The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-07
POSITION OF COLLINS
THE JUDGE TO DECLARE HIS I'M
TENTIONs IN REGARD TO. THE
GOVERNORSHIP
AT A MEETING NEXT TUESDAY

MS Friends Get to the Point Where
Hhey Expect to Know DEFINITELY
whether He Is Candidate mr.
N0t-HIs Decision to Have some
influence on Gen. CIapD's Ambi-
lions.
"A meeting of the friends Of Judge Col
ms Is scheduled to take place next Tuas-
udy night at the Merchants hotel A.
that time it is expected that the ST c,1oua
Jurlst VIII make a statement as to bis No
sltlon In connection with the guberna tor,a1
nomination and state definitely whothar
u nol ne VIII enter the race for the Re-
publican nomination Up to date M
dothorize1 statement has been made bv
'uoge collins regarding his reported can
olodcy and, as there has been a disnosi.
tlort TO force matters on the part of +bo
van SAINT people, as matter of nrotac-
tion and to learn upon lust what orourd
they stand the Sixth district neonIa will
get together at Judge Collins apartments
at the Merchants next Tuesday NIGHT
Ane meeting will not be one exclusively
Oh the sixth district, az all of Judge Col
Inns closest friends have been invttod 70
be present
prominent Sixth district man said
10 the G o b g Yesterday:
Next Tuesday we will know vrbe+bar
Judge Collins will enter the race. and 7
think 1t is safe to predict that he will ba
right in it." VIII 10
Inc gathering is for the purpose indI-
Gated At the same time the friends NJ
congressman Page Morris are becoming
apprehensive of the candidacy Of 7 Adaro
oede' which Is beginning to assume def
mite outlines. The interests of Judpa
Collins will be taken care of and if b.
WISHES 10 enter the race, it is certain he
VIII have the unsttnted support of his Dis
trict- At the same time Congressman
MOTIFS friends see a chance to do a IittIe
missionary work on the side
II Is said that if Judge Collins declines
TO become an aspirant for the guberna-
torlal nomination that Moses E. CIapp
Of 81. Paul, will come out openly as
candidate. This would make Van SAINT
ana CIapp candidates with Evans, who
already has the Endorsement of the ad-
mlnistration. But it is said that as far
as the sixth Is concerned that Gen. Clam
would not receive the united support of
the district. In Duluth it is reported that
Van SAINT has been doing good work and
that he Will have good following in the
Zenith City.
The Sixth district, if Judge Collins be-
comes candidate, have no other caufi-
date for place on the ticket. The wheel
horses of the party will go right in and
solldly support their favorite son, and will
at the outset, if Clapp is not a candidate
nave part of the Seventh district With
this combination effected, the Sixth will
be IN a position to go ahead and make
winning combination if such thing is
possible, leaving Van SAINT in control of a
part of the convention representation, but
not enough to nominate him, just as he
had two years ago.
Senator J. D. Jones, of Long Prairie
left yesterday for Washington in the in
terest Of member of his family, who Is
looking for consular appointment He
viii also remain over and attend the
meeting Of the League of Republican
clubs and assist the committee which
goes from here today to secure for St.
Paul the next annual gathering of thu
organization.
The Fergus Falls Journal lands the fol-
lowing: Col. L. A. Rosing, Gov Lind's
efficient private secretary, seems to be
the object of vicious attacks from POpu-
lists all over the state. 1t is true that
very able man and what success Gov
Lind's administration has achieved is
largely due to his skill in handling af-
fairs. He is courteous alike to all and
seems to have the affairs of the state we'll
in his grasp"
M. ]. Bowling came from Renville last
night to collect a delegation which will
leave this evening for Washington, with
the avowed determination of securing the
next annual convention of the National
League of Republican Clubs for ST Paul.
The delegation consists of NJ. J. Bowling,
Oar Reese, c. c. Whitney, c. NJ. Wilcox,
Marshall, Mimi; Fred Bryant and Fred
Wright. Minneapolis
The Minnesota committee will make it's
Washington headquarters at Wizards,
where the executive committee of the ma
tional league will hold a session on Tues
day to determine the date and location
for the next annual convention. The ex-
ecutive committee is composed of one
member from each state and territory,
and is empowered to decide upon the city
in which the 1900 pow-wow will convene.
The last annual convention Of the
league was held in Omaha. Milwaukee
has also hau a session of the league.
though 1t has never come nearer to st.
Paul The 1900 convention will be Of
particular interest. since 1t will be held
previous to the national convention of
the Republican party, at which nomina-
tions for the presidency and other state
officials will be made. Mr.. Bowling con-
siders st. PauFs prospects good. There
Is no reason why the convention should
not come North" said he. Neither Of
the cities have ever had 1t, While it has
gone West and South in previous years.
Philadelphia, Galveston. Tex, and Indi-
annapolis are st. Paurs competitors. The
delegation will make a strong fight for
the convention, and has hopes of secur-
ing it."