The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-29


delegation was unit in declaring
that Lind was one of the best Demo-
Gratis in Minnesota. They were all
his friends, but divided into two fac
tions. One declared that Lind must
be nominated despite his repeated re-
fusals to be considered q candidate
for the nomination and his final fiat
declaration In a telegram from Port
land. Ore. Wednesday, that he would
not accept the nomination IL made.
the other declaring that John Lind.
having once been governor Of Min
nesota. had nothing to gain by the
nomination and that he was Of sum
ciet importance to have his wishes
needed by the convention.
T latter faction maneuvered, ar
gu. S,ok their fists at the chair
man. the other side. while those
who W. A,rt on nominating Lind
howled, b. % ,nd completely block
ed the proce> u until by sheer force
of noise and >tasm, they won
their point and I the nomina-
Even then the frie> opposed to
the nomination took advantage Of a
motion to make the nomination unani-
nous to argue.
They wanted an opportunity to SUBJ
nit the nomination to Mr.. Lind by
telegraph and await his answer-to
take recess until s o'clock last
night If necessary. but this failed and
finally the nomination was made
unanimous.
After the Lind nomination was out
of the way the nomination Of the
other candidates were made 80 fact
that 1t was almost impossible to
write them down. They were all by
acclamation.
The Platform
On the matter Of resolutions there
was no convention, except for a plank
on county option. The anti-county
optionists were in the saddle in the
committee on resolutions. The COM
mittee heard the resolutions offer
ed by the county optiinists and then
voted them down and inserted plank
declaring for the initiative and ref
erendum which the committee declar-
ed would answer the same purpose.
On the other resolutions in the plat
form there was no fight. On national
issues the platform says:
1--WE deplore the weakness and
tmidity Of President Taft, who with
his own campaign promises still
fresh, but dominated by the predatory
interests, weakly failed to use the
tremendous forces Of his high Office
to force a recreant congressional ma
jority to do its duty of tariff reform.
No subsequent effort to fulfill party
promises can atone for his supreme
failure to restore public confidence.
1--WE condemn the national admin
istration for its initial effort to pre-
vent the conservation Of natural re-
sources and have nothing but con-
tempt for its insincere efforts to ap-
pear to support conservation after
public disapproval of it's course was
manifested.
eve condemn the rettntion Of Rich
ard a. Ballingtr as secretary Of the
Interior after the exposure Of his
methods Of conducting the affairs Of
that Office relating to conservation
and declare it to be national scan
dal
I'VE deplore the discharge Of Gif-
ford Pinchot from the Office Of chief
forester as a national crime.
"The Democrats Of Minnesota COM
mend the Republican insurgents Of
Minnesota for their vote on the
Payne tariff bill.
1--WE demand the election of United
States senator's by direct vote Of the
people.
I'VE strongly commend the course
of Winfield Scott Hammond, the
Democratic representative of Minne-
sofa in congress and urge the people
of his district to re-elect him."
A resolution favoring additional
laws protecting women wage earners,
and several other state issues Of
minor importance were included in
the platform.