The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-25
PATH PAVED WITH ROSES
LOREN FLETCHER SEEMS TO HAVE
A CINCH
Little Question That He Will Be
RenOminated Today, Even if He
Meets Defeat Later-Some Sem
satfOnal Contests to Be Caused by
tive.

Today in Minneapolis will be held the
convention which is 10 nominate for
return to congress Loren Fletcher:
That, at least is the expectation Of
the Republican leaders. There was
some show Of opposition to the present
congressman a few months ago, it hav-
ing been suspected that Judge Jami-
sons resignation from the bench was
inspired by an intention to run for the
congressional nomination.
1t is, however, generally conceded
now that Mr.. Fletcher will not meet
with serious opposition.
John Zelch, state inspector for the
Fourth district, who is also chairman
of the Washington county Republican
committee, yesterday issued call for
convention Of the Republicans Of
that county to be held at Saltwater
June 90, to elect delegates to the Re-
publican state convention in this city.
Interest in the senatorial campaigns
in various parts Of the state is reviv-
ing. The death of DR.. Durham, of
Eoka, leaves a vacancy at that point.
It is said that John Coleman will be a
prominent candidate. Coleman was
conspicuous in the, fight of last winter
over the location Of the proposed fourth
insane hospital, and was constantly in
and about the legislative halls, so he
possesses some elements to recommend
him for the place.
The appointment of DR.. A. B. Cole,
of Fergus Falls, as a surgeon in the
Minnesota volunteers, may make hole
in the senate from that county, unless
the troops return before election. 1t
is limited that Capt. Thomas Cole has
a longing to return to the public forum
with a senatorial toga on his should
ers. This Will give the paragrapher a
chance to brush up his old joke about
Cole Il. being appointed on the temper
ance committee.
From the head of the lakes comes the
Information that a strong undercur-
rent of sentiment exists against the
return to the senate Of Senator Spenc r,
Of that district. The present senator
is an able lawyer, but he made a sort
of laughing stock of Duluth when he
threatened to secede from the state,
taking his county with him-almost as
much so as did Proctor Knott in his
famous speech. Duluth people like to
be made fun of as little as anything,
and even the military prowess that at
taches to his paternity of the military
code governing the now absent state
troops, will hardly be able to save Adj
miral Spencer, of the Kitch- Gammi
club Ex-senator Frank B. Daugher-
ty is mentioned as likely inheritor Of
Mr. Spencer'S senatorial blanket.
Stephen B. Lovejoy, chairman of the
congressional committee, opened head
quarters in the Union league rooms
and, assisted by S. N1ichelet, received
the returns from the various precincts
of the several wards, which began to
come in rapidly by $3.50 o'clock. At
IL O'Clock, when the headquarters Were
closed for the night, about half of the
precincts had turned in their creden-
tails, and many others had telephoned
the names of their delegates. In each
case the utmost harmony was report
ed, and, indeed the voters in many dis
tricts were so confident of the action
which would be taken that they did
not think it necessary to turn out.
The convention, which meets this
morning, promises to be the shortest On
record. There is but one item Of bust
ness, one object and that is to carry
cut in form what the voters expressed
by last nights action.
1t will be called to order at 10 o'clock
by S. b. Lovejoy, in Harmonic hall.
Eugene Hay, of the Fourth ward, will
doubtless be chosen chairman, and the
only matter of business before the as
sembly is the nomination of Mr..
Fletcher.
The convention will be composed of
53S delega tes based upon the last vote
for President Mckinley 60 Of whomcome
from the county, and ATS from the
wards of the city.