The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-07

ton Of Independence. We are living in an
important age. Never before has the
country stood in such peril What has
peen settled wrong must come up to be
settled again. Settlement in this case
involves the destiny. of the American peo-
pie. Ii they are in the right, our cause
must live, whether we are successful this
time or not. Shall we point out to older
nations the higher paths, or shall we fol-
low them down to degeneration? If you
have been taught doctrines conflicting
with those Of the Declaration of indie
pendence-that document which we should
be willing to give up our lives to preserve
inyiolate-let me entreat you to come
back and drink of those waters that are
red with the blood of the revolution"
Prolonged cheers followed the speech that
for a time drowned the "Star-Spangled
Banner" played by the band.
NOT A DISSENTING VOTE.
MT. I41nd's nomination was made unan-
irnous by a rising vote, and Chairman
Harries formally pronounced him tho
nominee for governor Of the state Of Min
nesota. ass
Some one moved the appointment of a.
committee to notify the governor of his
nomination, and instantly there were
cries Of Jones! JonesI' the man whose
speech had taken the convention by
storm Chairman Harries named George
E. Jones, William B. Hennessy and Hon
p. B. Winston as members of the com
mittee to convey the nominee to the con.
vention hall in the evening
While the convention waited for the
report OF the conference committee Lieut.
Martin E. Few, of the thirteenth regi
ment, Minnesota volunteers, Mr.. Win
throp, of the Hennepin county deIega..
ton, and Hon William Pitt Murray spoke
briefly.
oyo1y
man or the committee on PLATFORM read
the platform, which was unanimously
adopted. 1t appears elsewhere in this
issue.
H. L. Chaffee, of Minneapolis. told the
convention in a brief but vigorous address
why the travelling men of the country
were going to support Bryan.
William GauSewitZ, chairman of the
conference committee. announced that
the report Of the committee was ready
Mr. GausewitZ read the report announc-
ing that the Populists had decided upon
John Lind as their unanimous choice for
governor, and that the Democrats had
conceded to the Populists the lieutenant
governor, two railway and warehouse
commissioners and the electors of the
Third, Sixth and Seventh congressional
districts, with one at large for the north
ern part of the state. The question Of
the supreme judges was left to the con-
vention to decide.
A demand was made for the names of
the Populist nominees for lieutenant gov
ernro and commissioners. The name OF
T. ]. Meighen was announced as the
Populists' choice for lieutenant governor
s. M. Owen and P. M. Ringdahl were
named as railway commissioners.
Owens name was greeted with mingled
cheers and groanS.
HENNEPIN WAS WORRIED.
The groans came from the Hennepin
county delegation, and E. Barton, of the
delegation, demanded recognition. The
Owen men tried to drown his voice. but
Mr. Barton refused to- be downed. and
in a few words nominated NJ e. Neary
in place of Mr.. Owen, the Pepulist can
didate. He said the Hennepin delegation
understood it was to have one of the
railroad commissioners. This had been
decided at the county convention, and it
had come to the state convention with
this understanding, and he placed in NOM
ination the name of M. E. Neary, pras1-
dent of the State Federation of Labor.
The Henepin delegates cheered wildly,
but couldn't drown the cries Of ''Owen!
OWen!"
There was wild disorder for few min
utes. and then T. D. OBrien obtained
the floor and threw oil on the troubled
waters He quite agreed with what the
gentleman from Hennepin county had
stated. He said that organized labor
should be recognized, but could not agree
with the gentleman's conclusion that M.
Neary's name should be substituted for
g. M. Owen, the Populist nominee for
railway commissioner. Mr.. Neary was
reserved by the convention for a higher
office, that of secretary of state Cloud
cheers), and when the proper time came,
Mr. O'Brien stated. he himself would take
great pleasure in nominating that gen
tleman for the higher position. After
Mr. OBriens announcement Mr.. Owens
nomination was unanimously Endorsed.
GETS THE sECRETARYsHIP
T, j. Meighen was Endorsed for 1ieuten-
ant governor, and then t. D. O'Brien
nominated Mr.. Neary, of Hennepin coun-
ty, for secretary of state. ]. w. Rt%b,
of Hennepin county, seconded the nc9l-
ination and it was made unanimous.
G. G. Kinds, of Shakopee, placed in
nomination the name of H. C. Koerner as
state treasurer. and the motion was
unanimously carried. Amid cheers Mr..
Koerner was escorted to the platform and
made a brief address.
NEARY TAKES TT KINDLY.
After Mr. Koerners nomination there
were loud cries Of 'Neary." and Mr..
Neary came forth, amid a storm of APP
plause. He made a brief speech accept