The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-07-11
Van SAINT AGAIN
GOVERNOR IS RENOVATED BY
REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
vENTION.
GOES TO HIM BY ACClAMAIlON
INVERSION WINS FOR AUDITOR AND
REESE LOSES FOR CLERK
OF COURT. !.
SENATOR NELSON IS CHAIRMAN
PLATFORM INDORSES THE STATE
AND NATIONAL ADMINS.
TRATIONS.

For Governor-Samuel r. Van SAINT OF
Winona.
For Lieutenant Governor - Ray w.
Jones of Minneapolis.
For Secretary of State-Peter E. Han
son of Litchfield.
For State Auditor-Samuel G. Iverson
of Fillmore county.
of st. Peter.
For Attorney General - Wallace B.
Douglas of Moorhead.
For Clerk Of The Supreme Court-C. A.
Pidgeon of Buffalo.
For Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner-c. F. Staples of Dakota coun-
ty.
st. Paul, July 2. - The Republican
state convention yesterday renominat ted
Gov. Van SAINT by reclamation. The
only contests in completing the ticket
We're for the offices of state auditor and
clerk of the supreme court. s. G.. Iver-
son developed surprising strength on
the first ballot, and before the result
was figured UP by the secretaries, the
nomination was made unanimous. His
opponents were ]. F. Jacobson and
Odin Halden. The first ballot for clerk
of court found D. F. Reese, c. A.
Pidgeon and Al. Everett we'll grouped
with Gish close behind, but before st
was announced counties began chang
ing their votes and one Of Reese's sup
porters moved to make the nomination
of c. A. Pidgeon unanimous.
The convention was called to order
by w. c. Masterman. chairman Of the
state central committee, who presented
Senator Knute Nelson as temporary
chairman. Senator Nelson was given
an enthusiastic reception. He made
speech occupying about an hour on ma
tional issues now before the Republic
an party. In the course of his re-
marks he said:
1--WE have federal and state legisla-
ton against the consolidation of paral-
lei and competing railroad lines, and
neither President Roosevelt nor Gov.
Van SAINT has permitted these laws to
Ne obsolete. They have not acted in
any sense of hostility to the railroads,
but from a high sense Of public duty.
Northwestern trunk lines have done a
noble and important service. We are
not opposed to the consolidation so
much through fear of what these men
would do, but they are getting well
along in years. and soon we would be
at the mercy of a nonresident corpor-
alton, more interested in high divi-
dends than in low rates.
'TTha constitutional amendment y,r0-
posed to give congress power to dis
solve monopolies failed because Of
Democratic opposition.
Under Republican prosperity the
SURPLUS of our product over the home
demand is invading all the markets of
the world. while countries of the old
world suffer from industrial depression
and stagnation. Under the leadership
of Washington we gained our political
independence; under the leadership of
Mckinley and Roosevelt we have
gained our financial and industrial in
dependence.
THE currency law of 1900 extin-
guished the silver heresv and supple
mented the tariff law of 1897 as factor
for the general good.
During Cloveland's administration
we We're debtor nation; under Re-
| publican legislation we have become
| the financial center Of the world
There was only one course-to ac-
| cept the cession of the Spanish islands,
| establish law and order and give them
a. stable form of government. Any
other course would have stamped the
United States as a moral imbecile
among the nations Of the world
| At the conclusion of Senator Nelson's
| speech the convention took recess,
reassembling shortly after o'clock.
The committee on permanent organ
! ization decided on James T. Wyman Of
| Minneapolis for permanent chairman.
and the temporary secretaries were
| continued.
The work OF nominating a ticket was
| taken up without delay. G. A. Morey
of Winona presented the name of Gov.
Van SAINT. There We're several seconds,
| and the nomination was made by ac-
clamation. Ray w. Jones was NOM
mated for lieutenant governor also by
| reclamation before the committee ap-
pointed to notify Gov. Van SAINT of his
nomination escorted the governor to
the platform.
Gov. Van SAINT thanked the conven-
tion for his denomination, and reviewed
at length the issues likely to be prom
inent in the fall campaign.
Secretary of State Peter E. Hanson.
State Treasurer julius H. Block, At
torney General Douglas and c. F..
Staples, railroad and warehouse COM
missioner, were renominated by ac-
clamation.
The resolutions committee made its
report and presented it's platform as
soon as the nomination Of the ticket
had been completed, and after some
discussion as to the advisability of a
stronger declaration in favor Of the
Cuban reciprocity urged by President
Roosevelt, the committees report was
adopted without change r.
The resolutions commend Gov. Van
SAINT for his course against the merger;
favor equalization Of the burdens of
taxes; adhere to the policy Of pEotec-
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