Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-04-01

shall be composed of five members at
large and the four committeeman from
the 4th and 9Th (Hennepin and Ram
sey) districts.
To Pick the Winners.
The convention authorized the appoint
ment of a committee on Nominations.
The chairman appointed the same as
follows: B. B. Hangar, w. G. Calder.
wood, Geo. w. Higgins, Geo. F. Wells.
T.. P. Grout.
J. F. Heiberg, of Norman; J. n. Hill
len, Of Goodhue, and Messrs. Calder
wood, Higgins and Wells were named
as the members-at-large of the State
Central Committee.
The committee on Nominations
made partial report, recommending
that the candidate for Governor be
put in nomination from the floor of the
convention and asking an extension of
time regarding the other nominations.
| The report was adopted. J. L. Will
liams, of Goodhue, placed the name of
Chas. M. Way in nomination for Gov
ernor, and Mr.. Hangar named Chas
Scanlon for the same Office. Mr.. Way
expressed his high appreciation Of the
honor but felt compelled, in view of
business and other engagements, to
decline it and urged the nomination
of Mr.. Scanlon.
ScanIon Wins.
Rev. w. A. Shannon opposed the
nomination of any minister. State
Chairman Higgins, Rev. H. D. Clarke
Stanley B. Roberts and others urged
that if a man be manly man, he was
no less man because minister. DR..
w. A. Powers seconded the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Scanlon in behalf of the
Ramsey County delegation The tide
of enthusiasm for Mr.. Scanlon steadily
rose, and eliminated in his unanimous
nomination amid the hearty applause
of the convention and visitors.
ScanIon Opens the Campaign.
Being called to the platform, he said
that the nomination was great sur
prise to him and that it was not &C.
cording to his judgment of what was
best. But" said he with vigor, 1T is
your judgment and I accept your nom
nation. I do not accept it nor shall
| make campaign as preacher or
professor or an Irishman, but as
man. Neither are you who are as
sembled in this splendid convention
here as preachers or laymen, as BUSH
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Methodists or Lutherans or Catholics
but you are here as Christian Ameri-
can citizens to fight our country's d.
rest foe." He urged the Importance
of the issue at stake and called upon
every enemy of the saloon to strike
the liquor traffic a hard blow. II will
do all I can. expect to make hard
fight, but this campaign will fail un-
less you work. If you work, it will be
a good and glorious one" The con-
vention then adjourned for dinner.
| WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Our Other Leaders.
Mrs. Frances Neal, President of Dis
trict II of the w. C. T. u. opened the
afternoon session with prayer. The
committee on Nominations then pre-
sented further report which recon-
mended that nominations be confined
to four offices, and presented the
names of J. F. Heiberg, of Norman
county, for Lieutenant Governor, A. L.
Baldwin, of Lyon, for Secretary of
State, and A. ]. Kanne, of LIE Sueur,
for Treasurer. The report was &C.
cepted. Mr.. Heiberg felt compelled to
decline the nomination and Prof. H. H.
Aaker, OF Clay county, was nominated
for Lieutenant Governor. The other
persons presented by the committee
were then made the candidates of the
party by unanimous and enthusiastic
vote. The State Central Committee
was empowered to fill any vacancies
occurring in the list of candidates and
to add to it's own number If desired.
The Social Evil.
Mrs. Scovell read the supplementary
= r~y
and Resolutions regarding the legal
ization of the social evil and it was
adopted, as follows:
Whereas, Since our existence as a party
we have by voice and vote repeatedly pro-
tested against the license system and since