The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05

4 Commissioners Are Made by Ac-
| cIamation-The Resolutions In
dorse the Platform of the Phila-
de1phia Convention.
United States Senator Knute Nell
son.
| Governor Samuel r. Van SAINT Of
Winona.
/ Lieutenant Governor Lyndon A..
Smith of Montevideo.
Secretary of State-Peter q. Hanson
of Litchfield.
State Treasurer-Julius a. Block OF
st. Peter. .s
Attorney General Wallace B. Doug
| las of Moorhead.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
| Charles M. Start of Rochester.
Associate Justice Loren ". Collins
of st. Cloud.
| Railroad Commissioner, Four Year
| Ternl--Joseph G. Miller Of Two Har-
| bors.
| Railroad Commissioner, Four Year
| Term-Ira B. Mills of Moorhead.
Railroad Commissioner, Two-4ear-
Term Charles f. Staples Of West St.
Paul.
st. Paul, June 3O.-The above is the
| ticket selected by the Republican stats
convention which met in this city yes
terday. All the nominations except
secretary of state and railroad COM
missioners We're made by acclamation.
A feature Of the day was the pres
ence Of Senator Carter OF Montana.
| who made an address on the issues or
the day which aroused considerable
enthusiasm. .
The convention was called to- ordel
at noon by State Chairman w. b..
Steel. A contest arose over the selec-
tion of temporary chairman. Oar
T. Reese Of st. Paul and Senator b. e.
Young of Swift county were placed in
nomination. Senator Young won out
over the st. Paul man, the vote stand
ing, Reese, $40; Young, 666. Senator
Young, in his speech Of acceptance,
predicted Republican success. j.. j..
Everett of Fairmont was. elected tenn
porary secretary.
Permanent Organizations.
The committee on credentials was
dispensed with on motion Of Mr.. Rob
erts of Hennepin, and the certified del.
egates ordered seated. On motion OF
the same delegate the temporary or
ganization was made permanent, ana
the chair announced the Following
committee on resolutions:
r. G. Evans. E. +. Hardstrom, Ed
Bostad, s. J. Ray, H. Bert Miller, ".
q. Whiteman, Patrick H. Morrison, @.
s. Mitchell J. s. Vandiver, Q. Z. Hill
ton, w. s. Moe, CA. Pldgeon, 10. W..
Rossman, w. D. Smith. ]. Z. jacobson,
.G. s. Ives and NJ. r. Bunnell.
AT ITO an adjournment was taken
until $50.
When the convention reassembled X.
G.. Evans offered resolution indors-
ing Senator Knute Nelson for re-elec-
tion, which carried.
Nominations for governor were then
taken up and O.. B. Gould OF Winona
placed s. r. Van SAINT in nomination.
The namination was made unanimous
by rising vote amid a.. s.
| Great Enthusfnsm.
Senator George w. Somerville NOM
mated Lieut. Gov. Lyndon \. Smith to
succeed himself. Henry Feig moved
| that the nomination be made by ac-
clamation and the motion prevailed.
C. S. Martin Of Clay nominated w.
B. Douglas for attorney general and
| the nomination was made unanimous.
w. p. Roberts Of Hennepin nominal.
| ed +. HI. Block Of st. Peter for treas
urer, and the nomination was made by
| q rising vote.
w. P. Roberts moved that c. NJ.
| Start be nominated for chief justice by
| rising vote. An amendment to the
| motion named L. w. Collins for assocl-
ate Justice The amended motion car
ried.
1t was at this point that Senator
| Carter was introduced, being given a
| tremendous ovation. AT the conclusion
of the Montana senator's speech Capt
| Van SAINT was presented to the conven-
| ton and was greeted with storm OF
! cheers. He thanked the convention for
| the honor conferred upon him and
asked for united and harmonious ac-
| ton on the part of the Republicans OF
| the state. He concluded with an ap
peal for the whole ticket. sThe most
important thing is not the election OF
your governor he declared. First
of all must the electoral vote OF the
! state be cast for Mckinley. And Sec
| ond we must elect the legislature to re-
! turn that great commoner, Senator
/ Knute Nelson. And then our splendid
con nsressional delegation must be re.
turned-all seven. am ready to go
to work. The campaign is now open.
If you will all do your whole duty as
pledge you to do mine. Popuiism will
90 down for another forty years"
Eustis is Heard.
William Henry Eustis was then
called for and delivered short speech,
/ touching briefly on the issues of the
| campaign.
/ The nominations for which contests
! were expected were then taken up.
For secretary of state Sam Lansum
/ S. p. Sjobloni, a. F. Nordin. J. ]. Lo.
men, s. B. Molander and P. q. Han,
/ son were placed in nomination. The
4 first ballot resulted in no choice, and
| before the second ballot was taken
| Messrs. Nordin and Sjoblom were