ɪnðə dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd kənvˈɛnʃən wˌɪtʃ dɹˈæftᵻd ðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt ænd ˈædvəkˌeɪɾᵻd ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv dʒˈʌdʒᵻz, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ðæt wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd.
In the divided convention which drafted the Minnesota Constitution, he served as a Democrat and advocated the popular election of judges, a position that was adopted.