Morris tribune., 1906-09-15

c2rceI.ly refrained from mentioning
specifically any of the acts so writ III
the yellow metal EIe did say that
hr. Johnson deserved whole lot OF
credit = ct calling n extra session
Of the legislature. By the same token
the governor is to be given more
credit for not exercising the functions
CT his Office in calling two special ses-
sions. Mr. Hammond referred to an
other thing which the governor is
claimed to have done and that is to
have given the state clean insur-
ance department" and saved the state
$500 in that department alone. 1t
might just as well have been bigger
for anything that l can see, for Mr..
Hammond gave no bill of particulars.
After Mr.. Hammond had finished
his speel by saying that the war cry
should be Johnson and good govern
nent delegate from st. Louis county
bobbed up and told the chairman that
the ST. Louis county delegation had
given permission to Senator Baldwin
to second the nomination of the gov
ernor Whereupon the Senator strobe
to the platform and said his little say.
He gingerly referred to the governors
record in the senate by quotation
from the scripture which runs some
thing like this, well done, good and
faithful servant" Senator Baldwin
was in the senate with Governor John
son and was admirably well qualified
to give a few examples of what the
governor had really done as legis-
lator, but he wisely guessed that the
quotation of scripture in Democratic
convention would so paralyze every
body that no one would think of ask
ing him for particulars. He went on
to say that the governor did not begin
to be as spectacular as a Folk or
La Toilette. The senator did not name
these great governors, but everybody
knew whom he meant. He wound up
by pledging st. Louis county to give
not only Johnson but the whole Dem
ocratic ticket a majority in November.
The chairman got in his work and
Just as the vote was being taken ex-
Mayor Haynes of Minneapolis rose and
spread his arms and endorsed John
son. It was limited that Haynes and
his friends were not too friendly and
be thus took an opportunity to square
himself. He let the cat out of the bag
as to the platform when he said that
Johnson would be nominated On sim
pie platform of wise administration"
Johnson was nominated by acclama-
ton and was escorted to the hall. He
was given an ovation, but the musician
was slow and he was on the platform
some minutes before the band struck
up Hail to the Chief" This angered
one of the delegates, who yelled at the
musicians asking What they we're
| hired for Johnson made neat lit
| tie speech, in which he thanked the
| convention, claimed the credit of re-
! duced freight rates and for stopping
F.! the timber thieves and few little
stunts like that.
The ticket nominated was Johnson
for himself ana the other off1cehold-
ers; L. G. Pendergast of Bemidji for
| the old soldiers and the north end of
| the state; P. M. Magnusson to draw
| the Swedes: A E. Aarness to placate
| the Norwegians; D. H. Evans for the
| Demo-Pops: T. r. Kane for the Irish,
and Fred E. Wheaton to gather in the
| knights of Pythias. Fred is grand
| keeper of the record and seal and is
| supposed to carry around the K. P.s
! In much the same fashion as Johnny
| McDermott handles the commercial
travellers. Anthony Schaefer was nom
| mated railroad commissioner in order
| to help Johnny with the drummers.
| The only place where the programme
| mapped out by the leaders failed was
| the nomination of Chief Justice Start.
| This was to be a talking point for
| Johnson to catch the independents,
or, as Mr.. Winston says, the mug
| wumps" The delegates gagged at
this This was Democratic conven-
| ton. they said, and talk as Brady
| would they would not stand for Start
| because he was a Republican. Some
| fellow back on the platform nom
mated NJ. J. DAILY Of Perham, but
man from Otter Tail county thought
they ought TO have better timber
than that for Judge" Finally his name
was Withdrawn and the filling out Of
the ticket was left to the state central
committee.
| After the nominations were all rati-
| fed as proposed by the leaders the
| question of resolutions came up. Some
| of the delegates struggled back into
| their seats one by one and Dan Law
Ter, with his sonorous voice, introduced
J. M. Freeman of Olivia, who had been
appointed to read the precious docu-
| ment It endorsed all the isms of all
wings of the party. First it put the
seal of it's approval on the administra-
ton of Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Johnson's
/ appointees, all but Frank Day. The
| platform was silent as to him. 1t pro-
tested against government by injunc-