The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-08-27

tee was hunting him up the band
played Annie Laurie' or something
else. At the close Of the music the
handsome young senator was escorted
to the platform amid applause.
Raising his hands in an impressive
manner, to command silence. he began
his "keynote" speech. He mentioned
Gov. Johnson's name a couple of
times, but as that was not the signal
for the ovation to begin, the delegates
did not ovate.
He passionately declared that "the
democrats were always right and the
republicans were always wrong" and
the delegates cheered while the spec
tators smiled. In ringing tones he
declared that ''the democratic party
was the only one with an issue, y but if
he had any issues about him he did
not exhibit them to the convention.
he next launched into a eulogy of At
torney General Young for enforcing
the law. This met with hearty out
burst of applause, which nonplussed
the orator and he covered his con-
fusion by stating "the only thing he
ever heard in favor of the republican
candidate was that he ate pastry with
knife. As the senator will prob
ably do the spellbinding act during
the campaign, Twill furnish few
things in favor of the republican can
didate as furnished by Frank Day in
the first issue of his paper after the
Duluth convention two years ago,
when he said: 49,
"The people have confidence in
Jake. He is honest and unpurchas-
able. He was never controlled for a
minute in his life by the interests, ,
and he refused to 'bend. the pregnant
knee that thrift may follow fawning.'
Because of his high political ideals,
Mr.. jacobson was not wanted as a
candidate by the designing politicians
and corporations looking for immun-
ity for future ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
The effort to think of something in
favor of the republican nominee ex-
hausted the youthful senator and he
subsidized by asking the further
pleasure of the convention. The Gus
tomary motions to appoint committees
on resolutions, credentials and per-
manent organization were offered and
passed and then occurred an incident
which was never before parallelled in
state convention. .'-
Slate Committee is Novel.
A delegate arose near the speaker
and gravely informed the chair that
while he had no doubt that the con-
vention was capable of nominating a
candidate for governor, he seriously
doubted that they were equal to the
task of selecting the balance of the
ticket with due regard to nationality
and locality that would best aid in
electing the head of the ticket. He did
not say it in these words, but every
one knew that was what he meant, and
i
then moved r> ~, -.
That a committee of one from each
judicial district be appointed to select
names and present them to the con-
vention for all state officers except
governor.
Frank Day seconded the motion in
a speech along the same lines and
incredible as it may seem, it was
passed without a dissenting voice,
the makeup of the committee gives
the whole game away. 1t was COM
posed of the following gentlemen:
Senator Albert Schaller, r. T.
O'Connor, John Costello, S. A.
stockwell, E. E. Kelly, c. O. Daily,
J. J. DAILY, John L. Casey, D. a..
Evans, 81. G.. Day, John Dwan,
S. B. Nelson, J. E. Reuvette, c. 81.
Dart, O. J. Johnson, Frank A. Day,
DR.. P. O'Hair, Julius Dorsey, A. G.
Rutledge.
All the other committees we're ap-
pointed without regard to previous
utilization, but this "slate'' committee
was composed of large majority of
Simon Pure Johnson men and the
Bryan men scarcely got look in. A
motion was made to adjourn to 2
O'Clock pending which members of the
various congressional districts an
nounced caucuses ''to select congress
sional candidates to be voted on at
the primaries. Some one suggested
that caucuses also be held to "select"
legislative, county and municipal can
didates, but the proposition met with
no favor and the first spasm ended
and the delegates HE'D to the West
hotel to hold the final rehearsal for
the big show.
The Afternoon Session..
The delegates were slow in assem-
bling in the afternoon, as the cabinet