The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-16
JOHN LIND AGAIN CHOSEN


sions. Inese corporations specially favored
have in return controlled legislation, Dictated
nominations and furnished the money to carry
elections. The policy Of this class has been
TO divide and ruin. then combine. divide and
8. Our banking institutions, established to
care for the deposits Of the people, have rot
mad their condition of solvency or insolvency
examined by competent bank examiner
Even where reports of insolvency were shade
they have been withheld from public view
Through wrongful combination at the state
capitol millions have been lost to our poo
pie: while the good name Of our state has
suffered abroad.
6. The offices of the clerk Of the supreme
court. oil inspection and surveyors of logs
have been allowed to demand and receive ex-
orbitant fees, amounting to about $500 an
nually. which, II at all proper. should have
gone into the public treasury. Instead there
OF, they have been used for the most part
Z. Our railroad and warehouse commission
has failed to fully protect the people, I'm
Just determinations and exorbitant charges
In railway rates demand proper regulation
by this commission. In every portion Of the
state equal and reasonable charges for trans
portation should be faithfully maintained.
The members Of such commission should be no
longer open to appointment by the governor,
but should be subject to election by the
people.
g. We are even now confronted by spec
tacle more humliating. The present admin
istration, assuming to act under the honored
party name Of Greeley and Lincoln, attempts
to provide for its succession and uses therefor
the public machinery of the state. The IA
vored CORPORATIONS name the candidate, the
public officials execute. and thus it Is farci-
cally proclaimed that the peop.e Of Minnesota
are to be allowed to continue in the enjoy.
ment of good government and sound money"
In view of all these and many other wrongs
in the administration of our state affairs,
this convention now pledges Itself to the
work of thorough and complete reform. 1t
demands:
l. That the public lands remaining unsold
shall be sold only at their fair value.
2 That all public institutions shall be
managed with prudence and economy.
g. That we shall not lose the fruits secured
by the decision of the supreme court in the
land tax case. By that decision S,500,00)
to the tax list. The increased valuation will
be from $15G00,000 to $40, 900. and the rev.
enue. to the state alone $2O0,00O annually.
We demand that in the threatened appeal to
the United States supreme court the legal de-
partment Of this state shall perform its full
duty that the peoples rights may be pro-
tected
4. OF still greater value, perhaps, Is the
decision of the supreme court in the Steiner
son rate case 1t establishes the principle
that the basic charges for transportation
should be no more than fair income on the
cost of reproduction Of the plant. This prin-
ciple should be maintained at all hazards,
and applied In all matters OF public fran
chise
Both these decisions and many others am
ply attest the fulflllment of our promises
made In 1892 in reference to the judiciary.
substantial foundations of prosperity, We
look with interest upon all forms of DIVERSE
fed farming.
g. We favor the election Of United States
senators by the people direct.
T. We condemn with severity all partisan
appointments to the judiciary.
- 8. We favor legislation looking to the con-
struction and maintenance of good roads,
8. We recommend that within reasonable
limitations the principle of direct legislation
be applied
with the administration of affairs there shall
be at all times wise, frugal and competent
government
To the end that all these wrongs may be
r1ghted and all these reforms effected
The Democrats of Minnesota, deeply i'm
pressed with the solemnity of their cause
and actuated only by a stern sense of duty.
now call upon all the people, irrespective OF
former political Affiliations, to join with them
In one grand and heroic effort to break down
the rule of rings and to redeem our state
NAME. CHEERED.
The reading Of the. document was
marked by applause at several nuin:s,.
and the mention Of the name of John
Lind brought such hearty outburst
that the reading was suspended for
some little time, and Mr.. Rosing
climbed on chair and demanded three
cheers for the next governor, which
were given with will. The planks
referring to the direct election of
United States senators by the vote
or the people and that amending the
election of the railroad commissioners
by popular vote were accepted with
marked appreciation.
T. J. McDermott Of Ramsey, moved
the adoption Of the, platform, and the
motion was carried by rising vote.
Then there was another hiatus, pres
emily broken by Chairman Rosing, of
the state central committee, who an
nounced that he desired to make
report for that committee. The report
was in the form Of a statement show
considerable expense beyond the
amount placed at his disposal, and
that he had the sum Of $272 coming to
him.
The convention took the matter up
with the greatest good nature, and pro-
posed that the shortage be Immediately
made good. Delegate Quist, of Henne-
pin, suggested that the hat be PASSED
on the spot, and himself, Joseph Ring,
John H. Ives, DR.. Dubose and F. D.
Larrabee were appointed to pass the
hat. Their financial work was Of such
a character that they got $261 without
trouble, and the chair announced that
the convention ought to order the con-
ference committee to pay the balance,
as sort of fine for their delay. The
proposition was adopted with a shout.
Another lapse in business was threat
ened, and Delegate Barton, of st. Louis
proposed to settle the matter off hand
by proceeding to the immediate nomi-
nation of that noble man, John Lind.
That's what we are here for,'' added
Mr.. Barton. The suggestion was sat
down upon as being of a character that
would discredit the conferees, but some
other delegates insisted, and Mr.. Rine-
hart, of Hennepin, took the floor and
said:
I'VE certainly owe the silver Repub-
licans some sort of courtesy, whatever
may be said of the others. AS a SUBJ
stitute to the motion Of the gentleman
from ST. Louis I move that we proceed
to the naming OF state central COM
mittee. In the meantime a committee
can be sent to look up the conference
committee"
Both of the suggestions contained IN
the motion were adopted. After they
had been separated-Mr. McDermott, Of
Ramsey, moved another substitute
that the committee consist Of twenty
seven members, one from each judicial
district with the exception of Districts
No 2, and II, each Of them to have
two members, and the chair to appoint
six members at large. The names to
be presented by the district delegations.
The motion prevailed and the Ram
sey county delegation evidenced some
Of it's usual disposition to settle mat
tiers, If possible, by at once going into
caucus.
RAMSEY'S STATE Committeeman
With the return to the hall Of Ramsey
county's delegation the members Of the
state central COMMITTEES were an