The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
Full Ticket Named by State Demo-
cratic Convention at Mime
apolis--Disorder.
,NTINUED FOR THREE HOURS

OF John Lind Tor governor, ana the
attempt TO introduce direct reso-
luton in the party platform favor
Ing county option.
stor more than three hours, up to
| the very minute when the motion To
adjourn was carried. there was no
Ret up TO the disorder, except for a
4 few moments In which Chairman
u Michael Daily made himself heard
>aftSr terrific pounding with a piece
oFtwo-by-four scantling. which he
used AS a gayel.
The ticket named Is as follows:
For Goyernor-John Lind, OF MIN
neapolis.
For Lieutenant Goyernor-M. c.
TIT. OF Long Prairie.
For Auditor-T. ]. Meaghan. OF
Albert Lea.
For Attorney General. NJ.
Freeman. OF lliya.
For Secretary OF State-Fred W.
johnson. of New Ulm.
For CLERK OF Supreme Court
Fred +. wheaton, OF Minneapolis.
For Treasurer y. Lad
ner OF st. Cloud.
For Railroad aud Warehouse
mmissIoner-James c. Tracey. OF
! .sf0chester.
Al Nor Justices OF the Supreme Court
-. J. O'Brien. ST Paul; A. II.
d )snow. Wlnona: Philip +. Brown.
Il Luverne; Calvin l.. Brown. Morris.
The entire delegation was a unit
lnsdeclaring John Lind one Of the
best Democrats in Minnesota. They
divided In two factions. One de-
| clarcd that Lind must be nominated
despite his repeated refusal TO be a
candidate. the other declared that
Llnd's wishes should be needed.
The latter faction argued. shook
fists. while those who were bent ON
nominating Lind howled. Kissed aud
blocked the proceedings until by
IA sheer force OF noise and enthusiasm
n.y. secured the nomination. which
n finally made unanimous.
he anti-county optionists we're In
The saddle In the committee ON reso-
The committee heard reso-
buttons offered by the optionists and
Ned them down. and inserted a
4 S',nk declaring for the initiative
and referendum. which the commit
tee declared would answer the same
purpose.
Tho platform attacks Taft for not
using tremendous forces OF his high
Office to force the recreant congress
sional majority TO do it's duty OF
tariff reform"
IL condemns the retention OF Bal
llnger in the cabinet: deplored the
discharge OF Pinchot las national
erlme;" commends the Minnesota
Republican insurgents in congress
for their vote ON the Payne-Aldrich
Hill. demands the direct election OF
senators; strongly urges the re-elec-
ton Of Congressman Hammond.
MIR. Hammond began by deploring
tsc death and extolling the life OF
fss late Governor John A. Johnson.
lie scathlngly denounced the Payne
Aurich tariff bill. mentioning spe-
ciTcally the lead and wool schedules
and pronounced the tariff commits
Sion a mock political subterfuge. a
body purposely created without
mower OF action lie also devoted
considerable attention to detini-
ton of Canoes
County option and other local Is
sues were not mentioned. lie said
I'm part:
"The people OF this country have
time and again decided by substan-
tlal majorities that the present
method of protecting the domestic
manufactures and producer shall be
maintained and while many ques'
son the wisdom OF this kind OF In
discreet taxation and the righteous
ness OF imposing burdens upon the
slmany for the benefit of lesser
number. the questions have become
sther academic and the abolish
mcnt OF the sytem is not seriously
contemplated.
81 There is widespread opposi
ton. however. to excessive rates
making the burdens upon the con
sumner greater than they should be
For illustration: the duty OF one
and one-half cents per pound OF
I'D bearing ore and two and one
eighth cents per pound on pig leaC
makes the rate $50 per ton on thu
former and s42.50 per ton on The
1. latter. The total cost OF producing
Mig lead from the ore is from SO e
$50 per ton. say on the average IS
on account of the lower wage scal'
he has to pay Then the difference
between the 81. the cost OF produc
tion here. and the cost of produc
ION in the country from which thu
import comes ought to be thu
amount added to the $50 to fix tn,
rates on pig lead. II could not ex
coed So even IL the foreign pro
Queer paid nothing for the work
But the tariff charge is $3.50. Thii
is one of the excessive rates to b.
\ found in the present tariff law.
~ ., "Because of such excessive rate
n and such inequality. the demand TO-
o revision and Encouragement OF thu