The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-07-08
ROBERT {. dunn
IS THE WINNER
THE LONG FOUGHT CONTEST Is
ENDED AND A COMPLETE
TICKET Is NAMED.
As Soon as the Question of Contest
ed Delegations was Settled the
Princeton Man was Nominated by
Acclamation.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

Princeton,
For Lieutenant Governor-Ray w.
Jones of Minneapolis.
For Secretary of State-Peter E.
Hanson of Litchfield.
For State Treasurer. H. Block of
st. Peter
For Attorney General-E. T. Young
of Appleton.
For Justices of the Supreme Court
c. L. Brown of Morris; Charles B. FL
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 OrtonviIle. Eighth District, John
Harding, of Eveleth. Ninth District,
Peter l. 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 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, IL
Cass, 9; Hennepin, 113; Ramsey, 81;
Red Lake, 8; Roseau, 8; Sherburne, g.;
Traverse, 8; total, 251 delegates.
st. Paul, Jnly 2-The convention
convened yesterday morning at 9 a. m,
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-Anoka county, IL votes; Ben
ton, s; Clearwater, z; Red Lake, 8;
Sherburne, 9; Traverse, 8; total SO.
Collins-Beltrami, 10; Cass 8; Henne-
pin, lib; 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
affidavits as to contesting delegation
to the county convention, and the seat
ing of the sufficient Collins delegates to
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.
James A. Martin, manager of the Col
Inns campaign moved to make it unan-
imous. The motion prevailed amid
cheers.
The naming of the rest of the tick
ct took but little time.
SYNOPSIS OF PLATFORM.
President Roosevelt is commended for
his efforts to weed out corruption, for his
efforts to enforce the law against unlaw-
full combinations, for his position on the
Panama canal, and for numerous other
acts.
Competition between the railways of the
state is commended as more beneficial to
the state than the consolidation OF rail-
ways The president and the governor
of the state are thanked for their timely
anti-merger litigation.
The platform calls for the regulation
and supervision of both the organization
and operation of large corporations.
The doctrine Of protection set forth in
the republican platform of 1904 and the
reciprocity as advocated by William Nc
Kinley, James G. Blaine, are approved.
A liberal pension policy is advocated.
The whole republican delegation in con-
gress is commended and Endorsed for
ability and courage in bringing added
glory to the honor of the state.
The platform recommends an eight-hour
day. with abolishing of Sunday labor
wherever practicable, the use of~union
labor on state supplies and urges the
board of control to give preference to
Minnesota products.
Legislation expediting the construction
of the isthmian canal is urged.
A uniform system of good roads
throughout the state is favored as Of
material advantage to the whole state.
Chinese exclusion laws and the enforce
ment of immigration laws excluding I'M
worthy and undesirable emigrants were
demanded.
The platform closed by demanding equal
taxation and the extension of the rural
free delivery system
Governor Van SAINT is commended as an
efficient and fearless Official.