Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-07

nation. John w. McCaffery of La
Crescent, J. D. Sullivan of st. Cloud
and j. M. Hawthorne of St. Paul es-
corted. the nominee to the platform.
Frank A. Day, of Fairmont, nomi.
mated Frank Zins, of st. Cloud, for
state treasurer, but on the statement
OF j. d. Sullivan, of St. Cloud, that
Mr.. Zins' health did not permit him to
accept the nomination, his name was
withdrawn, and Byron j. Mosier, Of
Saltwater, was put in nomination,
named by reclamation, and escorted to
the platform by J. A. McDermott, OF
Yellow Medicine county, Frank A.
Day, of Fairmont, and Major ]. w.
Bowler, of Minneapolis
The next order of business was the
nomination of four justices of the SUI
preme court, and on motion of Pierce
Butler of st. Paul the following COM
mittee was named to decide on the
nominees: First congressional district,
F. D. Meighen of Albert Lea; Second,
T. J. Knox of Lakefield; Third, Sena-
tor Julius Collier of Shakopee; Fourth,
Pierce Butler of St. Paul; Fifth, Orville
Rinehart of Minneapolis; Sixth, ]. D.
Sullivan of St. Cloud; Seventh, L. A.
Purse of Morris; Eighth, Fred L. Ryan
of Duluth; Ninth, John L. Townley o.
Fergus Falls.
Mr.. johnson made q terse and able
talk.
The following were chosen as pres.
idential electors:
First District-John Frann, LIE Roy
Mower county.
Second District-D. D. Murphy, Blue
Earth, Faribault county.
Third District-Geo. w. Bachelor
Faribault.
Fourth District-Henry F. Vessel,
St. Paul.
Fifth District-T. w. Parsons, Min
neapolis.
Sixth District-Jas. D. McKenna,
Wadena.
Seventh District-Ray G. Earring
ton, Ortonville.
Eighth District-A. C. Weis, Duluth.
Ninth District-John E. Olstrom,
Warren.
Electors at Large-Swan j. Turn.
blad, Minneapolis, and Timothy O'Con-
nor, Renville.
During the recess the congressional
delegations held caucuses. William F.
Kelso, of Hallock, was decided on as
the ninth districts choice for rail
road commissioner. John E. Ostrom
of Warren was selected as presiden-
tial electOr. William F.. Rowe OF
Crookston was offered the congress
sional nomination, but declined, and
the place was left open.
The first district nominated 81. D,
Nelson of Hayward for congress.
In the fourth, or St. Paul, district
Henry F. Wood was named as presi-
dental elector. The congressional
nomination was left until later in the
afternoon.
R. R. O'Dell of Minneapolis, stirred
up a little excitement by placing
James J. Hill in nomination for cleo.
tor at large as opposed to Mr.. O'Con'
nor. He dwelt for time on the good
that Mr.. Hill had done for Mime.
sofa and the northwest and said that
he would occupy the same position
on the democratic ticket that Thomas
Lowry does on the republican. =,
After Mr.. O'Dell had finished, C. D
O'Brien of St. Paul, withdrew the
name saying that Mr.. Hill had repeat
edly stated that he would be a can
didate for no political Office.
The work of the committee on res
olutions need not take long, as a pre-
liminary draft of the platform ha:
already been made. It carries will
it an Endorsement of the nationa
platform and ticket adopted at st
Louis. and paps particular attention
| to the subjects of tariff revision
reciprocity and increased government
control of railroad rates. A specia
appeal is made on these issues, on &C
count of the sentiment existing il
Minnesota.
Coming to state issues, the plat
form urges the adoption of the pc
cent gross earnings bill, and calls TO,
increased powers for the railroad ant
warehouse commission, so that i
may fix railroad rates within the stat,
and that its orders shall be consid
cred as prima facie evidence that tn,
rate is reasonable. This will hav'
the effect of putting the rates into eff
feet at once, pending litigation. Thi.
law is urged by the Municipal ant
Commercial league. -.
The platform calls for a taxation
amendment to the constitution, which
will permit the adoption of the in
come tax and otherwise equalzinf
the. tax burdens of the state.
A strong plank is inserted indors
ing the enforcement of laws agains
the consolidation Of parallel and com
peting lines of railroad, and commit
ting the party to the principle of com
petition. -.
The platform contains an eight-hou!
paragraph, urged by organized labor
The republican party is censuret
for the nomination of r. C. Dunn TO-
governor and Ray w. Jones for lieu
tenant governor, in the face of tn
records against the-nominees.
Another plank declares for tn
principle of a non-partizan judiciary
and condemns the republican part,
for trahicking in places on the 81
preme bench. >--;.~ {