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VOL XVII.— FIVE CENTS.
]Qeath-Dealing Tornado Sweeps Over
Several Northern lowa and South
eastern Minnesota Counties.
j7mmetsburg, Wesley, Britt, Lowther,
Leroy, Spring Valley, Wasioja and
Homer Partially Destroyed.
the Dead Are Not Yet in the Roster,
Owing to the Prostration
of Wires.
The Storm Severest in Cerro Gordo
County, lowa, and Mower and
Fillmore Counties, Minn.
"Horrible Story of the Crushing Out of
Human Lives and the Wreck
of Happy Homes.
The _*re it storm which passed over Northern lowa anil South
eastern Minnesota Friday evening, brief mention of wliich was
made in yesterday's editions of the <»lohe, was the most destruct
ive to life and properly since that of April 11, ISsO, at St. Cloud
and Sunk Rapids. The list of the dead is not yet complete, be
cause telegraph wires arc still seriously prostrated, but enough
ofthe appalling story of disaster is known to indicate that at least
lifts' men. women and children arc dead and thirty more so
severely injured that they cannot live. The tornado de
scended in the neighborhood of Euimettsbiirg. lowa,
about S:StO p. m.. and swept onward to Algona, Wesley,
Unit and l.iwlher. It crossed the Minnesota line about 10:30 in
the evening, and descended with awful fury upon the pretty
Mower counts' village oi L.croy. crushing buildings and killing
four people. Turning almost north, it next struck Spriug Valley.
Fillmore county. At this point three persons were killed, and
great damage done to buildings. The storm was next felt at Dodge
Center and Wasioju, Dodge county, where the injury was mostly
to property. Massing rapidly to the eastward, the wind partially
demolished the village of Homer, Winona county, and crossed the
Mississippi to Marshland, Wis., east of which point no serious
damage is reported. The list of dead, so far as learned up to 3a.
in., is as follows:
IN MINNESOTA.
LEItOV.
Henry Finley.
Sirs. Ilimtoii.
Joe Nelson.
George GUbertson.
SPRING VALLEY.
N. Doilsc
Mrs. N. Dodee.
Child of Frank JffaHhek.
IN IOWA.
CYLINDER.
Alex Golden, wile, two children.
WESIiBT.
Iff. Cosier and wile.
J. VT. Ilii!!iiiian.
]HrH. Tweed.
Two children of Thomas Tweed.
Iff. Sehweppe aud two children.
Fred French and two children.
Mrs. Eden* babe.
Mr*. Hockow'K babe.
BRITT. 1 *
Mr*. Slusgart and two children.
Mrs. Griggs.
Jiff rs. '■ inilton and one child.
Mrs. Jacobson.
Mrs. Mann and unknown child.
M.tit .IIA SON CITY.
Iffr. and Mrs. D. T. Haddow.
IJI io y McKercher.
John Peterson.
WINNER AG COUNTS'.
Six unknown dead.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Two unknown dead.
EJff.tIETTtRI
Miss Foley.
OSAGE,
iff is. Patrick Loiiergaii.
I Mrs. Phil S. Herbert.
Anna Perry.
Horry Herbert,
Ruth Herbert.
— ■
LKUOY IN RUINS.
A Fair Minnesota Town Crushed
Like an Egg Shell.
- Special to the Globe.
LEJROY, Minn.. Sept. 22.— The most
terrible storm that ever visited this sec
tion descended upon Leroy about 10:30
last evening and crushed out four lives
-and wrecked nearly $50,000 . worth of
. property. The people were nearly all
abed, and but few saw the revolving
cloud wliich wrecked the village, lt
first struck the Milwaukee de
pot, entirely demolishing it, only
«uu sitlo being left. Then it took the
SUNDAY ST PAUL GLOBE
three elevators and three flax ware
houses on the Milwaukee track, demol
ishing them and exposing their con
tents to the storm. T. J. Trask's busi
ness block was quickly smashed down
into a one-story buildiug as if struck by
a mighty blow from above. C. A. Roy's
hardware store was treated in the same
way and wrecked. The main part of
Porter & Young's store, with general
merchandise, was destroyed. Harry
Cotton's new residence was demolished.
The opera house was next ln the path
of destruction. A merry party of about
thirty couples was enjoying a danciug
party here when the whole building
collapsed upon them. Two dead bodies,
those of young Finley aud Gilbertson,
have been taken out. The others were
injured and bruised, but probably not
seriously. W, W. Sweet's residence
was wrecked, but Mr. and Mrs. Sweet
were away at the time. J. M.Wyckoff's
residence was blown away. The family
were on their way down collar when the
cyclone struck them and escaped with
only slight injuries. R. G. Young's
house was destroyed, but the family
took to the cellar and escaped. The
new Baptist parsonage was totally demo
lished. Elder Bryant and family were
fortunately in the country at the time.
One or two uew bouses beyond were
wrecked. Killen's store building.Cham
berlaiu's harness shop, Larabee's store
building and others, were more or less
racked with the wind, fronts or sides
blown in, roofs taken off or otherwise
damaged. A' number of outbuildings
and smaller buildings were swept away.
During the awful storm a fire broke
out to add its terrors to the scene.
Flames were discovered in Palmer &
Brown's new store next to the Caswell
hotel. . This building was filled with a
new stock of goods. The building and
contents were totally consumed. The
fire was communicated to Smart &
Butler's hardware store, and this also
was burned. The Caswell hotel was
I completely burned, the bare brick walls
alone telling of the disaster. Strenuous
efforts of citizens saved the town from
further ravages by fire. The ' wind,
fortunately.spared the residence portion
of the village almost entirely, or the list
of the killed aud wounded must have
been heart-rending... The loss Is esti
mated as follows: Milwaukee depot,
$1,000; elevator and warehouse, $10,000;
.1. F. Trask, $2,000; C. A. Ray, £2,000 ;
loiter & Young, $2,500; Harry
Cotton. $1,800; opera house, $3,000;
W. W. Sweet, $700; J. M. Wyckoff, $500;
R. U. ; Youug, $800; Baytis^ i,ars<S&
ST. PAUL,' MINN.. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1894. —SIXTEEN PAGES.
age. 11,800; T. A. Killen. ROO: Caswell
bouse, &, 000; Palmer & Brown, $10,000:
Smart & Butler, $1,000; smaller build
ings and other damage, $5,000. Total,
about $45,000.
The storm had the usual peculiar
freaks of a cyclone. One building
would be demolished completely, while
the one next stands unharmed. Some
of the building*! were crushed down as
it an immense weight from above had
fallen on them. It is reported that the
court house at Mason City, 10., was
blown down, and that considerable
damage was dono at Cresco.
DEATH TO THREE).
I lio Tornado's Awful Work; at
Spring Valley.
special to the Globe.
bi'iaxa Valley, Minn., Sept. 22.— A
disastrous cyclone visited the north
western part of this city last night, kill
ing three persons outright, and severely
injuring twenty more. Houses were
at once turned into hospitals, and the
doctors of surrounding towns were
summoned. Twenty dwelling houses
and tlie Winona & Southwestern depot
were utterly destroyed. The loss is
$30,000, with no Insurance. The dead are:
Mr. and Mrs. N. Dodge and child of
Frank Mashek. The wounded are: C.
G. King, fatally; Mrs. Louis Kose
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TRACK OF THE TORNADO.
fatally; Lena Rose, seriously; Mr. Har
per, bruised face; Mrs. Harper, in
jured back; Mrs. Frank Mashek, in
jured back, critically; Charles Dodge,
critically: Nellie Rumsey, broken leg;
Sallie William, seriously; Mrs. William
Strong, broken arm; John Ness, broken
arm; Mrs. John Ness, scalp wound, will
recover; John Ness, child, scalp wound,
recovery doubtful; Mrs. C. G. King,
slightly; Clark King, slightly; Jess
Harris, slightly; Mrs. William Bovee,
seriously; Lucia Bovee, slightly. Tho
storm came from the southwest and was
200 yards wide. It swept through a
newly built portion of the town.
IT MOVKB EASTWARD.
The Storm Crosses the Mississippi
at Marshland.
Winona, Minn., Sept. 22.— A cyclone
from the southwest struck Spring
Valley, Minn., last night at 10 p. m.
In the northern part of the town it be
gan by demolishing the Winona &
Southwestern depot, wlndwili, water
tank and oil tank, aud the cold
storage house of Schellhas Brewing
company.of Winona. They were utterly
destroyed, together with a dozen or
more houses. Three persons are known
to be dead and many others injured,
some of whom will die. A temporary
hospital has been opened for the in
jured, while others are taken care of by
friends. The damage to the South
western road is about $5,000. The
cyclone afterwards struck Homer
village, four miles south of here, de- ,
stroying three barns, the new town hall, *
a general store owned by Mr. Denno,
two houses, and unroofing another. The
cyclone then passed across the Missis
sippi river, striking Marshland, on the ,
Wisconsin side, destroying several j
houses and other structures, but injur
ing uo one as far as reported. -'-.
Particulars of the storm say that a
swath twenty rods wide was cut through
Spring Valley. Two small settlements
twelve miles north of Mclntire|are re
ported completely destroyed, but as
there is no telegaphic communication,
particulars are not obtainable. At
Laird, Minn., tbe Southwestern depot
was blown from its foundation, and
several ' box cars destroyed, Mr. Hen
uing's creamery was totally destroyed.
WASIOJA CATCHES IT.
Tbo Dodge County Village Suffers
Severely.
Dodge Center, Minn., Sept. 22.—
Word comes from Wasioja, five miles
northeast, that the town -was hard hit
by last night's -storm. W. H. Vinton's
store building and several residences
were demolished. Some live stock was
killed. A hemlock board was blown
into the residence of David Dewar and
smashed a bed in which his little boy
was asleep. The boy was not hurt.
Dodge Center, Minn., Sept. 22.—
The heavy storm at 9 o'clock last night
completely demolished the old ware
house of W. K. Fairbank and the Wind
sor hotel stables. The bus horses
escaped uninjured. Several glass fronts
were blown in and many buildings un
roofed. Much, damage was done to
shade trees, many large oaks being
uprooted. No one was injured.
Albert Lea, Minn., Sept. 22.— A
severe wind and rain storm prevailed
bere last night, but do serious damage
is reported here. .
Waseca, Minn., Sept. 22.— A heavy
wind last night southwest of this city
swept over the towns of Wilton and
Otisco. Many bouses and barns were
destroyed, but no one was killed. .
Dexter, Minn., Sept.' 22.— This vil
lage was visited by the worst wind and
rain storm last night that it has seen in
years. Fully three inches of rain fell,
accompanied by a terrific wind and
some hall. However, no serious dam
age was done. A%jß& :'?£','//•
"lloiiAJH, Minn., Sept, 32j.-**ll&rd rain
and wind storm hero last night. No
damage reported near hore.
La Ckkscknt, Minn., Sept. 23. —
Word lias been received from Homer
that no one was killed in last night's
cyclone, but that all the houses save
four or live wero wrecked. The wires
are being repaired and communication
restored by a strong wrecking crew.
M.N US KKIMIRKO.
The Delay to Railway Trains Not
m-fS Serious.
Inquiry was made at Chicago Great
Western headquarters yesterday in
reference to the cyclone of Friday
night that destroyed tho town of Low
ther. 10.. in its mad sweep over tho
company's live. it was learned that
yesterday morning only one wire to
Oelwein, 10., was working— a private
one. Communication was reported
open as far as Kice vllle, one station
above Lowther. No other difficulty was
reported. Trains No. 4 and No. 5 were
each delayed in their running time
about twenty-five minutes.
The fury of the storm also affected the
Omaha slightly on its lines in lowa.
Fast of Lemars.'as reported by Harry
Hope, superintendent of telegraph, nine
poles were toppled over. There are
seven wires to these points. All of
these but two were knocked down. By
10 a. m. yesterday all repairs had been
made, and the wires were working as
usual. The Mitchell line at Beaver
Creek, Minn., near the South Dakota
line, was slightly affected. Heavy hail
demolished many wiudow panes. A
very heavy rain along the Northern di
vision was also reported. 'Arri-ii
MANGLED AND CiIUSHED. |
Dozens of Human Beings Give Up
Their Lives.
Mason City, 10., Sept. 22.— most
devastating and life-destroying storm
of wind, rain and hail known in years
visited this section last night about 10
o'clock. In its destructive path it
touched the south part of Lincoln town
ship, thence passed eastward to Manly '
Junction and into the south part of,
Worth county. On its way it swept not:
only valuable property out of exist
ence, but a number of lives, ap
proximated at this writing at at least
fifty persons. This is a conservative
figure when it is taken into considera
tion the length over which the storm
traveled and the swath it made. Owing
to the fact that telegraphic communi
cation has been shut off today by fallen
wires iv the vicinity of the sections :
through which the storm passed, full
details cannot be ascertained, but that
the loss of lifo is appalling and the
number of fatally and les3 seriously
injured will go Into the hundreds is
certain. •It was a veritable cyclone,
fierce and terrific. The lightning
flashes were frequent and blinding,
while the peals of thunder were deafen
ing and fear inspiring. The storm
seems to have traveled from the south i
west to the northeast.
It appeals that it gathered its forces
south of Emmettsburg, then crossed the
lowa and Dakota division of the Mil
waukee east of Emmettsburg. It-was
next heard of north of Wesley, then in
Lincoln township, and then crossed the
lowa and Miunesota division a mile
north of Grafton, thence speeding
straight north to Lcroy and Spriug
Valley. Osage also fearfully felt its
terrific force. At Emmettsburg : the
amphitheater of the fair grounds is
wrecked, also one residence. Several
are reported injured here. Four miles
north of Wesley great destruction was
wrought. _fi3&
I 'lhe Milwaukee railroad wires have
i been in a sadly disarranged condition
all day, and up to evening could not be
J worked to Emmettsburg. There are
two miles .of wires down be
tween . Emmettsburg and Whitte
tuore, and all along the path of the
storm the telegraphic service has been
completely wrecked. At Cylinder the
whole family of Alexander Goldman,
consisting of himself, wife and two
children, were killed. About ten other
people are injured. Six dwellings were
demolished, and a large number of out
buildinjjs. Report says there were nine
killed in the vicinity of Cylinder and
Emmettsburg. Three miles north of
Wesley, J. Bingham's house was over
turned and set afire. Tbe Inmates had
a narrow escape. The killed iv this
vicinity are: "^Smß^^S
AM. CASLER and wife.
J. W. DINGMAM.
:•-" MRS. TWEJ^D, mother of Thomas
Tweed. ,
•v TWO CHILDREN" of. Thomas Tweed.
M. SCHWEPPE and two children.
FRED FRENCH and two children. .
Infants of Mr. and Mrs. Eden and Mr.
and Mrs. Rockow.
This makes a total of fourteen killed
here, so far as heard from.*- The injured
are -. ; ■■ • ..- ..■* :",-:*.
. Mrs. E. Tweed and four children. : \
Tweed had both .arms broken, and
two of the children cannot live,
Thomas Tweed, wife and :thre*3 chil
dren, two of them seriously, ~"' i
- - ■'■'' ■■■ * . " ■■--•, i
•luster Camp, wife and four children
; of Mr. aud Mrs. Eden, all seriously.'
.'lt is variously estimated .that from
twenty-five to thirty were injured here.
• The storm struck near Crystal Lake,
at Britt. Two persons are known to Ue
killed there, and there are several seri
ously injured. List of killed, three to
seven miles north of Britt:
MRS. STU GGART and two children.
MRS. GRIGGS.
MRS. SIMILTON and one child,
" MB. JACOBSON.
MRS. MANN and unknown child.
The fatally injured are:
Christ Hanson.
Mr. bimilton's child,
; 'injured slightly:
Mr. Sim il ton.
Mr. .Smith and three children.
Mr. Dana, wife and three children.
Mrs. Stuttgart.
[Mr. Bingham, wife and three chil
dren.
F. Daughtman and wife.
A, Pockman and wife.
W. Fox and sister.
Mr. Mutz, wife aud child.
Mr. Ortocourse and wife and K. P.
Madson.
In this county Mr. and Mrs. D. T.
Haddow, Elroy MeKercher and John
Peterson were killed, and Mrs. D. Me-
Kercher and Maggie Bailer fatally in
jured.
The property loss will run high in the
thousands. The injured are all being
cared tor.
LOWTHKK LkJVBLKD.
Awful Pate of a Chicago Great
' Western Station.
Special to the Globe.
' Ei.ma, la.. Sept. 22.— The town of
Lowther, located five miles north of
i this city, which was unfortunate enough
to be in the path of last night's cyclone,
is now a mass of bent timbers and
{.splinters. The damage done to Low
ther and vicinity will exceed 5100.000.
Owing to, the locatiou of this
village and from the fact
that ". telegraph and telephone
communication have been shut off for
the past twenty .four hours, It has been
impossible to confirm the reports scut
'from Oel wein until this afternoon,
• when- a Globe reporter visited the
scene of the disaster. A severe wind
aud rain storm struck the village about
6p. in. last night and gradually grew
worse until 10:30, when, without warn
iug, those able to regain consciousness
fouud themselves in corn fields or on
the open prairie. The width of the
storm is estimated at half a mile and its
course due east and west.
The loss of life from: the storm Is
nothing to what it would have been had
it not been for the presence of miud of
one Peter Brown, a farmer, who was
fortunate enough to be located just
outside of the cyclone belt! Mr. B.rown,
awakening while the storm was raging,
and not -knowing -where— to—look— for
assistance,- ; happened to think 'of the
Chicago Great Western train, due about
10:30 p. m., aud, as the storm had
somewhat abated, he started for tho
depot. Ou ; his arrival at -the spot,
where the little depot had always
loomed up brilliantly on the prairie, he
found nothing but bent irons, timbers
and other material, the main track being
literally covered with the" remains of
the depot and elevator. He at once
made preparations to flag, the train,
which lie did, and, after an hour's'
work, the track was cleared so the train
could pass. In the village of Lowther
the following damage was done: Chi
cago Great Western depot destroyed;
twenty-five telegraph poles were torn
up and more than two-thirds of them
were carried 200 feet from the track.
The wires were bent and twisted in
the shape of a cable. The grain elevator,
owned by W. J. Luce, of Minneapolis,
and operated by _ J. Cashman, was de
stroyed, including seven cars of grain,
The loss is $10,000. It is not known
whether, it is insured or not. The
creamery, owned by Spellman, Owens
& Brown is a total wreck. The loss is
about $1,203; insured. Half the vats iv
the creamery, weighing, no less than
200 pounds, were found fully half a mile
from where the creamery stood. A store
owuedbyA.Kleiman isa total loss;$3,000
no insurance. A. Stevens lost a grain
stack valued at $1,000. Phil Andrews'
loss on house Is $1,000, no insurance.
Jerry Cashman's house aud two barns,
with contents, were a total loss. $8,000.
William Cashman's house was badly
wrecked and his barns and granary
totally destroyed. His loss is $3,000.
Henry Cruger's house and barns, re
cently built, were entirely destroyed;
loss, $6,000. J. X. Maher's house was
partly destroyed; loss, $1,500, Among
the injured are: Jerry Cashman,
leg cut. The Ball family, includ
ing nine children, were all in
jured more or less. Dennis Owens had
his head cut. Dennis O'Connor's arm
was broken and he was cut about the
head, and William Maher's leg was cut.
The following are injured fatally: Mrs.
Phil Andrews, age sixty, cut in abdo
men; Mrs. Cruger, age thirty-two,
collar bone broken: D. Hamilton, age *
fifty, legs broken, cannot recover. It is
reported the village of New Haven,
located eight miles west of here, is en
tirely destroyed and several killed and
wounded. This rumor is still uncon
firmed. The loss of life is great and
the damage to property all along the
line of the storm immense.
':.'■■ TWENTY-SIX KILLED.
The Loss of Life Around Algona
Very Large.
'Alcona,' 10., Sept. 22.— A cyclone
passed this county about - 8 o'clock last
night. So far as reported twenty-six
people are killed and thirty-nine in
jured, several of them fatally. The little
town of Cylinder, twenty miles west
of this . place, on the Milwaukee
road, it is reported, was literally
swept from . the *. face of the earth.
About twenty-five miles ' north of
that place ft faniily named
Goulden , - four In number, were all
killed. The town of Whlttemore, twelve
miles west of Algoua, was unharmed,
but Kobert Stevenson, four miles north,
was killed and ills wife probably fatally
injured? Eighteen people who sought
shelter in the house of the Durant place
were more or less hurt, and one woman
will probably die. They were going
hoti]e,J^fr&m~' the county Jair "at
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i • " Conliiyjeil oil Fifth Pace,
FOR HARD WORK
The New Democratic State
Committee Meets and
Organizes.
M'DERMOTT IS CHAIRMAN.
He Was Chosen by the Unan
imous Vote of the Com
mittee.
HARMONY AND ENTHUSIASM
Prevalled—Abeple Is Treas
urer and Mullane the
Secretary.
The new Democratic state central
committee met yesterday aud organized
for the campaign.
ft H9m
. 'te&e*m*£4*.
The meeting was harmonious ■ from
first to last.
The selection of the chairman was by
a unanimous vote of the commi ttee. '
Hon. Dan vV. Lawler, who had been
named as one of the members at large,
resigned, as he told Chairman Winston
he would in case he insisted on appoint
ing him. - J-j-.f: '
_ Mr. Lawler resigned on account of hi»
business engagements and for no othei
reason. 'Cy-u-u ■ .i*^-*.--*
Ail except two of the twenty-three
member.'- of the stato committee were
present aud these two were R. E.Davis,
of Park Rapids, and F. E. Newell, of
Morris. BfeßSij-M
All the nominees of the late state
convention save two were also present,
and they were greatly pleased over the
harmonious manner in which the
organization was effected.
The statements made above cover the
ground pretty thoroughly, stating the
exact facts. They are framed In this
manner because tho Republican organs
are trying, and will continue to try, to
create trouble in the ranks of the Min
nesota Democracy. This is an old game,
and. as usual, it will fail to produce re
sults. There was a lively fight in the
Democratic state convention, but that
this fight is now ended was shown by
yesteiday's meeting of .'the state com
mittee. The Minnesota Democrats are
now ready to commence their fight
against their old enemy, and it is going
to be a lively one from start to finish.
In addition to the above facts, there are
a few more tilings that loyal Democrats
will do well to remember. Some of
them are:
At Their Old Trick*.
First— That all reports appearing in
the opposition organs to the effect that
this and that couuty contains many
disaffected Democrats are to be received
with suspicion. The Democrats of
■Minnesota aro loyal and united.
Second— Don't believe reports regard
ng quarrels oetween Democratic lead
ers. The Democratic party refuses to
be demoralized by any so-called leaders.
Third— That all statements concern
ing the Democratic state committee
being this or that man's personal organ
ization are unqualifiedly false.
The new state committee is an organ
ization of the Democratic party, and for
the Democratic party, as its work will
show. It will manage the campaign for
the interests of the entire state ticket
and will at the same time keep a watch
ful eye on the several congressional dis
tricts. ' No . one y is '■: going ' to
be neglected, and all Democrats
will be Invited to join ln
making the coming campaign the great
est In the history
of the state. The
candidates and
the committee
men have a thor
ough understand
ing and confi
dence in each
'other, so neces
sary • to .: good
work,, aui 30
lacking frequent
ly in the councils
CT.&ZAtti and campaigns of
yA" ■•-""■;-; ...- the - Republican
party In this state.
• The . Democrats .of Minnesota* are
going to elect brave old Gen. Becker
And his fellow candidates this year for
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i *- .
PRICE FIVE CENTS.-— NO. 266. j
the simple reason that all of the candi
dates and the state committee propose to
deserve success. 9!V
Theve Were Prevent.
The meeting of the committee com
menced at 11 o'clock yesterday morning
I LATT4f\0P E^E'E!?
in the rooms of the Democratic county
committee In the Globe building. There
were present L. E. Reed, T. J. McDer
mott and J. F. Frantzen, of St.
Paul; F. G. Winston and Titus Mar
eck, Minneapolis; J. J. Thornton,
St. James; * H. M. Lamberton,
Winona; Henry Keller, Sauk Center;.
Albert Schaller, Hastings; Johu Cole
man, Anoka; Joseph Roach, Northfield;
P. F. Voreis, Fairmont; Frank Lyons,
Little Falls: H. 11. Bonniwell. Hutchin
son; M. E. Mathews, Marshall; J. D.
Sheedy, Austin; John Q. Brown, Du
luth; C. W. Schultz, Worthingtou; J.
E. O'Brien. Crookston.
Of the nominees on the state ticket
there were present: Gen. Becker. C. J.
Haines. C. A. Lambert, W. Logan
Brackenridsre, Judge Seagrave Smith
and Judge John W. Willis. In addition
to the gentlemen named above there
were many of the most prominent Dem
ocrats in the state on hand. These
called principally to show that their
sympathies are with the gallant leader
of the party in the contest now opening.
The first move at the opening of the
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meeting was the nomination of F. G.
Winston, of Minneapolis, for temporary
chairman by T. J. McDermott. of St.
Paul. Mr. Winston was unanimously
elected, and T. J. McDermott was unan
imously elected temporary secretary, on
motion of J. F. Franzen, of St. Paul.
Selected by the Nominees.
The next few minutes, were devoted
to the matter of selecting a chairman.
Finally, after many of the committee
men had expressed a desire to cousult
the candidates before deciding this im
portant matter, Mr. Franzen.of St. Paul,
moved that the candidates confer and
present names of gentlemen satisfactory
to them. This prevailed with but one
or two dissenting votes, aud the confer
ence took place. Ou returning to the
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meeting Gen. Becker announced that
they had decided unanimously on
Thomas J. McDermott, and the commit
tee promptly ratified this selection by.a
unanimous vote.
Mr. McDermott tooK the chair, and
after expressing his thanks for the
honor, announced that the election of a
secretary was in order. Senator Keller
presented the name of James P. Healey,
and Titus Mareck that of Thomas J.
Mullaue. The vote
Stood Nine to Six
in favor of Mullane, and on motion of
the Steams county man| he was made
the unanimous choice. The selection
of Mr. Mullane was largely due to the
record he made in the famous Lawler
campaign of two years ago. Mr.
Uealoy's voto was very flattering when
the fact Is considered that he was not
really a candidate. * Both men are hard
working and faithful young Democrats,'
and either would make an excellent of
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Tho resignation of Hon. Dan W. Law
ler as a member of the board was taken
up and accepted." In this letter Mr.
Lawler stated. that he had Informed
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Chairman Winston that he could not
accept on account of his business, and
tbat he must ask the committee to re
lease him. iv view of the urgent request
of Mr. Lawler the committee
Accepted the Resignation
and chose Hon. J. J. McCafferty,
of St. l'aul, to fill the vacan
cy. Following the custom of the
national committee, a treasurer
from outside the committee was de
cided upon and Dan Aberle, the well
known and popular member at large
from the St. Paul district for the past
four years, was chosen to fill the place
by acclamation. Gen. Becker was
greatly pleased when Mr. Aberle con
sented to serve, as were all the other
candidates, as well as all the commit
teemen. While Mr. Aberle will not
have a vote in committee meetings, he
is a member of the committee to all
intents and purposes, and the leaders
will have the benefit of his activity and
eood judgment throughout the cam
paign.
An executive committee of eight
members was decided upon, and the
following members were elected: Chair
man McDermott, J. F. Franzen, J. J.
McCafferty and L. E. Reed, of St. Paul;
F. G. Wiustou, Lars M. Rand and Titus
Mareck, of Minneapolis, and John G.
Brown, of Duluth.
The remainder of the afternoon was
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devoted to a canvass of the situation in
all ' portions of the state, and it was
nearly 5 o'clock when the meeting ad
journed to meet at the call of the chair
man and the executive committee. The
executive committee will meet early
this week and decide upon headquarters
and in other ways prepare for the open
ing of the campaign.
ABERLK la A WORKJISR.
The New Treasurer of the Com
mittee and His Work ia Otber
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The fact that an effort was made to
deprive the new Democratic state cen
tral committee of the "services of D.
Aberle, will cause all loyal Democrats
to rejoice that the committee refused to
allow its first meeting to pass with
out calling him to its councils. At
first Mr. Aberle made up his mind to
work for his friend and neighbor. Gen.
Becker, only as a high private, but
when 'to the earnest request of the nom
inee for governor were added pleas by
the other nominees, and also the com-
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mitteemen from all parts of the state,
he waived personal feelings iv the mat
ter and agreed to serve as treasurer.
It will take time from his business that
can hardly be spared, and shows Dan
Aberle to be the right sort of Democrat.
lie is willing to help when and where
he is needed, and the Democrats of the
state will appreciate his action.
During the campaigns of Judge Wil
son and Dan Lawler Mr. Aberle's serv
ices were invaluable. He was at work
almost day and night, and there was no
part or division of the work with which
he was not familiar. (Jen. Becker and the
entire state and congressional tickets,
as well as the party everywhere in the
state, are stronger because of the fact
that faithful, earnest Dan Aberle will
have a hand in the couduct of the cam
paign of 1804. .
THE NKW BKCKETAHY.
Ho Made a Success of His Work
in the Lawler Campaign.
The new secretary of the Democratic
state central committee, T. J. Mullane,
was connected with the committee two
years ago during the Lawler campaign.
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and won a record then that won him a
re-election yesterday. . -Indeed," he made
tip his mind not to Go a candidate this
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