The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-01
SENATOR CLAPP
IS NOMINATED
Minnesota Republicans En-
dorse Progressive.
LONG FIGHT ON PLATFORM

Resolutions Committee Slow in Re-
porting and Convention Proceeds
With Nomination of Candidates.
Contest Over Fourth Place on Su.
preme Bench Close Between Three
Aspirants for the Place.
st. Paul, June 22.-The Republican
state convention, in session at the Au-
ditorium, unanimously adopted a mo-
ton of United States Marshal Grim
shaw to nominate United States Sen
ator Moses E. Clapp to succeed him
self. The resolutions committee
fought for several hours over the
platform and in the meantime the con-
vention proceeded with the nomina.
ton of candidates, beginning with SUI
preme court judges.
The 1876 delegates to the conven.
ton were called to order in the Audi.
WI luIll ii ul:. ttca: ctiOIG uUOQ ny ~.
D. Brown OF Lac qui Parle county,
chairman OF the state central commit
tee.
The immense building was thronged
with visitors from all sections of the
state. There were politicians of all
ages hustling for their favorite can
didates through the morning wait for
the chairman's gavel to fall.
The reading of the regular call for
the convention was dispensed with
and the gathering got down to bust
ness at once. Herbert p. Keller, may
or of st. Paul, was elected temporary
chairman with a shout. After extend
ing a hearty greeting to the delegates
he launched forth into the customary
speech as temporary presiding officer.
Mr.. Keller, in a ringing speech,
sounded the keynote for the party in
Minnesota. He said that consideration
of national issues were not paramount
to the deliberations Of the convention.
The great practical issue which con.
fronted the Republican party of Min.
nesota, he said, is the development
and conservation of the immense nat
ural resorces of the state. Mayor
Keller insisted the party should be
committed to a just and fair reappor-
tionment of the legislative representa-
ton and he advocated the adoption of
a policy to universally advertise the
mineral, industrial and agricultural
advantages of Minnesota.
Temporary Secretaries Named.
At the conclusion of Mayor Keller's
address M. J. Bowling of Renville, A.
H. Vernon OF Little Falls, Harry West
of Benton county and Farley Dare Of
Walker we're elected temporary secre-
taries. Chairman Keller then an
nounced that there were no contested
seats in the convention and all the
accredited delegates were seated.
The appointment of the committees
consumed but little time. The most
important Of these, that on resolu-
tons, vas composed of twenty-five
members, two from each COMPRESSION
al district and seven at large. Exon
gresham Frank M. Eddy of Stearns
county was the first of the delegates
at-large to be named and for that rea-
o he was chosen chairman accord
ing to custom. Mr.. Eddy is known to
have county option %leanings, although
his home county did not instruct for
1t. There were six other county op.
ton men IN the committee.
The recent death of State Treasurer
Clarence A. Dinehart was brought to
the attention Of the convention by
Captain Henry A. Castle, formerly a
we'll known Republican leader of st.
Paul, who submitted a resolution of
sympathy with the family of the dead
treasurer. This was passed by the
convention.
Shortly after noon the convention
took a recess until 2 o'clock, or until
such time as the committee on resolu-
tions was ready to report.
At the afternoon session A. ]. Rcca.
ne of Zumbrota was made permanent
chairman. AS the resolutions commit
tee was not ready to report the con-
vention proceeded to name candidates
for the supreme bench. e. A. Jaggard,
A. J.. Brown and David Simpson were
nominated by reclamation, but a con.
test developed over the fourth place
between Charles L. Lewis and Homer
B. Dibell and Philip e. Brown.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Brown, 1852; Lewis, AT; Dibell, 300.
Brown was nominated on the second
ballot.
Minnesota Pioneer Dead.
st. Paul, June 22.-William Pitt
Murray, pioneer, aged eighty-three, is
dead here of appendicitis. For more