and L. F. Erick-
son, of Isanti, was elected temporary
secretary, without opposition. Senator
Mastermann told what grand old
party il was and how Stevens would
receive the biggest majority that ever
did happen.
He then appointed the following COM
mittees:
On Credentials-O. A. Halene, Isanu; hn
F. Selb, Ramsey; George A. Haskell Masl-
ington; E. w. Stark, Chisago; w. }. Bragg
On Rcsolutions-Daniel And srson, Isanti;
R. NJ. Newport Ramsey; ]. NJ. Freely, Wash
ipgton: w H. Danfort Kanabec; August
On Permanent Organization-Jamas Null
sey: P. N Torrell, Isanti; c. n. Lydcs, Kan
abec; D. D. Stewart, Chisago.
While the committees were going
through the action Of making ready
reports, the statesmen composing the
convention rested and ate and drank
and permitted the natives of Rush
City to look upon great men and show
their children what might happen to
them if they were good little boys and
girls
When the convention got together
again the committee on permanent or
ganization reported that the temporary
organization ought to be made perma-
nent and the report was adopted. The
credentials committee reported through
Chairman Selb no contests, it being a
long way from the Fourth ward to
Rush City, and r. NJ. Newport, of the
resolutions committee, then got the
floor.
The resolutions point with pride and
reiterate allegiance, and all that sort
of thing. They also indorse the admin
istration at Washington. They touch
upon the financial question, and con-
slider it a matter of present urgency
that the country be saved by suitable
financial legislation, which shall pro-
vide for the continuance of a gold
standard. There is one plank that was
gotten in surreptftiously by some jok
er; the country was congratulated on
the expansion of foreign commerce by
the application of a protective tariff.
The rest of the resolutions dealt with
the course of the representatives and
senator's and Endorsed MesSrs. Davis
and Nelson.
= The resolutions were adopted, and
then Oar Reese got the floor and spread
the pinions of the eagle, unfolded the
starry banner and made a few re-