New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-06
ROBERT c. Dunn
IS The WINNER
THE LONG FOUGHT CONTEST rs
ENDED AND A COMPLETE
TICKET rs NAMED.
AS Soon as the Question of Contest
ed Delegations was Settled the
Princeton Man was N ominated by
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For Governor-Robert c. Dunn, of
Princeton,
For Lieutenant Governor-Ray w.
Jones of Minneapolis.
For Secretary of State-Peter B.
Hanson of Litchfeld.
For State Treasurer. H. Block of
st. Peter
For Attorney General-E. T. Young
of Appleton.
For Justices of the Supreme Court
G. L. Brown of Morris; Charles B. Ell
lott of Minneapolis; G. L, Lewis of
Duluth; Edwin A. Jaggard of ST. Paul
For Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners-Ira B. Mills, of Moorhead
WE. Young of Mankato.
Presidential Electors-First District,
Thomas Simpson, af Winona Second
| District, Basil Smout, of Wells. Third
| District, B. j. Sheffield, of Faribault
Fourth District, John G. Nelson, of
| Saltwater. Fifth District, Edward
| w. Backus, of Minneapolis. Sixth
District, G.. W. Peterson, of Long
Prairie. Seventh District, Frank Cliff
of Ortonville Eighth District, John
Harding, Of Eveleth. Ninth District,
Peter I. Holen, of Marshall.
| At Large, A. W. Wright, of Austin;
Thomas Lowery, of Minneapolis.
St. Paul, July 1.-The republican
state convention for the nomination of
candidates for state offices held two
sessions yesterday at the Metropolitan
| opera house. United States Senator
Moses E. Clapp, of ST. Paul, was made
temporary chairman at the morning
session, and after his speech the con-
ventlon adjourned to 2 o'clock. At the
afternoon session a committee on Gre
dentials was appointed, consisting Of
seven Dunn men, seven Collins men,
and Senator g. B. Ward of Alexan-
dria, an Eddy man, as chairman. The
convention then adjourned until 9
o'clock this morning to give the COM
mittee on credentials time to prepare
it's report.
The whole fight for supremacy
hinged on the contested delegations.
The roll call of the counties showed
eleven contests, as follows: Anoka, II
delegates; Beltrami, 10; Benton, g.;
Cass, 9; Hennepin, 113; Ramsey, 81;
Red Lake, 8; Roseau, 8; Sherburne, 9;
Traverse, 8; total, 251 delegates.
| st. Paul, Jnly 2.-The convention
convened yesterday morning at 9 a. NJ,
| but as the committee on credentials
was not ready to report and adjourn
ment was taken until $3.50 p. m.
The credentials committee entered
the convention hall at 3:45, and after a
few minutes delay waiting for all
members to appear and sign the hastily
prepared report, Senator G. B. Ward
of Alexandria, the chairman, read the
majority report. The report recon-
mended that no delegation be seated
from Roseau county, and that the fol
lowing delegations be recognized:
Dunn-Anola county, II votes; Ben
ton, 8; Clearwater, 7; Red Lake, 8;
Sherburne, 9; Traverse, 8; total SO.
Collins-Beltrami, 10; Cass 8; Henne-
pin, 113; Ramsey, 81; total, 1913.
! W. B. Anderson of Winona then read
the minority report of the Dunn mem.
| bers The report reviewed the Henne.
pin county contest, the evidence sub.
mitted to committee in the form Of
! afidavits as to contesting delegation
to the county convention, and the seat
ing of the sufficient Collins delegates tc
give them a majority in the conven.
ton. Detailed statements of misuse
: of ballots by Collins men in certain
precincts was given.
The minority report was adopted
!. which seated the Dunn delegation
from Hennepin.
James A. Peterson, of Minneapolis
nominated r. c. Dunn for governor.
i James A. Martin, manager Of the Col
Inns campaign moved to make it unan
imous. The motion prevailed amid
1 cheers.
The naming of the rest of the tick
| ct took but little time.
/ SYNOPSIS OF PLATFORM.
/ President Roosevelt is commended TO
! / his efforts to weed out corruption, for hi
| efforts to enforce the law against unlaw
full combinations for his position on tn
l Panama canal, and for numerous othe
acts.
d Competition between the railways of tn
state is commended as more beneficial t
| the state than the consolidation of rail
ways The president and the governo
of the state are thanked for their timel
anti-merger litigation.
The platform calls for the regulation
and supervision of both the organizatio
and operation of large corporations.
The doctrine of protection set forth i
the republican platform of 1904 and tn
reciprocity as advocated by William Nc
Kinley, James G. Blaine, are approved.
III A liberal pension policy is advocated.
II The whole republican delegation in con
gress is commended and Endorsed fo
ability and courage in bringing adde
/, glory to the honor of the state.
III The platform recommends an eight-hou
day, with abolishing Of Sunday labo
wherever practicable, the use of unto
labor on state supplies and urges tn
board of control to give preference
Minnesota products.
III Legislation expediting the constructio
| of the isthmian canal is urged.
III A uniform system of good road
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