The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-08

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Mayor Gray, of Minneapolis, was in
the front rank of the Hennepin delega-
ton during the morning session, but went
further back from the firing line in the
for speakers.
N. Campbell, of rCrookston. was another
mayor VINO was in evidence. He was on
the committee on resolutions, and worked
hlmself almost into q frenzy as he
thought of the injustice of Mckinley 8
policy toward the Porto Ricans. for Mr..
CampoeH believes that the constitution
ought to follow the flag, and trade get
run for Its money If it can.
Surveyor General, Brady, of Duluth, was
OF the committee on credentials, but be-
cause he could use them better than any
one else.
He had a formidable rival, however, for
the honors of the statuesque in the per-
son of the "Mankato Kid"
There was even relic of royalty in the
personnel OF the convention. Among the
delegates from Hennepin was Patrick Cal
laghan. once the wide famed King of
Boom Island. on which he set up an i'm
perialistic establishment Of his own on
a small scale. Now, however. Patrick
Is content to be a deputy sheriff in the
oath OF allegiance to the government,
much as he wishes it's head were Bryan
instead OF the other. William.
In the morning before the signs were
put up the delegates sat down where they
pleased, and, to a casual observer, 1t
looked as though the entire convention
was from Hennepln-.
Capt. Harries' opening speech warmed
convention follow
1t was stirring inaugural.
ST never expected to attend another
state convention" said Judge Buck, of
Mankato, 'but I'm glad 1 came to this
one It's the best one 1 ever attended"
The assistant secretary Of the conven-
ton was Capt. James D. Wood not w.
A. Wood, as stated in the G @ e. Capt.
Wood was one of several Ramsey county
delegates honered by the greatest Demo
cratic convention ever held in this state.
After the authenticated Jones, OF Rock
county made his speech secCnding the
nomination of Gov. Lind he could have
asked for anything. in the gift of the
convention and received it. His hit did
not surprise the entire convention, how
ever. He attended the convention at
MankatO Tuesday and those who heard
for the oratoTfcal fireworks which he GER
tainiy did explode with success in the
Auditorium.
It looked almost like an editorial asso-
citation meeting at times; nearly every
county sent an editor. There are more
editors in the reform forces this year
than ever before
And in the mayor class. too, Hemstead,
of Brainerd, has had experience to quail
1fy him for seat in yesterdays conVen-
ton.
Thomas Van -Etten, of Benton county,
who was certainly. the weightiest, as we'll
as one Of the most influential. of Benton
county's delegation, viii be remembered
avoirdupois. was picked up by the cyclone
at Sank Rapids fourteen years ago car
rled 300 feet and LEI down so lightly
that five-dollar bill in his pocket was
Justice Buck, beading the Blue Earth
delegation, was a commanding figure eve V
time he rose. and very reminiscent of
bench Daniel Buck has been factor
In every Democratic convention in this
state for q generation.
Lars NJ. Rand and Matthew Walsh were
two Minneapolitans you could not stick
a sharp pin between without piercing the
clothes of BOTH. -rsa
Pfefferle is hardly to be called com.
mon name, but there were two of them
in the convention, one John Lind's fell
low townsman at New Ulm, and the
other the Otter Tail county denizen.
In the front rank of the Hennepin dele
cation was Solon Armstrong, former city
comptroller who has been in the Demo-
cratic councils of that city since there
was no city at all, but village organi,
cation
Ed. w. Murphy, well groomed and
freshly Numbered as of yore, was easily
the winner OF all admiring feminine
glances when the Hennepin delega ton
moved, even though Stone did try to
equal him in daZZlingnesS
Aaron Poupeneys withdrawal from the
race fer the railroad commisionership
made a hit second only to that of NJ E
Neary, in gracefully abiding by the dc.
tates of the convention.
Moorhead was another town that had
Its mayor on. guard. Clay county was
also represented by r. T. Evans, who
was voting the Democratic ticket there
before the railroad was built
There was a Hanna in the conve ntion.
and his initial was D, but it does not
stand for dictator He was Mayor David
Hanna, OF White Bear.