The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-23
Local Convention Being Held in Court
House-Will Probably Instruct y
....~.s for Lind.
JOSEPH W. FOLK BOOM FOR
PRESIDENCY JUST LAUNCHED
Bemidji Men Believe That He Will
Make a Stronger Candidate
Than Hanson.

Democrats of Beltrami county
convened in the court house this
morning at ten O'Clock to elect dele
gates to the state convention to be
held in Minneapolis next Thursday
and to decide on the planks which
the local men want in the state
platform. L. F. Johnson is chair
man of the county committee and
P. J. Russell, secretary. "
The county conventions which
will be held at the same time will
serve as indicators of what may be
expected from the state convention
to be held next Thursday. John
Lind continues to be spoken of as
the man sure to land the nomination
for governor, but as he insists on a
county option plank, the situation is
complicated.
{: Judge Stanton. of Bemidji, has
been spoken of as the next man TO
be considered if. Lind will not run,
bnt since his county option speech
at Akeley not much is being said
about him. The Twin City kitchen
cabinet was busy with his name
until they found out that he was as
much for county option as was John
Lind and then the talk died down.
Judge Stanton says that he does
not want the nomination for govern.
or and he took the county option
road to evade it. He says that he
believes in county option but felt no
occasion to 60 on record until the
talk of nominating him for governor
forced him to take a stand. He says
that the Democrats will accept John
Lind and county option, but will not
accept Stanton and county option.
By taking his stand early in the
game, he lost his chance of the
nomination, which, he says, was just
what he wanted.
Local Democrats say that if the
party adopts county option plank
in the state platform. it will be a
wide departure from the stand of the
party in former years. The Demo.
cratic donkey has never been lead
to the watering trough and had the
pure liquid poured down its throat
and it will be a new experience.
But they believe that the party is
progressing and getting away from
it's old stand. ~
Dispatches to the Twin City
papers from various counties yes.
terday indicate that a strong anti
county option sentiment has devel-
oped in the past few days. Those
who are leading the opposition say
that they have 543 votes in the con-
vention which will be opposed on
the start to county option plank.
Some think that this indicates an
anti-Lind sentiment. j.. -@,s...s
Fred Day and Fred Lynch. both
high in the state circle, refuse to
commit themselves on any issue and
say that as it is a Democratic con-
vention, the delegates will get just
what they want. Not much is being
said around the local headquarters
but it is expected that Beltrami
county will instruct for Lind.
One of the planks in the Demo.
cratic platform is certain to be on
the judiciary question. The plank
will probably favor nonpartisan
judiciary and is expected to win a
few votes from the Republican or.
ganization. Northern Minnesota
will also be represented in the state
convention and w. R. Mackenzie
will be on hand to see that his pei
resolutions are embodied in the
Democratic platform.
Prominent local Democrats have
just received campaign materia
which is placing the name Of JOSEPH
w. Folk, Of Missouri, before then
as the next national Democratic can
didate for the presidency Of th,
United States. The men who hav,