Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-31
DEMOCRATIC DoINGs
HARMONY CHARACTFRIZES MIN
NFsoTA CONVENTION.
Primaries in South 0trolina - Editors
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dispatch from Minneapolis last night
| says: Harmony characterized the demo-
| cratic convention which was held at the
International Auditorium today. There
were about 200 delegates and spectators
| present more old-time democrats attending
| than for several years Former State
| Senator John A. johnson was unanimously
| nominated for governor
An animated contest was stirred up over
| the matter of the judiciary ticket and final
| ly ended in the delegation going on record
| in favor of nominating two democrats and
| two republicans.
Following is the fun ticket named: Gov
| ernor. John A. Johnson ST. Peter; lieu
| tenant governor. Fendall G. Winston, Min
neapolis; secretary of state, John T.. King,
Red Lake Falls; treasurer Byron j. Mosh-
er, saltwater; attorney general, L. j. Nc
Dermid st. Paul: supreme judges, Calvin
L. Brown of Morris and John A Lovely OF
Albert Lea, republicans, and Charles E.
Otis of St Paul and John Lind of Min
neapolis, democrats
Nominated for Congress.
A dispatch from Milwaukee last night
says: Peter ]. Somers of this city was to-
day nominated for Congress by the demo-
cratic convention of the fourth district.
dispatch from Oskaloosa, Iowa, last
night says: s. A. Brewster was nominated
today for Congress by democrats of the
sixth Iowa district
A dispatch from Waterloo. Iowa, last
night says: M. ]. Mallon of Hampton was
nominated for Congress by the democrats
of the third Iowa district today
South Carolina Primary
A dispatch from Charleston, s. c., last
night says: Democratic primary elections
were held throughout South Carolina today
for state and county officerc and members
of Congress Success in this primary in
sures success in the general election in No
vember, as the republicans make no nom-
nations, except possibly in some districts
for Congress The state officers nominated
without opposition today were: Governor,
-. I. Hayward; lieutenant governor John
L. Sloan; secretary of state, j. T. CAN'T;
attorney general, L. X. Gunter, jr; state
treasurer; r. H. Jennings; controller gen
efal, A W. Jones: superintendent of edu-
cation, o. B. Martin; adjutant general, j.
D. Frost.
1t is impossible tonight to tell which of
the six candidates for state railroad COM
| missioner has been nominated
The returns are incomplete, but the re-
nomination of Representative George S.
Legare of the first, Wyatt Aiken of the
third, Joseph T. Johnson of the fourth D.
D. Finley of the fifth and A. F. Lever of
the seventh districts is assured. A second
primary will probably be held in the sec
ond and sixth congressional districts.
invitations to Editors.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: Josephus Daniels. member of the
democratic national committee for North
Carolina, who has been designated as chair
man of the committee on editorial confer
ence, arrived in New York today, and be-
gan the work of the organza ton for the
coming conferences of the democratic edi-
tors who will assemble here September g.
Mr.. Daniels has sent out 100 invitations
one having been addressed to the editor of
every paper known to have been supporting
Parker and Davis. Acceptances from al
least thousand are expected. Today Mr..
Daniels was making arrangements for the
banquet, which is to take place on Wednes-
day evening, September Z. The day follow
ing the editors Will visit ESOpuS by steamer.
Thayer for Governor
A dispatch from New. Haven says: 1t
was good as settled today that the demo-
cratic nominee for governor of Connecti
cut would be Mayor Charles F. Thayer of
Norwich. He was a prominent candidate
two years ago and aside from Judge Sam
uel L. Bronson of this city, was the only
man talked of for the nomination this year.
Judge Bronson wrote two letters today to
the state central committee, formally re-
firing from the campaign in favor of Mayor
Thayer.
Western Headquarters.
a olSpatch from Indianapolis last night
says: Joseph T. Tanning, personal friend
and adviser of Thomas Taggart national
chairman of the democratic party, left to-
day for New York, where he will remain
several days in consultation with Mr.. Tag
CART.
Il am mot prepared to say whether there
will be any western headquarters this
year. he said. That will be determined
by the necessities of the campaign as they
develop. The most vigorous campaign will
be made in New York, New Jersey, Con-
necticut and Indiana
A dispatch from Nevada Mo-, last night
says: William j. Bryan spoke to a large
audience at Lake Park today He said, in
part:
IF l were in Missouri l would vote the
state ticket from top to bottom. | would
vote for your democratic represena tives for
a legislature which elects a senator, and 1
would vote for Parker and Davis"
MI Bryan spoke to large gathering to-
liGslt in tho