St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-29
FIRED LAWRENCE.
The Real Work Begun and
Changes Made.

luO INCd1 w dHu
Changes Made.
Special to the GLOBE
RED WING, June 2S.-Temporary
Chairman J. A. Lawrence had not given
satisfaction in the morning, and it was
decided to drop him with dull, sicken-
ing thud. Gen. Chandler reported for
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton that j. W. Peterson, of Goodhue
county, be made permanent chairman,
and c. A. Birch secretary. AS Mr.. Peter
son took his seat he made reference to
Ben Harrison that provoked applause.
The committee appointed on platform
was: Henry Frey, Kandiyohi; F. NJ.
Wilson, Goodhue: E. G. Smith, Carver;
John SaXburg, Chippewa: j. M. ID.
Croft Dakota: R. I'll. McClelland, Nc
Leod; d. H. Harris. Meeker: G.
L. Christensen. Renville; w. I'll. Baier,
Scott; S. Fl. Hudson; Swift:
J. M. D. Craft was made chairman OF
the committee. A recess until 3:15 was
taken to permit the committee to pre-
pare the platform. The committee staid
out long while. They had trouble.
The rock of tariff reform stuck in front
of them by united Democracy caused
diSSenSiOn among them. The members
of the committee had varying opinions
amp the result of this was the produc-
ton of minority and majority reports,
and in the end a platform, so incon-
gruouS, so confusing, so meaningless,
that he who understands tariff reform
and is honestly pledged to it will laugh.
1t is platform that performs the re-
markable and unheard-of feat of indoors
Ing not only the Chicago high tariff
platform, but also the low tax platform
of the
DEMOCRACY.
Can you conceive anything more rid
iculouS than this. Can you imagine
Republican convention made up in the
majority of professional wire-pullers
and ex-office-holders endorsing a plat
form that supports high taxes and at
the same time demands pure Demo-
cratic doctrine-''taX reduction to the
requirements of the government" If
by any unexpected chance Republican
should go to congress this year from the
Third district he would be divided
against himself-a political Siamese
twin-one hand appraised for low taxes
and the other on the pocketbook of high
tax. The majority of the committee
intercepted the platform as follows:
Resolved, That we indorse the nomina-
tons of the late Republican convention for
president and vice president and pledge to
the ticket our hearty support
Resolved, That we indorse with hearty ap-
proval the platform of the late Republican
national convention.
Resolved, That while supporting the doc
trine of protection to American industries,
American labor, American homes American
fisheries and American honor we demand
reduction of taxation to the Requirement of
| the government and a revision of the tariff
| by such reduction or repeal of duties as will
relieve from unnecessary burden the neces-
| saries of life and those articles other than
n
| petition with the products of American labor
The minority report signed by J. A Law
renee and E. T. Smith, demanded that this
| sentence i'll the platform be stricken ont:
| I'VE demanded a reduction of taxation to
| the requirements of the government
On being put to a vote the majority report
| was adopted and the Chicago platform
| cheered. Chairman Craft. of the platform
| committee, said that he could stand on the
| Chicago platform
| Until GabriaI blew his horn''
| The ridiculous document, lacking in cour-
| age, devoid of sense, a mess of words went
| through with rush.
Frank Wilson moved that the nominee of
| the convention must have ajority of the
| votes present in the convention before being
| elected. Carried. The following nomina-
| tons for congressman were then made:
| A. II. Reed, of Mcleod.
| III. B. strait, of Scott.
D. S. Hall, of Renville.
The nominating speeches were of the usual
| order with the exception of that from Carver
| by e. T. Smith, who in seconding the nomi-
nation of Reed accused Judge Macdonald of
having used his former position as judge to
| electioneer and make political friends Mr.
Smith frankly admitted that the Ames and
| Macdonald ticket in Carver county ran
| LIKE A CYCLONE,
and 1t was wholly impossible to check 1t.
| Another speaker in making reference to the
necessity of having the offices filled with Re
publicans was wildly cheered by sixty-three
hungry eyed Republicans.
The chair appointed as tellers Messrs.
BiXby, Christensen and johnson. The first
informal ballot was called at just 4:45.
When the Goodhue fello VS. marched up with
their fourteen votes they were cheered for il
was felt that that delegation could decide
who the nominee should be when the proper
time came: The ballot resulted as follows:
a. II. Reed. rs IJorgen Simmons. 6
e. B. Straiet....... 17IG. H. Strobeek. l
This was the informal ballot. AS
published in to-day's GLOBE, Reed got
his twenty-seven votes polled Wednes-
day night and one better. The six
votes for Jorgen Simmons, of Appleton,
came partly from Goodhue, at least,
before the ballot some of the Goodhue
delegates had been advocating his nom
nation, notably Frank Wilson. The
first formal ballot resulted:
Reed.......... % Hall ...;............14
| Strait. ..............1S lStrobeck. ..... ....
There was a cheer for Reeds gain of
one vote, but it subsidized when Frank
Wilson, of GoOdhue, rose and moved that
a recess be taken until z clock. On an
yea and nay vote the chairman declared
this lost, but demand was made for a
vote by counties. On this being taken.
the motion was carried, and the adj.
journment taken. The vote on this
showed the full opposition to Capt
Reed. 1t was as follows:
Counties Yea. Nay
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