St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06
BECKER IS NAMED.
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public affairs. IL elected TO this office,
| will perform Its duties as God and my
conscience shall dictate. There are
many gray heads in this house. and
see some who were present when l was
are still here. The old guard
dies. but never surrenders.' Year
after year We have come to the front
and borne the brunt of the fight. Let
me say to the younger Democrats. EN-
ulate the example of the old guard"
Amidst another round of applause.
the next governor took his seat. and the
business of the convention WAS re-
sumed. -
Here Came the Fight.
John Sheehy. Of LIE Sueur coun ty,
presented tor the nomination for state
auditor the name OF John ID. Kynaston
His speech was modest, unassuming
and TO the point.
John }. Ryder. of Rock county. Sec
onded the nomination OF kynasron.
Hammond. OF Watonwan. also seconded
kynaston'S nomination.
Lars NJ. Rand, of Nicollet. came to
the platform and declared that as Dem,
ocrats this convention should name
candidates who could bS elected. In
furtherance Of this idea he declared that
II had become All actual party neces.
Sity to nominate for this position a
man whose history was known, whose
record was open and whose name was a
tower of strength. The Republican
party had nominated for this office tho
most servile tool OF the monop.
olists,> and to Offset the intiu-
ence behind him the party
should nominate Adolph Biermann. j.
= of nd tha a = i,Nn
of John ID. kynaston in strong Spesch.
in which it was stated that Mr.. Rand
did not speak for the Hennerin delega-
ton. Dan Aberie seconded the nominal
ton of RleImann.aS did also &. j. Buell..
MIR. Buell. made savage attack OH Mr..
DOran. claiming that he had attempted
to Influence Mr.. Bisrmann in the per-
Torrance of his off cial duties. He re-
ferred TO meeting between Mr.. Doran
and Auditor Biermann. and dared the
convention to turn down the present
auditor.
DOran Takes the Floor,
The convention shouted for Mr..
D0ran, and. after some time. the veneer.
able leader came to the platform. In a
voice cnoking with emotion he declared
that ne had asked MIR. Biermann to do
nothing that the law did not command.
There were proceedings at that meeting
that he preferred not to mention.
II have done much for Mr.. Biers
man." he declared. Il took his cam
paign for governor and furnished him
everything. l went TO Washington and
internal revenue. No man ever had a
better chance to make record
for himself and the party than
he as auditor, and what has
he done? He sent to Grand
Forks for deputy who was a Republi-
can. and who had all unsavory reputa.
ton. dis office was filed with ReDub.
| licaEs. Mr.. Bierman has never done
anything for the party. nor never con-
triAuted dollar or a vote. | have tried
to work with him. but it has not been
! possible"
SIS the statement made by Mr.. Buell.
true or not trueY' asked Judge McCaf-
ferty.
mot true" declared Mr.. Doran in a
| voice that could be heard several blocks.
l.. A. RosinE, of Goodhue, seconded
| BieImauS nomination in strong
| Spe -ch.
Alter considerable confusion. result
| ing from the mutual recriminations of
| Messrs. Doran and Buell., Mr. Rosing,
| of Goodhue, said lie would like to know
who constituted the Democratic party,
| anyhow. But nobody answered. and
| Senator Keller made characteristic"
| speech. in which he declared that he
wished we had a dozen Jim Hills.
Brady. of ST. Louis, said: "In view of
the fact that Hill and Doran don't want
| Biernann, / move that we turn his
picture to the wall"
| Some witty person wanted the speech
| of Keller printed, but in view of the
| typogr aphical ippossibiiity of the task.
! the motion was not put.
| Alfred Jacques seconded the nomina.
| ton of Bierman. and declared that with
| Biecman the people felt that the public
| lands of the state are safe.
Tns cali was then made. resulting as
! follows: