The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-03-03
Democrats Met
At Minneapolis
Minnesota Party Leaders Assemble
At West Hotel For Genuine
Love Feast
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
Gathering Reaches Pitch of High En-
thusiasm; Dan Lawler Con-
spicuOus By Absence
LARGE CROWD PRESENT


Gratis in session at the West hotel, at
Minneapolis Tuesday went home firm
ly convinced that they have a great
fighting chance in the next campaign.
The Democrats Of the state have held
no such meeting since John Lind's ia
nous Philippine speech in 1900.
Champ Clark in telegram to the
meeting spoke of "1'he Militant DEM
ocracy of Minnesota" and the few Re-
publican spectators admitted that it
had been long time since the party
in Minnesota has looked so thorough
ly militant.
1t was evident from the spirit of
the meeting and the speeches made
that the Democrats have taken heart
from the success and popularity of
President Wilson.
Various threatened storms did not
break and predicted ructions did not
materialize. The one big fight ended
so decisively and apparently left SO
little bitterness that the banquet was
all that party love feast should be.
Hardly Democrat of prominence
in Minnesota was absent, the notable
exception being Daniel w. Lawler of
ST. Paul.
The two big facts apparently shown
by the gathering were the continued
ascendency of William Jennings Bryan
as the idol Of Minnesota Democrats
and the dominance of National Com
mitteeman F. B. Lynch SO far as the
state committee is concerned.
Applause Greets Bryan's Name
Not even Woodrow Wilson's name
drew the wild applause that greeted
Bryan's every time it was mentioned.
Bryan's picture on the screen always
brought a tremendous ovation.
The banquet was an old fashioned,
slashing anti-Republican gathering, in
which the speakers took mighty wal
Tops at the "wickedness" of Repub-
licans and all their works and urged
mo compromise" fight all along the
line.
There were cartoons representing
Governor Eberhart singing his latest
song and representing the Democratic
donkey landing his hind heels on the
governors anatomy.
From a political standpoint the
three-hour session of the state central
committee was most important. The
net result of the gathering was to
show the so called Lynch crowd firm
ly in the saddle
The committee kept religiously
away from even hint of slate max
ing and no mans candidacy was in
directly mentioned.
F. A. Pike of st. Paul, z. H. Austin
of Minneapolis and Frank A. Day of
Fairmont led a forlorn hope fight
against the plans of the committee
and were beaten overwhelmingly, the
one vote taken being s. to 5.
Only One br1ef contest
This fight came on the proposition
first advanced by Chairman O'Brien
that some method be devised for per-
fecting county and precinct organiza-
ton throughout the state-a thing
which under the new law cannot be
done by county candidates as in for
mer times.
1t finally was voted to call county
mass meetings in all counties to name
county committees and elect dele
gates to state mass meeting to name
a state organization.
Judge NJ. c. Tiff of Glencoe was
toastmaster at the banquet and read
kilograms of congratulations from
President Wilson, Speaker Clark, Ma
tional Chairman w. f. McCombs,
Congressman w. s. Hammond, Con-
gresham Oscar Underwood and 9TH
ers.
John Walsh Of Ashland, Wis, was
introduced as athe next governor d
Wisconsin,
c. G. Daniels 81 North Carolina, :
brother Of Secretary Of the Navy 10
sephus Daniels, Was the chief speaker
ct the banquet and made such hi
that when he wanted to stop thu