The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-07-08

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state convention for the nomination OF
candidates for state, Offices held two
sessions yesterday at the Metropolitan
opera house. United States Senator
Moses e. Ciapp, of. st. Paul, was made
temporary chairman at the morning
session, and after his speech the con-
ventlon .adj ourned to . o'clock. Attic
afternoon session q COMMITTEES 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 Q
o'clock this morning to give the COM
mittee on credentials time to prepare
its report, e. 49,.
The whole fight for, supremacy
hinged on the contested delegations
= The roll call Of the counties showed
eleven contests, al follows AnoAa, II
delegates; Beltrami, 10; Benton, d g;
Cass, .; >Hennepin, 113; Ramsey, 81;
Red Lake, 8; Roseau, g.; Sherburne. 9;
Traverse, 8; total, PSI delegates. #
%% st. Paul, July 2.-The convention
convened yesterday morning at 9 =, N. J,
but; as the committee on credentials
was not ready to report and adjourn
ment was taken until $3.50 p, m. l.4g8
T The credentials committee entered
! the convention hall at 3:45, and after q
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, s.. Clearwater, q; Red Lake, 8;
Sherburne, o; Traverse, 8; total 50.
! Z Collins-Beltrami,1 10; Gass o; Henne-
pin, lis; Ramsey, 81; total. 1913.
w. B. Anderson of Winona then read
the minority report of the Dunn MEM
bers. The report reviewed the Henpe-
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 to
give them q majority in the conven-
ton. Detailed statements of misuse
Of ballots by Collins men in certain
precincts was given. H.,
The minority report was adopted
which seated the Dunn delegation
from Hennepin. ~ ..... ~. (. g ~, !,
Then there was peculiar situation.
Marshal Grimshaw had been named
chairman Of the committee on perma-
nent organiza. lion. He was no longer a
member Of the convention and with q
voice choked with emotion he address
4 ed the chair. He turned the report of
the committee over to Killer ii. Hor-
ton, the second man on the committe,
and then made Z few remarks. -
;5:s ,.We are no longer members OF this
convention, /" said he. s'but we are loyal
/ republicans and will be found support
Ing the nominee offthe party IN No;
svernber' and will make an EFFORT to
give the candidate for governor the
I same plurality as that the republican
candidate for president will Sreceive.' :
" Then he led tho followers out Of the
convention Az and: the other faction
B marched in and took their seats y -
4 n. JamesA:. Peterson, Of Minneapolis
4 nominated r. C. Dunn for governor.
4 JamesA Martin, managero ~ the Col
4 inns campaign moved to make II unan.
Y imoua The motion prevailed amid q
cheers. i5a. y $5;SS. #ys.H
Il The naming Of the rest Of tho ttcn-