The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
made BY 7. b. oBri4a Of ST. Paul. Mr..

made by Z. D. 0Bri4a Of ST. Paul. Mr.
McDermott was nominated by accla
nation. John W.. McCaffery of Ii
Crescent, j. d. Sullivan of st. CLOUD
and j. M. Hawthorne of st. Paul es
corted the nominee to the platform,
Frank, A. Day, of Fairmont, noni
mated Frank Zins, of st. Cloud, TO-
state treasurer, but on the statement
of j. d. Sullivan, of St. Cloud, tina
Mr.. Zins' health did not permit him t.
accept the nomination, his name wa
withdrawn, and Byron j. Mosier, O
saltwater, was put in nomination
named by reclamation, and escorted t.
the platform by j. A. McDermott, o
Yellow Medicine county, Frank A
Day, of 'Fairmont, and Major ]. W
Bowler, of Minneapolis.
The next order of business was tn.
nomination of four justices of the su
preme court, and on motion of Pierct
Butler of st. Paul the following com
mittee was named to decide on the
nominees: First congressional district
f. d. Meighen of Albert Lea; Second
T. j. Knox of Lakefeld; Third, Sena
tor Julius Collier of Shakopee; Fourth
Pierce Butler of st. Paul; Fifth, Orvillt
Rinehart Of Minneapolis; Sixth, j. D.
Sullivan of st. Cloud; Seventh, L. A.
Purse of Morris; Eighth, Fred l.. Ryan
of Duluth; Ninth, John L. Townley 0.
Fergus Falls.
Mr.. johnson made terse and able
talk. p i / -
The following were chosen as pres
idential electors: ,gsF-
First District-John Frann, LIE Roy
Mower county.
Second District-D. d. Murphy, Blue
Earth, Faribault county. 81
Third District-Geo. W. Bachelor
Faribault.
Fourth District-Henry F. Vessel
st. Paul.
Fifth District-T. w. Parsons, Min.
neapolis.
Sixth District-Jas. D. McKenna
Wadena.
Seventh District-Ray G. Earring.
ton, Ortonvllle.
Eighth District-A. C. Weis, Duluth
Ninth District-John E. Olstrom
Warren.
Electors at Large-Swan J. Turn.
blad, Minneapolis, and Timothy O'Con.
nor, Renville. o.
During the recess the congressional
delegations held caucuses. William F
Kelso, of Hallock, was decided on as
the ninth districts, choice for rail
road commissioner. John E. Ostrom
of Warren was selected as presiden-
tial elector. William E. Rowe OF
Crookston was offered the congress
sional nomination, but declined, and
the place was left open. 81
The first district nominated 81. D.
Nelson of Hayward for congress.
In the fourth, or St. Paul, district
Henry F. Wood was named as presi-
Dental elector. The congressional
nomination was left until later in the
afternoon.
R. r. O'Dell of Minneapolis, stirred
up a little excitement by placing
James j. Hill in nomination for elsc-
tor at large as opposed to Mr.. O'Con-
nor. He dwelt for time on the good
that Mr.. Hill had done for Mime
sofa and the northwest and said that
he would occupy the same position
on the democratic ticket that Thomas
Lowry does ON the republican,. s-
After Mr.. O'Dell had finished, C. D.
O'Brien of St. Paul, withdrew the
name saying that Mr.. Hill had repeat
eddy stated that he would be can
didate for no political Office.
The work of the committee on res
olutions need not take long, as a pre-
liminary draft of the platform has
already been made. 1t carries with
it an Endorsement of the national
platform and ticket adopted at ST.
Louis, and paps particular attention
to the subjects of tariff revision,
reciprocity and increased government
control of railroad rates. A special
appeal is made on these issues, on ac-
count of the sentiment existing IN
Minnesota.
Coming to state issues, the plat
form urges the adoption of the per
cent gross earnings bill, and calls for
increased powers for the railroad and
warehouse commission, so that it
may fix railroad rates WITHIN the state
and that it's orders shall be consid,
cred as prima facie evidence that the
rate is reasonable. This will have
the effect of putting the rates into eff
feet at once, pending litigation. This
law is urged by the Municipal and
Commercial league. p
The platform calls for a taxation
amendment to the constitution, which
will permit the adoption of the. in
come tax and otherwise equalizing
the tax burdens of the state.
A strong p,ank is inserted indoors
ing the enforcement of laws against
the consolidation Of parallel and COM
peting lines of railroad, and commit
ting the party to the principle of COM
petition. EEs&g. I.
The platform contains an eight-hour
paragraph, urged by organized labor.
The republican party is censured
for the nomination of r. C. Dunn for
governor and Ray w. Jones for lieu
tenant governor, in the face of the
records against the nominees.
Another plank declares for the
principle of a non-partizan judiciary,
and condemns the republican party
for trafficking in places on the SUI
preme bench. aEa