The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
JACOBSON
OR IVERS0u
A Warm Fight Is Certain
Both Sides Make Big
Claims.
Oar Reese in a Red Sweat
Pidgeor Has Him
Scared.
Iuditor, Jacobson or Iverson

Auditor, Jacobson or Iverson.
Clerk of supreme court. Pidgeon or
Reese.
These are the probabilities for to-mor-
rows republican state convention. Neither
Iverson nor Jacobson claims nomination
on the first ballot A. w. Thompson, in
charge of Iversons headquarters, says his
man is a general second choice, and.
therefore, a sure winner, II not on the
second ballot, later on.
The Halden men put Jacobson first and
Halden second. They say neither will go
to Iverson, and If they can only hold
Jacobson down things will come to their
man.
What jacobson Says.
Il would not ask for better prospect"
said Candidate jacobson, this noon. II
have more pledged delegates than any
other candidate, and they are coming to
me from places I never looked for"
| The Jacobson men claim SO in the
| first. 80 in the second, 80 in the third, Is
in the fourth district, a third Of Henne-
pins lib, half the sixth, the seventh near
ly solid, few votes in the eighth, and
| half Of the ninth district. The valley is
badly split up. Otter Tail is for Joneson,
and so is Traverse. Becker is instructed
| for him, but Clay, Norman, Polk and the
| northern counties will be split with big
vote for Jacobson and some for Halden.
Jones May Have Rival.
| Ray Jones is still without opposition for
| lieutenant governor. Sherman Smith says
Jones is assured of $50 votes, whatever
happens, and Mr. Jones says he has
enough pledged votes to win without
Hennepin. 1t all depends on the second
| district. Capt. Everett was on hand this
morning and opened headquarters, but
! the second district men are not making
any claims for him. They will look the
field over to-day, and caucus tonight.
! AS result of that caucNf Senator Miller
of Luverne may be sprME Bn the conven-
tion as a candidate for lqeutenan. gov
ernor Senator Miller was on hand to-
| day, talking for Everett, and says he is
for Everett, and Is not a candidate, but
4 badly split up. Otter Tail is for Iverson
mind, and Hennepin would have fight
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! . Reese Is Worried.
Dar Reese is sweating blood His best
| friends admit that he has the fight of his
life on, and the word Is going around
that Pidgeon has him beaten. Reese has
a hard row to hoe, coming at the end of
the ticket. His own delegation is un-
ruly and cannot be used for trading pur-
poses. 1t will go largely to Iverson,
though Halden is promised the big end
Of it. The delegates coming in to-day
! generally declare themselves anti Reese,
and things seem to be going the way OF
| the Wright county man.
J. D. Jones of Todd may be candidate
for clerk of the supreme court.
Combination Talk.
Their els lots of combination talk.
Jacobson has compact body that will go
where he says, and is ready to trade for
him. He would combine with Pidgeon,
but the latter has few votes he can de-
liver and prefers to make straight fight.
Jacobson will not go to Reese, but If Bert
Miller comes out for lieutenant gov
ernor there will be a Jacobson-Miller
combine. -
The Jacobson Halden partnership does
not seem to worry the Iverson men
strength to the Duluth man. They con-
slider Iverson the second choice Of b0tf
sections.
Hennepin Delegation.
Things will be doing in the Hennepir
county delegation Tomorrow morning. Il
will caucus at the Windsor at 10 O'Clock
anu SClCSL d uClIpCl VI IAS 1cSO1uIlOut
committee. BY that time 1t will be known
whether or not Ray Jones is to have oppo.
sition. If not the Jacobson and Halder
men will demand an even break or
auditor.
A second district man remarked this
morning: 1--WE want pretty substantial
, assurance from Hennepin, or there will
be something doing"
There were threats Of changing the or
der of nominations and putting lieutenant
governor last in order to make Jones
"deliver the goods 49, ---.--.