The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-08-06
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Mr.. Sewall is not a native citizen he
cannot be Aicc-president.

vice-president OF the United States IL
Mr.. Sewall is not native citizen he
cannot be Aice-president.
. The Srearns county Democratic con-
vention held here today was some
what onesided affair. The friends Of
sound money madela vigorous fight to
prevent an endorsement ofthe sixteen
to one heresv, but failed asit was fore
ordained that they would fail. Every
thing was against their success. The
practical politicians Of the ciey especial
ly were unanimous in their support Of
the Chicago platform and for the en-.
dorsement OF Lind for governor and
Towne for congress- There was no
effort made TO capture the caucuses in
St Cloud Saturday night by the gold
men and with this leverage the silver
men went into the country Yesterday
and talked to the delegates elected the
night before. They told them that
Judge Brnsner was alonein his advocacy
OF sound money among St. Cloud Dem
ocrats and oould not win. Evidently
this was believed by the country dele
gates. Eg
There was rumor on the street this
msrning that Judge Bruener was him
self candidate for congress in this
district. His friends urged tina, sound
money manbe elected as chairman OF
the convention in the interest vi his con-
didacy, but the silver crowd used the
argument that Mr.. Bruener was not a
candidate in good faith, but simply to
defeat the endorsement or nomina zion
OF Towne and his candidacy did not
have the desired effect, Before the con-
vention was called to order it was evil
dent John Hoeschen, the candidate OF
the sound money men tor chairman, was
doomed to defeat, but, his iriedds deter
mined to make the free silver men show
their strength, That Hoeschen was de-
teated is no discredit TO himself, tor
every means possible was used by fhe
silver crowd TO encompass it. The to-
tally unprecedented manner in which
w. +. Remer called the roll OF precincts,
with st. Cloud city, where Amman, the
silxerites' candidate was strongest, had
the effect OF stampeding the convention
to Ahmann as it was intended, and
several OF the Hoeschen delegates got
away from him in their desire to get on
the band wagon. Lucas Kells and B..
w. How of Sank Centre were pronounced
in their support OF the Meltose man for
chairman and it is said that prior to
the convention personal encounter be-
tween Remer and How Was narrowly
.aXerted.
Theentire slate OF the free silver Grove
went through and Chairman Ahmann's
duties were reduced TO the minimum !.
When w. +. Remer was not usurping
the prerogatrves Of the chair the latter
was reading his little lists Of committees,
etc., and it was distinctively cut and
dried affair. That the action Of the con-
vention in turning down its best men
will be rebuked at the polls no one who
is at all familiar with the politics Of the
county will dispute. And if there is not
a surprise III store for somebody in this
county this tall, the writtr doesn't know
thing about the situation.
None OF the defeated men were given
places on the delegations and scant
courtesy was given them in the conyen-
|'tion, While the chairman was fair
enough, those who were IN reality in the
chair treated the minority very shah
billy. And it will not be without an
effects77Journal Press.