Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-05-08

possibility OF great Democratic parry
in Minnesota. Certainly, among them
were many who want to build such
party and build it along the right
lines. They came in good faith pre-
pared to hear and discuss plans for
the organization and development Of
true democracy. If they were disap-
pointed and misled the fault is not
theirs, but that of few who, under
the orders of F. B. Lynch, assumed ar
bitrary control of the conference, 70
fusing consideration or fair disposition
of matters that they did not wish to
entertain.
Proceedings under the Gall in Henne-
pin County
The County Committee Of Hennepin
County called a mass conference for
March oath at o'clock p: M, in the
public hall in the Court House. Sew
eral hundred Democrats assembled.
Shortly after eight o'clock a member
to order.
James Dwyer was unanimously
, elected chairman of the conference.
| Richard Tattersfeld and E. A. Pur-
DIV, chairman Of the County Committee
were nominated for secretary. Mr..
Purdy withdrew and moved the cleo
ton of Mr.. bakersfield, which follow
ed by unanimous vote.
! Subsequently it was moved that the
1856 delegates from Hennepin County
to the state conference be chosen by
a committee.
An amendment was offered propos-
ing different method Of selection.
The vote on the amendment was
taken viva voce and the chairman de-
clared the amendment lost. A division
bv rising vote was then taken, the
tellers being the chairman, the secre-
tary and one who had voted for the
amendment.
The rising vote resulted: 153 for the
amendment, 212 against it; and the
amendment was lost. The original
motion was then carried and the dele
cation from Hennepin County was Sc
lected as so ordered.
After the amendment was defeated,
some-not more than 75-of those
who voted for it left the hall and held
meeting elsewhere at which the
selection of 156 persons was author
Lied to contest the seating OF the
regular delegation at the state CONFER
ence.
These facts were presented to the
state conference on March 3lst. They
were not disputed, unless the qualifi-
cation be made that one representa-
tive of the boilers said he was not
sure that the vote announced by the
tellers was correct, and that he
thoug ht from what he could see with
out counting that. the amendment was
carried.
Disposition of the Hennepin Contest
The Hennepin case was the only
contest at the conference. 1t involved
the seats of one-seventh Of the entire
body. To pass upon it, Credentials
Committee, one member from each
congressional district and chairman
i. large, was appointed by the tenn
porary chairman, not appointed as US
ual by the deleg cations from the sew
eral congressional districts. Thus a
committee was insured which would
unanimously carry out the announce
ment made the day before the confer
ence by F. B. Lynch, 1--WE are going
to give each delegation a half vote. -
In so appointing the committee the
temporary chairman appointed two
members from a minority of the
Ramsey County delegation, including
the chairman Of the committee; Hen
nepin County was ignored. Ramsey
county cast II per cent and Hennepin
County Is per cent, Of President Will
sons vote in Minnesota.
The Committee on Credentials, a.
Lynch had directed, reported a half
vote for the Hennepin delegation and
half vote for the boilers. John
Jenswold, of Duluth, protested against
the report. "Either the regular dele
cation or the boilers were emitted to
the seats, and the committee should
report it's findings. He moved to re-
fer the matter to the committee. His
motion received large affirmative
vote but was declared defeated, the
boilers from Hennepin voting in the
negative. Without allowing a division
on the Jenswold motion, the temper
ary chairman then hurriedly nut the
motion to adopt the committees re-
port and declared it carried.
From the moment the Jenswo1d
motion was declared lost, delegate
from Ramsey County claimed recogni-
ton, intending to move an amendment
to the report as desired by a majority
of the Ramsey delegation. The tenn
porary chairman saw and heard him,
but, following the Lynch orders, re-
fused him recognition. No variation
from the machines program was al
lowed.
The Hennepin delegation then re-
tired from the hall to consult.
The Committee on Resolutions
While Hennepin was out, motion
was made in the conference that a
Resolutions Committee be appointed
by the chairman, one from each con-
gressional district and one at large.
Thomas J. Meighen, of Fillmore
County, moved that the committee DO
selected by congressional delegations,
as in former Democratic conventions.
But this would have made a commit
tee unsatisfactory to F. B. Lynch,
and the amendment was hurriedly de-
tented without any elaboration ~
the conference. e. J. Lynch, . broth
or Of F. B. Lynch, then stepped to
the chairman's table and gave him