The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-29
DUNN MEN WALK OUT
OF FEDERATION HALL

1t was just 1925 when, after a half
hour spent in a fruitleSs endeavor to
reach an agreement as to the settle
ment of contests, Chairman F. G..
Warner of the city and county COM
mittee, called the Ramsey county Re
publican convention to order yester-
day morning at Federation hall, and
what was destined to be one of the
most memorable conventions in the
history of Ramsey county Republican
politics was inaugurated. Difficulty
was encountered in working the spec
tatOrs out from among the delegates
and RELOCATING them to the rear of the
hall, but a modicum of order was
finally obtained, and c. j. Nelson's
motion to dispense with the reading
of the call was declared adopted.
w. H. Lightner, of the Seventh
ward, was next recognized by the
chair to place a candidate for tenn
porary chairman in nomination, and
e G o b e S prediction that Oscar
Hallam would be offered by the Col
Inns crowd was verified.
1t gives me pleasure" said Light
ner in ringing tones, "as a delegate of
the Seventh ward and as a repre-
one delegates elected in that ward
with the hope and expectation of see
ing Judge Collins nominated and elect
ed for governor, and with a desire
that we have a capable and able
chairman of the convention, to place
in nomination Oscar Hallam."
There was prolonged cheering as
Lightner completed his brief nominat-
ing speech and seconds followed fast
and furious Ed Parish, of the Sec
ond, said he spoke for eighteen dele
gates of the ward; c. ]. Nelson for
thirty-Seven of the forty-four in the
First; w. B. Webster for twenty two
of the Ninth, and others were follow
ing when a delegate from the Dunn
side of the hall yelled, Give us a fair
deal,' and Eli Warner, who had been
selected as the Dunn spokesman, got
the floor.
In behalf of ten regularly elected
delegates of the Seventh ward" he
said, and in behalf of a majority of
the regularly elected delegates to this
convention, take more than ordinary
pleasure in naming that matchless.
fair-dealing and honorable gentleman,
Fl. w. Childs for chairman. l need
not say that he has a fair record
from one end of the state to the other;
his ability is unQuestioned. I do not
ask, but demand it. We are assem-
bled here to nominate man who is
already as good as nominated, with
out the assistance of Ramsey county,
in my mind"
Ed Parish interrupted to shout. cit
is only in your mind" and the Collins
claquers howled with delight.
Fight Pulls in Sight
If that man had more mind and
less wind he would be better off," re-
torted Warner, and the fight had a
good start. Not only is the candidate
to whom I refer in my mind but he is
In the minds of the people of the state
of Minnesota, and / ask every man in
this hall in favor of r. C. Dunn for
governor to stand by the candidacy
of the ablest man in Minnesota for
chairman"
At the mention of Dunn's name his
partisans howled themselves hoarse
and seconds to ChiIds nomination came
from all over the hall. Three dele
gates from the First ward seconded
the Childs nomination; DR.. E. H. Haas
seconded the nomination of that fear
less leader, that noble gentleman.
Oscar Hallam." A delegate from the
Fourth handed the Small minority"
in the ward to Hallam, and Stephen
Picha said the Fifth ward was unani-
nous for Childs. A coIored delegate
from the Eighth seconded Childs'
nomination and w. A. Gerber spoke
in behalf of twenty-four delegates
from the Eighth" for Hallam.
The seconds had fairly tumbled over
each other and the convention was in
an uproar. Franklin H. Griggs, a Col
Inns supporter, demanded that the con-
Vention proceed with the roll call on
the temporary organization. Chairman
+. g. Warner was about to put the mo-
ton When the storm broke.
Eli S. Warner demanded to know
now the roll was made up from which
1t was proposed to call the roll.
AS turned in," replied Fenton G..