The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-07-03
THE AFTERNOON SESSION..
Convention Names Candidates an.
- Adopts a Platform. IT..

Convention Names Candidates and
Adopts Platform. r
IE5~When the convention was called r.
order at 1920 Chairman Morey report
ed from the credentials COMMITTEES
mat there were no contests.
Chairman Masterman of the commit,
tee on permanent organization report
ed Hon. jones T. :Wyman as perma.
nent chairman, Albert Johnson OF
Goodhue county permanent secretary
theodore Gronewald of Ramsey coun.
W and W. E. Young of Blue Earth
county as assistant secretaries. Sen.
ator Wyman addressed the convention
very briefly and called for the report
OF the committee on resolutions. That
not being ready candidates for gov.
ernor were called for and c.. A. Morey
OF Wlnona presented the name of Sam.
uel r. Van SAINT for denomination and
reelection, and the nomination was
made by reclamation and with enthu-
siasm. ~"
w. H. Eustis of Hennepin county,
oscar Hallam of Ramsey county and
q. S. Ives of Nicollet county seconded
the nomination of Van SAINT. (
Captain w. T: Coe of Minneapolis
moved the appointment of a commit
tee. of three to escort Governor Van
SAINT to the hall and, the motion car
rylng, the chair appointed Messrs. w.
7. Coe, A. N. Dare and Captain C. H.
Cross as such committee.
Jones of Hennepin for Second Place.
Frank M. Nye of Minneapolis pre-
sented the name of Ray w. Jones of
Hennepln county as a candidate for
lieutenant governor and the nominal
ton was made by reclamation.
For secretary of state the. name of
Peter e. Hanson of Meeker county was
presented and he was nominated by
reclamation.
Odin Halden Of St. Louis county,
Samuel G. lverson of Fillmore county,
j. F. Jacobson of Lac qui Parle county
and Jesse T. Brooks of Renville coun-
ty were nominated for state auditor.
Before the roll was completed it was
apparent that Iverson was leading and
F'aribault, Sibley, Blue Earth, Mower,
Ramsey, Martin, Norman and others
changed solidly to him and motion
to nominate him by reclamation car.
rled with rush.
State Treasurer J. H. Block of Mic
ollet county and Attorney General
w. B. Douglas of Clay county were re.
nominated by reclamation.
Contest for Supreme cIerkship.
Darius F. Reese of Ramsey county
was presented as candidate for clerk
OF the supreme court and the names of
C.. A. Pidgeon of Wright county, ia
cob w. Gish of LIE Sueur county and
J. A: Everett of Martin county were
brought out. At the end of the roll
call it stood Reese $50, Everett 29S,
Pidgeon 339 and Gish 1875. The clerks
never got the footings, however, be-
cause Renville Immediately switched
to Reese, Mcleod following for Pid-
geon and. others changing to one or
the other of these two candidates, ST..
Louis switching entire to Pidgeon and
Hennepin dividing-Reese %, Pidgeon
81. Other changes followed until Sen
ator 7. E. Sheehan of Ramsey county,
at the request of that delegation and
OF Mr.. Reese, moved to make the NOM
ination of Mr.. Pidgeon unanimous.
This was carried with a roar.
For railroad commissioner only one
name was presented and G.. F. Staples
of Dakota county was nominated by
reclamation.
Chairman Grimshaw of the resoIu-
lions committee was recognized and
read the report of that committee.
After brief but lively debate the
platform as reported was adopted.