Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-11
n,itteo. rsaA Tho platform which 49,
unanimously adopted. Wy n t3J 'f3 y " lstS E

come from the nOrgnern part OF tn0
state It was explained that the Popu-
lists had named T. J.. Meighan for
lieutenant governor, and F. M.
Ringdahl and s. M. Owen for rail.
road commissioners. Hennepin county
had endorsed NJ. E. Nearey for railroad
commissioners and delegates from that
county opposed the conference report
because the selection! Of MIR. Owen,
whose home is in Minneapolis, would
shut out Mr.. Nearoy, who is president
Of the State Federation Of Labor. T..
D. O' Brien Of the conference commit.
tee explained that the only vacancy on
the railroad commission belonged to
the Populists and that Mr.. Nearey had
agreed to the matter and his name
would be presented for another Office
later. The report Of the committee
was then adopted ~ II ~ 1>t>s H.
Il. J. 7Meighan of Fillmore county,
who had been nominated by the Popu.
lists for lieutenant governor. was then
unanimously endorsed.
Balance OF tho Ticket Named.
For secretary of state NJ. E. Nearey
of Hennepin county was nominated by
T. D. O'Brien. Delegate Logan of Hene.
pin county declared that Mr.. Nearey
was not candidate forsthe nomination
and would not accept it. Professor
Wilhelm Patterson's name was also
presented. By rising vote Nearey was
overwhelmingly nominated.
H. @. Koerner Of Ramsey county
was presented by Charles J. Hires of
Scott county for state treasurer, and
the nomination was made by acclama-
ton. ~ '-.' ''.--@
At this point Mr.. Nearey, the nomi.
nee for secretary of state, appeared on
the platform and stated that although
he had been nominated for different
Office than that for which he had been
endorsed, but as q Democrat he sub.
mitted to the decision Of the conven.
ton and would accept. The announce.
ment was received with great cheering.
J. J. Mullen Of Ohisago, county pre-
sented the name of Robert @. Saunders
Of Pine county for attorney general
and the nomination was made by &C.
clamation. ..
F. M. Ringdahl, the Populist candi-
date for the 4-year term for railroad
commissioner, was endorsed. For the
other 4-year term T. J. Knox OF Jack
sou county was presented and the nom.
ination carried by reclamation. Sidney
M. Owen, the Populist candidate for
the 2-year railroad commissionership,
was endorsed unanimously.
A resolution presented by O. j. Hine
authorizing the state committee to fill
any vacancies on the state ticket was
adopted. >'; ....- 49,.
For Presidential Electors.
The following electors were chosen:
First district, Q: w. Anderson; Second
district, George Lester; Third district,
o. T: Ramsland; Fourth district, Dan.
tel Aberle; Fifth district, Ed. Noeren.
berg; Sixth district, John Jenswold,
Jr.; Seventh district, Thomas 9. Hodg.
son; at large, DIR. Rudolph schifman
and w. r. Pendergast: il!:. D. . $780,:
Judge Frank G. Brooks, of Hennepin
county, was named by Hennepin
county for chief justice and endorsed
W ICdW5oy COuAty' ~. LAW VI SG.
Louis county, Urged the endorsement
of Chief Justice Start and Associate
Justice Collins, of the Republican
ticket. A motion to nominate Judge
Brooks by reclamation was made, but
the name Of Judge Start having been
presented the roll was called, resulting
Brooks $3.50, Start l4l. Judge Brooks
was then formally declared to be the
nominee, the nomination being made
unanimous.
Judge Nj. j. Severance Of Mankato
was nominated by F. A. Pike of Ram.
sey county for associate justice, and the
nomination was about to be made by
reclamation when the announcement
was made by Former Speaker E. T.
Champlain that Judge Severance had
announced his intention to vote against
Bryan and the nomination was with.
drawn. J. G. Nethaway Of Washing.
ton county was then nominated for
associated justice, and the state central
committee instructed to fill any vacan.
cies with Democrats or Populists, the
motion being stated as intended to pre-
vent the endorsement of any Repub.
lican. The convent on then, at 7:l5
O'Clock, adjourned.