The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-09
NEWS OF THE CITY

Chicago half dozen men sitting be-
mind the screens pulled the strings that
moved every automaton on the stage;
at st. Louis the leaders of the Demo-
Gratis many of them honestly differing
in what they deemed to be for the best
interests of the common people, battled
Justify for their beliefs, and the de-
bates were vigorous and bespoke the
mental strength of the men engaged in
them. The giants of the East matched
strength with those of the West. The
South sent UP its strong men, and the
Middle West was represented by the
best that is in it. sNot,in long time
debatesaand the excitement at st. Louis
soon forget that they were in the thick
of the fray.
Lind a Prominent Figure
Congressman John Lind, of Mime
sofa, was prominent man at the con-
vention. He is a national character, is
John Lind, and no man in congress
stands higher than HE. The leaders of
the party. irrespective of their views
on the platform, repoSe absolute conf
dence in his integrity of purpose and
they showed him much consideration.
n. T. O'Connor, of st. Paul, whose
fame as. political organizer is by no
means confined.t to ST. Paul and Mime
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York crowd y
Mr.. O'Brien takes the strong ground
that the majority of the Minnesota
delegation made a grave mistake when
they refused to place Congressman
Lind on the committee on resolutions.
The majority were told that mas
much as Mr.. Lind is the only governor
the Democrats have elected in Mime
sofa for over forty years, and is the
only Democratic congressman from
from this state, he is familiar with the
men who make the platforms and the
conditions that surround the writing of
a platform. Mr.. Lind showed very re-
Gently that he is in accord with the
Democrats of the state, and that they
trust him, and it was not treating him
fairly or justly, in view of his services
to the party, to refuse him a place
on the committee on resolutions, and
one which he was willing to take.
Twelve Had the Votes
sThe twelve, however, had the votes
and they used, them to carry through
the programme they had agreed upon
before some of us reached st. Louis;
they did not say what their motive
was, but they simply said they would
and could put through their slate. We
all voted for Buck for chairman of the
delegation. but we did not know, and
none OF MS friends We're prepared to
vouch for it, that he would support
the nominee of the convention We
asked that the selection of national
committeeman be deferred until after
the nomination was made Then, if
Hearst or some man of his associates
was nominated, we should have no OBJ
lection to Hudson This suggestion
was declined, and on Orville Rinehart's
statement that he would support
Parker, if nominated, we voted for him
for national committeeman Rinehart
said with our ten votes he could be
elected, but the result gave Hudson the
place, II to 10.
The action of C. A. Nye In afIiliat-
ing with the Hearst supporters came
as surprise to us, for, as we under
stand it, his district did not want him
to be party to any such action. I DO
not know what Influences led him to
take the course that he did I con-
slider the action of the majority of the
delegation in refusing Lind the place
on the resolutions committee a sense
less and purposeless thing and an in
suit to Lind from a lot of men who
certainly do not stand any higher than
he does.''