The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-07-21

to the stage.
All the delegations were for Cant
except the Second precinct of the
Fourth ward. A contest also bobbed
up from New independence town
strip which caused long argument
and considerable danger OF spilling
the convention beans.
Lovett suggested passing the con-
test until later.
Joseph B. Cotton withdrew his
name as nominee for temporary
chairman and then Mr.. Kinney said:
"In order to facilitate business, I
move that w. A. Cant be made tenn
porary chairman of this convention"
It was done accordingly, with a
great whoop.
Temporary chairman Cant came
forward, called for a temporary Sec
t; rotary and was given S. S. William
son, then of West Duluth.
Geo. R. Laybourn moved the ap-
, pointment of committee OF five on
, credentials, whereupon Mr.. Cant
pulled out a little red memorandum
book from which he read the names
of Louis A. Larson, c. Tremblay,
Bert Marshall, J. B. Stevens and Geo.
r. Laybourn.
John H. Norton made motion for
a committee on permanent organiza-
| ton but Mr.. Boggs thought they bet
! ter await the report of the credential
committee, to which Mr.. Norton
agreed.
H. C. Kendall informed the con-
vention that when two factions and
some contests existed, it was custom
| airy to give both the majority and
minority representation on the COM
mittee, thereby permitting the ma
jority and minority reports. The
idea was greeted with applause, es-
pecially by the defeated Kinneyites,
and Amos Shepard and James A.
Boggs were added. A recess of 10
minutes then was taken.
During the recess, John H. Norton
called for speech by o. D. Kinney.
! That gentleman replied that he might
speak later and, If he did, hoped for
more respectful hearing than had
been given him up to that time. And
when he did speak, he hoped to say
something that would wipe out the
lines in what had been called 1.-The
Kinney-Towne fight"
"That's right! That's right"
shouted the delegates.
H. C.. Kendall, who really was
making his last active appearance in
republican convention, after years
of prominence and power, got the
floor and said:
eve meet here today as repre-
sentatives of St. Louis county, the
banner county of Minnesota, one OF
the banner republican states of the
Union. I say, let us put in nomina-
ton a ticket that will be satisfactory
and that, in November, will bring IN
majority of 5000 to 1000.
To-day Coxeyism is abroad in the
land. Democracy is dead. I believe
that I better postpone this speech
until I see whether I am going to be
sheriff of this county or not. But
! do say, gentlemen, let us go shoulder
| to shoulder and win the greatest vic
tory we ever have seen in this coun-
! ty."
]. H. Norton uncorked some of his
unlimited supply of oratory as, also,
did w. E. Wright.
The majority report of the COM
mittee on credentials was offered
and adopted. In the matter of the
New independence contest, S. H.
Berg prevailed over B. Benson.
o. D. Kinney then moved that, by
reclamation, the convention name
Charles A. Towne as it's choice for
the congressional nomination and
that he also be authorized to name
his own delegates to the congress
sional convention at Brainerd. In
support of his motion, Mr.. Kinney
said:
ut is not usual for a man to de-
liver his own funeral sermon. Man
proposes but woman refuses. In all
earnestness, I wish to congratulate
the county and the convention on
the vote just taken. The county has
chosen Mr.. Towne as candidate.
cheerfully bow to the decree. II
people will consider my candidacy as
quiet, dignified and gentlemanly,
shall be satisfied. I wish to be first
to congratulate Mr.. Towne on his
victory and to submit to his request
that I be a member of the delegation
which will secure his nomination at
Brainerd."
Mr.. Towne uncorked some of his
matchless eloquence for which he
was so famous in those days, and
complimented Mr.. Mckinney on his
manly actions and expressed appre-
citation of his late antagonists treat
ment.
On motion of J. W. Reynolds, the
delegates to the judicial convention
were instructed for Charles l.. Lewis
candidate for district judge. The
delegates were:
William C. White, H. B. Dibell, j.
B. Middlecoff, C.. S. Stephenson, W.
G.. Bonham, w. w. Billson, D. G.
Cash, A. L. Agatin, Oscar Mitchell
p. C. Schmidt, W. B. Phelps. w. N
Draper, e. D. Baker, G.. r. Nor.
mandy Geo r Iavhourn RObt C.