The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-05

ably had never seen Duluth, and they
would prize the opportunity to take
the necessary time and the extra ex-
pense to visit Duluth. Morey spoke of
the alleged discomforts in the old St.
Paul auditorium, and said he believed
the opera house plan would be in
fnitely worse. ST Louis and the
neighboring counties had saved the
Republican. ticket from defeat in three
campaignsd and he thought the party
there should be recognized
After what happened in St. Paul
yesterday, wouldn't it be well for St.
Paul to look about and see whether it
has enough Republicans to send del
egatien to the state convention"
Morey said, as he sat down, amid the
laughter of the committeeman.
Some Retorts Courteous.
rs Winona, under your benign in
f1uence. Republican city?" sharply
responded Gen. Flower, and while
Merey said the county had given Re-
publican majorities he could not say
that his home city was in the Repub-
lican column.
I'D rather like to reply to the re-
marks from the gentleman from Wi
nona," continued the st. Paul man.
I'VE are well aware of the fact that
we had an election yesterday, but there
were local conditions influencing the
result. But st. Paul yesterday cast
over 900 Republican votes and un-
der some conditions that were adverse
to success Any reason for taking the
convention to Duluth would apply
equally well to st. Paul. and the
speaker controverted the Winona mans
insinuatiens regarding the arrange
ments made for the distribution of the
conventions early in the year.
J.. G.. HaInlin, of Faribault county,
caid Ia AZ
from Duluth, wanted to go there for
the convention. Jim, have it to go
to Duluth" he naiyely said, they had
told him on leaving home along with
the usual instructions to take keer yer
self" Other members of the commit
tee expressed their Individual opinions.
The vote defeated the Bunnell sub
stitute in favor of Duluth II to 10, and
the Ha1lam resolutions designating st.
Paul was then put through without OPP
position.
c. A. Mercy made the motion desig-
mating Senator Clapp as temporary
chairman of the convention, and it was
seconded by Gen. Flower and James A.
Martin, and carried without discussion.
Senator Clapp had reached St. Paul
on his return from washington and
when it was found that he was not
averse to presiding over the opening
of the convention the honor was ac-
corded him without division of senti
ment.
The basis Of representation in the
convention was made j delegate for
each 250 votes or major fraction there
of cast for William Mckinley in 1890,
with 5 delegates -at-large from each
county. This viii give the convention
Ito delegates of which Ramsey coun-
ty will be entitled to 81.
Judges Mill Come First
The proposition to nominate the
judges of the sdpfeme court first in the
convention came up in the reading by
Chairman sJamiSon Of a resolution
adopted by recent meeting of State
Bar association favoring the change.
w. c. Mastern1an, of Washington coun-
ty, moved the. regular order be pro-
ceeded WITH and Albert Johnson, Of
Goodhue, amended that the judges be
nominated first. A rising vote taken,
on the amendment showed IA years and
13 nays, and Mile BunneH demanded
roll call. The call showed:
Yeas-Morey, Miller, Johnson, Flow
er, Jamison, Martin, Whitney, Hallam,
Widel1, Eastman, Cosgrove, Nupson,
| Dykeman, Sutherland-14.
Nays-Kueffner Snider, Hawkins.
Masterman, Richardson, Steele, Adair,
BunneH EliickSon, Dickson, Ward,
Gum, Hamlin-13.
The county conventions were ordered
to be held Tuesday, June %, and in adj
ditian to the other officers usually des-
ignated in the call for the state con-
vention, IL presidential electors win
| be named by the convention.
/ The committee recommended that
the new committee named for Roseau
county by a mass convention held
| March at Warroad, be recognized by
| the officers of the committee in issuing
the call for the state convention 1t is
said that the old committee had re-
fused to caH the county convention in
March and had lost it's legal right to
existence.
All arrangements for the state con-
vention were left to the Ramsey county
members of the committee, and Gen.
Flower was named as chairman of the
delegation,