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VOL. VIII. WITH ONE VOICE Fourth District Democrats Call Edmund Rice to the Post of Honor. A. Nomination That Echoes the Sentiments of the Metropoli tan District, /Lad Will be Overwhelmingly Eatified by the People at the Polls in Twin Oitv Lotp and Honor Descend Upon the Man Who Will Lead Them to Victory. The Convention in Minneapolis a Memorabk' Outpourlnu of Elo quent Flow of Soul. A Glorious I T nantmlty of Wish and Concord of Action Its Chief Characteristic. F.diuttnd Hire Jiominatcd. At the Iceland rink in Minneapolis, there gathered yesterday, one of those conven tions so siLaiiiicant of the growing spirit of the times— a convention that admirably represented the Democratic hosts of the Fourth congressional district of Minnesota —a convention that will long be memorable from its wild enthusiasm, its deep energy of purpose, its wonderful uuauiniity of iction and its abiding confidence of victory. [t was scarcely a convention. It was rather a mighty gathering of Democrats of ten counties, assembled to pledge their de votion to a noble cause and to voice their inanimous desire thai Hon. Edmund Rice, mayor of St. Paul, should represent them in congress, With an enthusiasm that even disnity could not bound, this was done and the convention was over and the intelli gence was sent out to the yeomanry of the state that the Fourth district had selected a ieader whose banners had never been trailed in the dust of defeat, and that this time he would bear them to the front of a glorious victory. It was a foregone con clusion that by a unanimous vote the nomination would be tendered Mayor Rice. but. with the full knowledge that it would be done in a perfect love feast between the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, hundreds of enthusiastic Democrsts crowded the hall io participate in the festivities. THE ST. PAUL DELEGATION of itself was sufficient to till an ordinary tall, and its arrival and reception were a conspicuous feature of the events of the day. A deputation of Minneapolis Demo crats, beaded by Hon. E. M. Wilson, were in waiting at the union depot when the train arrived, but the delegation entered the city not as strangers, but as friends in a familiar locality. The First Kegiment band was in advance, followed by the twenty-nine members of the Ramsey county delegation, each wearing a white silk badge, with a portrait of Mayor Rice and the inscription, "For Congress, Edmund Rice." Following were members of the Itasca club, with silk hats and yellow canes and white silk badges. They bore an elegant silk banner, and a second one in scribed, "Hurrah for the Mayors of the Twin Cities." The entire procession occu pied two long blocks and made a very pleas ing and imposing appearance, it was greeted with continuous cheers all the way up Nieoilet avenue, and until it disappeared in the convention hall. The delegations from the other comities appeared at the same time, but a half hour expired before the convention was called to order. Many of the prominent delegates had not met since the state convention and they seized the opportunity to discuss the situation and congratulate themselves and each other upon the bright prospect before the party. By the time the delegates had seated them selves and the band had played an inspiring air. the committee had finished its prelim inary business and the work of the conven tion began. THE CO.WOTION' ORGANIZED. E. YV. Duraiit, of Washinf ton. Chairman — The Several Co mini t tees. A few minutes after noon the conven tion was called to order by Henry C. 'jjtft jvyVi'O -^ ** Morse, chairman of the congressional com mittee. He read the call, showing the rep resentation given each county, and said he had been instructedby the committee to pre ,sent the name of Hon. ►E. W. Durant, of .Washington county, for temporary chair man. On motion of Hon. E. M. Wilson. the convention ratified the selection, and Senator Durant took the platform. In ac cepting the office, he said: We are on the eve of a great event. We Btand face to face with a tidal wave that will 6weep over the state of Minnesota in Novem ber. It will be a tidal wave similar to that which swept over New York In 1883 and laDded Grover Cleveland in the presidential chair [ Applause. J I congratulate you upon this attendance of delegates an d of spectators, drawn here by a common cause, actnated by a common impulse. I tbank you cordially for the honor to I Er.VV ■ £}/ RANT. Washington county in calling me to pre side over your de liberations. We are here to select a man to represent us in congress, a district the wealthiest oi any represented by any man on the floor of congress to-day. [Applause. We believe certain reforms are neces sary in the admin istration of govern mental affairs, and we desire to send as a representative a man who can stand shoulder to shoulder with those men in Washington end hold up their hands; and I believe the Democratic party has the wisdom, the shrewdness and the patriotism to nominate a man who will represent the best interests of Minnesota. Again I thank you for an honor in such contrast with the reception given my Republican brethren from the same county. On motion of W. P. Murray, J. H. Wen dell, of Wright county, was made secretary. On m&tior. of E. M. Wilson, the following gentlemen were constituted a committee on credentials: Anoka, E. Hammond; Cbisasro, B. M. Woodbury; Hennepin, R. H. Graham; Pine, Julius Dosier; Banisey, George H. Allen; Sher'jurne, C. H. Chadwin; Washington, W. g. Conrad: Wright, H. C. Moore. On moti<»n of Mr. Murray, the following ' ' ' ' " ' ' -*..■" . < > *-.' * v . . * . jdßZTtf^£SJfht*TjWrffs^jßiKßTTff^B '■■-.• committee on permanent organization was ■ appointed: ■ V '■■-. K'L-"% _ W. P. Murray. Ramsey; Fred Ford, Wash ington; E. M. Wilson, Hemietiiti: S. A. Gor don, Wright; D. M. Martin, Cuisa*o. The following committee ou resolutions was appointed: , A. N. Merrick, Hennepln; Erail Kreger, Washington; Julius Dosier, Pine; i). W. Law ler, Ramsey; Henry Fridtey, Anoka. This completed the preliminary work, and, on motion of E. M. Wilson, the con vention adjourned until afternoon. — IN Till: At TEKNOOX. The Delegate*. All Seated and the i l'erniKiirui Orsanizatiou effected. Upon reassembling at 2 o'clock George i Allen, of Ramsey, reported the accepted list of delegates entitled to Beats, which was adopted. Following were the names: Anoka— C. Fridley, G. W. Morrell, E. . N. Hum in Cbisairo — D. Markham, D. M. Wood bury, Daniel MeCorumek. Hennepin— R. H. Graham, C. A. Chase, John Norton, J»hnW. Orth, A. L. Lenuon. Frank Auger, John Crimings, A. L. Mont i gomery, J. E. Moore, Charles Stumitz, George I 1). Perkins, Herman Westpbai. Lambert Hayes, Matt Gross, C. F. Baxter, F. A. Merrill, H. A. Johnson, C. C Hashow, Charles Marchessoulto, E. M. Wilson, F. G. 1 Holbrook, C. Morse. Emil Ferrent, John T. Byrnes, Theodore Basting, Owen Eyau, J. M. Tainm, Thomas Scott, Henry Hausehild, 8. J. Barlow, A. N. Merriek, L. Gairity, J. P. Fitzgerald, Jacob Sioft, F. D. Noerenberg.A. H. Mitchell, Louis Fredrickson, George M. Harbitz, John Lally, J. H. Proctor, T. ?. Dwyer, C. L. Locke, H. T. Black, Charles Ward, W. W. Walte, E. Barnes, J. H. McGary. Pine— Dosier, M. J. Durkin. Sherburne— M. B. Rollins, C.B.Chadbourne, H. Gaumuitz. Washington— E. W. Durant, Micbael Giiles pif, James S. O'Brien, William M. May, W. S. Conrad, E. Kramer, John Ehrie. F. C. Ford. Ramsey— Bell Licdstadt, S. 8. Eaton, John F. Grehan, W. P. Murray. George Hergal, R. c. Glenn. John Elles, George Mitscn, C. I. McCarthy, E. F. Walch, Nicholas Hardy, John Harrity, Patrick Keigher, P. H. Thorntou, Thomas H. Canfleld. Frank La Barge, Will iam Crooks, L. E. Reed, F. Flournoy, Rudolph Schiffnmrin, Fred Aulten, Terrence Kenny, Henry Brand, Joseph Minea, Joseph Guion, James Cullen, John McCarthy, D. A. J. Baker, Lorenzo Hoyt, P. H. Kelly. Wright— H. Wendell, J. M. Baxter, Richard Bennett, Valentino Eppel, Charles Buckman, Charles Morneau, S. A. Gordon, Thomas Mcl rose. lusanti and Kanabec, having three votes, were not represented. W. P. Murray, of the committee on permanent organization, reported in favor of making the temporary organization permanent, adding as vice presidents: L. E, Reed, Ramsey; A. T. Ankeny, Henne pin, and W. S. Conrad. Washington. In accepting this second honor. Senator Du rant made A FORCIBLE SPEECH on the subject of the two state platforms. You may have noticed, said he, that the Republican press has been criticising our platform. I hove it here in this memoran dum book and would advise every Democrat to do the same. If you will look over the Republican platform you will see they have taken all the salient points of our plank rela tive to the agricultural interests. In plain parlance they have been guilty of plagiarism. We put in an honest plank. It had not a knot, and no rot, bat was wade of the same old oak that is under the constitution. It had an honest ring to it, and the Republicans. I e lieving it had value, copied it. The genuine may be easily detected from the spurious. [Applause. | Every plank was put in to meet the exigencies of an oecasiou. 1 had the honor of going before the state committee and urging the nolding of our convention first. Heretofore we have lived only on hope, but this time there was a great cry for a change all over the state, and the commit' met and we will grant it. Then came that noble platform. They meant every word they, used in it. > It was no Guild's play that induced it, as to-day I see sitting before me men from every walk of life, met hare for the single purpose of putting in nomination a man who knows their wants, and knowing-, DARES TO ADVOCATE THEM. [Applause.] We have been heretofore the forlorn hope against the leg-ions which have announced themselves the soldiers' friends. But it remained for a Democratic convention to enunciate and promulgate the principles, platform and the actions which stamp them the real friends. When we were drafting these resolutions there came before us a sol dier, covered with scars, asking for fair duty for the boys in blue — to the honor of the eleven regiments that wont iroin Minnesota. He said flfty-one old soldiers were the inmates of poor houses In the state. 1 begged the committee, for decency's sake, to change that and simply say they were objects of charity. And yet the Republican party, with everything at its command, lias taken no steps to provide for these veterans. We made a strong demand in our platform, and the Republicans saw the mistake they had made and went to work and plagiarized it. In that great conflict Democrats and Re publicans marched shoulder to shoulder, yet the Republicans to-day claim a victory over the Democrats. It is a falsehood, as is proved by tLe Democrats in the hospitals. We care nothing about their claims, though ■ they claim even thing-. They even had the effrontery to put something in their platform about civil service reform, but we care noth ing about how much or how soon they reform themselves. We have put at the head of our ticket Dr. Ames [Prolonged Cheers], whose kind heart has carried him to so many sick beds without fee or recompense. [Applause.] He has the strongest personal following in the state [Applause], and it matters not what may be said against him by the press which obeys merely party behest. Those who know him call him' an honest citizeu and an honor able man, and he is the best man who does the most food to his fellow men. [Applause.] The Republicans over in our county have even plagiarized him and have put seven doc tors on their ticket. sfou Bee our leaders have built wisely and well a good foundation, and I see those before me who will rear the glorious superstructure. [Applause.] P. H. Kelly— Mr. Chairman, if all is ready for nominations, I call on Mr. Wilson. THE ELOQIIivNT EFFORT In Which Hon. E. M. Wilson Nom inated mayor Rice. Amid cheers and shouts of applause, Hon. E. M. Wilson mounted a chair and mi -" v u delivered a most eloquent address, which was punc tuared by the wildest applause. He said: The sugg-estion made by the dele gates from Kam sey county is but what bas already been suggested by the Hennepin dele gation and 1 arise to do that which is surrounded by Bo much personal pleasure tbat 1 can scarcely use words E. M. WILSON. suitable. My own preferences so well accord ■with the duty assigned me, that when I pre sent to you the name of Hon. Edmund Rice — [Here the speaker was interrupted by great applause, cheers and waving- of bats and handkerchiefs.] An intimate association wita him of a quarter of a century enables me to fitly express to you his eminent ability and fitness for this honor. He is a part and parcel of the history of Minnesota. He has grown up with this g-lorious commonwealth from its days of territorial infancy and is part and parcel of its promising events. He is the parent of its now great railroad system. He sowed the seed and cul tivated the crop, but he never gathered the harvest. [Applause.] I nominate him with additional pleasure.because wnen his name is mentioned local prejudice dies. Minneapolis owns no better friend [applause] than Ed mund Kico and his honored brother. Both have those qualities of blood and brain whicb hare endeared them to the people of the state. Neither knew locality when questions of state importance en^atred their attention. Edmund liice Ido not regard as from St. Paul, but as h Mianesotian. He is the Chev alier Bayard of Minnesota politics. No sug gestion of wrong was ever made the sane day with mention of Ecirnund Rice, and I feel that in nomiuating him to-day we are selecting a man who •will represent the whole state of Minnesota. [Applause.] This is not merely an empty nomination. The portents of the times are for sucoess. You have joined in nominating for governor our favorite mayor Continued «v Eigrbth fuffe." ST. PAUL; THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, i,** BARTON MAT GET IT. Tbe Third District Democrats Will Nomi nate a Candidate for Congress To- Day at Cbaska. Judge Mac Donald, of Shakopee, and Ara Barton, of Faribanlt, the Promi nent Candidates! Ilerbert's Record as a Bolter Against Strait Places Hint In Bad Odor in Ills Party. He 'Will be Harassed by Capt. Reed's Porter Resolu.tion--The Former's Position On Pensions. Barton or Mac Donald. Special to the Globe. I'll ask a, Sept. 29.— The convention which will nominate a Democratic con gressional candidate to lay out Editor Herbert, of Red Wing, will meet here to morrow. There are no indications that it will be a gathering of a turbulent character; in fact, it promises to be a most peaceable and quiet affair. There are no factional lishts and no scramble for the noiniuatiou. The men spoken of as probable nominees are not candidates in any sense of the word, and it is auother instance of a rare but commendable feature of politics — the office seeking the man. lion. Ara Barton, of Kice county, will be a candidate for the noiniuaiion, and his friends and delegates now here claim that be will tro into the convention with almost enough strength to nominate him on the first ballot. Kice county will present his name, and the nomination will probably be seconded by O. M. Hall, of (joodhue. who was mentioned at one time as a candidate for the nomination himself. He has de cided, however, not to let his name be used sh.ee the nomination of his fellow-towns man, Herbert, by the Republicans. This Is sriven out by his friends, although Hall has never made any declaration himself on the subject. barton's puppokt. It is claimed that Barton will come into the convention with the support of Itice, Dakota and (Joodhue counties, 20 votes. It is claimed also that he has some strength in Itenville comity, and probably Meeker. An estimate by a Rice county delegate places his vote on the lirst ballot at 24, which in cludes Renvilie. This is within four votes of enough to nominate. The two votes of Kandiyohi are for Hall, if a candidate, but are claimed as likely to go for Barton, now thai Hall is out of the way. This would place Barton within two votes of a ma jority, with Meeker to draw from for the two other necessary votes. This is the out look from the Barton standpoint. Judge Mac Donald has not arrived, neither has Burton. Both will be here in the morning. Barton, it is conceded, possesses many elements of strength, and would put Her bert to his best efforts to win. Barton, when he ran for governor, in 1873. against Davis, pushed the latter very close, Davis being elected by only 5,500 majority, the smallest majority ever received by a Re publican candidate for governor in Minne sota. At that election Barton carried the counties now composing the Third congres sional district by 1,558 majority, receiving 500 majority iv Rice county. He is THE OXLY DEMOCRAT who ever received a majority in the south east eleven couuties. He has always car ried Rice county, and, it is asserted, is the only congressional candidate mentioned who can do so now. He carried it by 981 majority in 1888, when he ran for sheriff. Barton will certainly contest the nomination with Mac Donald in to-morrow's convention. This is an otiicial declaration from Barton's managers, and they claim that his chances are equally as good as Mac Donald's. The expectation that there would be no contest in th« convention, aud the belief that Mac Donald would be nomi nated by acclamation without opposition, on the assumption that Barton and Hall had withdrawn from the race, will not be real ized. Barton is a candidate, and his friends will make a strong effort to secure his nomination. The estimate of his strength is on the authority of a llice county dele gate. Barton not living here himself, an oiiicial declaration from him cannot be secured. Marshal Denny will be here in the morning to watch the proceedings. It :s given out here that MoGili has promised Denny the coal oil inspectorship in the event of his election as governor. This is the situation at midnight, but the arrival of Mac Donald and Barton in the morning may change the aspect of things very materially. The convention will be composed of tifty four delegates, apportioned among the counties as follows: Carver 6 McLeod 6 Scott 7 Chippswa 2 Meeker 4 Swift 3 Dakota 7 Kenville 4 — Ooodhm t> Rice 7j Total 54 Kand'.yohi 2 ' Well posted Democrats and conservative Republicans admit that the chances of electing a Democtatic congressman iv the Third district this fall are more than good. Candidate Herbert himself admits that it will be a very close race, and it will tax him to his utmost to win. The Democratic candi date will command the united support of the Democracy and draw largely from the lie publicans. Strait tw© years ago had less than fifteen hundred majority over Don nelly. The latter drew largely, of course, from the fanners, and this farmers' vote is one of the uncertain elements in the pres ent contest. Will it go back to the Eepub licans or stay with the Democrats? If the Democratic candidate can hold any consider able portion of it he will certainly win, be cause of the fact that he will draw voters from various other directions. Tha result of the Northneld convention and the pecu liar standing and record of its candidate, will contribute largely to the Democratic can didate's chances for victory. Herbert will not be popular with the soldiers, and his record as a bolter will alienate many Republicans from him. His open tight aud canvass in Goodhue county against Strait, after the latter had been nominated for congress, places him IX BAD ODOH as a Republican, as he will realise before the campaign is closed. Herbert has also, through his paper and in private conversa tion, defended Fitz John Porter and de nounced the action of congress in refusine to restore him to the army. Capt. Reed did a shrewd piece of work and one that will cause Mr. Herbert much trouble when he succeeded iv getting the convention at Northneld to denounce Porter and those who have supported him. Th:s is thus made one of the planks of the platform upon which Herbert stands, and the latter will find himself in a most uncomfortable position, llis opponents will make a strong point of this with the soldier element, and it will cost Herbert many votes. The plat form and Herbert's record are directly op posed to each other, and it will take a good deal of his time in trying to make explana tions. Herbert's record in regard to pen sions for soldiers is also against him. He has asserted, in the presence of reliable witnesses, that he approved of the course of President Cleveland in refusing to sign a very large number of these pensions. This was some time ago, but now he is at tempting to hedge by explaining that what be meant was that he approved of Cleveland's action in giving these claims close attention and examina tion before consenting to sign them. But the fact is that he unequivocally indorsed Cleveland's action in refusing to sign a large number of these applications, with out qualification or reservation, and he must stand upon his record. He will hear from this on the day of election in a way that will give him no pleasure. THESE TWO POINTS in Herbert's record will cost him almost the solid soldier vote in the district. The friends of Strait, in Scott county especially, will not support Herbert very openly, and it is probable that Strait him self will knife the Red Wing editor in a most relentless manner. Hti is likely to do so if Mac Donald is the candidate. Strait is a warm friend of , MacDahald and is in debted to him for many political and per sonal favors. It is reasonable to presume that he will take occasion? in this canvass to discharge some of ' these obligations and at the same time take occasion to wreak ample vengeance on the man who bolted him and made every effort to defeat him. All the elements are favorable to Mac- Donald, while there are many serious dis advantages under which .', Herbert must labor. If O. M. Hall should be the Demo cratic candidate nearly all these elements would be in his favor, with the additional strong point that he would command a largo Scandinavian support. : The outlook for Democratic success in the Third dis trict this fall is very encouraging. : G. D. E. iFT£K THE STORM. Some of the Obstacles Which, the Kortbfield Convention Has Placed ' in the Pathway of Candidate Reed. The Northfield convention developed some striking and peculiar features which were not clearly brought out by the telegraphic re ports. The fact has dawned upon the minds of a large number of the men who nominated Mr. Herbert that he has some very weak points, and it will not be an easy mat ter to elect him. In the first place Capt. Reed showed that he was disgruntled, and did not feel very kindly toward the nominee, when he introduced his Fitz-John Porter resolu tion as an amendment to the platform. It was a deliberate stab at Mr. Herbert. It was meant for him, and for nobody else and for no . other purpose. Mr. Herbert's managers and friends recognized this fact very clearly, and they were exceedingly bitter after the adjournment of the conven tion in denouncing Capt. Reed's action. They felt the sting of it keenly and were not slow to — under their breaths. They realized that it would not do to openly antagonize the McLeod m«n, by opposing him and' talking back, and so they swallowed the insult silently but sullenly, " and made no sign. Capt. Reed knew just what he was doing when he made the motion to amend the platform. He had previously appeared be fore the committee on resolutions and at tempted to incorporate his Fitz-John Porter plank in the platform. Failing to accom plish his object at that time, and smarting under defeat, after the nomination of Her bert he deliberately concocted this plan to cripple and embarrass his successful oppo nent. He knew that Herbert had publicly supported Porter and advocated his rein statement to the rank of general in the army, and he calculated that if the conven tion put a plank in the platform DENOUNCING PORTER it would humiliate Herbert and place him in an awkward position in con ducting his campaign, and this will be the result. Herbert's friends realize it and are very sore toward Reed for placing them in this position and offering a gratuitous insult to the candidate of the party. If Herbert stands by the platform he will nec essarily alienate a large soldier vote, and on the other hand if he * refuses • to indorse this plank of the platform he will be com pelled to go back on his own record, which would disgust many voters who are now his friends. Mr. Herbert is thus compelled to grasp one horn of the dilemma or the other. In either event the Democratic candidate will be the gainer. The fact that Capt. Reed intro duced this resolution is evidence that he does not feel very kindly toward Mr. Her bert, and it. is not probable that he or his friends will give the nominee a very cor dial support. It i-.r ;9rtain. the*efore, that this Fitz-John Porter matter will he a seri ous stumbling block in the path of the am bitious Red Wing editor. it will take some time for Capt. Reed's sores to heal. He talks guardedly, but it is plain that beneath the surface there is much that would like to come out. Coining up on the train yes terday from Northfield, the captain talked a great deal. He said if he had been nom inated the Republican majority in the dis trict would have been 5,000, but when asked what Herbert's majority would be, he would say nothing. He asserted, however, that the district was reliably Republican. Denny he claimed was a dead duck, and he ascribed his defeat to that gentleman. He was also inclined to be a trifle uncompli mentary to Judge Mac Donald, and gave emphatic denial to an assertion made by abystander that the judge was IMPARTIAL AND NONPARTISA3T on the bench. He chargd that Mac Donald had been a lobbyist and a politician, and that he was one of the most pronounced partisans among the judiciary of Minnesota. He realized, he said, that Strait had also contributed to his defeat. In fact, the cap tain seems a trifle sour at most everything, and most everybody. Another matter was developed in the convention which may tend to embarrass Mr. Herbert. Before the convention it was charged by prominent Rice county Republicans that the Goodhue county delegation to the state convention had broken faith with them, deserting Pat tee, their neighbor, and going over to Clapp, The Rice county delegation, for this reason, did not very warmly indorse Herbert's congressional aspirations, which was shown by the fact that a majority of the Rice county delegates to the congres sional convention would not support Her bert until the last moment, when, to break a tiresome and unprofitable deadlock, they consented to swallow him. Everybody understood that they did this under protest, and that they would gladly have voted for some new man if he had been brought out Despite the denials of the ; Goodhue men that they had played false with Pattee it was a fact, that the Rice county delegates refused to accept any apologies, and were not disposed to sup port Herbert. Those who were at North field in the interest of harmony, for pru dential reasons attempted to pooh-pooh the idea that Pattee's friends entertained any malice, and that the action of Goodhue in the state convention was being used to Herbert's detriment in the congressional convention, but it was true all the same. And after the adjournment of the conven tion, and Herbert had pulled through by the skin of his teeth, by the aid of Denny's friends, the Goodhue raea discerned the negro in the wood-pile and were very wrathy, though they did not boil over in public. Two or three of the more out spoken Goodhue delegates, laying caution and diplomacy aside, soundly denounced the Rice county men, and intimated that in future Goodhue would take occasion to pay off some political scores. There were men in Rice county, they said, who aspired to political preferment, ' and some day these men would • want an office, then ; Goodhue would be in position to reciprocate "a neighborly courtesy," as Rice had done in this instance with Good hue. Of course, the ' Goodhue delegates, for policy's sake, were careful not to talk this openly in the presence of any of the Rice county men. but they felt it keenly all the same, and talked it, too. This state of affairs will, of course, reach the ears of the people of Rice county, and the " feud will necessarily become .. wore intense, which will not inure ,to the benefit of Mr. Herbert and thus another stumbling black is placed in the way of Mr. Herbert by his own convention. He will hear from it later. < G. D. E. Subsequent to the Battle, It was Denny who nominated Herbert. Herbert is on record as in favor ) of Fitz John Porter. The soldiers will see about it. Herbert will have to explain to the soldiers why he indorses Cleveland's action in refus ing to indorse pensions. • - • Capt. Reed wrote the platform expecting to stand upon- it as the candidate. Originally it contained the Fitz John Porter plank. , It was a curious coincidence. Capt. Reed's solid phalanx amounted to twenty-six, and he was defeated on the twenty-sixth ballot. Herbert's managers say he- dida't need any rotes from Chippewa. He would . have ; been nominotod even If Keed had been given the four votes from that county. ' Senator Clement was present at the conven tion and without . a . doubt expected to be lirougrtat Out us a dark horse, in fact printed tickets with his nuine thereon were in the bauds of bis friends to be used In the event of a deadlock, but bis dark-borso ambi tion' died u-boruiu'. ' J John Kour, one of the contesting Reed delegates from Chippewa county, laid great stress on tbe fact that the convention in big county whs deceived and induced to support Herbert delegates without knowing' what they were doinjr, and ■ yet Mr. Kohr knew enough to get a proxy from one of the Her bert delegates with which to fortify himself in the event that the Nortufleld convention rejected his claim for recognition. Mr. Kohr may be recognized in Chippowa county as a tyro in politics, and a great "greeny," but if his peculiar qualifications were thor oughly understood by the bosses of New York, his services would bo In demand to manage ward caucuses. If all the people of Chippewa county were as shrewd in political matters as Mr. Kohr, it would require a big ger man than the Granite Falls trickster to pull the wool over their eyes. G. D. E. 11 r. Herbert at Home. Special to the Globe. RED Wino. Sept. 29.— Hon. B. B. Her bert arrived from North field with the Good hue county delegation this morning : : and was met at the depot by prominent citizens of this town. A procession was formed, and, headed by the lied Wing, Vasa and Cannon Falls Corret bands, marched down town, where brief remarks were made by Judge Wilder and Mr. Herbert. Delegates to Cuasku. Special to the Globe. Red Wing. Sept. 39.— The committee appointed at the recent Democratic county convention to name delegates to the district convention at Chaska to-morrow, have de -1 termined upon the following: O. M. Hall, J. C. Pierce, H. A. Willaid, John Bohui bach, Jr., J. C. Michael and John Fried rich, all of this city. Lovely's managers. Winona, Sept. 29. — The Republican congressional committee of the First dis trict met hereto-day aad organized, with Dr. A. C. Wedge, . of Albert Lea, chair man; J. A, Tawney, of Winona, secretary, and Henry Morgan, of Albert Lea, assist ant secretary. The headquarters of the committee will De at Albert Lea. Chippewa County Democrats. Special to the Globe. Montevideo, Minn., Sept. 29. The Democratic county convention met yester day. G. H. Claggett, A. M. Ellthorp, E. L. Winge and John Martin were selected to represent Cliipp«wa county in the district convention. The county ticket nominated was as follows: A. M. Ellthorp, auditor, nominated; L. H. Bey, treasurer, indorsed; Amraond I. Am mondson, sheriff, indorsed; Henry Aker, reg ister of deeds, indorsed; O. S. Berg, county attorney, indorsed; E. L. Wingi, clerk of court, nominated; C. B. Steelman, superin tendent of schools, nominated ; L. H. Moyer, surveyor, indorsed; L. R. Moyer, judge of probate, nominated: H. G. Hays, court com missioner, indorsed; Peter Beck, coroner, in dorsed. ' '■• . Prohibition Nominations. ' Special to the Globe. Menomonie, Wis., Sept. 29.— The Dunn county Prohibitionists met in convention at 11 a. m. yesterday in the court house, to nominate county officers. The convention then placed the following ticket in the Held: Member of assembly, F. T. Vasey, of Louis ville: sheriff, A. M. Newson, of this city; county treasurer, S. B. Scholz, of this city; county clerk, O. W. Masser, of Louisville; register of deeds, A. Norman, of this city; clerk of the court, C. M. Fletcher, of Knapp; county superintendent of -schools, Mary B. Slye, of Spring Brook; district attorney, P. B. Clark, of this city; county surveyor, Thomas Parker, of this city; coroner, Thomas Blair, of Otter Creek. ' Owatonua Republicans* Special to the Globe. . Owatonna, Sept. 29. — The Republican county convention will meet in this city Saturday, Oct. 2, to make up a county ticket, and to nominate candidates for the lagislature. Candidates for nearly all the local offices are numerous, and it is very probable that there will be a lively time be fore the convention is over. The caucuses will be open in the several wards at the usual voting places from. 7 to 8 o'clock. District Committee. Special to the Globe. Winona, Sept. 29.— The Republican district committee of the First district met in Winona to-day at the Huff house. Those present were Dr. A. C. Wedge, Albert Lea; G. Barnold, Kasson; William Dunent, Owatonna; A. J. Greer, Lake City; A. D. Gray, Fillmore; Capt. J. H. Mullen, Wa basha; J. A. Tauney, Winena. Dr. Wedge was elected chairman, J. A. Tauney secretary and Henry Morgan, of Albert Lea, assistant secretary. The coming campaign was talked over, but the proceed ings were not made public. MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS. They meet at Boston and Nominate Oliver Ames for Governor. EJJBoston, Mass., Sept. 29. — The Republi can state convention was called to order at 11 o'clock by Maj. Gould, chairman of the state central committee. Permanent or ganization was effected by the selection of Henry Cabot Lodge as president, with a lons list of vice presidents. Among the latter were Senators Dawes and Hoar, Congressmen Long, Rice, Ranney,Hayden, Whiting and Davis. The convention was composed of 1,127,. delegates. Following is the result of the first ballot for governor: Whole number of votes, 994; necessary to a choice, 498; Oliver Ames, 945; M. W. Crapo, 85; J. Q. A. Brackett, 10; Henry Cabot Lodge, 2; George D. Robinson, 3. Mr. Ames' nomination was made unani mous and the convention took a recess till 2 o'clock. The rest of the ticket nominated is as follows: Lieutenant governor J. Q. A. Brackett; secretary of state, Henry B. Pierce; treasurer, A. W. Beard; auditor, Charles R. Ladd; attorney general, Edgar J . Sherman. Now York Nominees. New York, Sept. 29.— Republican state committee to-day nominated Judge Daniels, by acclamation, for judge of the court of appeals. The Democratic state committee have selected Rufus W. Peck ham as their candidate. Colorado Republicans. Denver, Col., Sept. 29.— 0n the thir tieth ballot the Republican state convention to-day nominated Hon. William H. Meyer for governor; for lieutenant-governor, V. H. Meldrum; congressman, ': Judge G. G. Syms; state treasurer. P. W. Breen; secre tary of state , Capt. James Rice. Congressional Nominations. Cincinnati, 0. , Sept 29.— The Repub lican conventions of the First and Second Ohio districts to-day nominated Hon. Ben jamin Butterworth and Gen. Charles E. Brown, respectively, for congress. Marietta. 0., Sept. 29.— The Demo crats of the Fifteenth congressional district , to-day nominated Gen. A. J. Warner. Nebraska Republicans. ■ Lincoln, Neb., Sept 29.— the Re publican state convention this evening Gen. John M. Thayer was nominated on the first ballot for governor. The mason*. . ..Washington, Sept. 29.— The General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons finished their second triennial convention to-dar 'by the election of the following officers: :G. P. pinckhard, of Louisiana, G. G. M. ; ' George W. Coeley, of Minnesota, G. G. D. M.; :O. A. B. Sentor. of Ohio, G. G. R. C. W.; Frank H. Bascom, H. ■: M. G. ; : Her. J. W, Barnutn, of Massachusetts, G. G. Chaplain; John Coburn, Of New York, C. G. G., of G. ; Henry S. Orme, of ' California, G. G. G. of G. ; Bradford Nieal, ol'-Tennesueo, 6. G. ward. BATTLES WITH BATS. After an Eleven Innings' Contest Eau Olaire Succeeds in Defeating the Oshkosh Lads. Dnluth Wins the Game With Minneapolis By the Close Margin of Only One Eva. Chicago Again Succumbs to the Su perior Work: of the Philadel phia Nine. Detroit Drubs the Bean-Eaters Once More—General Sporting >ieWB. It Took Eleven Innings. Special to the Globe. Eau Clause, Wis., Sept. 29.— 1t took Eau Claire eleven innings to beat Oshkosh to-day, in one of the hardest fought games played here this season. The home nine outbatted and outplayed the visitors at every point, but luck seemed to be against them. In the eleventh inning Mor rissey made a safe hit, stole second, went to third on Roberts' safe hit, and came home on an error of Hillery, amid the greatest exeitemeut ever seen on these grounds. Some of the boys are still scream ing. Score: Eau Claire u<b p a c Oshkosh. r b p a c Beh«l. cf... 10 12 0 Roche, ss... 0 0 l| 4 1 Forrest, If.. 1 2| 0 U 0 Ingrah'm.lb 1 0 131 0| 1 Doran, 3b.. 0 0j 3 4 0 |K.inzie, 2b... 0 0 2 0 0 Say, 88 1 3: l! 7 2 IHurns, If 0 0 2 01 0 Morris'y. lb 2 ijlll 2' 2 Hillery, 3b.. 2 3] 2 V 2 ltoberts, 2b. 0 2; 81 3! 0 Hoy. cf 0 2 4| 0 1 Na<le, C 0 112 0 9 M»sran, rf . . 12 II 0 0 Mayer, rf... 0 lj 1 0| 0 tisstfield, c. 0 1 3 4\ 0 Burdick. p.. 0 1| Ipl] 0 Hallstrom, p 8 1 2J 5 0 Totals ...) Sill'S^ 3lj 4'l Totals 4! 9J3Q:2ft| 5 SCORE BY BmM Eau Claire 4 000000000 f-5 Oshkosh 0 00002 1010 o—4 Earned runs, Eau Claire 1; first base on errors, Eau Claire 2, Oshkosh 2; first base on called balls, Eau Claire 1, Oshkosh 1; struck out, by Hallstrom 1, by Burdick 9; left on ba^es, Eau Claire 6, Osh kosh 3; two- base kits. Mayer and Hoy; double play, gay, Roberts and Morrissoy: passed balls, Naele 1, Gasttield 1; flies caught, E»u Claire 6, Oshkosh 9; fouls caught, Eau Claire 2, Oshkosh i; time, 2:15; umpire, Melver. Diiluth Beats Minneapolis. Special to the Globe. Duluth, Minn., Sept. 29. — Dulnth won by a scratch, both sides playing wretchedly. There was no team work. The base run ning was stupid and the kicking incessant and senseless. Webber was hurt in the fourth and Brooks caught a good game. Sowders gave out in the eighth and Rhue attempted to pitch. Umpire Tindill was weak and undecided and generally wrong. The best play was Keid's running from the plate to near thud for a fly. Mißneup'lia Rj b| pja b i Duiuth. Hi b!p |a E Murphy,lf.. 2 li 1 0J 0 Reid, 2b.... 4 13 3 1 Shafer, 2b.. 3 2 2 l| 0J Rourke.Sb.. 0 2 4 2 2 O'Rouke, cf 1 2; 1 0 0 Jones, 1t... 0 110 1 Pickett, Sb.. 1 1| 3 2! 1; McMil'n, cf. 0 0 0 0 0 Sowders, p. 01 2! 0 lOi 8> Traffley. c. 1 011 U Crooks, ss, c 0! 0! 4! 1| l' Cody, rf 0 0 0 0 1 Rhue, lb, p. 0 0| 8l lj 1 Vanzandt. lb 0 0 8j 0 0 Lynch, rf, s. 0 01 2| 1, I■■ Manning, ss. 110 4 1 Weliber.c.rf 0 6 2! 0 oi! Baldwin, p.. 3 1 0:10 0 Ryan, rf, lb 1 0 li 0 0J ! ' 1 Totals.... 9 627i23 8 Totals.... 8' 824 161 4 SCORE BY INNINGS. Minneapolis 2 0 0 0 4 0 10 I—B Duluth 1 0 2 10 0 3 2 *— 9 Earned runs, Minneapolis 1, Duluth 2; three base hit. Sowders; two-base hit, Baldwin; bases on Balls, Miuneapolis 5, Duluth 9; struck out, Minneapolis T. Duluth 5: first base on errors, Min neapolis 6, Duluth 3; left on bases, Minneapolis 5, Duluth 7; bases stolen, Miuneapolis 1, Duiuth 5; passed balls. Webber 1, CrooJKa 1, Traffley 2: wild pitches, Sowders 1, Baldwin 3; umpire, Tindill; time, 2:40. mi lu 2li Takes the Pennant. The Northwestern league season ends to-day. The pennant will go to Duluth, as the club of that city has won forty- four games and lost thirty-three, and will be given the game which Secretary Quinn or dered Milwaukee to play there this morn ing, making a total of forty-live. The St. Paul team has gone to Eau Claire, where it will play this morning the game declared off early in the season, and the lumber team will play two games in the afternoon with Oshkosh. Should Eau Claire win all of these games it would still be behind Duluth in percentage, its totals being forty-five won and thirty-five lost. Duluth, too, may win the other game with Minneapolis, making its total games won forty-six. The Zenith City club, is in fact, more apt to win this game than Eau Claire the three it has to play. If Minneapolis wins to-day, it will close the season ahead of Milwaukee. Arrangements have been made for a game between St. Paul and Duluth on Sunday for the gate receipts. A better plan would be to arrange to play two games in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon, the first game between St. Paul and Duluth and the second between Minneapolis and the winner of the other game, the victor in the last contest to take the gate money. The record of the league to date is as fol lows: Won. Lost. Won. Lost. Duluth 44 33 St. Paul 37 42 Eau Claire... 42 85 Minneapolis,. 35 41 Oshkosh 38 39 Milwaukee. . . 35 41 Chess Players. The contestants for the championship of the Minnesota Chess club played another round last evening. The tourney is now nearing completon, there being, apart from one or two postponed games, but two games more for each player, which will oome off on Friday and Monday evenings. The prize tourney is but half completed and continues on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Chicago Again Defeated. Philadelphia, Sept. 29. — The cham pion Chicagos were again defeated by the Philadelphias to-day. While they out batted the home club they fielded wretchedly, and the Philadelphias, by daring base running and some clever sacrifice hitting, managed to pull out a victory after defeat seemed certain. Clarkson was very effect ive, as was also Ferguson, except in the fifth inning, when he was hit for two doubles, a home run and two singles. Philadelphias' fielding was almost perfect. Incessant nose bleeding caused Dailey's retirement in the sixth inning, McCarty, late of the Brockton club, being substituted. Game was called at the end of the eighth inning on account of darkness. Score: Philadelphia 0 10 0 14 0 2—B Chicago 0 0 0 14 0 0 o—s0 — 5 A Forfeited Ganie. Washington, Sept. 29. — The game to day between the St. Louis and Washington clubs was one of constant kicking on the part of the Maroons. In the beginning ot the seventh inning, after two of the visitors had been disposed of. Kirby was called out on strikes. A wrangle of fifteen minutes ensued between the visitors and the umpire. The Maroons claimed that only two strikes had been called, but Pearce refused to re verse his decision, and ordered the visiUrs to the field. They resorted to dilatory tactics with the view of prolonging the game into darkness, when the umpire de clared the game forfeited to the Washia tons by a icore of 9to 0. The score, up to, and including the first half of the seventh inning, which was a tie, is as follows: St. Louis 1 0 0 0 10 o—2 Washington 1 0 0 0 10 •— 2 Detroit 6, Boston 4. Boston* Sept. 29.— Loose playing by the home team gave the game to the De troits to-day. The Bostous outfielded their opponents, but their errors were more costly. . Kowe'3 errors were the most fatal NO. 27 3 for the Detroits. Sutten, Johnson and Nash did some brilliant fielding. Score: Detroit 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 I— 6 Boston 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 I—4 New York 4, Kansas City 1. New York, Sept. 29.— The New York and Kansas City clubs played their final game together to-day, before 1,500 people. The Cowboys fielded well, but could not hit Welch. Score: * . New York.. ......2 0,0,0,1 0 1 o—4 Kansas City...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 o—l Mow They Stand. Won. Lost • Won. Lost Chicago 84 31 Boston ...49 59 Detroit 80 33 St. Louis ...43 71. New York 69 . 42 Kansas City... 29 81 Philadelphia... 65 41 Washington.. .24 84 ' ' • .;' , - y : -Racing at Newmarket. London, Sept. 29.— At Newmarket to day the Great Eastern railway handicap for three-year-olds and upwards was won by Lord Hastings' four-year-old brown colt Pearl Diver by three-quarters of . a length, Douglas Baird's three-year-old colt Doub loon second, Distinian third. Eleven ran. Small Talk. A frame of base ball was played on the West Seventh street grounds yesterday between the St. Paul team and a picked nine, resulting in a victory for the professionals by a score of " 10 to 4. The attendance was light. The American association games yesterday resulted as follows: Baltimore 3 1, St. Louis 7: Brooklyn 10, Cincinnati 8: Metropolitan 7, Louisville 0; Athletic 6, Pittsburgh 3. The winners at Brighton Beach yesterday were Glendon, Charm, Big Hear", Saiuda, Ferg Kyle and Mamie Hunt. EVENTS IN OTHER LANDS. Two Duels Fought by Tire-Eating Frenchmen. Frightful Ravages of Cholera in Japan --Chinese Brutality. . ■ %. ■P. Two French Duels. Bordeaux, Sept 29.— MM. Braulatand Duprat, rival editors of this city, yesterday fought their second duel to satisfy a mu tual grudge. The first duel was fought - Monday with swords. In the combat one broke his weapon and the battle was de clared drawn. Yesterday, in a duel with pistols, at twenty, paces, each fired two shots without effect and the j second battle was also declared a draw. Paris, Sept. 29.— A duel was fought to day at Montpellier between M. Gariel, an editor, and Capt. Valicourt, of the French army. The quarrel arose over an editorial criticism upon certain features of the army maneuvers. Capt. Valicourt was wounded four times by the editor. His condition is precarious. CUT IN A THOUSAND PIECES. The Fate of a Chinese Woman Who was Guilty of no Crime. San Francisco, Sept. 29.— At Canton, Aug. 27, a Chinese woman aged only 18 underwent the "Ling Chi" execution, which is that while still living one piece of her body after another is cut away until the body is divided into exactly 1,000 pieces. The victims have in this, case always died from loss of blood before the horror was completed. The woman was charged with having poisoned her husband and three relatives, and although it was shown on the examination that she was inuocent of the offense the people of the district insisted on her execution, which the viceroy finally or dered. A New Explosive. Paris, Sept. 29.— Gen. Boulanger, de siring to secure an appropriation of 25,000, --000 francs for new -explosive bombs recently, invited the budget J committee to witness the experiment he was carrying on in private. The experiments were made with a monster mortar designed as a type for the destruction of fortifications." The missile thrown, explodes with exceedingly destructive effect. It is charged with a new explosive, of whose composition Gen. Boulanger and his associates alone possess the secret. The compound, however, is admitted to have all the power of gun powder, with none of its defects, and is said in addition to be easily transportable and to be free from liability to spontaneous combustion. It is said that the budget committee were not only highly satisfied with the result of the experiments, but promised to fully support Gen. Boulanger's demand for the large special appropriation. Cholera in Japan. Sax Francisco, Sept 29. Mail ad vices say cholera is still raging throughout Japan. The proportion of deaths to cases is very heavy. Between Aug. 28 and Sept. 5 inclusive, nine days, 13,348 new cases were reported. Deaths during the same period were 8,472. In Tokio alone there were during the nine days 2,352 cases, and 8,472 deaths. Over 63 per cent, of those attacked died. The examination of the wells in Tokio was made and 740 out of 1,177 were condemned as unfit for drinking purposes. Rioting at Belfast. Belfast, Sept. 29. — There was des perate fighting to-day between the Protest ant and Catholic workmen at Barbour's foundry in this city. The police interfered, when the fighters joined forces and stoned and routed the police. The cavalry were summoned and charged upon and dispersed the mob. Scores of rioters and several policeman were injured. Acknowledged His Guilt. Newark, N. J., Sept 29. — Mathias L. Darby, the real estate agent who was ar rested for ruining girls, and who was in dicted for fornication, pleaded guilty to day. m ' PLJBI7RO-PNEI7MONIA. Co-Operation Between the State of Illinois and the General Govern ment—The Plague Spreading. Washington, Sept. 29. G0v. Oglesby, of Illinois, has written to the commissioner of agriculture accepting the rules and regula tions of the general government for the sup pression of pleuro-pneumonia. Robert Berkely, of Virginia, also writes the commis sioner saying that the plague exists in that' state and that the diseased cattle were pur chased in Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 29. — six veterinary surgeons , recommended by Prof. Salmon to Commissioner Coleman, of the bureau of agriculture, for appointment to assist in in vestigating ■ the pleuro-pneumonia among cattle in and about this city are Drs. Alex ander and Murray, of Michigan, Trumboover, of Illinois, T. J. Hern, of New York, H. W. Rowland, of Jersey City, and J. W. Hawk, of New. York. Commissioner McChesney said to-day that no decision had yet been reached regarding the proposed slaughter of exposed cattle. , Meantime quarantine is ' being strictly maintained and the .veterinary sur geons are still making investigations. ' , ■ Cleveland, 0., Sept. 29.— Afew days since It was reported that a herd of cattle recently brought to Summit county, ; 0., from * lowa, was afflicted with pleura pneumonia, thirteen of the animals having died within a day or - two of a strange disease. ' A speoial from . Akron to-night says that Dr. Butler, state veterinarian, has just made an examination of the herd. He finds that the disease is neither pleuro pneumonia nor Texas fever, 1 but anthrax, a blood disease, which he thinks was contracted in the malarial districts of the West before the cattle reached the Chi cago stock yards. ,He says the quarantine precautions already taken will prevent Its . spread. V s . : :.'. •" - : -ft '•* .- ■ : "•■■"" [ .-..»-■ :;.■ . , , ' 'A sixteen-year-old ; boy, Lewis MagestaoV ! near Volga, pulled a gun out of a bay- rack i with the . muzzle toward him, and, as a con- ;. - ; sequence, •» the J contents _i entered bis left , breast, tearing arouHd ■ among the ribs and * lungs, ■ and ; lodging back of the ..' shoulder. --v Still, as there is but one : doctor in that vicin- _ ity, it is thought he may survive.