New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
COUNTY OPTION DEFEATED
Minnesota Democrats Nominate
John Lind for Governor.
UPROARIOUS CONVENTION
Factions Friendly to Lind Split
on Nominating Him Despite
His Refusal.

Minneapolis. July 23-storm signals
which we're flying when the Democratic
State Convention met here to-day were
torn TO shreds by the tempest of feeling
which was ct loose ate this afternoon over
the nomination of John Lind for Governor
and the attempt 10 introduce a direct reso-
luton In the party platform favorins
county option
For more than three hours. up 70 the very
minute of adjournment, there was no let
UP to the scene of disorder, except for few
moments when Chairman Michael DAILY
mana ged TO make himself heard after ter
rife pounding with piece of by scant-
ling which he used as a gavel.
The ticket,
For Goverror-JofEN LIND. Minneapolis
Lieutenant Governor H. c. TIFT, Long
Prairie.
For Secretary Of state-FRDD ". JOHNSON.
New Ulm-
For state Audttor-T J MEAGHAN. Albert
Lea
For Attorney General NJ FREEMAN.
Olivia
The entire deIega ton was a unit in de-
cIaring that John Lind was one of the best
Democrats in Minnesota. The delegates
were all his friends, but were divided into
two factions. One faction insisted that
Lind must be nominated despite his re
peated refusal to be e candidate and his
final fat declaration. in q telegram from
Portland, Ore. yesterday that he would
not accept the nomination. The other fac
ton argued that he had been Governor of
Minnesota, had nothing 10 gain by the
nomination and that he was of sufficient
Importance TO have his wishes needed By
the convention
no contention except for q plank on county
option The anti-county optionists were in
the saddle in the committee on resolutions.
This committee heard the resolutions Of
fered by the county optionists and then
voted them down and inserted q PLANK de-
claring for the initiative and referendum.
which the committee declared would an
sWer the same purpose.
On the other resolutions in the platform
there was no fight. On national issues the
platform says
We deplore the weakness and timldity Of
President Taft who. with his own campaign
promises still fresh, but dominated by the
predatory interests, weakly failed TO use
the tremendous forces OF his high office to
force a recreant Congressional majority to
do its duty of tariff reform. No subsequent
effort to fulfil party promises can atone for
this supreme failure TO restore public con-
fidsnce.
We condemn the national administration
for IT'S initial effort 20 prevent the conserva-
ton of national resources and have nothing
hut contempt for its inslncere efforts to
appear to support conservation after public
jisapDroyal Of It's course was manifested
We condemn the retention of Richard a.
Ballinger as Secretary of the Interior after
the exposure Of his methods OF conducting
the affairs of that office relating to conser-
va ton and declare 1t to be i national scan
dal ,.
We deplore the discharge of Clifford Pin
chot from the office Of chief forester as
ia tional crime
Ths Democrats of Minnesota commend the
RepubIican insurgents of Minnesota for
their vote on the Payne tartn bill
We demand the election OF United States
Senator'S nv direct vote Of the people
we strongly commend the course OF VIM
6sld scott Hammond. the Democratic Rep
resen+stiye of Minnesota in Congress, ana
urge the people OF his district 10 re-elect
him.
81 Paul. July H.-Ex-Ciovernor John Lind
Will not accept, the Democratic nomination
for Governor or Minnesota, according to a
1isna+rh received here Tonight from
Eyaratt Wash. whore Mr Lind has been
visiting his son Norman. The son is quoted
as saving that his father would not accept
the nomination.