The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-17
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION sUG-
GESTs HIM AS A POSSIBLE VICE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
DELEGATES AND ELECTORS
They Are Chosen with Little Diff
ficuIty and a Platform Adopted
IndOrsing McKinIey's Ad-
nlinIstratiOn.

nine candidates for presidential electors.
The four delegates at large had been Sc
lected by the leaders several days ago, and
the only thing to do was to ratify this Sc
lection. There was some confusion over
the choice of an alternate for Senator
Nelson, but j. Frank Wheaton, of Henne-
pin, secured the place by modestly nomi-
mating himself and forcing the convention
to indorse him. Minneapolis attempted to
hog things by having n. o. Werner, Of
Hennepin placed as one of the presiden-
tial electors at large, but this was more
than the country delegates could stand,
and John L. Gazelle, of Jackson county,
was elected, it requiring a roll call, how
ever before the Werner people were sat
isfied.
The other feature of the gathering was
the effort to boom w D. Washburn as
vice presidential candidate.
Gideon S. Ives, of Nicollet county, was
nominated by acclamation as temporary
chairman, and John F. Selb, of Ramsey;
Simon Michelet, of Hennepin, and D. w.
Meeker, of Clay, were chosen secretaries.
Oar Reese, of Ramsey, said there would
be no need of a committee on credentials,
but as a fOrmality B. H. Timberlake, Of
Hennepin; " H. Hugo, of st. Louis, and
w. ]. Annon, of Anoka. were appointed,
and without reading the lists, the dele
gates were declared seated.
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chairman for a minute, and the tempo
rary organization was made permanent
A committee on resolutions, consisting
of w. II. GrimshaW, A. R. McGill, w. B.
Douglas, r. w. Jones, Alexander Fiddes,
j. L. Gibbs, P. j. Davis and H. j. Henne-
man, was appointed, it being understood
that the representation should be one
from each district. Mr.. Jones withdrew,
stating that he was the second from the
Seventh district
Mr.. Grimshaw wanted half an hour re-
cess taken in order to allow the commit
tee to prepare the resolutions, but Chair
man John H. Steele, of the Republican
state central committee, had thoughtful
ly had a number Of typewriter copies
of the platform prepared for the commit
tee, and 1t was not deemed necessary to
take any adjournment
Senator Greer, of Lake City, offered a
resolution electing Senator Davis, Sen
ator Nelson, Thomas Lowry, of Mime
apolis and Senator Lord, of Kasson, as
delegates at large to Philadelphia, and
this was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Roberts, of Hennepin, nominated
Kenneth Clark, of Ramsey, as alternate
for Senator Davis.
J. Frank Wheaton, of Hennepin, cleo
trified the convention. He said that there
was a concerted effort on the part Of the
Democratic party to secure the negro
vote. The only way this could be pre-
vented in this state was to name him as
an alternate to the Philadelphia conven-
ton.
T. S. Cook, of. Ramsey, seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Wheaton, and advised
the convention to send him as an alter
nate to Knute Nelson.
Oar Reese wanted the selection of Mr..
Clark first disposed of, and it was.
Mr.. Cook threatened the corS ention
with another speech IN favor of Wheaton,
and Wheaton was hastily chosen by ac-
clamation.
Davis N. Tallman, of Willmar, was Sc
lected as alternate for Thomas Lowry,
and Senator Sivright, of Mcleod county,
as alternate for Senator Lord.
William E. Lee of Todd county was
named by acclamation TO head the list of
presidential electors.
A jangle ensued over the choosing Of
the other electors at large. Hennepin
county wanted N. o. Werner and Robert
G. Evans nominated him. The country
delegates had an idea that Minneapolis
should be satisfied with what it had Sc
cured, and Charles ]. GaZelle, of Jack
son county, was nominated as the sec
ond elector at large by vote Of 712 to
446
Ramsey county, of course, had row
over the announcement of the vote on
the Werner-GaZelle contest, and the
county was poled to settle the dispute.
State Auditor Dunn introduced reso-
lution indorsing Gen. w. D. Washburn
for vice president in the following Ian
guage:
We view with pride and qualification the
advancement of the nation and part1cu-
larly the magnificent growth and prosper
ity of this great west which has become
the center of population and political su-
premacy The propriety and justice of
recognizing this section in the formation
of any ticket claiming to De nauonal Is
In view of the facts we present as
fietting candidate for vice president
the name of our distinguished fellow citi-
zen Hon. w. D. Washburn. His life long
interest in and devotion to the principles
of the Republican party, his eminent pub
lie services, large experience and high
character qualify him Particular for
pionship of the rights of the people
against the encroachments and greed of
powerful and selfish combinations com
American people. Should the situation
warrant the delegation from this state in
so doing we recommend that they pre-
sent his name to the convention as a can
didate for such office.
It was declared carried.
The state central committee was di-
rected to fill all vacancies caused by res
ignations or otherwise, and the conven-
ton proceeded to name an elector from
each of the seven districts. The selec-
tions were as follows:
First, Edwin Dunn, Eyota; second, J.
G. DOnavan, Lyon; third, o. K. Nasseth,
of Goodhue; fourth, DR.. Carl Wirth, ST.
sixth, George A. Whitney, Wadena; sew
enth, H. w. Stone, Morris
United States Marshal Grimshaw re-
ported the following platform:
the ReDnblicanS the 0f
Minnesota in convention assembled, af-
firm and renew our allegiance to the Re
publican party and it's principles.
We endorse the administration Of Prest-
dent William Mckinley and the Republi-
can party, and congratulate the country
on the revival of industr al and CONNER
clal prosperity, brought about as a direct
result of the application of Republican
principles and policies of government dur
ing the present administration
We indOrse the administration of Presi-
pie have enjoyed, under the present ad-
ministration, higher state of prosperity
and happiness than ever before in our
national history, and we congratulate the
Republican party on the prompt and
complete fulfillment of its pledges made
to the people in 1896.
The Republican party is proud of the
fact that it has written the gold standard
into the law of the land, and that its
sound financial policy has contributed
largely to the greatest prosperity the
American people have ever known, and
mas IdlSSu the cTSuiC OF the American
government to the highest point ever at
tatned by any nation. The Republican
party stands for money laws that benefit
all the people alike, the borrower as well
as the lender, laws that tend to reduce
and equalize interest rates in all parts of
the country for the benefit of our pro-
ducers, the farmer, the laborer, the man
ufacturer and the merchant To this end
we favor a flexible currency that will re-
spond to the needs of commerce and in
dustIy.