The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-23
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Duluth, June 23.-Three Of the four
Minnesota delegates-at-large to the
democratic national convention, elect
ed by the state convention here last
night, are anti-Hearst men, ana one
of them is John Lind. The delegation
will go to st. Louis uninstructed. 81
This result, in the face of the ex-
trayasant claims of the Hearst boom
ers, that they would follow up their
repudiation Of Lind In Henneptn
county by keeping him off the dele
CATION and send the Minnesota demo-
Gratis to the national convention WIN
instructions for Hearst, is signal
victory for the ants and was due al
most entirely to Lind sq."s
The Minneapolis congressman Went
into the convention determined to de-
feat the Hearst movement despite the
treatment he had received In his nome
county and in the face Of a dire threat
made yesterday by Frank D. LARA
bee that 'if Lind's fool friends elect
him delegate, we'll kill him politically
at home as sure as the world, and
that as a result Of the slaughter Ell
fected by the Hearst men, Lind
"couldn't even be elected dog catcher"
A notable speech made by Mr.. Lind
In the convention turned defeat to
victory. In this speech he announced
that he positively would retire from
public life at the expiration OF his
present TERM III COuS - Midi ga
next The announcement was In no
way a result Of the threat made by
Larrabee or any other Hearst man,
for Mr.. Lind told his friends about
ten days ago Of his intention. Demo-
Gratis Of the state to-day are talking as
much about Mr.. L1nd's withdrawal as
about the convention.
Turmoil Reigns.
The convention part Of the time
was q bowling disorderly mob. The
climax came in the evening when the
seventy-eight delegates from Ramsey
with loud bowls and clenched fists
arose to mob their officers who dared
to threaten Dan Aberle Of st. Pau
with election If he would not quie
down.
Bedlam would have been HEAVIER
to the scene that followed. There wa
Tom O'Brien Of st. Paul standing on :
chair shouting a demand for rol
CALL heard above the din like the fol
whistle Of q harbor boat. Every NAL
in the hall was on his feet yelling
waving his arms, crying, defiance
screeching for order or declafmin
against gag rule, while Major Bowler
irnperturable and surrounded by fey
henchmen, put one question after an
other shouted In his ear by Fran
Larrabee or Billy Williams of Min
neapolis. He declared each carrie
finally turning in innocent surprise t
inform the protesting minority the
really he had not heard them. A rio
call was turned in by the police.
Chris p. O'Brien and John Lin
were each finally allowed to speal
and, after scolding the delegates G
thew would lot of naughty children
succeeded in restoring peace. An
from out Of disgraceful chaos the ant
Hearst element managed to pluck VII
tory in the evening out Of the defes
of the afternoon, ably aided by Majt
Bowler, who had become everlasting
ratified in his official duties. Aft
announcement of the committee a.
pointments late in the afternoon, a.
iournment was taken till 1880 that tt
committees might prepare their r
ports.
"Its all over but the shouting" w
the word gleefully passed around
the Hearst men who plainly saw tn
had control of the convention by Il
officer, 457 to 404. 1t was, but new
before was such shouting heard in
convention in Minnesota. Never b
fore did 1t change so many votes or
effectively change a chairman WI
ruled like a lion into one who event
ally was glad to rule like a lamp.
The work and trouble of the eve
ing opened at LIE sehi!ie tAiiAe VIII :
report of the committee on crede
tails. In regard to the contests,
recommended that the regular deleg
tions from Redwood, Yellow Medici
and Norman counties be seated. tn
the Cass county delegation be +
seated, and that twenty of the conte'
ing delegates in Polk county be reco
nized.
Chairman Bowler put the questi
Of accepting the committees repo
T. d. O'Brien mounted chair a
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