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VOL, V. THEBLOODYFIFTH. Kindred Nominated and Nels«n and Gilman Bolt THB OLD RING SQUELCHES Mlxtnre -J Platforms, Piitols, Consta ble*. Bludgeons and Bad Blood. THE BOLTERS' LAME DEFENSE, Full Report of Both the Begnlar and Bolting' Conventions. The eight of the Factious [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Dutroit, Minn., July 12.— Hell reigneth The Lord be praised. If the religious senti ments of these phrases seem to be mixed I cai assure you that It coi responds to the political situation in the Fifth district. As I have told you from the start two con ventions were isevi table, and the only ques tion was how the split would occur. The con ventian was called to meet at Bowman's opera house at 1 p. m. At 11 o'clock I visited the hall and found the K'ndred men in possession. As 12 o'clock approached they began to send out for lunches, apparently IKTENDIN* TO CAMP THESE. There were all sorts of reports about a ticket being issued and some were printed and circu lated, but signed by no one. While this was going on the district committee was In session at the American house. The Nelson men on the committee offered a preamble and resolutions, with the list of delegates they proposed to recognize. Col. Johnson, chairman of the committee, refused to entertain them, on the ground that it was not the province of the committee to decide. They then wanted to depose Johnson, and five of the committee voted to elect A. Barto, of Steams, chairman of the committee. The other four members of the committee were not present. As the hour of 1 o'clock approached the anti- Kindred forces gathered at the Nelson tent, at one end of the town, and at 12:55 came marching in a body to the hall. There were a good many of the Kindred delegates outside of the hall al6o, and as the crow! surged up the stairway THE JAM WAS IMMENSE. At the door of the hall were representatives of both factions, who would only admit those they knew to be delegates. As there were more outsiders than delegates, the crowd out side was biggest, and but for the sheriff and a force of thirty deputies the doors would have succumbed to the pressure. About 1:15 Col. Johnson and Mr. Barto worked their way through the crowd and came on the Etage together. Col. Johnson ■aid they decided to have the hall cleared, and that he and Mr. Barto would then issue tickets to delegates and get things in order. Mr. Barto supplemented this request and held a pack of tickets in his hand, which, he said, were ready to issue. A man in the crowd shouted : "Issue the tickets right here !" and THEN THE FUN BEftAK. C. B. Sleeper, a Kindred man frem Brainerd, jumped upon a chair and etuted that Gilman and Graves had withdrawn in favor of Nelson but that they would get tickets for thei r friends and that they would unfairly pack the hall. Barto replied that they proposed to give Kindred 100, Nelson 100, and Gilmen and Graves twenty-six each. Col. Johnson then came to the front and made a neat little speech. Re said he was there as chairman of the com mittee te call the convention to order. The canvas had been one of the hottest ever known in the state and it was for them to say whether they should act in harmony and or derly. The Republican party of the state and of the United States demanded harmony. "I call on you," he said, "to be true to the party and if necessary take the dark horse for the sake of the party. I believe in the principles of the Republican party and you should stand •y them. I call for the nomination of c temporary chairman. Up to this poiot the crowd had quietly listened to Col. Johnson, and Barto had been quietly standing a few feet away. By the time Johnson had uttered his concluding word some one on the Kindred side nomi nated E. G. Holmes, of Dstrolt, for temporary chairman. About then it seemed to appear to Barto that he had better go ahead and shouted: "I «all for a nomination of temporary chair, man." Then there was fun alive. A Nelson man nomiuated S. G. Cometock of Brainerd, for temporary chairman. Johnson put h : s motion for Holmes and the Kindred men yelled a thundering "aye." He called the negative, but the Nelson men were •o busy electing Comstock that they did not respond. "I declare E. G. Holmes elected temporary chairman," shouted Col. Johnson, and Holmes bounded on the platform as though he had been shot from a cannon. "I declare S. G. Corns' ock ejected temporary chairman," shouted Barto, and Comstock leaped to the front and stood SHOULDER TO SHOULDBB BT HOLMES. Sleeper moved a committee of seven on cre dentials and Holmes put the motion and named his committee. A Nelson man moved a committee on cre dentials also, and Comstock gave the motion and appointed his committee. All this time both sides were yelling like mad, reporters were standing on chairs and tables, delegates were leaping upon the plat form, standing on chairs, gesticulating and speaking, and to siy it was pandemonium let loose feebly describes jt. Buddenly ex-Bhenff Mertz, of Brainerd, who had mounted the platform, 9EIKET) COMSTOCK BT THE COLLAR, and commenced pulling him back saying "You have no business here." Quicker thaa I can write it, thirty or forty excited men jumped upon the stage, the re porters' table was shoved back and over turned, and one lone table on which the re porters roosted came down with a crash, add ing to the noise and confusion. It looked for a few minutes as though there might be a free fight. It was everybody's yelling race, and everybody did their duty. The sheriff and posse, ten or twelve men, (he had thirty in the hall) finally managed to prevent a bat tle on the platform and there was a brief lull in the din. Col. Johnson then came forward and in a loud clear voice said: "As chairman of the district committee, I recognize but one chair man of the district, Mr. Holmes. There must be quiet or the hall will be cleared." W. W. Hartley of Brainerd called upon the Kindred men to keep quiet and let the other side make the noise. He urged them to listen to Barto's statement. Barto said that five out of nine of the con vention were present and elected him, because Col. Johnson refused to recognize the resolu tion I referred to. He then went into an ar gument to prove that th«y had the right to depose Johnson. Col. Johnson said he was elected chairman of the congressional con vention by the state central committee, and that h's position was abov* and beyond con trol of the convention. "Gov. Barto 1* the BICGBST FBAUD IN THB STATB." The secretary of the state central com mittee, Capt. Castle, Is here and I will call on him to state how I was appointed." Capt. Castle stepped to the front and saidh* was not a party to the controversy, but in re ply to the appeal made to him he would say that Col . Jonnson was expressly elected chair- man by the state central committee. [Wild applause by the Kindred men.] Barto said that when the committee was ap pointed it had the right to act. Col. Johnson in reply said he had decided upon making a ruling which would have given the convention to Nelson if he had not been interfered with by the committee. He would read the ruling, and he did so as fol lows: "This ruling recognizes the party ma ehineryand may work injustice in somecoun* ties, but it leaves the harden of proof on the bolters, and if any injustice is done it can and will be rectified, by the committee on credentials. In this de cision I believe I have the support of the Re publican party of the state and shall have the support of every fair-minded man of the con vention. As it 1b a notorious fact that there are bolting delegates from the different fac tions, who are here to-day for the sole purpose of effecting the t mporarary organization, ad mitted so to be by all parties in interest : "First— That the convention can not be or ganised by uncor; tested delegates and thty do not constitute a majority of the whole nnmber. "Second— l rule that, for the purpose of effecting a temporary organization, only the delegate* elected by the meeting presided over by the chairman elected und-r t tie call of the chairman of the county convention be allowil to vote." This ruling, be raid, would have given Nel son forty-four votes and made him the nom inee. Comstock then interposed to say that John son had been deposed because he refused to obey the majority of the committee. He had also arbitrarily adjourned the committee. Col. Johnson said the convention waa called to meet at 1 o'clock, and it was after 1 when he adjourned the committee. He proposed to recnguize Mr. Holmes as temporary chairman of this convention and no ona else, and unless he was carried out on a shutter be would stay there until Mr. Holmes was recognized. He then proceeded to read the call. When he had nearly concluded the reading it seemed to dawn on Barto that he was getting left, and he commenced to read the call. Tells of "pet him out" and other cries, prevented a word that Barto uttered being heard; Half a dozen delegates on both sides commenced making speeches, and confusion was worse confounded again. In the midst of this Col. Johnson shouted: "Clear the stage of all except the committee aud reporters. I have hired this hall and will have it cleared. If order is not preserved the sheriff and his posse will be ou band again." THB SPLIT. One Nelson man shouted, "I move the con vention adjourn to the tent on the prairie." Comstock gave the motion and his side yelled and he declared it carried. Comstock then started to go, but some one made a sag gestion to him, and he caught the cue and be said that ha would not leave unless he whs put out. This was, of course, an afterthought, for be hid shouted in his loudest tones that the convention had adjourned, and now he wanted to be led out by au officer, to make it appear he was forced out of the hall. A deputy sheriff accommodated him, and arm in arm they walked to the doer. A strong force had been guarding the door, both inside and out, to keep out four or five hundred outsiders who were in attendance, and it was quite difficult to get the door ©pen so the bolters could leave. As they started to go Col. Johnson shouted, I'This Is the regular convention and all those in favor of a regular and sqnaie nomination will please remain. Those who wish to go away without making a nomination can, of courae.ex'srcis'i their pleas'ire" THUNDERING GOEDOX EJECTEB. At this juncture Thundering Gordon, who lives at Minneapolis, outside of the district, mounted a chair and called upon the Nelson, Graves and Gilman men to leave. Policeman W. Whitney very properly col lared him and put him under arrest for dis turbing the convention, he not only not being a delegate, but from outside of the district. He was marched out of the hall by a police man and his voice has not since been heard in the land. The Nelsoa gang then ra pldly retired, leav ing the Kindred factiou 4 uietty in possession of the ball. .- Ih* Kindred Convention. As soon as order could be restored after the bolting delegation had withdrawn, Chairman Holmes called upon all Republicans who were willing to abide by the decision of the ma jority to remain. But few appeared to leave the room. On motion a committee on credentials was appointed; also a committee of three on res olutions and one of the tame number •■n permanent organization . The committee oa permanent organization reported Geo. H. Johnson, of Detroit, for permanent chairman and D. J. Knox for secretary. The report was unanimously adopted amid wild cheers. Col. Johnson came forward and . spoke substantially as follows: COL. -JOHNSON'S ADDRESS. I find myself in a very embara«sing position and I come before you in sack cloth and ashes, as I admit that I have in my pocket a carefully prepared extemporaneous speech which I had proposed to have delivered in ota mat ing the Hon. Knute Nelson. I had been a Nelson man from the com- mencement of the campaign, and took no stock In the hue and cry of nationality that had been raised against him. I favored him because he ws6 a soldier. When the country was in danger he its ponded to the reveille of the nation, shouldered a musket and for three years of shot and shell, through battle and to death, he carried the eagle of his- country and his state to honor and to victory. Wounded and a prisoner in the hands or the confederates they considered him a good enough Yankee to shoot at, and I consider him a good enough Yankee for me to vote for to-day, but I be lieve iv bolting this regular convention to-day. He has made a fatal mistake and I can't fol low him to certain defeat, which this till-ad vised movement will bring upon him. As I understand that Mr. Comstock has just addressed the bolters, giving bis version of the action of the congressional district com mittee, it is but fair that I ehould give my statement of the matter. Some days ago I made a copy of the counties and delegates and the relative strength of the candidates. Under the ruling that I proposed to make I went to Moorhead aud submitted it to Mr. Comstock, who heartily approved ef it as a way out of the difficulty. He went further and stated that he would support the man that was nominated under that ruling. tx-L'.eut. Gov. Barto, also was in my office yesterday, approved of it, and only this morning ■ did I hear that they had changed their minds, when I heard that they proposed to depo&e me as chairman of the committee unless I assented to their dictation, to virtu ally make our committee a committee on cre dentials, and thus very unjustifiably to admit what they claimed to be regular delegates from bolting conventions sufficient to give a large majority to the anti-Kindred combina tion. My ruling would have admitted thirty-eight Daily Kiudred men to forty for the field, with at le«t two counted for Kindred whom Gilman believed he could control. This would have left it thirty-six to forty— two for the field, and I sincerely believe that this would have been th Jreeult had they not bolted the col vec tion. 1 believe that ihe Republican party of the etate and nation will ratify the doiugi of this convention — that party which is looked op to with hope and longing by the down trodden and oppressed of all lands — a party whose principles are destined to revolu tionize the world, hastening the day when all nations and all people shall be able to join in the grand hallelujah anthem sung by angel choristers on the plains of Bethleba-n |2,u0 ) years ago, and in which I belieTe we ail can oin when we hare elected our candidates in November, "Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth and good will toward men." Col. Johnson was repeatedly interrupted by applause, and at the end of his speech it was fairly deafening. The committee on credestials then reported the following list of delegates entitled to Beat* in the conven'ion : Yonr committee appointed to recommend delegates to this convention from the re spective counties of this congressional dis trict, respectfully report and submit for your consideration that we have carefully consid ered the claims of delegates presenting cre dentials, and flad the following entitled to seats i,i this convention. Aitkin-D. J. Knox. Benton— Wm. 11. Flocher, John A Zen. Becker— E. G. Holmes, Ole A. Bond, Thos. Duulap. Bi* Btone— W. R. Sawyer, A. D. Beardsley, A. £. Pettengill, (proxy,) D. C. Stam. Crow Wing— W. W. Hartley, C. B. Sleeper, Frank B. Thompson. Cass— C. E Gill, (proxy) RC. Learitt. Polk— Thoa. Shapleigh, Wm. Box, G. C. Reie, Felix Ferret. Marshall- G. H. McCrea, H. Mclntyre, J. K. lyes. Stevens— Jdo. G. Good, Chas. G. Comstock, H. H. Wells (proxy), W. J. Monroe. Bt. Louig-F. W. Eaton, H. U. Kendall, Jos. E. Knowlton. Traverse— W. W. Barrett (proxy), C. H. Colyer. Todd— A. W. Crowell, J. D. Jones (proxy), C E. Harkins. Cook— C. M. Wilson (proxy), Geo. H. John ston. Carl ton— Mark Paine, W. B. Gohan, A. A. Holm. Itaska— Chris. Bums (proxy), C. B. Back man. Kitteon— D. F. Brawley.P, H. Korsen. Lake— H. P. Wil lard (proxy), C. M. Wilson. Morrison— Jonathan Taylor, N. Richardson. Mille Lacs — C. H. Bruns, two votes (proxy), J. T. D. Godley. Norman--Fred Puhler, Louis Hansen, J. V. Campbell, D. H. Fiak. Otter Tail- Frank Geoghegan, D. L. Wil liams, E. L. Thomas, L. A. Paddock, Jacob Yonßg, Theodore Anderson, F. J. Rothpletz, Barney Griffith, Aaron Scribner. Wadena— C. E. Bullard, H. Lyons. Wilken— J. W. Childs, R Phelps. The report was amended by admitting Polk county and adopted. Ttie committee on resolutions, composed of T. E Bhapleigh of Polk, M. Richardson of Morrison, and Frank Gaybigan of Otter Tail, then submitted the following report, which was cdopttd : RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, The extraordinary and disgrace ful proceedings of unprincipled partisans at the opening of this convention makes it ap parent that the representative rights of the people, exercised by the legitimate aud usual practices of holding town caucuses and county conventions for the expression of their wishes and selection of their choice, are no longer to be regarded by flagrant schemers, we do set forth our con^etucation and disapprobation, and muke our \>ra\< £t against the uame in the following rfcsolutir.no: Resolved, That the Republican congressional convention called the central committee of the Fifth congressional district of the state of Minnesota, called to order at Detroit, July 12, 1883, by tne chairman, after due authorization by the said central committee, is the only true convention of the Republican party for said district. Resolved, That the Republican dele gates duly appointed by means of county conventions, duly called and held for the several counties of said con gressional district are the only and exclusive representatives of the will of their constitu ents. Resolved, That the Republicans or said dis trict will never yield up their sovereign rights to a free representation and free choice of their delegation of a candidate to represent them in congress. Resolved, That the central committee have no power to dictate to the said delegates when assembled in convention, but only to serve them in the moving of the regular official call acd impartial organization of the said con vention for free deliberation and action. Resolved, That a majority of the said cen tral congressional committee, having made and published the call in due form through their chairman, had no power to displace and ignore the rights of their chairman to call the ta id convention to order after the hour for the meeting of said convention named In said call, he having derived his authority as Euch chairman from the Republican state central committee. Resolved, That the action of one of the said committee, taken at the convention wherein he assumed to take the place of the official chairman who had called the aald convention to order for deliberation and action, was a gross and defiant usurpation of power which belonged to the convention. Resolved, That this convention repudiates and condemns in the most unequivocal terms, the attempt made to foist npon it a minority chairman and so usurp the power of the said convention by assuming to ignore the author ity of their own regularly elected chairman, and assuming to secure a fictitious organiza tion against the will of a majority of the duly elected delegates. Resolved, That this people, by the usual legitimate methods, acd by the recognized forms and practic-s always adopted, having freely and voluntarily expressed their will and wish, we deprecate and condemn this dishon orable, despicable and most infamous of meth ods inaugurated to subvert the free expres sion of au overwhelming majority of siid peo ple of this district, deprives them of their rights as Republicans and citizens of a free commonwealth, and overthrow and disregard the long honored and heretofore recognized precedents. The next business was naming of candi dates for congress, and C. B Sleeper of Brainf rd, amid the wildest cheering, nominated C. F. Kindred. His speech was eloquent and greatly applauded. The call of counties was made and sixty four votes were cast, all for Kindred. He was then declared the nominee amid ap plause that fairly made the window glass rattle. D. C. Btam, C. Bhapleigh and 11. C. Kendall were appointed to wait oa Kindred and in form him of his nomination. They soon re turned and his presence called a louder out burst of applause than any previous effort of the day iv that direction. It was some moments before quiet was restored and he the spoke as follows: KIKDRED'S SPEECH. Mr. Chairman and Gentleman of the Conven- tion— At the risk of being criticzed for such an unusual statement for a candidate to make I will say that I not only hoped for this nomi nation but endeavored to secure it, and believ ing as Ido that the people sympathize with me, I am pleased beyond expression at your ratification of their wishes to-day. The posi tion of representing this great district in con gress is worthy of any man's ambition, and every honest effort to secure it is not only honorable but commendable. lam not sur prised at the number of names that have been suggested in connection with the ofllce, but when we consider what an empire it embraces, the marvel is that so few candidates have con tended for it. It contains nearly two- thirds of the whole area of Minnesota and in natural resource surpasses any other district in the west, and any man, no matter from whence BT, PAUL, THUBSDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1882. he came, might with propriety and pride seek to represent it in congress. It is to be re gretted that the question of nationality has been raised for are we not all Ame r icans alike? The fact that one man was born in another country and one in this should not be prejudicial to either, for the Jmomenfc any man from any dime declares his inten tion to become a citizen of this great republic hs becomes one »f us and it is our duty to take him by the hand and en deavor to make bis new home happi«r to him than the one be left behind. Without this great influx of newly born Americans from Europe how could we hope to develops, our great west. Every citizen, no matter how long or how short a time he mayjhave been with us, enjoys the same laws and his children share with oar children the same blessings of our free institu tions. It i» to be hoped that the factions which have striven co hard to encompass our defeat will soon unite with us in bringing peace and harmony to every home in the district and secure for the grand party with which we an identified a minority so hsjodsome that we can justly claim to be the bsnner district in the state. Gentlemen, I thank you for the honor you have shown me, and I wish to assure you that if we are to be sustained at the polls in November every interest and every man, wo man and child in this vast district shall find in me a friend and representative. After authorizing the chairman of the con vention to appoint a district committee of nine the convention adjourned. The Nelson Convention, Aj I came down stair* with the b >]Urs I found brother-in-law Benedict on the sidewalk, •hunting "The convention hat adjourned to the tent. All that are in favor of Oilman, Nelson and Graves come on." I immediately took hie arm, and this noble pair led the bolters to their prairie room. Ar riving at the Nelson tent the bolters congre gated in squads to discois the situation. The Kindred men, having so overwhelmingly gottes the bulge on their re gularlty, they appeared very solemn, and commenced hunting pre texts t* excuse their bolt. "We were pat out by the sheriff," said Benedict." A very little youth, with kid gloves and pinfeather mustache, who evidently had not dared to enter the hall, exclaimed, ''There was a revolver cut." "Where?" shouted half a doeen. "In the hall," responded the scared chunk of veal, with a self-satisfied smile at the sup posed Importance of his news. "Did you see it?" said one. "No, but they say so." This was a settler. I presume the cowardly little bovine Is still shocking people with the frightful story that "there was a revolver out." I heard him repeat it to three little knots of bolters. Then some one else said: "They called to Kindred down on the street to Mod up mo* men, as they were going to need some, and he said he would d» it." "I heard him," said another. "Where is the Pioneer Press reporter*" shouted a third. "Come here, reporter, and take the man's statement. He heard them call to Kindred for men." "We must stay here," said the decapitated president of the Dulnth land office. "Come and get all the statements of the men who heard that, in writing." And so they went ou to try to find some excuse for the bolt, appear ing to overlook the fact that they had made the bolt deliberately, by trying to depose the chairman of the district committee, and that the presence of 100 or 1,000 men in the hall had no bearing on the regularity question, be cause the Nelson men elected a chairman at the outset without giving any one a chance to vote. While this apologetic gasconade was going on, the Nelson committee on credentials were engaged in making oat their list. Mr. Nelson finally called the bolters to order in the Nelson tent and proceeded to make a statement of the case. He recited what had occured in the hall which they had left and to explain the trouble in the committee, lie said that the majority had preferred a plan which Col. Johnson, the charmer, had refns ed to recognize and he then proceeded to read the document as fo lows: Whebiai, The contest for delegates to the Republican congressional convention at De troit, Minn., July 12, 1882, has been unprece dented in the Republican party in bitterness and the methods employed by partU-ms, and it it a fact of common notoriety that there are contesting delegations for many of the coun ties of this district; and Whereas, It is apparent and a matter of public knowledge and notoriety that some of such contests are mostly shams and have no foundation, in fact, no reasonable excuse and do not repre sent any respectable number of Republicans in the respective counties where such sham con* tests arise; and Whereaj, The interests of the great Re publican party of this state and of th« nation and the interest of the people demand that this convention should fairly and honestly repre sent the Republican masses of this district; and, Waireas, The recognition of merely sham contests opens wide the door to fraud and in vites and encourages other sham contests, lia ble to extend to every county in the congress ional district; and, Whereas, Any other rule than that herein after laid down will almost inevitably lead to confusion, injustice and probably to the bolting and the breaking up of this Republi can convention whereby the success of the party in this district wonld be endangered; and, Whereas, We have carefully considered the several cases of contests likely to come before said convention, and have in all cases recognised the rights of the contestants where such contests are nit palpably sham*; and, Whereas, it is deemed advisable and for the best interest of the Republican party that in all cases of real contests for seats in said convention, botb*?eU of delegates should ab stain from participating In the preliminary organisation of the convention, and that said convention should be organised preliminarily by those delegates who have undisputed right to seats therein, to the end that the real con tests may be adjudicated and determined fairly and honorably by a tribunal composed of bona fide delegates only, therefore; be it Resolved, By the. Republican district com mittee; first, that the following delegates or their legal substitutes who are already en titled to a seat in this convention and no other persons shall participate in the preliminary organization of said convention, and that the chairman of this committee and the tempo rary chairman of the said convention be, and they are hereby instructed and ordered to call the roll of the following named delegates from the following named counties and allow them or their proper substitutes and no other persons to vote or take action on any question touching or affecting the preliminary or ganization of said convention, to wit: Aitken County— D. J. Knox. Big Stone County— Beardsley, Sawyer, Pet tengill. Cass County— Leavitt. Cook County— C. M. Wils«n. Crow Wing County— W. W. Hartley, Frank Thompson, O. B S'eeper. Clay County— B. 6. Comstock, 1. G. Storla, T. A. Grover. Becker County— E. 0. Holmes, Danlap, J.C. Bond. * Douglas County— F.B. Vanhoesen, J. H. Vandjck, H. Jenkins, George 3, Reynolds. Grant County— Timothy Heald, C. F. Wash burn, Enute Welby, Ole Comstorp. Lake County— Henry Wieland. Morrison County— J. H. Rhodes, D. Corbin. Mille Lies County— C. H. Rives, D. T. Sadley. Otter Tail County— George W. Boyißgton, B. N.Johnson, M. £. Clap?, Amund Levear eon, H. E. Ransom, J. G. Nelson, Jacob Aus tin, C. D. Baker, A.C. Hatch. Pope County— Thor Thorson, Norman h ©ok, Michael Waden. (Blnbe. Btearns County— H. C. Waite, A. Barto, F. M Dam, A. L. Elliott. 8t Louis County— D. •. Cash, B. C. Michel], F. Burke. Wilkin County— J. Childs, Phelps. Wadena Connty— C. S. Bullard, Harrison Lyons. The committee on credentials then submit ted the following report: BNTITLBB TO SBATS. Norman— P. I. Olson, Martin Rudi, H. W. Baker, L. L. Bamstad. Kittson-H. Eustlan, D. F. Brawlsy. St. Louis— D. G. Cash, B. C. Mitchell Frank Boric. Clay— F. O. Comstock, L. O. Starla, F. F. Grover. Morrison— J. H. Ihodes, D. Corbin. Lake— H. P. Wfeland. Stearns— H. C. Waite, A. Barto, F. H. Damm, A. Moore, substitute for A. Elliott. Todd— John Waite, 8. M. Herbert, J. I. Bell. Wadena— A. G. Broker, H. F. Pressher. Pope— Hugh Thomson, H. Stevens, Halvor Steenerson, Judge R. Reynolds. Btevens— D. R. Sutherland, B. J. Hall, H. W. Stone. Otter Tail— A. Leverson, H. C. Hatch, Geo, Boyingtoa, J. G Nelson, C. D. Baker, M. G. Clapp, W. Jao»b Antain, H. S. Bawson, B. H. Johnson. * Grant— Timothy Heald, Ole Cannestorf, Knute Melby, C, F. Washbarn. Pope— M. A. Weller, Norman Shook, Fred. Thorben. Doutlas-F. B. Vanheaen, J. H. Van. dyke, H. Jenkins, Andre Erners; G. H. Rey nolds, substitute for Bmers. Traverse— J. F. Shane, H. H. Howe. Marshall— W. C. Campbell, Ethan Allen, F. D. Key*. Becker— J. A. More, L. Norby, G. A. John, son. Carleton— A. Townser, B. H. Ewer, R. B. Wallace. Benton— (Ho. Mayhew, Erumni Cross. The report was adopted after a little debate, relating to allowing Becker county to have three rotes when one man was Id the Kindred convection It was rated to court two only. , Mr. Comstock was made permanent chair man, and D. G. Cash, of Daloth, permanent secretary. BCSOLVTIOXB. Resolved, By the Republicans of the Fifth congressional district, in delegate convention assembled in Detroit, Minn., this 12th day of July, A. D. 1883 : - First— the principles of the grand Be* publican party of these United States are held sacred by us, and that in that party now, as in the days of peril and civil war, the people pat their trust and confidence, which shall never be betrayed; that this great party, founded upon the equal rights of man, carried the nation safely through the perils of the most terrible civil war in the history of the civilized world and preserved the life of this great nation and ihe rights and liberties of man; that it liber* ated four millions of men from slavery and consolidated and encouraged the lovers of liberty throughout the civilised world. Second— That as it was our power and re- - liance in war, so it is is our hope and reliance in peace, and under its administration this nation has arrived at a high degree of power, civilization and the advancement of man in arts, in science, in free thought and speech, and a just and proper appreciation of liberty under our republican form of government. Third— That we heartily endorse the prin ciples of civil service reform so ably and nobly inaugurated by our lamented president, Gar- Held, amd pledge to President Arthur our hearty support of all just measures designed to promote the welfare of our nation- ". : Fourth— we believe that Lhe tariff question should receive the careful considera tion of our legislators, and our tariff be se ad justed as to relieve the producing and agricul tural interests of all unjust or unnecessary burdens. •■ . Btaolved, That we are in hearty sympathy, and. accord with all honest efforts to ennoble labor, and believe that it is the province of legislators and duty to so regulate the rela tions between capital and labor that the labor* ing man may be placed on an equality with capital, have equal favor and be relieved of all unjust and oppressive burdens. Firth— That we are heartily in favor of a reciprocity treaty, whereby free trade may be had between the province of Canada and these United States. v ; Sixth— That we deeply deplore the excite ment and bitterness which has been engendered in this district by the unprecedented contest for the nomination of a candidate for con gress, and we ask fair mindtd men of all par ties to join with us in allaying that excitement, bitterness and in electing the nominee of this convention, whose sole desire is to promote the welfare of the nation, the state and the people of this district. Seventh— we should be recreant to our trast as the delegates of the Republican party of this district, if we failed to denounce the fraud, chicanery, corruption and violence openly and boldly practiced by Mr. Kindred in his desperate attempt to control the action of this convention ana nominate himself. Eighth-— That the strumpet of corruption has walked openly by day in our midst in the political contest for the nomination at this convention. Men have been bought like sheep in the shambles. It is not for ourselves that we protest against such practices, but in the name of jostle*, in the name of tne sacred principles of Republi can government, and in the name of the grand old party which we In part represent, we solemnly protest against the use of money to corrupt men at the primaries, to purchase delegates and to corrupt. Ninth— We must hold C. F. Kindred responsible for introducing In to this district the corrupt and reprehesiole methods of the worst elements of other political parties in the slums and sink holes of the great cities. Tenth— Let every honest man raise his voice and use his ballot in pro test against the man who has openly pro* claimed that he had money enough to buy a seat in congress from the voters of this dis trict; who has spent thousands of J dollars in his attempt to override the well known wishes of the Republicans of the Fifth district, and by fraud and violence, and under bis own supervision and direction, filled the hall where this convention was to assembled with a multitude of partisans (not delegates) and bullies and shoulder hitters, who, in pursu ance of his plans .by open violence, under his personal direction, ejected the officers of this convention from tbe hall when this convention was railed to order. We appeal to all honest men of what ever party to denounce and forever stamp out such practices, fatal alike to the sacred prim ciples of our government, our party and the rights of the legal else tors of this district; and we call upon all fair-minded men to witness the fair ness and rec'tude of our conduct under the great** provocation, and to join with us in redeeming the politics of this con gressional district from practices of corrup tion, fraud and violence by electing the can* didate of this convention to a seat in congress. Let us not establish the precedent that a poor man may not aspire to a high position that a rich man may covet. Nominations being in order Mr. Stevenson, of Polk, nominated Nelson; Barto nominated Oilman, and Cash recited a little poetry for Graves. The informal ballot resulted as follows: Nelson, 44; Oilman, 10; Graves, 7. The formal ballot was: Nelson, 44; Oilman, 8; Graves, 7. Nelson's nomination was made unanimous amid applause. Mr. Nelson soon appeared and said he was grateful for the nomination. He appreciated it - the ' more . highly because he stood as the exponent of a principle which was that the • office of congressman of the Fifth district was not to be put up to the highest bidder. The work b*gun to-day would have to be vigorously continued until November. He would do all in his power to sustain the party . and in the language or Lincoln, "I will endeavor to do the right as God gives the power to see th« I right." ,_ I, Gilman was next called ; upon and aftei eulogizing Nelson branched off on the corrup tion question.' He stated that he had per bod al knowledge of ' attempts t made to bu; votes for Kindred. He was a poo: man himself and he did not wan the precedent established that only rich men could go to congress. He then explained what a big fight they would have, saying Kindred would go into every legislative dis trict and into every county and get the best men he could find to ran for the legislative and county offices, and pay the expenses of their canvass. He was particular to state that Kindred would get the best men and said they mast be prepared to put opposition tick.ts into the field everywhere. He ihen eulo guized Nelson and jocosely said the conven tion might have done better by nominating him (Gilman) but they had done well as it was and he was satisfied. After another blast on corruption be subsided. Graves then appeared and said he had an acceptance speech all ready, but that wouldn't fit. A voice— Give that to us. Graves— Give me a chance and I will. (Laughter.) He then endorsed Oilman's sentiment, chipped in a little on the corrup tion question, poured soft sawder all over the Scandinavians ana concluded by announcing that the people can neither be bulldozed or bought. Gilman then called for Albert Scheffer, of St. Paul, who responded in a hamorous man ner which brought down the house. He said they accused Nelson of being an infidel, bat in politics he thought the co!or of a man's hair and his religion should not fall into the con troversy. He had brought up twenty- five solid votes from 8t Paul and was preparing to move into the district, thinking the light ning might strike him, but he was mis taken. He was pleased with the nomination and was like the Irishman who said one man was as good as the ether and a d— d sight bet ter, asd he thought one nomine* he 8 to-day was a damned sight better than the other. Nelson had stood by some of his friends and bft felt grateful for it. He would stand by him. Cometock wound up the speeches by thank ing God for such Norwegians as Nelson, and he prayed,for more. No one had asked Kindred to be a candidate. He had forced himself on ths people, while Nelson had repeatedly been asked to serve them, and they wanted him to do so now. After authorising the chairman to appoint a district committee of nine, the convention adjourned. Of course, some allowance mast be made for the inconvenience of the tent, there being no seats er tables, bat there might have been a great deal more enthusiasm. As it was, it was a dull affair. After the Battle. The Kindred men have been parading the streets with their bands and making the town lively all evening. Every one except the Nel son partisans openly concede that Kindred is the regular nominee and some of the Nelson men admit privately that he Is. There never was a better case of regularities made out in any political convention In the United States than that for Kindred. The Nelson men know they are tb? bolters and feel crestfallen. The ladies ol Detroit opened a hall here to day to give meals for the benefit of the Ceme tery association. After the nomination, Kindred thought it was hardly fair to put Nelson in an unfinished cemetery, and he generously gave them $100. I feel a little cosmopolitan my self, having eaten Bupper last night with the Congregational church and to-night I took tea with th« cematery. I gusts I will come up and attend the funeral in November. This summer vacation of thirty-six honrs at Detroit has been better than a trip to the White mountains. If they carry out the double headed programme of Gilman In the legislature and county offices, I think I will go into the picnic business and reside In ths Fifth district all summer. CITY NOTICES. Special train for Lake El rue this evening. Dancing. Music by Great Western band. Leave Union depot at 7 o'clock. Bed figure sale, B. O. P. C. H., Third and Robert. Medicine Dance. A special train will leave Union depot Sun day, July 16. connecting at Pine City, on the St. Paul & Daluth railroad, with steamer and barges for Lake Pokegama, the scene of the medicine dance, in which two or three hun dred Chippewa Indians will participate. Re turning train will reach St. Paul about 8 o'clock p. m. Fare only two dollars for round trip. Fill u p your lunch basket and go • Go to Like Elmo this evening. Dancing Music furnished by Great Western band. We have still a few of those $14 Cassimers salts. "Famous One Price Clothing House,'* 420 Wabashaw street. A stated communication of Ancient Land mark Lodge No. S, A. F. and A. M. will be held in Masonic ball on Thursday evening-, July 13, at 7:30 o'clock. By order of W. M. W. E. Bcbton, Secrstary. Children's clothing at manufacturers' cost. Bed figure Bile, B. 0. P. C. 11., corner Third and Robert, St. Paul. The Great Western band (rive a crand con cert at Lake Elmo this avtning, July IS. Bed Figure Bale. Now is the time to replenish your ward* robe. Bed figure sale. Boston On* Price Clothing House, corner Third and Robert. Go to Stees Bros' for a $7 50 ice chest. See: 10 Per Cant. Off. Having yet a very large stock of elegant cloths we will from July 10th until Augast Ist, make a discount of 10 per cent, from oar regular prices for all cash orders. McGrath A Co,, Merchant Tailors, 146 East Third. Col. Knaufi's Family Book is read by every one with pleasure. It Is truly an Interesting literary gem, and worth doable the price. When the Colonel calls don't fail to secure a «opy. See Cutler's celebrated business man's deck. Stees Bros. Attention Knight* of Pythias. A special meeting of Champion Lodge No. 13 will be held this (Thursday) evening. All Knights ordered to appear in full uniform. By order of C. C. Austin Political Pot. [Special Telegram to the Globs.] Austin, Minn., July 12.— Austin city has g one for White in the First and Second wards. Only two Duncell delegates elected. The Third ward caucus will be held Thursday evening and will be solid for White. Suddon Death la Nonhfleld. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Nobthfiixd, July 12.— A vary sadden and unexpected death was that of Mr. A. H. Baw son, at an early hour this morning, he only be ing ill since Sunday with Bright 's disease. Mr. Raw6on has been a resident of Northfield about twenty- three years. ILT, ABOUND THE GLOBS. In Paris ytsterday, an explosion of gas oc cured in the Hue Louis Phillipe, the result of fire, nobody haying thought at the outbreak of the flames to cut off the gas. Twelve houses were destroyed, twenty persons killed and forty injured. One hundred were ren dered homeless. »0. 194, A FLAG OF TRUCE. ; THE bohbardhbnt 0y Alexan- . dria STOPPED BY BEQUEST, Arabl Pasha Beginning to Real lee the Quality or British Kettle- Alexandria Fired in Various P1 — — - English Lottos -•'Well Dona, Condor. 1 ? The Egyptian Entente. Los don, July 12.— A dispatch from the Eastern Cable company's ship off Alexandria, sent at 1:40 d*dock this morning, says: "The Inflexible and Temeralre opened fle this morning on Moncrieffe, the fort which dur ing the night had been repaired. The first three shots greatly damaged the batteries. A signal has just been given to cease firing. The Achilles has just been sighted steaming to ward the fleet " London, July 13 —Admiral Seymour tele graphs that a party from the Invincible, which landed to destroy Fort Mcc burst three and spiked six gans in the fort. The woaoded include Lieat. Jackson, severely Injured; Lieut. Davies and Midshipman Rumsden, slightly injured. Ow Alkxandria, 10 JO p. m , July IS — A steamer is approaching the fleet with a flag of truce. THE TXTTNBUn'I IDIA9. London, July 19.— The Titnes this morning says, it is contemplated to call oat 7,000 of he army reserve to take the places of the un trained men belonging to the regiments prepar ed to proceed to Egypt. Tae Times in a leading article this morning say*: Muouruo Pasha, Turkish ambassador, had an interview jesterday with Earl Gran ville ad demanded tt at the bombardment of Alexandria be countermanded. E*rl Gran ville replied that circumstances compelled the British government to take decisive action, and that Its decUloa could not be revoked. We do not hesitate to say that the eftVc of England's determination has been to produce a most favorable impression on publio opin ion, and the Judgment of European statesmen, representative of the powers, has already ex pressed satisfaction at the government's ac tion. There is therefore no ground whatever for the assertion that the action of England is Judged by Europe as high handed or un necessary. If the porte refuses to in tervene in Egypt, we shall gladly welcome the assistance of France, and the signs are not wanting that Oa Freycinet has shown timidity little to his country men's taste. Gam beita's speech yesterday In one of the bureaus of the chamber In the course of which he said th« most serious feature was that Eogland and France after after having acted together In Alexandi in in presenting the ultimatum bad parted company, and that if the separa tion proved definite, never would Franco have been in a more serious position. A correspondent writing about yesterday's bombardment, says: Tne gunboat* played active parts, creeping close to the forts and silencing several guns. The Inflexible made splendid practice. The Temeraire was ashore come time bat floated subsequently. The gun-boat Condor ran within 1 ,200 yards of Marabout fort, a suul* shot from which would have sunk her and therefore the signal was given to cease firing. She had silenced ths three great guns in the fort. Admiral Seymour signaitd "Well done Condor." The Superb has two holes in her side. Aaother correspondent sends the following: One of the officials from Dervibch Pasha, who brought a letter from the ministry to Seymour offering to dismount the guns, in formed me that he and many others were n«l sorry that hostilities were about to begin, as it was the only way in which it could be made and the fate ot the two parties, vis., the one <n favor of the khedive and order, and the other in favor of Arabl Pasha and anarchy, could be decided. The officials were conveyed asaore after Seymour bad given him his decision In writing. At 6:30 the order passed to load with shell, and satisfaction ehone in the faces of the sailors. The wind and sun were both in the enemy's favor. It was soue time before the smoke shifted enough to afford a glimpse of the shore, as nothing could be seen from the deck. A midshipman was posted in the main top to signal the directions of the shells and the accuracy of the firing improved. No news from the town of Alexandria. Woolwich, Eng., July 18.— The war news has given encouragement to recruiting. Young men are coming forward in consider able numbers. A conespondent at Alexan dria describing yesterday's bembardment particularly meutions the deadly effect of the electric broadside* frum the ships which attacked the Phoras and Bat El Tin forts. The Inflexible being furthest westward was able to shell the aitx» fort with one turret and Kas el-Ten forts with the other. After all the enemy's guns were silenced, the men-of-war contiuned shelling the fortifica tions and used* hrapnel, probably at ths re> treating soldiers. London, July 12.— A dispatch from Suez says: No merchant vessels bay« entered the canal for the last forty eight hours. All ships, including the Indian mailsteameis, remain on the roadstead. The whole European popula tion in afloat. The britlsh consul, in parsu anee of Admiral Seymour's instructions, has hauled down the flag and gone aboard a gun boat. London, July 12.— A correspondent! on board the Helicon send* the following: The loss of Egyptiass must be dreadful. A cum ber of shells repeatedly struck the works jast about where the guns were and threw op vast volumes of yellow dost. It was often thought the gans must be demolished, bat they ap peared uninjured when the smoke had cleared. The funnel of the Superb is pierced and the plate below the foremost glacis is torn away. One of the boats of the Inflexible is useless and the other badly damaged. The Inflexible bore the full brant of the fire of the west end of ths Bts-El-Tin fort for three and a h*lf hour*. One shell has shot clear through her main mast and another through her funnel. The harem adj lining R»s Ei-Tin and adjacent rifle tower continued to barn all night. London, July 12.— A dispatch from on board the Chiltern, dated 5:15 this afternoon, saw flags of truce are still flying Several large fires have broken oat in various parts of the town. EXaLisx iKjircres. Alixaxdbia, July 12 —It is likely that the European quarter has been seriously damaged, several shelis from the Inflexible were seen to burst over the center of the town. THE ESVAUfttEIfT. A Quiet Day In O*mp, Enlivened by Xu merua* Visitors. . There was very little of interest transpiring at the enbampment yesterday. The camp was visited by a number of citizens from differ ent portions of the state, and this, together with the visit of the Chicago knights was about all that brrke the monotony of camp lire during most of the day. The b^ys h<tve settled down to the regular routine of military camp life, and go through their daily duties like little men, or rather like soldiers. The two battalions had brigade drill last evening for the first time, and made a fine display. - - . '' . A little military discipline was enacted yesterday, in which a private of company B, Second . battalion, was . the victim. It seems he refused to accompany the company into camp and yesterday he visited the camp with a couple of lady friends. Upon making his appearance he was arrested and placed in the guard house, and after being held some time was hooted out of camp with orders not to return. It is understood that the grand review by the governor and his staff will take place to-mor row (Friday.) The second battalion has concluded not to remain over Sunday but the different com panies will return home on Saturday. ; Bed figure sale, 8.0. P. C. H., Third and Robert