The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
THO NAY NOT CONE HERE
ROOSEvELT,s VISIT TO ST. PAUL
MAY HAVE TO BE
CANCELLED
STATE POLITICIANS GATHER
Republicans Are Getting Together
for the State Convention,
on Thursday-Other PO-
1fticaI News

national convention of Republican cluh-
IN st. Paul, July II. is no Ionger. a Ger
talnty Gov. Roosevelt some time ago
notified the Republican league officials
that he would attend the convention and
deliver an address, but now his nonlina-
ton to the vice presidency may prevent
him keeping his engagement
Inc vice presidential candidate will be
at the rough riders reunion in Oklahoma
early ir July, and July u he will have to
be at Canton to receive formal notilica-
ton of his selection as the Republican
candidate Tor vice president These en-
gagements, it is said, led kim TO declare
Friday that he feared he should have to
cancel his St. Paul engagement
As tie Republican state convention
which is to be held in this city Thursday
draws nearer the fight for the Office OF
secretary of state and railroad cummis-
slOners grows warmer. The nominations
for the other offices on the state ticket
Will doubtless be made by reclamation.
Van SAINT viii be nominated for snV-
ernor; Lyndon y. Smith viii be renomi-
mated for lieutenant governor; Julius
Black for state treasurer, and Attorney
General w. +. Douglas Will be renouli-
mated for that position.
For the secretary OF state nomination,
however, things are not likely TO pass of
50 smoothly, as there are no less than
six asprants for that nomination. They
are: Peter E Hansen. of Litchfield; A.
F. Nordin, Of WiilmaT; Swan B. Nolan
der, Of Mora, who is a clerk in State
Auditor Dunn's office; p. j. Sjoblcm, Of
Hennepin county Sam \. LanSum, OF
Fillmore county, and j. ]. Lomcn, of the
Seventh district. These candidates are
all claiming the nomination and it is nard
TO tell who will be the lucky one, as they
are all pulling every available wire.
There are four who seek the nomina-
ton Of railroad commissioners from the
Third district They are P. P. Quist,
of Winthrop; c. F. Staples, of West st.
Paul; Oar Hail. of RenVile, and JOB
Lloyd, of LIE Sueur
A. B. Robbins, of Minneapolis, is also
a lively candidate for the same nominal
ton.
A. N. Dare, speaker of the house of rep
resentatives, and Joseph G. Miller, both
Cf the Sixth district, are making race
for the nomination of railroad commits
sioner, in which Miller seems to be getting
a little the best OF it, as the delegations
from St Louis, Lake and Cook counties,
have already indorsed Mr. Miller. Charles
Watson, of Two HarbOrs, arrived in the
city yesterday as advance agent for
Miller, and has established Headquarters
at the Windsor
Thomas TorsOn, of St. James, who was
the author of the bill providing for the
election of the railroad commission, IS
also making an earnest campaign for
the nomination as one of the commission.
Mr. Torson arrived at the Windsor yes
terday and was very much in evidence
around that place electioneering for him
self last night.
Hugh Thompson, of East Grand Forks,
IS at the Windsor, and is spending his
time among the delegates paving his way
toward getting the nomination as one of
the railroad commission.
]. c. Howard, who thinks that the Re
rublicans ought to nominate himself for
railroad and warehouse commissioner,
registered at the Merchants yesterday,
and will remain until after the convention.
Oar S. Hall also has headquarters at the
Merchants. The old hosiery promises to
ring with Republican doctrine during the
next two days
A lot of local Republicans are organ
izing a Roosevelt Republican club. The
Uniform will be a Khaki suit with a
Rough Rider hat.
A call has been issued for the Ramsey
county delegation to the Republican state
convention to meet at the Lincoln club
rooms Wednesday evening, to organize
and discuss other business.
The call which is signed by John F.
Seib, states it is made by request of a
committee of delegates.
A delegation of travelling men, repre-
senting the Minnesota Antitrust League
of Commercial Statesmen, will go to Kan
sas City on the Byran and ToWne train
which leaves Minneapolis at 3:39 o. m
July s. Travelling men who would Ike to
attend the convention should address II.
L. Chaffee, secretary, room 224, kasota
building, Minneapolis.
The attempt to defeat the new Mime
apolis primary election law has reached
the courts, and Chairman Elijah Barton,
Secretary George Douglas and twenty
three other members OF the Democratic
county committee have been ordered by
a mandamuS from the district court to call
a Democratic county convention Sept Is,
or to appear before the court on Thurs
Gay next and show cause for not obeying
the order.
The real fight against the new law
started yesterday morning, when A. D.
Smith filed his alternative writ of man
damus with the clerk Of the courts.
The writ was issued on the application
of Matt Gallagher who alleges that he
has been a Democrat for fourteen years
and that he IS now a candidate for coun-
ty attorney. 1t reciteS that he wants to
be nominated for that Office by conven-
ton, and that his demand that the COM
mittee call a convention has been Tefus-
ed, and he wants the court to compel the
committee to comply with the law.
The petition Tecltes that Mr. Gallagher
demanded of the committee that they act
in accordance with chapter 275, Laws of
1895, and summon convention ara that
the demand was refused by the commit
tee on the ground that chapter $40, Laws
Of 1899, provides Tor primary elections in
stead of conventions, and is supposed to
repeal all la US and parts of laws in con-
flict Herewith. The petitioner demanded
that the committee ignore this law as it
was unconstitutional, but instead thew ie-
the court to compel the committee to call
the convention that will give him
chance to be nominated for county attor-
ney.
The general opinion is that the Jaw will
BE sustained. A number of attorneys can
be found who agree with Mr. Gallagher
and say thar as matter of fact the law
is unconstitutional but they point out
that the supreme court has so tied it's
hands with other decisions that 1t will
be bound TO approve it.
The future proceedings will be watched
with interest by the politicians but the
decision in the lower court will be wholly
perfunctory, and no matter which way
the decision goes an appeal will be taken
at once.
this case, but Mir. GaIlagher's attorney
will object to Judge Elliott sitting as he
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