Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-07


| Brown and Lewis we're renominated.
| Judge Jaggard was nominated for
| the term beginning Jan. 1. 1905.
After the judges Of the supreme
court came the nomination for govern
or, and Robert G. Dunn Of Princeton
was nominated yacclamation.
Ray W. Jones was renominated for
| lieutenant governor BY reclamation
and Secretary Of State Hansen was
similarly honored.
Julius II. Block Of st. Peter. Louis
| G. vogel Of NicoIlet county and Peter
]. Schwarg 1T Dodge Center were
nominated for state treasurer. Stats
Treasurer Block received 9ss votes on
the fret ballot, and his nomination
| was made unanimous.
Young Il Nominated.
Former Senator &. +. Young Of APP
! pleton was nominated for attorney
general against William ]. Donahower
Of ST. Paul by vote Of 784 20 1874. Be
fore the result Of the vote was an
nounced Franklin H. Griggs Of St.
Paul, who proposed Mr.. Donahower,
moved that the nomination Of Mr.
| Young be made by reclamation, and
the motion passed unanimously.
Railroad Commissioners.
Ira b. Mills OF Moorhead and w. 3.
Young Of Mankato we're nominated
| for railroad and warehouse commits
sioners on the frst ballot. The other
candidates were Joseph @, Miller,
Two Harbors; A. d Gray, Preston: A.
T. stebbins. Rochester; b. g. valen-
| tine, Breckenridge; w As~idamnond,
ST Paul; sHerringer. Ada, and
| Thomas crawford, Lakefeld. d
The domination Of the candidates
for rgalroad and warehouse commits
sionars ended the convention so far as
| affnajority Of the delegates were CON
termed.
Only few Of the more faithful were
| left when the presidential electors
were chosen. The electors chosen are:
At large. A. w Wright, Austin;
| Thomas Lowry, Minneapolis. First
congressional district, Thomas simp-
son. Winona: Second, Bash Smout,
| wells: Third, Ben ]. Scheffield. Fari-
bault; Fourth, John 9. Nelson, Still
water; Fifth, Edward w. Backus, Min.
neapolis; Sixth, George w. Peterson,
Long Prairie; Seventh, Frank Cliff,
ortonviile: Eighth, John H. Harding,
Eveleth; Ninth. Peter !. Holen, Mar.
shall.
The convention then adjourned sine
die.
The Resolutions.
| The following Is synopsis Of the
platform which was unanimously
adopted by the convention:
! The national Republican platform il
reafIirmed unanimously and without
reservation. The administration Of
Theodore Roosevelt as president and
of Samuel r.. Van SAINT as governor oi
Minnesota are Endorsed without res
eryation. Moses e. Clapp is recon
mended for denomination for United
states senator, and both Senators Mel
son and Clapp are praised for theil
work
President Roosevelt is commended
for his EFFORTS To weed out corruption
FOR his efforts to enforce the Law
against the unlawful combinations
for his position on the Panama canal
and for numerous other acts.
Gov. Van SAINT Is commended as al
efiicienf and fearless otieial.
Competition between the railways D
the state Is commended ae more ben
eficial to the state than the consolida
tion Of railways. The president an,
. the governor Of the state are thanke,
for their timely anti-merger litigation
The platform calls for the regulation
and supervision OF both the organiza
ton and operation ot large corpora
tons.
The doctrine Of protection set fort
III the Republican platform OF 1904 an
The reciprocity as advocated by VII
lam Iii finley and James G. Blaine ar
approved.
a liberal pension policy i adv
Gated
The whole Republican delegation |
congress- ii commended and indorse
for ability and courage III bringin
added glory 10 the honor 81 the stat
The platform recommends an eigh
hour dny. with abolishing Of sanda
labor wherever practicable. the use /
union labor On state supplies an
urges the hoard of control To CIV
preference To Minnesota products
] Legislation expediting the constru