The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-02

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mony and acceptance of the inevitable
by defeated candidates, for there would
come another time.
Calls for Speakers
There We're calls for ]. B. Cotton, of
Duluth; Congressman McCleary, of
Mankato; Tawney, of Winona, and
STEVENSON, of Crookston, and in the
midst of the yelling a delegate on the
stage wanted to have a motion passed
that the committee on credentials must
report in fifteen minutes or the con-
vention would proceed without it. Sem
ator Clapp Modified the man by stating
that the committee had just sent word
that it would be ready to report in fif-
teen minutes.
w. L. Nolan, a member of the last
legislature from Minneapolis district,
and William Henry Eustis, who had
been receptive candidate for gov
ernor for several months, entertained
the convention for few moments, and
when the convention had exhausted it,
self listening to the spellbinders,
brief recess was taken to await the re-
port of the credentials committee
L. A. Lydiard, of Hennepin, wanted
to hear from the committee on perma-
nent organization, but there were cries
of mo, no." and Clapp ruled against
the proposal.
Chairman Clapp called up the ques-
tons of proxies, as many delegates had
left for the country. He wanted to
know whether absentees should be
voted by the chairman of their delega-
lions or by the delegates remaining in
the convention. He declared it made
little difference SO long as the conven-
ton adopted some rule to cover the
matter.
Tha 10 f1o{
gested by j.. D. Jones, of Cass county.
1.-The delegation must itself fill the va
cancies. A delegate has no right to
give his proxy to another in state
convention
MY impression is that the law Of
1895 only applies to county conven-
tions," said Mr.. Clapp, but Jones put
his suggestion in the form of motion.
A Murray county delegate got recog
milton and began a speech for ruling
that the chairman of the delegation
vote the absentees. MANY delegates
are not prepared to stay here during a
long session. he said, land some of
them can't reach their homes before
Monday night unless they leave before
Z o'clock tomorrow morning
A. N. Mcbride, of Walker, objected
to the chair recognizing J. D. Jones, of
Cass. He said that Jones was not
from Cass.
CIapp Has Troubles
The convention was trying Senator
Clapp's patience. Delegates were try
ing in several different places in the
hall to talk at once. Senator Clapp
used his gavel with an iron hand. c..
A. Lindbergh, of Little Falls, finally
secured the floor and said that the law
of 1897 amending the law of '95 COW
cred the case and gave the right to fill
Il
to the remaining delegates. lie was
finally brought to the stage to make
his statement where it could be heard,
but Senator Clapp suggested that he
go to a nearby office building and get a
copy of the law.
A delegate from Redwood appealed
to the chair that it was getting un-
comfortably warm beneath the balco-
MES of the theater, and moved that the
delegates standing at the rear of the
parquet be moved.
Does the motion involve the means
for making room for them somewhere
else?" inquired Clapp, and the motion
was never put.
Rumors had reached the convention
hall that the credentials committee had
failed to agree and would present a
majority and a minority report, but the
convention was scarcely ready to re-
ceive the report as it came from the
committee.
Committee Is Heard From
At Ais Chairman C. B. Ward began
the reading of the majority report.
Briefly, it gave the Anoka Dunn dele
cation of IL votes to Dunn, the Henne-
pin delegation of 113 and the Ramsey
delegation of 81 and Cass, 8, to Col
Inns; the Benton delegation of g to
Dunn, and the Red Lake s votes, Sher-
x-o41 rT,.~x Q RI
Dunn, with the recommendation that
Roseau be not allowed representation
by either faction in the convention. AS
to Clearwater county, the report rec
commended that its representation be
increased from five to seven votes.
The moment was intense with dra-
matte possibilities. At the reference TO
sCass, the Dunn men from Cass, gather
ed at the left of the big stage, started
a demonstration. Led by A. l.. Cole, of
Walker, they began to shake their
fists and fiercely cry out their pro-
tests.
el and declared for order. THAT won't
win you anything he roared across
the stage to the men who were trying
to stampede the convention. You will
be seated if You have the votes
When modicum of silence had been
obtalned,@ Col. ward proceeded To read
the dissenting opinions. E. w. Stark.
G. w. Somerville, F. H. Wilson, A. A.
Dodge, R. B. Brewer and E. A. Nelson
excepted to that part of the report
which declared for the Dunn delega-
ton in Benton county. G. G. Hartley,
Henry Feig, c. L. Benedict, w. B. An
derson, T. H. Galley, v. G. Seward and
A. D. Stephens, the Dunn seven, ex-
cepted to the report as seating the
Collins delegation in Hennepin and the
unseating of both delegations from
Roseau.
Anderson to the Front
Col. Ward moved the adoption of the
majority report. w. B. Anderson, the
Dunn floor leader and member of the
committee, struggled for recognition,
but Clapp waved him aside to enter
tain motion from Washington
county delegate that those parts of the
report in which there were no conflict
ing reports be adopted. 1t was carried
with a rush, and the decks being clear
ed for the big action. Clapp recognized
Anderson to present the minority's
side of the case.
The Winnna- ran mad scarcely risen