The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-28
Principal Interest Centers in
Gubernatorial Nomination
and County Option
CONGRESSMAN HAMMOND
SOUNDED THE KEYNOTE
Arraigned the Republican Party and
Loudly Applauded the Insurgents In
His Discussion of the New Tariff
Law-Johnson's Memory Honored.

Minneapolis. July 2S.-The Minne-
sofa state Democratic convention was
icalled to order today for the nomina-
! ton of full ticket of state officers and
the adoption of a state platform. The
principal interest of the convention
centers around the gubernatorial
nomination and the fight for county
option in the platform. Congressman
w. S. Hammond was named for tenn
porary chairman and his speech in
that capacity sounds the keynote of
the fight which the Minnesota Democ-
racy will wage this fall.
He said in part:
| "Two years ago this city saw re-
markable scene. The delegates to the
Democratic state convention assem-
bled here to nominate candidate for
governor. The then chief executive
was serving his second term and de-
sired to put aside the burdens of
state and return to private life. Many
of his most intimate friends reluc-
tantly yielded to his wishes and en-
campaign. but the demand for his
nomination. like an inrushing tide,
swept the state from end to end and
when the day for holding the conven-
ton arrived. from the northern
ranges to the southern prairies of
this great commonwealth but one
name was heard and when that name
was pronounced in the convention
there was an outburst Of enthusiasm
heretofore unknown in the political
history OF Minnesota. The cheers
and plaudits of the delegates echoed
and re-echoed until men. stirred to
the highest pitch of enthusiasm. We're
physically exhausted and then with
one final prolonged cry the conven-
tion nominated for the third time as
the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor. that magnificent man of the peo-
pie, John A. Johnson.
The Death Of Johnson
"After his third great victory he
entered upon the discharge Of the
duties of his high office. but before his
term had expired the angel Of death
lightly touched his hand and called
him to the great beyond In that
hour of sorrow all bitterness that
attended the preceding election pass
ed away. All political strife was for
gotten and the people of this state
bowed their heads in sorrow and wept
at the loss of their great and beloved
son. From other states. from the ma
tional capital. aye, from the capitals
of other nations, came words of SYM
pathy and expressions Of sorrow.
"It is fitting indeed, that at this
time and place the first words spoken
should he tribute to the great lead
er of the Democratic party and the
man most loved by the people of
Minnesota. our late governor, John
Albert Johnson.
As to tIie Tariff Law
"The policy of levying taxes upon
merchandise imported from other
countries into the United States and
collecting such taxes at the various
custom houses of the country upon
the entry of the goods. is as old as
the nation itself and the millions an
nually paid by those bringing such
goods and merchandise into this coun-
try comprise large part Of our rev.
enue. OF the property thus brought
to the United States to be sold to the
people of the country. much is of the
same kind as that produced or manu-
factured here, but some of it like
coffee and tea. is not produced in the
United States. If taxes were levied
upon classes of merchandise used in
the United States but not produced
here It is apparent that the imposi-
tion Of such taxes would have but one
effect, namely, to increase the price
of the commodities so taxed to the
people who bought them by the
amount Of the charges imposed and
by such amount supply revenue to
the government. Such tariff taxes
would constitute q purely revenue
tariff.
Is More Than q Revenue Impost
But the tax imposed upon property
brought into this country and Of
the kind manufactured or produced