The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14

from the Tenth judicial district, gave
formal notice of the death of w. E.
Todd, Of Albert Lea, representing that
district on the committee, and suggested
the appointment of Clint L. Luce, the
former secretary of the state central
committee. He was chosen.
A. D. Gray, Of Preston, was repre-
scented by Senator Thompson; A. H.
Anderson, of Redwood. by E. A.
Pease; c. H. Pease, Of Mortified, by
Jens K. Grondahl. c. K. Sharood, o.
H. Myran and o. D. Kinney sent no
proxies.
Judge Werner, of Minneapolis, started
the first trouble in the committee by
suggesting that the five delegates at
large from each county be done away
with. but, aside from the fact that the
motion came from Minneapolis, this was
so manifestly aimed at the country dis
tricts that a storm of opposition arose at
once and grew so bitter that when he
tried to compromise by reducing the
delegation at large to three from each
county the committee was in no temper
to hear him.
w. E. Lee, of Long. Prairie, moved
that the Eustis vote of 1898 be made the
basis of representation.
August Filter. of Ramsey, favored the
Mckinley vote of 1886. He did not think
those who had voted for all but one
man on the ticket should be punished.
German Constituencies, as we'll as Swed-
ish, would be affected by such a basis
In behalf Of his original motion, Mr..
Lee contended that to deviate from the
ordinary custom Of basing 1t on the last
vote for governor would in effect be
confession of weakness and bid for
votes.
Senator Thompson, too. thought the
custom should be adhered to-
Mr.. Schultz, Of Marshall, sarcastically
suggested that the representative be
based on the Lind vote.
M NJ Williams, of Little Falls,
thought there was some misapprehen-
sion in regard to the punishment of
those who had bolted the ticket. There
was no disposition to punish any one,
but there was no occasion for a varia-
ton from the past practice Of basing the
representation upon the vote for gov
ernor.
Mr.. Funk said that to base the repre-
sentation in the next convention upon
the Eustis vote would punish those
counties in which the falling off had
been particularly heavy.
Various propositions. including one
that the representation be based upon
the average vote for the whole Repub-
lican ticket, were discussed. Finally
the question was put while the atten-
ton of the members was distracted,
and the vote was unanimously in favor
of basing the representation upon the
Eustis vote.
August Filter called for reconsider
alton Of the vote, and this was done.
Then the vote stood to on the ques-
Of ha n irla
vote.
Chairman Steele voted in favor of the
Mckinley proposition, and that carried
IT.
Mr.. Grondahl moved to make the vote
unanimous, but Mr.. Schultz voted no.
The question as to whether there
should be two state conventions or one
was promptly decided in favor Of two,
no one advocating the single conven-
ton.
A proposition to select the delegates to
both conventions at the same county
>&nvention was opposed by Mr.. Gron-
dahl. He proposed that county conven-
lions to select delegates to the state con-
vention be held June q.
Mr. Funk moved as a substitute that
delegates to both state conventions be
selected at the county conventions in
May.
Inc vote on the E,llnk SUBSTITUTE StOOQ
to 9, and Chairman Steele voted no, so
the Grondahl proposition prevailed, and
the second county conventions will be
held June q.
The committee adjourned to meet at
the call Of the chairman.
Sleepy Eye Herald: You who are blind
partisans just give credit to Gov. Lind
for another victory for the plain people
against corporations. Remember he We
toed the Miller bill, and the decision of
the Ramsey county district court in the
coal freight rate from Duluth to New
Ulm proves that the governor was right.
It shows that Honest John has a long
head
Lac aui Parle County Vidette: Any
one who knows anything about the mat
ter will tell you that wheat inspection
under the administration of e. S. Reishus
has been more satisfactory to all con-
cerned than at any time since the In
spection system was inaugurated.
Reishus Is making an excellent record,
and the Republicans know it, and that
is exactly the reason why they are howl
ing.
The Socialist Labor party will hold
city convention at Assembly hall to-
night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of
nominating city ticket and transacting