The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21

sioner under Governor Lind, sat as dele
gate from the second ward. sr.- /-,-,s
Tfi Elijah Barton. chairman OF the county
committee, called the convention to order.
Captain Whelan nominated Frank LARA
bee for temporary chairman, and no one
else was put in nomination. George P.
Douglas was chosen secretary on motion
Of, Senator j. T. MCGOWAN, and w. E.
Grove was made assistant secretary. The
list of delegates was approved without Gre
ating a committee on credentials. Or
Vile. Rinehart asked that the name OF
James Gray be added to the list of dele
gates from the third precinct of the thir-
G. A. Quist moved the appointment of a
committee Of seventeen on resolutions.
Chairman Larrabee questioned the advis-
ability of adopting resolutions. Mr.. Bar
ton suggested that it was not proper for
a county convention to adopt resolutions
on city affairs. t-... - p. ..
The ''Thfeves and Rascals."
Senator Stockwell and NJ. E.. Neary ad-
vOcated resolutions. Alex Stewart said
the convention should be ashamed to go
home without adopting resolutions on the
''rotten republican party" and condemn
ing the tthieves and rascals." ~. :. T.
This convention meets in the city that
is going to entertain the state convention
and furnish, the next governor said .Har
ry Lund, ,"and let's tell people what we
think of him." 49,. .,r-.
Chairman Larrabee. and J. r. Corrigan
favored the appointment of a committee
to prepare an address and take plenty OF
time, issuing it in pamphlet form. Judge
Corrtgan put 1T in form OF an amendment
and Mr.. Barton supported it. Alex Stew
art said he would not stand for indorsine
a platform until he had seen it. '.They
might say something good about Grover
Cleveland" he said, ."and would never
vote for that J. C. Haynes pleaded tha,
the convention should do nothing to Gre
ate future dissension and that the com
mittee should therefore not be left with
full power, but should demand a report
on which the convention should pass. Lars
Rand said it would be undemocratic tc
delegate an expression to any committee
John Rogan said the convention should
go on record against "a city iadministra-
tion that has been in cahoots with thieves
and robbers, and plundering the people o
Minneapolis. -~>
Messrs. Corrigan and Barton yielded t,
the evident will Of the majority, ant
withdrew their amendment.
A. S. Dowdall said the resolutions shoul,
not be confined to the city administration
of two years past, but. should go bacl
| eighteen years, to when an alderman wa,
paid $4,000 for whitewashing the cit.
| hall.
The motion to appoint a, resolution
| committee was carried
Ward Committeeman. r.
The wards selected their committe,
men and the list was announced as fol
| lows:
AT large, C. A. Quist, chairman: Jane
Donahue. First ward John T. MCGOWAN
second, Professor John G. Moore; third
A.. s. Dowdall; fourth, M. G. Brady; fifth
Elijah Barton; sixth, Harry Lund; sew
| las; NINTH ]. D. O'Brien; tenth, Jane
H. Duryea; eleventh. o. Gyllstrom
twelfth, S.. A. stockwell; thirteenth, N
| B. Irons country towns, James Turnham
L. I. Nassett.
The committee then retired to do it
work, and the convention voted to recon
| vene at 8 o'clock to pass on the report
| The 142 delegates were then apportione
! to the wards. The chairman was author
lied to appoint five at large, and the ward
were given representatives as follows,
First, 10; second, 8; third, 16; fourth
IA; fifth, 13; sixth, Ii; seventh, Z; eighth
8: ninth, IL; tenth. u. eleventh, II
twelfth, 4; thirteenth, 2; country towns, X
Adjournment was then taken in orde
to give the s resolutions committee
chance to help select the delegates at tn
afternoon session.
Convention Notes.
] The second ward selected the following de-
egates: u. G. Haynes, J. G. Moore, Major