The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-04-03

he held. to get the truth to the vot-
ers between now and the primaries,
and he asked his friends to withdraw
his name.
Van Lear Refused
+ But they were, not satisfied and
when Mr.. Van Lear positively refused
TO Tend the Use 6f HIS: II ndf1e his
.vocates changed to Charles A. Lind
sbergh. Another element in the con-
! vention wanted to nominate Thos. A.
:Schall, the blind congressman from
the Tenth district. This suggestion
provoked animated discussion. Schalrs
record in congress was attacked from
:. several quarters.
Lindbergh was liked by many of
the delegates who wanted to nominate
him, but it was felt that he could not
be elected. So after the debate had
wasted itself the convention stood by
the recommendation OF the conference
committee and nominated DR.. Ship
stead Of Glenwood. =
There was a feeling of tenseness
from the time William Mahoney,
president of the Minnesota Working
Peoples Non-partisan league, called
the meeting to order to the hour of
adjournment. There were about $50
delegates present, representing all
parts Of the state, and in order to get
the gathering under way, Mr.. Mahoney
selected A. E. Smith, George w. Law
son and H. G. Wenzel, st. Paul, c. z.
4 Nelson, Minneapolis, and Henry Per-
. eault, Duluth, to constitute a. commit
tee, on credentials and submit a full
. list of delegates entitled to take part
in the deliberations Of the convention.
A committee on rules and order Of
business, consisting of T. M. Torger-
son, St. Paul; Joel Lichten, Duluth,
and ]. F. Kenafick, Minneapolis, was
appointed also, and"J. Joseph Brown,
st. Paul, was named as sergeant-at-
!. arms and J. A. Watkins, Minneapolis,
as assistant sergeant-at-arms.
X: ;" Doings in the Afternoon.
SC When the convention isreassembled
at the appointed hour the credentials
committee was not quite prepared to
J report, and while waiting for it the
delegations from the several congress
ssional districts in the state caucused
and selected their respective repre-
4 sentatives Oh the committee to confer
with a similar COMMITTEES. from the
& non-partisan league convention. This
committee consisted of NJ o. Smith
: First district; o. r. Ding1er, Second
district: William Schilling, Third dis
+ trict; II. J. Crepeau, Fourth district
Richard Virgins, Fifth district; F.
. Stroheim, Sixth district; George JON
q tcks, Seventh district; Earl Griffin
Eighth district: M. w. Odland, Ninth
district, and I. G. Scott, Tenth district
"a conference with he commee:woizanli
& This committee was instructed to hold
ga Joint conference with the committee
from the other convention Wednesday
evening. 3F~sF>$
Delegates, Pereault, Whitney, Han.
D son, Royster and Kinney were named
to constitute committee on resolu.
sS.ttons, and several resolutions intro.
duced by various delegates were re-
sSferred to that committee. fssx. II
All other business being out OF the
way 4 for the time being. groups Of
candldates were placed in nomina.
ttonS Tor governor, lieutenant governor
ty attorney general. state treasurer. sec.
retary OF state and railroad and ware
mouse ~ Gus commissioner. At $40 the con
Vention vent adjourned to a. m. Thursday
Doings Thursday Morning.
ihe conference committee reported
the the results Of its session with the con.
.s3S5fferenee committee of the Non-partisan
league convention. The report con.
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