The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-29
Tempest of Feeling Let
Loose In Minnesota
Convention.
LIND. is CENTRE
OF TURBULENCE
Despite Flat Refusal to Accept,
Nomination for Governor Is
Forced Upon Him - Dele
gates, All His Friends, In
dulge in Wild and Pro-
longed Disorder.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 2s.-Dcmo-
cratic storm signals, which were fly
Ing when the state Democratic Con-
vention met here to-day. were torn
to shreds by the tempest Of feeling
which was let loose late this after
noon over the nomination of John
Lind for Governor and the attempt
to introduce direct resolution In the
party platform favoring county option.
For more than three hours there
was no let up to the scene Of dis
order except for few moments when
Chairman Michael Daily managed to
make himself heard after terrific
pounding with piece of two by four
scantling which he used as gavel.
The ticket named Is:
Governor-John Lind, Minneapolis.
Secretary of State-Fred W. John
son, New Ulm.
ney-General-J. NJ Freeman,
Olivia.
State Treasurer-Charles F. Ladner,
Stroud.
Trouble Starts Enrly.
Mutterings of the trouble were
heard early in the day, and an unusu-
al condition existed. The entire dele
cation was a unit in declaring that
John Lind was one OF the best pemo-
Gratis In Minnesota The delegates
,,are all his friends, but divided into
two factions. One insisted that LIND
must be nominated, despite his repeat
ed refusal to be a candidate and MS
enal fat declaration in a telegram
from, Portland, Ore, yesterday that ne
wo,,ld no. accept the nominatioh,
while the other faction argued tnae
he had been Governor of MinnesoIa "a
and had nothing TO gain by the noi'li. @ !.
nat,on and that he was OF suthcieh. J,
;r,Y,ortance to have his wishes heeoeo
by the convention. .be
THE latter faction shook fists at III.
oh.irran and at the other side, "Hlie
those bent on nominating Lind ho"iea
hissed and completely blocked III.
proceedings, until by sheer force ~
noise and enthusiasm they Won
nofnt aSd secured the nominatloh.
Even then the friends opposed
the nomination took advantage Oh
motion to make the NOMINATION
imous to argue. They "anteo -,
nit the nomination to Mr.. Lind BY tei'
ayranh and await his arswer-to taRe
a recess until o'clock II necessary.
hut this failed, and finally the nomi-
nation was made unanimous ana lhs
convention adjourned at 6:33
other nominations we're made by ac'
c,amatton. on the matter of resolu'
,ions there was no contention except i9'
a pIank on county option. me AMI
county optionists were in the saddie
in the committee on resolutions.
committee heard the resolutions oi
fered by the county optionists ana ,ne,
voted them down and inserted a piaif m
declaring for the Initiative ana reAer
endum. which the committee oecsafe'
would answer the same purpose,
on the other resolutions in the plat
form there was no fight. on haeioh'a
issues the platform says:
I'VE deplore the weakness and TIM
tdity of President Taft. who with ms
own campaign promises still fresh. ou'
dominated by the predatory interests
weakly failed to use the tremendous
forces of his high office to force re-
creant congressional majority 70 ne
its duty on tariff reform. NO suose'
ouent effort to fulfil the party prom
tses can atone for this supreme fall-
ure to restore public confidence.
1--WE condemn the national admins
tration for its initial failure to pre-
vent the conservation of natural re-
sources, and have nothing but contehlpl
for its insincere efforts to appear io
support the conservation after puplic
disapproval of its course was mani
tested.
eve condemn the retention OF Rich
ard A. Ballinger as Secretary OF tne
Interior after the exposure of his meth
DDS of conducting the affairs OF tnat
office relating TO conservation. and ae-
clare 1t to be national scandal.
1--WE deplore the discharge OF Gil-
ford Pinchot from the office OF onlei
Forester as national crime
THE Democrats of Minnesota COM
mend the Republican Insurgen.s OF
Minnesota for their vote on the ras''e
tariff bill.
eve demand the election of United
States Senator'S by direct vote OF the
people. ...a
eve strongly commend the course
Of Winfield Scott Hammond, the Dem-
ocratic representative OF Minnesota ~
Congress. and urge the people OF MS
district to re-elect him.
VIII Not Accept.
ST. paul MINI, July 2s.-Former