St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-15
Pope COUNTY BOLTS.
Sensation in the Democratic
Congressional Convention
at Fergus Falls.
DR.. M'LEAN is NOMINATED
After a Vigorous Protest From
Several Of the Delegates
Present.
REPUBLICANS IN EVIDENCE,
Charged With Putting Up a
Democrat to Elect a Re-
publican.
REPUBLICANS IN EVIDENCE,
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
FERGCs FALLS, Minn., Sept. 1.-THE
Seventh district Democrats met here
today and nominated DIR. Thomas n
Mclean, of this city, for congress. AL
though but five counties out of the
seventeen in the district were repre-
sented, and but one county. Pope, had a
full delegation present, there was a
very lively discussion before the nomi-
nation was made. The three delegates
from Pope were instructed to advocate
no nomination by their county conveu-
ton, and when they saw that the other
counties were determined to place a
man in the field. they served notice of
their withdrawal from the convention.
The counties represented in VIII ole and
part were Polk, Clay, Otter Tail, ,WilkiD
aud Pope. The convention was called
to order by Chairman William Anglm,
of the congressional committee. and E.
M. Stanton. of Polk. and w. Van Cap
pei, of Otter Tail, were elected tenn
pOrary chairman and temporary secre-
tary respectively. Committees were
appointed as follows:
Credentials - John Steichen, Otter
Tail; }. Il. Serrien, Pope; j. j. MOlstad,
Polk.
Permanent Organization - William
Anglim, Polk; NJ. Mclaughlin, Clay;
S;rickling, Folk.
Resolutions-J. Q. Hook, Pope; F. E.
LIE Page, Polk; l.. Is. Everdell, Wilkin.
The Trouble Commenced
over the report of the committee on Gre
dentialS, Mr.. Serrien, of Pope, present
ing a minority report. The majority
gave the delegates from each county
the right 10 east the full vote of such
county, while the minority gave each
delegate or proxy present one vote. The
fight grew warm, the Pope county dele
gates against the field. Mr. Serrien, of
Pope, caused sensation by stating
that he and oni of his colleagues only
came to the convention because they
had found parties close to the Repub-
Tcan organizations were trying to
secure the proxies of the delegates al
first elected. He stated that the Demo-
Gratis of Pope county had instructed
their delegates TO favor no nomination
"because, although Eddy. the Republic
an candidate, who is from Pope, is
ctiphS PiRNNNl'Silois lLio - HS
between BOen and EDDY" he SAID; ''be-
tween a low tariff man and one for high
protection. For the Democrats of Pope
county | desire to state that we prefer
Boen. We are for the state ticket and
one county ticket. but we want low
tariff congressman"
The Majority Report
~
moved that the question of selecting
candidate be left 10 a committee to be
COMPOSED Of one man from each county
in the district. lie made this motion, he
declared, because but five counties we're
represented, and four of them only
partly. The other delegates from the
other ten counties had not come because
the right thing 10 do seemed so plain
that they never thought there was any
danger. I'VE of Pope only came when
at the last moment we learned of this
scheme cooked up by the Republican
managers" MessrS. Anglim, Steichen
and Stanton approved this motion in
strong speeches. but before it was put
to vote Mr.. Serrien arose and said:
"We are opposed to sacrificing a
good Democrat to elect a Repub-
lican, and, acting under instruc-
tions from my colleagues, [ withdraw
the Pope county delegation from fur
ther participation in this convention.
We, III common with nine-tenths of the
Democrats of the district, prefer Boen
to Eddy, and we want to be free to act.
The Democrat named here, whoever he
may be, cannot get dozen votes IN
Pope county. We don't want to fuse.
We are Democrats. The idea of less
than dozen men from four counties
making a nomination for the Democrats
of this district is absurd"
John Steichen presented the name of
DR.. L. n. Mclean as Otter Tail's can
ddate. l.. B. Everdell, of Wikin, sec
onded the nomination, and it was made
by acclamation. The nominee being
out OF the city, he could not be brought
before the convention. The chairman
was authorized to name a congressional
committee composed of one member
from each county.
The Resolutions.
after declaring against fusion in anv
case, are as follows:
keSolVed, hat we reaffirm our in
dorsement of the national Democratic
platform of 1892 and applaud the noble
efforts OF President Cleveland and the
majority IN the lower house of congress
to fulfill the pledges under which the
people of the United States placed in
power the Democratic party, and de-
nounce as false to principle and traitor.
Gus to Democracy the action of a few
members of the senate. who have. in
part, prevented tie fulfillment of those
pledges, and pledge our best efforts for
the final success of true tariff reform.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
the Democratic state platform of 1904
and the Democratic state ticket and
pledge its nominees our united sunnort
Is Resolved, That, while we indorse ali
lawfuiness OF organized labor to obtain
just aud proper remuneration for work
ing men, we denOunce all attemnts to
secure the end by lawless means. and
approve the manly course taken Nv
President Cleveland in upholding the
supreme power of law and of the ma.
tiohal government during the late labor
troubles. +
Resolved, That we demand the larges
use OF silver consistent with sound
ana safe monetary system, and the
opening or our mlnts to the free coin.
age Of both gold and silver upon a