The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-05
DEMOCRATS NAME SI|)NE
HE rs CHOSEN AS THE NOMINEE
FOR CONGRESS OF THE
DEMOCRACY
CONVENTION WAS PEACEFUL
There Was Harmony Prevalent
That Augurs Much for the
Unity of the Party
This Year.

lioned IN the convention yesterday AFTER
noon in Assembly hall and his nomination
was unanimous and hearty
Owing to a misunderstanding as to
whether the convention was to occur at
10 o'clock in the morning or 2 in the
afternoon some few of the Washington
county delegates failed to arrive at all.
Kenabec county had no delegation pres
ent but Isanti and Chisago were well
represented.
When the misunderstanding as to the
hour was discovered a recess was taken
until p. M, when the convention was
called to order by ]. T. Avery, chairman
of the congressional committee
P. E. Murphy, of Ramsey county, was
nominated for temporary chairman by
John E. Hearn and there being no other
name proposed was elected by acclama-
ton. In the same manner Louis Frank,
also of Ramsey, was chosen temporary
secretary, but as it was found that he
was not present Scott lamar was substi-
tuted.
On motion of F. A. Pike, of Ramsey, a
committee on credentials consisting of
one member from each of the counties in
the district and two from Ramsey was
appointed as follows:
j. B. Covington, Ramsey; ]. g. Arm
son, Washington; Edward Dahlman,
Isanti; F. A. Pike, Ramsey; J. S. Mcr
Curdy, Chisago.
Mr. Covington moved the appointment
of committee on permanent organiza-
ton to consist of one member from each
county to be chosen by his respective
county delegation. The motion was car
ried and the following We're selected to
act upon the committees:
]. B. Covington, Ramsey; Robert Mes
sci, Chicago, D H. Gillen, Washington;
G. Wahlund, Isanti.
There being no contest, the committee
on credentials reported as entitled to
seats in the convention the list of dele
gates as already printed in the G 0 b e.
This report was adopted
Through Its chairman. j. e. Covington,
the committee on permanent organiza ton
reported in favor OF ]. G. Armson, Of
Washington, for chairman, and J. O..
Cedarburg, of Ramsey, for secretary, and
this report was adopted.
Mr.. Armson in taking the chair ad-
dressed the convention very briefly. He
believed the Fourth district, he said to
be normally Democratic. 1t had been for
some years represented and at times
misrepresented by Republican congress
men, but this he believed to be through
the grace of the Democrats rather than
the strength of the Republicans. Now the
Democrats were prepared to present a
solid front to the enemy and he believed
would meet with the success that their
determined and united efforts deserved.
Mr.. Avery read a letter from DR.. Ru-
dolph Schiffmann declining in positive
terms to permit his name to be presented
to the convention as a candidate His
letter closed as follows:
II am constrained by the most inpera-
tive business reasons from entertaining
the wishes of my friends. Even if the
convention should meet their views in
bestowing upon me the nomination, it
would be quite impossible for me to ac-
cept."
Capt. Wood, of Ramsey, moved the APP
pointment of a conference committee to
consist of six members from Ramsey two
from Washington and one from each of
the other counties of the district, and
named in his motion as the members
Mitsch, Scott lamar, Sam Deering, c..
]. Weyld and G. j. Fleming
Swan A. Ponthan objected to having
the members from Ramsey named in this
manner, and thought the delegation
should have some voice in their appoint
ment, but his protest did not seem to
command a great deal of attention, and
Capt Woods motion prevailed The 9TH
er members appointed to fill out the COM
mittee were Herman Pretzel and Henry
Olson, of Washington; James Fitch, of
Chisago, and Edward Dahlman, of Isanti
The conference committee retired with in
structions to present to the convention
the name of candidate, and in the mean
time committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed as follows: John H Ives Capt
Wood, S. A. Ponthan, all of Ramsey coun-
ty; H. H Gillen, of Washington, and
j. S. McCurdy, of Chisago. Dr. Schifr-
mann was closeted with the conference
committee for some time, but all argu-
ments failed to induce him to withdraw
his refusal and accept the nomina ton
DR.. Stone and Humphrey Barton also met
with the committee by request and after
some time the committee returned to the
hall and its chairman, c. ]. Fleming. re-.
ported in favor of DR.. Stone. The doc
tor was called forward and spoke In sub
stance as follows:
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