The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-02

tically dissolved. Not over 200 delegates
rem aired when Chairman Grimshaw read
the platform.
DR.. John Watson, of Mountain Lake,
Cottonwood county, raised the protest. He
said:
I'VE have finished our nominations, and
happily the personal element does not
enter into our further deliberations.
There are times when political conven-
items should rise above personalities. to
principles. We want clear-c indorse-
nent of President Roosevelt's policy
TOW ard Cuba. This the platform fails
to give us, 1t takes out the vital part
OF the Endorsement and puts it on q
dollar and cent basis. We should rise
above commercialism to questions of
morals: We should indorse President
Roosevelt, not On a dollar and cent ba-
sis, but from the standpoint of our. ma
tional honor"
DR.. Watson moved to strike out this
section of the platform and substitute
the following:
I'VE hereby Endorse President Roose-
velt's high moral and patriotic stand TAX
en- with regard to reciprocity with Cuba. -
Charles W. Johnson of Hennepin fol-
lowed with a plank he had presented
without success to the committee, which
he moved as a substitute. His section
was a more explicit Endorsement Of the
presidents program. He moved it as a
substitute.
W. H. Grimshaw. chairman Of the com
mittee, raised ! point of order, claiming
that these reso] buttons had been consid-
cred by the committee, and were not, in
order. But Chairman Wyman ruled the
amendment in order.
William H. Eustis took the floor and
declared that to spring thes Sc resolutions
when there was but a fragment of the
convention left, was not to the best in
terests of the party, disregarding the fact
that the whole platform had been saved
for this fragment to, adopt. He went on
to cay that the question was one of
method controversy within the repub-
lican party as to method, but had no place
In platform The Minnesota delegation
were united in opposing the Roosevelt
plan. and every one Of them was in his
opinion equal to President Roosevelt, and
equally entitled to his opinion.
This was followed by Putnam of Fari-
bault with a. motion to lay on the table.
Or. Watson tried to speak, but was ruled
out Of order. A. H. Hall raised protest
and Henry Hanke challenged his right to
speak, declaring that he was not dele
proxy, but. the vote was taken and the
substitute laid on the table. DR.. Wat
son and Robert Stratton of Minneapolis
then tried to get chance to debate the
PLATFORM but Mr.. Eustis moved the previ.
Gus question, which was put and carried
shutting off all debate, and the platform
went through. .4.. .s- ...
The Henenpin delegates are sore over the
plank indorsing both the senators, and de.
claring for their continuance in office
They caucused in the morning, and were
about to instruct the Hennepin members
Of the resolutions committee to vote
against such plank, but were assured
that nothing Of the kind was or would be
IN the platform. 1t provoked fight il
the committee, and at one time the planl
was altered by vote Of s to 7. Later OF
1t was explained that the two senator.
were coupled in the resolutions, which
did not mean anything but a compliment
and with this understanding the planl
was passed as sent out from Washing
ton.
There is general dissatisfaction owe
these two features 20 the platform.