The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-08
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Rinehart Says Cleveland Boom
Was Killed and That Was
II All They Were After.
From a Staff Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent.
st. Louis, July S.-Orville Rinehart
of Minneapolis says the Hearst move
ment has really accomplished what
he had in mind when he joined the |
organization. That is, the elimina-
ton of Cleveland as a possibility.
There was a strong undercurrent
of Cleveland strength thru the coun-
try" said Mr.. Rinehart today. and
If some counter movement had not
been organized, the leaders of the |
eastern democracy might have sue
ceeded in nominating him. the |
Hearst campaign frightened them |
away and made it necessary for them
to take up man less obJectlonaple |
to western democrats. That was what
1 wanted to see. l do not regard Par
ker as Objectionable. would have
preferred some one else, but we might
have done a great deal worse
J. r. Corrigan voiced much the |
same idea when he said: 1t was a
mistake to assume that all the men |
in the Hearst movement were there |
for Hearst. It was really an anti |
Parker movement. 1t was organized
for principle rather. than for man.
and it has served its purpose WELL
Mr.. Corrigan made a good show
Ing on the credentials committee,
where he was a Woodworking men,
Der and was one of the nine who
signed Bryans minority report. 1t is
generally conceded that they had
right on their side. Judge Corrlgan
says he did not agree with the mi
nority report in the cases Of Hopkins
and Gable of Illinois, who had no OPP
ponents. If they were not legally
seated, there were no properly elected
delegates for those places. In other
respects he agreed with the minority
report and signed. Judge Corr1gan
was the candidate of the Hearst forces
for chairman Of the credentials com
mittee, receiving twelve votes, which
was one more than the Hearst
strength on the committee.
Frank D. Larrabee of Minneapolis
was asked to make one of the
speeches seconding the nomination OF
Hearst He declined because the in
vitation came so late he felt he would
not have had sufficient time to pre-
pare.
When the Bryan demonstration was
at it's height yesterday afternoon and
the Nebraska banner was waving,
Iarrabee seized the Minnesota stand
ard and waved it frantically in the
aisle alongside Nebraska. The Par
ker delegates from Minnesota did not
like 1t, but could not help themselves.
They could not object to paying a
compliment to Bryan.
Minnesota's vote on the Illinois
contest, which was the first roll call,
and, in some respects, test vote or
the convention, was the same as in
the caucus Tuesday night. 1t stood
IL to 10, the IL who took part in the
anti-Parker caucus voting with Bryan
for the minority report and the 9TH
ers on standing by the action Of the
committee.
Failure by Gophers.
Minnesota failed to select an hon
orary vice president for the cOnVen-
ton in caucus Tuesday night, and was
hot
was called this morning for an an
nouncement of these officials. How
ever, before the state was called, the
delegates selected S. j. Mealey or
Monticello. The selection means that
In case of the chairman giving up MS
place he will call on some one Of the
honorary vice presidents to preside.
The states choice for this position IS
also supposed to be the parliamentary
leader for the delegation.
Minnesota Divided.
Minnesota delegates are as badly di-
vided on presidential preference as
ever. When the vote is reached
Chairman Buck will have to give Min
nesota to at least three and probably
four candidates.
S. ]. Mealey of Monticello, one of
the anti-Lind men, is not Hearst
man. and is inclined to vote for Rich
ard Olney Of Massachusetts, Chair
man Buck himself and Frank A. Day
have agreed to vote for Charles A
Towne. 1t was thought others, in
Guiding G. A. Nye, might follow their
lead, but today the remainder OF the
delegation seems decided to vote fol
Parker or Hearst and the lineup is re-
ported to T h j o u + n a as follows
For Hearst-Mayo, Craven, LARA
bee, Corrigan, Vasaly, Evans, O'Hair
Stafford, Antremont, Nye-1O.
For Parker-Lind, O'Brien, Rosing
Virtue, Taylor, Gress, Annison, O'Con
nor, Thompson-9.
For Towne-BuCk.
For Olney--Mealey.
G. D. O'Brien has gone home, leav
Ing his vote with Dan Aberle of st
Paul, also an ardent Parker man.
The Minnesota member of the reso
lutions committee, G. E. Vasaly, helped
Bryan this morning to defeat Davit
3. Hills gold plank.
Minnesota does not know how. t.
vote on vice president for the reason
that lines have already shaped them
selves. There is friendly feeling TO
Turner Of Washington, who will ge
q good vote from Minnesota If he ha
u chance to win.
Charles B. Cheney.
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