The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-04
John A. johnson and a Tick
ct of Helpers" Are
Nominated.
State Convention Meets with
Breach Averted but
Not Healed.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Governor, John A. Johnson, st. Peter.
o. Lieutenant Rsm2df; governor L. G. Fender
Secretary Of State. P. M. Magnus-
son, st. Cloud.
State Auditor, A. Aarnes. Montevi-
dec. ~"
State treasurer, David Evans, Tracy.
Attorney general, Thomas E. Kane,
st. Paul. : l...
T. Clerk of the supreme court, Fred E.
Wheaton, Minneapolis.
Railroad commissioner, Captain An
ton Schafer, Rushmore.
Chief justice, Charles M. Start, Ro-
chester. 49,
Governor johnson and ticket of
helpers, was put in nomination this
afternoon by the democratic state con-
vention, in session at the Bijou thea
ter, Minneapolis. The convention was
one Of the shortest on record. In bare
~ an hour after it was called to order,
Governor Johnson had been renomin-
ated in an eloquent speech by w. s.
Hammond of st. James
The threatened breach between Gov
ernor johnson and the Hearst leaders
seems in a fair way to be healed. APP
peals for harmony are having their
effect: The Hearst men, however, are
carrying their main point. Frank A.
Day will manage the campaign, but he
will not be chairman Of the state CEN
trail committee. He will probably be
chairman of the executive committee,
and the other chairman will be more
or less Of fgurehead during the cam
paign. The probable selection is t. D.
O 'Brien Of st. Paul.
The opposition to Day comes mainly
from the st. Louis and Stearns county
delegations, but most Of the Hearst
men are in it, and some others who
have personal grudges against the pri-
vate secretary. The leaders of it are
T. T. Hudson Of Duluth and J. r. Ben
nett of st. Cloud. There was caucus
at the West hotel last night, attended
by representatives from the two coun-
ties named, also from Hennepin, Vino
ma and Ramsey. The Ramsey man is
said to have been personal represen-
tative of "Dick" O'Connor, who is a
long way from being a Hearst man.
but is not satisfied with Day for chair,
man. Most of the opposition has its
rise in presidential politics. The op-s
ponents Of Day do not want him at the
head Of the organization two years
delegates to the national convention.
~ Olt1matum to johnson.
The caucus last night named II. Z
Buck of: Winona and Bert Fesler of
Duluth as a committee to wait on Gov
ernor johnson and give him their .ulti-
.matum: They put it up too the gov
ernor this morning, in a conference
which began at $3.50 at the capitol. He
called in T. D. O'Brien and other adj
yisers, and they went over the matter
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and took. the blame himself of some e
things charged to his secretary. The
mmittee, however, insisted. that Day
must 60. They told the governor they
would stand for anyone else he might
name as chairman Of the committee.
but if Day was retained, it was choice
between Day and the support Of the
Hearst men this fall.
This was a strong bluff, and it looked
like trouble. Harmony counsels pre-
vailed, however. The conference ad-
journed with an agreement to meet af-
ter the convention adjourned. r.. D.
O'Br1en and other representatives of
the governor are to meet with the
Hearst committee and agree on the or
ganization, which will be perfected at
a meeting Of the new committee to.
night, in the Merchants hotel, ST. Paul.
1t promises to be harmony agreement.
Large Convention.
The convention is one of the largest
held by the democracy of the state in
recent years. Out of 1,24S delegates
entitled to seats, it is believed that con-
slderably over a thousand are on hand
The West hotel lobby and parlor floor
were thronged with democrats all morn
ing. Each delegation visited the state
committee headquarters in one Of the
in 1e
received badges. There was a lively
buzzing, but most of the talk was over
the organization rather than the ticket
Shortly before IL the Ramsey, delegates
arrived in two special street cars and
marched into the lobby, headed by the
Auditorium band Of st. Paul, Mayor r.
A. Smith leading the line. They were
cheered by the other delegates.
At 11:30 the delegates lined up in
front Of the hotel and paraded down to
the Biiou,: headed by Hengen' g band.
marching with the Hennepin delepation'
and the st. Paul delegation with its
band. .ss....*s.
When the convention met no plat
form had bene agreed on. A good
many planks had been written and
turned over to Chairman Day, who gave
them to the resolutions committee. IL
is tforegone that the platform will an
dorse w. J. Bryan for president. and
commend Governor oJhnson g admins
tration. It will come out strong On the
railroad rate question, and also on mimi
cipal ownership. = - - 80