The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-15

Mills tariff bill, knute Nelson
was powerful enough to secure
the republican nomination for
governor in 1892 by reclamation.
His Scandinavian origin and his
supposed pull with the Scandina-
Wan farmers of Minnesota over
balanced his party irregularity in
supporting the Mills bill.
The republican state convention
in 1892 was held in the Peoples
church at st. Paul, July %. There
had been other candidates for the
gubernatorial nomination, lieuten-
ant governor Ives and former gov
ernor McGill being the more
prominent.
Before the test came, lieuten.
ant-governor Ives withdrew and
former governor McGill pleaded
with the Ramsey county delega-
ton not to present his name. His
pleadings were not needed until
after the noon hour on that day.
The convention was called to
order at noon and H. M. Dunnell
named as temporary chairman.
A. B. Clinch and F. j. Chapman,
the latter Duluth man, were sell
ected for secretaries. Speeches
were made by w. H. Eustis, John
Day Smith, Prof. McCleary, R. G.
Evans and others. Adjournment
was taken until 2 p. m.
At the afternoon session, Sen.
Jim Tawney presented the name
Of Cushman K. Davis for re-elec-
ton as U. S. senator by the 1893
legislature. Mr.. Tawney next
presented the name of Knute Mel
son as a gubernatorial nominee.
Frank X. Davis of Minneapolis
followed with long, highly eulo-
gistoc speech of endorsement of
congressman Nelson. He played
up the old Viking stuff; told
what a genuine American the can
didate was; also made his support
Of the Mills bill look like a crown
Of glory instead Of a blemish on
party regularity and fealty.
The cards were running but
one way-towards congressman
Nelson. He was nominated by
reclamation and elected by a
handsome vote. The convention
also nominated David NJ. Clough
as lieutenant-governor.
Twenty-six years ago this sum-
mer, there was great activity in
street railway expansion and con-
struction in Duluth. The Lake
avenue viaduct was under con-
struction and the trolley line was
under extension from Superior
street to the ship canal. Lake
side then was a village by itself,
absolutely independent of Duluth
and possessed of an able and elab-
crate village government. The
Lakesiders had been dependent on
short-line trains for access to the
city. The trolley line was con-
sidered imperative and the Lake
side company had it under con-
struction.
Garfield avenue was being fur
nished a trolley line. This opened
new route to Superior. Previ-
ously, large ferries and the steam
cars were the two ways of getting
to the cities across the bay-Su-
perior, West Superior and South
Superior. The consolidation of
cities had not yet been effected
over there.
The Garfield avenue trolley line
was 5000 #. long. From the city
hall, west to Garfield avenue and
then down the avenue to the end
of Rice's Point and back again,
was exactly five miles.
The power house Of the Duluth
street railway company was COM
pleted that summer. The ma
chinery equipment was considered
something remarkable at that
time. That power house was
abandoned when the Northern
Power Co. brought electrical
"juice" to the city from the
Thomson dam. Today, Bridgman
& Russell have their grand new
butter and milk depot on the for
mer site Of the street railway
power house.
The Duluth Driving Park Asso-
citation was organized in the sum-
mer Of 1892. r. F. Jones was Sc
cured for secretary and he ar
rived on the scene Of his duties
July %, 1892.
There was racing circuit in
Minnesota in those, days and Du-