The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-16
At MINNEAPOLIS MAY Z
PEOPLES PARTY WILL HOLD IT'S
STATE CONVENTION TO CHOOSE
DELEGATES
TO SIOUX FALLS CONVENTION
Anti-HeatwOle Movement Seems TO
He Gaining Force as 1t Gains
PubIicity--Other POlitI-
chi News.

fopullst party convened yesterday after
noon at the Clarendon hotel and decided
upon May as the date for holding a
state convention for the purpose of elect
Ing forty-six delegates to the national
convention at Sioux Falls, May g. The
convention will be held in Minneapolis,
and one delegate will be allowed for ev-
cry ESQ votes cast for 8. M Owen In 1894.
ana one delegate-at-large, from each
county.
The date of the convention to put In
nomination state ticket will be de-
cided upon at a meeting of the state CEN
tral committee that will be he'd May l.
the day before the delegate convention
The executive committe was empowered
to secure a hall in Minneapolis in which
to hold the gathering on May 2. 1t was
decided to call county conventions for
april 2S A sentiment existed In favor
OF allowing each congressional convention
to elect It's own delegates to the national
convention, but the ma ority favored a
mass convention. which was decided upon
after considerable discussion.
The following were present: v. E. Law
son. Fred Haskins, W. A. Hotchkiss. q.
- NN-e'NAA41 - W. DOWASI1 w. \. 11CQSGS.
f. IL. Clarke, E. S. Reishus, F. w. Stacey.
II. P. Bjorge, Frank Warner, John
Burns
There was more or less gossip In and
about the Merchants all day Yesterday
regarding the Heatwole congressional
situation AS to the opposition strength,
three counties are regarded as solid
against Heatwole- to begin with-Good-
hue. RanViIla and Maalrar II
the respective opposition candidates. That
there is binding agreement for these
TO stand firm and make the fight, regard
less of results. was also reaffirmed One
OF the matters figuring against Joel IS
the fact that his partner is postmaster at
Northfeld. This Is the same, they say.
as If Heatwole had appointed himself.
That Heatwole has lost much on account
OF his fight against Census Director Mer-
RAM is also claimed, but the special point
Is made that 1t was base ingratitude on
the part Of Heatwole. considering the
personal benefits of substantial kind the
Third district man IS said to have recefv-
ed at Merriams hands when, In former
campaigns. there was something in tn !
said hands to dispense
|. But the chief loss on the Merriam scora
IS said to be, the Bixby influence, which
the ants claim is pledged to them to the
last against Heatwole. AS to what form.
or to what extent this would be given.
1t is gossip that Mr.. Blxby pledges most
positively to stay with them to the finish.
AS to the Red Wing paper, Bixby's Re
publican, 1t is said that this will not OPEN
~ make an anti fight for the present.
But 1t Will help the anti cause IN a quiet
way. Apropos, the reconciliation of the
long-standing feud between Bixby and
| Frank Wilson is said to be complete and
the hatchet has been buried forever And
IN inns connection, as to Goodhue Il IA
positively stated that Mr.. Wilson had sat
lsfactory assurances that he should have
Goodhue county before this agreement tn
stand against Heatwole was made Als1.
IN the same connection, 1t Is reaflrne q
that Donald Grant, Of Faribault. is now
out and out anti-Heatwole, and WI b,
(; so to the finish, and some of Mr. wilson 9
friends declare that Wilson is sure of hi
support.
Heatwole IS held to stand Extensively
against Mckinley, and his refts IL to Fl al
iy vote with his party was a blow in tn ,
! presidents face that no administration
man can ignore or excuse. "Heatwole
might as well have spit In MeKinIey's
face" was the way one of the an;is put
ii.
The antis now fear some play by which
Heatwole will avoid their punishment.
which may be by going into the guberna-
torial scrabble, or by gracefully retir-
Ing from the race.
Whether or not Fletcher is to have the
same thing to meet in the Hennepin dis
tfict' as to slapping the administration
he mas new trouble In the boom Of
bergStrom for secretary of state This
Is now said to be traced directly to
Fletcher and. Postmaster L3vejoy. HI
henchman. The opposition thought they
had the Bergstrom ambition done for
and imagine their dismay to see the Iitha
israel bob up)serenely with boom which
IS now threatening in its absorbing VS.
This, 1t Is said. could have been accom-.
plished by no influence short of that NJ
Your Uncle Loren and it is added thai
there Is proof that Senator Nelson. too
mas taken hand to help Israel out This
feeling is liable to cut a big figure as
events progress. Your Uncle Loren will
nave to answer to the anti-Berestrom
FORCES. and make 1t very clear that the
report is not we'll founded, or It will cut
seriously into Your Uncle Loren's
chances.
And. speaking of Your Unc'e I.oren's
probable opponent. ii is not unlikely State
Senator S. A. Stockwel will be chosen
by the combined opposition 80 make tI,a
nght In addition to the usual strength
that Mr.. Stockwell has, which gives MIN
the record of never having been defeat
ed he has the solid support of the anti
lmperlallsts, who are mostly gold Demo-
Gratis who supported Fletcher last time.
These will oppose Mckinley, and why nor
Fletcher?