New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-04-01
Hammond Will
LeadDenl. Party
State Convention Enthusiast
tic For The WatOnwan
Representative.
Hennepin County Delegation
Peeved. Refuse To
Participate.

Participate.
| Walter Scott Hammer nd whose namn
has been voiced with insistency the
past week proved to be almost the un-
animous choice of Minnesota Demo-
Gratis in convention assembled yester-
day when the question of choosing a.
candidate to represent the party at
the coming elections was decided. IL
is understood that Mr.. Hammond
stands ready to hear the call from
Macedonia and will come over and
help to rid the state of the gang that
has controlled it ever since EberhaFb
fell into Office.
When the convention was called to
order there we're 1900 delegates i'm
attendance. Martin O'Brien acted rs
chairman of the body and the COM
mittee en- credentials was appointed.
consisting of one member from each
congressional district and one at
large. Sen. s. D. Works, formerly
of Mankato was named chairman OF
the committee and Dan Murphy of
Blue Earth represented the Second
District on the committee. The Com
mittee on resolutions was appointed
and John B. Wise represented the
Second District in this body. There
was a contest on in Hennepin County
and two delegations appeared there
being 3l2 in all. This meant tha5 the
credentials committee must act on the
matter and recess was taken to 2 %.
! When the meeting was again called
to order the Committee made its re-
port and recommended that both dele
cations from Hennepin be recognized
and each given half vote. Con-
siderable sharp discussion followed
this recommendation which was, how
ever, finally adopted by the conven-
ton. At this one of the contesting
delegations.protested and refused to
participate further in the delibera-
tions and left the hall. This action
on their part was rebuked by Charles
Stuebe, Sr. who pointed out that the
two delegations had been fairly treated
and he termed the action of the boilers
as silly and childish.
A telegram of congrstalation was
sent from the convention to President
Wilson, commencing him for she
stand taken on the tolls exemption
matter.
Hammond sentiment showed strong
from the very opening of the eonyen-
ton. Nearly every delegate appeared
at the afternoon session wearing a
button labeled "For Governor, Hon.
W. S. Hammond of Watonwan.
Nominate a Winnern' The FIRST no
ton made towards the naming OF
Hammond as the party leader in the
state came from his home county,
WatOnwan. This was q resolution
moved to request the Senator TO Gle
for the nomination at the Primaries.
Scarcely was the resolution offered
when Major Albert Pfaender of New
l)lm was on his feet to second it and
he spoke not only for Brown County
but for the entire Second Con gres-
sional District.
He was followed By speakers from
practically every part of the state,
and the Hammond sentiment seemed
to be huge wave that oyerspread the
convention, carrying conviction that
| the Senator from Southern Minnesota
is the man to lead the Democratic
cohorts to victory next fall and
deliver the state out Of the hands Of
the machine politicians. Repre-
! sentative Winthrop from Hennepin
County told a humorous story OF the
three Jews who occupied adjoining
stores. In the center was ono man
who found his trade all going to his
neighbOrs ON either side because Ona
had out q fire sale sign and the other
bargain sale sign. Finally the man
who was losing out conceived Tho
bright idea of hosting an enormous
sign over his own doorway residing
Main Entrance. Results followed
and Mr.. Winthrop stated that tho
political situation in this. soata re-
quires similar quicknees TO- tAhe adj
vantage of the location of the. Demo
cratic party between the Prog1essives
with their fire sale on one hand and
the Republicans with their bargain
sale on the other. This speech cyrstal-
lized the sentiment and from that
moment the choice of Hammond was
assured. When the vote was finally
taken it showed . count OF 1O57 for
Hammond with four scattering votes
and there were delegates frOm several
counties who refused to vote. G. II.
Andrfst was unanimously chosen. %
file for Lieut. Governor. The com
mittee on resolutions had not reported
at the time OF going to press.