New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-04
Lyndon q. Smith, Nominated for LIeuten-
ant Governor. Justices Start and
Collins We're Renominated
Without Opposition.

called to order by Chairman John II.
Steele OF the state committee, 1,175 dele
gates out of a total number Of ITS being
present The convention was held at the
Auditorium, St. Paul. --... .......= i.
me decorations Of the convention hall
were elaborate and tasteful Before the
stage was profusion of ported plants.
ana upon the walls back of the stage
hung large paintings Of President Nc
k1nley, while In the center. hanging from
the glrder. was a more than Hfe-sized
representation of Governor Roosevelt,
garbed in the full glory of his Rough
Rider uniform
The committees were as follows:
Credentials-O. J. Simonson, James L.
Larson, M. Halverson, James Shoonmak-
er, ). }. Soule, John c. Croft, A. D. Gill;
j. Sullivan, Olaf Olson, E. A. Ralph L. S.
Wheelock, J. D. Ogle, W. M. Cain, R. A.
Mott, H. J. Miller.
Resolutions-R. G. Evans, B, S. Hark-
strom, Edward Augsad, S. J. Ray, H. J.
Miller, W. B. Cushman, Frederick Morri-
son. c. S. Mitchell, J. s. Vandiver, P. NJ
Morris, c. L. Hilblom, W. S. Moe, J. K
Grondahl, G. A. Middegeon, w. Roffman,
W. D. Smith, J. F. jacobson, G. S. Ives.
Mile Bunnel.
The morning was spent in organizing.
Two candidates for chairman, Oar F.
Reese, of st. Paul, and. Senator e. T..
Young, of Appleton, were named, and
after a spirited contest Mr.. Young was
elected chairman. This was considered
the first blow to the opposition to C. F.
Staples.
At the Afternoon session the convention
n Tod to
der: Governor, lieutenant governor, at
torney general, treasurer, supreme court
judges, secretary of state and railroad
commissioners
y. q. Gould in a~short speech nominated
captain S. r. Van SAINT for governor and
moved mis- nomination by a rising vote
The motion was carried with the entire
convention on it's feet cheering for the
Winona man.
Senator G. W. Somerville nominated L.
A. Smith for lieutenant governor, C. S.
Martin nominated William B. Douglas for
attorney general, w. P. Roberts nomin-
ated Julius H. Block for treasurer and
Charles M. Start for chief Justice of the
supreme court. This last nomination was
amended to include L. w. Collins for as
sociate justice of the supreme court. All
these nominations were made by accla-
nation.
The first fight as expected, came when
the secretary Of state was reached. The
candidates placed in nomination were: J.
J. Lomen, A. F. Norden, S. A. Langum,
P. G. Sjoblom, P. E. Hanson and Swan
Molander. Peter E. Hanson was nomi-
mated for the Office on the second ballot.
The dercest fight of the convention was
made on the nominations for railroad and
warehouse commissioners. The success
full candidates were C. F. Staples, J. S.
Miller and Ira B. Mills.
The convention voted the appointment
of the state committee by the chairman
and the committee will consist of one
member from each judicial district and
seven members at large.
The platform endorses the national ad-
ministration; compliments the soldiers
and sailors of the late war; congratulates
the country upon the fulflllnent of prom
Uses made four years ago, and indorses
Senator Nelson.
The Republican party recognizes that le-
ultimate business, fairly capitalized and
honestly managed, has built up our in
dustries at home and enabled us success
fully to compete with foreign countries
in the markets of the world, and the Re-
publican party, now as always, is I'M
alterably opposed to all trusts and COM
binations having for their purpose the
sitting of competition, arbitrarily con-
trolling production and fixing prices.
We are in favor of the amendment to
the federal constitution which was re-
Gently proposed by the republicans in
congress. granting both to the states and
congress the power to define, regulate
control and prohibit monopolies, combin-
atoms, and all forms Of monopoly or
trusts Which exist in the form of corpora
lions or otherwise, and we condemn the
obtrusive policy Of the Democratic party,
which for the time being defeated the
submission of such amendment.
We declare for liberal legislation for the
national defense, for the building up Of
our navy, for the enlargement of our for
eign markets, for the employment of
American workmen in all mines, forests
farms, mills, factories and shipyards.
We hereby express all our appreciation
of the distinguished services rendered by
Senators Davis and Nelson, and we are
proud of the fact that they have reflected
credit on the state and Republican party
To the representatives in congress and
state we return our sincere thanks for
their thorough devotion to duty and their
efficient support Of the, government in ev-.s
cry crisis. s..%@
While considerable feeling was manifested
when the contested nominations were being
made the delegates left the hall with best of
feelings.