The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
Secretaries Are Named.

equal rights for all and special priv
ileges for none.
Secretaries Are Named.
Senator F. l.. GlotZbach of Fari-
bault, Richard bakersfield of Henne-
pin county and Frank Battley of ST.
Paul were named as temporary secre-
taries and later made permanent.
Congressman Hammond then an
nOunced that the committee on resO-
buttons would be composed of two
members to be selected by the dele
gates from each congressional district
and three at large to be named by
the chair, making twenty-one in all.
The committees on credentials and
in a similar manner. Before taking
a recess for lunch at l 80 p. m. a mo-
ton was passed declaring it the sense
of the convention that no nominations
should be made until the committee
on resolutions had reported.
When the convention reassembled
at 2:30 O'Clock the committee on resO-
lutions was hammering away on the
different planks of the platform in a
room in the Radsson hotel. Senator
Works of Mankato was elected chair
man and Martin O'Brien of Crookston
was made secretary. The friends of
county option on the committee made
a vigorous fight for their favorite
plank but without avail. 1t was de-
tnfn fae tbo
initiative and referendum and recall,
proposed by Senator Stockwell of Min
neapoliS.
In the meantime the convention was
having the hottest kind of a time. The
credentials committee had reported
that as there were no contests there
was nothing for them to do. The,
committee on permanent organization
recommended that M. ]. DAILY of Per-
ham, a prospective candidate for con-
gress in the Ninth district, be made
permanent chairman, and that the
temporary secretaries be made perms-
Then the excitement started In earn
est q. H. Austin of Minneapolis Of
fered resolution that, notwithstand-
ing John Lind's eminent fitness for
governor, the convention did not deem
it wise to insist upon his nomination
for governor Amid the widest ex-
element Chairman DAILY ruled the
resolution out of order. S. l.. Com
stock almost caused riot with mo-
ton to have the convention proceed
with the nominations. There was an
avalanche of amendments to wait for
the report of the committee on resolu-
tons in accordance with motion
adopted at the morning session.
Points of order galore were raised
and the chair was powerless to main
tain order 1t looked like bedlam had
broken loose Finally the appearance
of former Governor Joseph w. Folk
of Missouri diverted the minds of the
excited delegates. Mr.. Folk was es-
corted to the platform and his appear
ance there was the signal for a pro-
longed outburst of cheering.
Upon being introduced by Chairman
DAILY. Mr.. Folk thanked the delegates
for inviting him to address them and
said:
Opportunity for Democrats.
"There has never been such an OPP
porthnity for the success of Demo-
cratic principles as right now. By
these principles l mean equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
The Democratic party, if true to it's
high ideals, must stand for men above
money. 1t is not right or just for
so, 1000, 900 people to be taxed in order
70 make few men rich. 1t is better
TO have the wealth of the country in
the hands of all the people than in
the hands of a few"
Mr. Folk urged unity of action in
enforcing the laws and the most Wig
orous opposition to any efforts to at
tempt to defy them. He said he was
in favor of building up public virtue
and private integrity in order to pro-
d,ca a ro1iuiOn that hac for itS fen