The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-29
LIND MAKES PLAIN He
CAN NOT Be NOMINEE.
THE Cardinal" is OPPOSED TO
HIS NOMINATION.
H. Austin of Minneapolis Touts
the Candidacy of Mr.. Jenswold of
Duluth; and Other Democrats
Declare That There Will Be a
Stampede to w. S. Hammond, st.
James; All Are in the Air.

st. Paul, July 27.-John Lind has
said "no' again. This time he said
| it in telegram to Richard O'Connor
of st. Paul. The telegram is as fol-
lows:
Don't want the nomination, and
cannot make the campaign. VIII NOT
| accept under any circumstances"
In an interview, Mr.. O'Connor said:
John Lind should not be nominated
by the democratic convention to head
the ticket. He has said repeatedly
that he does not want the nomination
and will refuse it if it is rendered
him.
I'm conversation with me two days
before he started west Mr.. Lind said
he would not accept the nomination.
believe him and | feel that it would
be folly for the convention to fly in
the face of this statement and nOmi-
nate him.
Different With Johnson
reference has been made to the
nomination of John A. johnson under
conditions said to be similar to those
existing at present. In reality things
are not at all as they were two years
ago. Johnson was governor, he was a
future presidential possibility and the
active leader of the Minnesota democ
racy. None of these conditions exists
so far as Lind is concerned. | believe
| it will be impossible to force the nom
nation on Lind"
This position of Mr.. O'ConnOr's WILL
it is said, greatly influence the atti-
tude of the Ramsey county delegation.
The delegates from here will hold no
meeting before going to Minneapolis
Thursday morning. 1t has been said
that they all are for Lind but if Mr..
OCOmor takes strong position
against Lind, as he has, the delegates
may fall into line.
What Austin Says.
Word came from Il. H. Austin of
Minneapolis, who evidently was the big
gun at the Hennepin county con-
vention last Saturday, that the Hen
nepin delegation will not present the
name of Mr. Lind to the convention.
Mr.. Austin said:
! 81 know what Pm talking about
when | say that a majority of the
IIennepin county delegation is opposed
to nominating Lind. This sentiment
will become so strong before the con-
vention meets that Hennepin county
will not place his name before the con-
vention.
"This position is not the result of
| any antagonism to Lind. On the con
| trary, we who are working to keep
| him out of this believe we are his
real friends. l know of no one in the
state closer to Mr. Lind or more sin
cerely attached to him than / am. 1t
is because of this regard that / say
| he should not be nominated and thus
| forced into the embarrassing position
| of refusing the nomination.
Il am as sure he would refuse to
make the race as | am that the sun
will set tonight. | am morally certain
that he cannot be forced into the
race
Following this, Mr.. Austin launched
into a strong argument as to why
John Jenswold of Duluth should be the
nominee. This position is more or less
significant when it is remembered that
Mr.. Lind was practically the first man
to mention Mr. Jenswold as a guber-
material possibility. Following the
reading of the Lind letter dated July
Is, Mr.. Austin has been strongly at
work for Jenswold.
Mr.. Austin is waiting for permits
sion to make public the two Lind
letters, portions of which have been
given to the public. He also expects
to receive and publish four or five
more letters from Mr.. Lind, all de-
claring that he will refuse the nomi-
nation. Mr.. Austin renewed his state
ment today that he believes there
are twenty-five or thirty of these
letters which will come out before
the convention.
| The Minneapolis man is convinced
that sentimen tin favor of Lind will
so change during the next thirty-six
hours that he will not be nominated.
In that case he looks to see Jenswold
| chosen.
There may be a stampede to Con-
gresham Hammond. He will be the
temporary chairman of the convention.
Another One From Lind.
Mr.. Lind sent David TT. Evans of
Tracy, the following:
"You must not let them nominate
me, for / will have to refuse at once.
| The more | reflect the more settled
I become in my conviction"
Mr.. Evans is on the Lyon county
delegation, which is instructed for
Lind, but he has declared that they
consider it hopeless and useless in the
face of Mr.. Lind's statement, to noni-
nate him.
Almost the same language is con-
tanned in letter from Mr. Lind to
w. M. Jerome, one of his law part
ners, which was read to the secret
meeting of democrats at the Nicollet
house yesterday.
As Said By Mr.. Hammond.
| Conoraocran Hammond of CT Iamae