St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-29

an state central committee promises to
be interesting. The details of the
scheme by which it is proposed to pack
the convention against the larger coun-
ties were gwen in the GLOBE of Friday
last. but there are several interesting
facts in regard to the matter which have
since become public. One of those most
anxious and determined in behalf of a
large convention is John Goodnow, of
Hennepin county. 1t will be remem-
bered that in 1888 the Republican vote
in Hennepm county was very large,
amounting to over $1,000. while in that
same year Harrison received but q
tritie over $4,000 in ramsey county. The
total Republican vote of the state
in tha@ year as cast for Harri-
son reached $4,000. Now, Mr. Good
now reasoned that as Minneapolis,
or Hennepin county, pooled nearly one
sixth of the total Republican vote, she
should have that proportion of the dele
gates to the convention. and he at once
mapped cut plan contemplating a con-
vention of over 1000 delegates. Fer
some time he has been working among
the members of the Republican league
as well as his fellow members of the
state committee H. favor of this scheme.
But the members who are opposed to
the Republican state convention being
made Minneapolis body have also de-
cided to favor large convention. The
only difference is they will favor the
addition of 400 delegates to the body
divided up among the counties without
regard TO size. AS was stated III FRI
days GLOBE. each county will be given
five delegates at large and one addi-
tiOnal for each 800 votes cast for Presi-
dent Harrison in 1888. This would make
convention of about 900 delega tes,
which will be large enough to suit the
most enthusiastic advocate of the
scheme.
Another reason why Mr.. Goodnow ad-
vocates this scheme is found in the fact
that for several months he has been
working to take the convention to Min
neapOliS. AS soon as the number of
delegates is settled, if as large as he
hopes, he will assert that st. Paul can
not accommodate the crowd, and for
this reason will urge the claims of Min
neapoliS. At the time the state conyen-
ton for the election of delegates to the
Minneapolis convention will be held the
exposition building at Minneapolis will
be undergoing repairs, and no cOnven-
ton can be held there. Aside from the
exposition building, Minneapolis has no
hail as large as the old market hail III
this city.
S. Lowenstein, The well-known First
ward Republican leader, is allowing no
grass to grow under his feet these days.
He is steadily strengthening his lines
and now claims that he will have no OPP
position for district delegate to the
Minneapolis convention from this
county. There are few of the leaders
throughout the district upon whom he
has not called and announced his candi-
dacy. Locally he has been engaged in
harmoniZing the differences between
the factions, and thinks that his cleo
ton as delegate will pave the way for
complete reconciliation. For a time
Mr.. LowenStein was fearful that he
would be obliged to defeat Gov. Merri-
am as the opposing candidate from this
district. in which event he would lose
the support of Darius Z. Reese, but all
this has been happily averted by the
governor becoming a candidate at large.
The Republican leaders are not so
anxious to go to the national convention
as they would be if it were to be held
at Chicago, or almost any other city
than Minneapolis. Their reason for
feeling this way is due to fear that
their lives will be made miserable from
the day they are elected until the
convention has been held by demands
for tickets of admission. One of the
best known leaders SAID, in speaking of
this yesterday:
Il do not want to go as a delegate to
the Minneapolis convention for the rea-
son that the Minnesota delegates will
be worried nearly crazy by the demands
of their friends and acquaintance for
admission tickets. The entire state will
be in Minneapolis, and all who come
ton. This is one of the reasons why
there are not great many candidates
for seats III the Minnesota delegation"