The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-02

| ed the following officers, and the
| ticket making commenced in earnest.
Chairman, James T. Wyman, Hen
| nepin; secretary, Albert Johnson, Good
hue; assistant secretaries, Theodore
Greenwood, Ramsey, and w. E. Young,
Blue Earth.
Senator Wyman made brief speech
in succeeding Senator Nelson, declar-
ing that the Republican party never
entered a campaign for the purpose of
electlng men to Office, but with the I'M
selfish patriotic purpose of serving the
public. He said the Republican party
was the party of good government,
purity in politics and honesty in leg
islation. He praised the president,
| compllmented the convention and
started business.
Get Down To Work.
Senator f. B. Daugherty, of Duluth.
| moved that the convention proceed
Immediately to the nomination of Of
ficerS.
c. A. Morey, of Winona, made the
speech nominating S. r. Van SAINT for
governor. Mr.. Morey said he was
proud of having always been Repub-
hcan, that the Republican party was
the child of the conscience of the
American people. He praised Presi-
dent Roosevelt at considerable length,
and finally got to Van SAINT, who was,
he said, 'Of the same Dutch blood and
same type of character" He said his
action in the merger was as mo-
mentous as Gov. Ramsey's tender of
the first regiment of soldiers to Lin
coin, and his every official act and
suggestion will bear the closest scru-
tiny from the people,
William Henry Eustis, of Mime
apoliS, the first and only Republican
defeated in
seconded the nomination, and Oscar
Hallam, of st. Paul, and Gideon S.
Ives, of st. Peter, followed suit The
nomination was made by reclamation,
and A. N. Dare, of Sherburne; w. T.
Coe, of Hennepin, and Mr.. Cross, of
Blue Earth, were appointed to escort
the governor to the hall.
Frank NJ. Nye, Minneapolis, officiat-
ed with the nominating speech for
Ray w. Jones, whom he characterized
as self-made man who believes in
Minnesota. He neglected to say that
the state has done well by Mr. Jones'
and that his faith was we'll grounded,
but the jacobson candidate for lieu
tenant governor did not put in an APP
pearance, and like .1he worthy stand
ard bearer, Jones, Was nominated by
reclamation on the motion of Senator
Timothy Sheehan, of Ramsey.
While notification committee was
organizing to beat up the bush for the
blushing Jones, the governor of Min
nesota arrived, flushed but triumphant.
pulled his speech from his pocket and
commenced its delivery, while several
hundred delegates and on-lookers.
who had patiently stood for the rest
OF the oratory, took the cue for a
walk and smoke. A motion to close
the doors was overlooked, and large
number of stragglers got out side.
where, from points of vantage, thew
sent In occasional scouts to discover
the progress of the speech.
Governor Hits Supreme Court.
The striking portions of the gov
ernor'S speech were his statements
that he believed in protection. but
thought the laws should be revised.
and a regular Prince Henry lab at the
supreme court when he said the United
states supreme court refused iurisdic-
uon IN his merger case for certain
reasons. The reasons were left among
the unidentified, and when the gov
ernor had finished, Jones appeared
long enough to thank the convention
Tor It's nomination in happily short
speech, Which was in part a congratu-
Iatofy epic thrown broadcast at the
Hennep1n delegation for being a unit
for the first time in it's history.
The nomination of Secretary of
NND@SS AAe'ASO4iS BLOCK. At
torney General Douglas and Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioner Staples
were in their order dispatched with
the same CELEBRITY attending the nomi
nation of Van SAINT and Jones. The
whole interest of the convention Law
in the nomination for auditor and clerk
of the supreme court The defeat of
Oar Reese did not occasion any sur
prise, but, the nomination of Samuel
lverson, before a second ballot was
reached, did and was the result of a
bit of the cleverest political maneu-
vering pulled off in many a day.
The Sixth district, the hot-bed of
practical politics, covered itself with
glory and it's leaders are responsible
for the work which landed Iverson and
Pidgeoh. With Hanson and Pidgeon
the Sixth has two candidates out of
eight on the ticket, and the glory of
leading the convention in the onIy
fights for place.
Sixth Downs Jacobson.
The speedy ending of the fight for
the auditors nomination was a sur
prise to every one not in the game, and
represented some tall hustling on the