The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-22
AFTER YOU, CASTOR
Attitude of the First and Fifth Dis
tricts in the Minnesota Speaker
ship Contest.
Johnson Workers Invade Babcock' 5
Home District and Secure
Bundle Of Votes.

johnson, Babcock or a dark horse. This
is the alternative presented to-day in the
speakership contest. The situation has
grown more complicated every day, and
was this morning very confusing.
The, first and fifth districts are playing
the part Of Alphonse and CASTOR. It is
latter you," with each delegation. The
steering committee from the first met this
morning at the Windsor and was in session
two hours DR.. Babcock and Lawrence
II. Johnson were both called before it, and
each stated his case. The first district
wanted to know what Hennepin would do,
and adjourned for luncheon without doing
a thing. 1t was reported that J. H. Burns,
recently an anti-Babcock candidate had
made terms with the doctor and favored
his Endorsement. However, the sentiment
of the delegation as a whole, is strongly
against Babcock.
, 1t Is. thought that they have some hope
of q deadlock which will let in first dis
trict man. The anti-Babcock men are not
all for Johnson, and may force the selec-
ton Of dark horse from the outside. The
name Of w. A. Nolan, of Grand Meadow,
chairman Of the first district steering COM
mittee, is most frequently mentioned in
that connection.
r Hennepin's delegation was to meet at II
a. m. and all the members appeared but
c.. B. Shove, whose proxy was held by
J. D. Shearer. The members waited,
however, for the first district committee
and spent the time comforting in twos
and threes. They had somewhat recov-
cred from the heat Of the evening before,
but talk was more conciliatory. The
Johnson men claimed that eight Of the
fifteen would stand by Johnson in the eau
GUS and that five of the other seven had
agreed to stand by the majority.
The sixth district is still broken up. Ed
Of Do 6c who hoe
claimed for Babcock, says he is with the
administration from start to finish.
A Break in the Eighth.
The break in the eighth district has
come. James A. Martin this afternoon re-
ceived messages from Captain Ray T.
Lewis and J. r. Randall, two of the Duluth
members who were in the caucus with the
sixth district, saying that they are with
the administration and against Babcock.
A third member declares he is not pledged
and will not support Babcock. All of the
st. Louis county members have been inter-
viewed by a Duluth paper and declared
they were with the administration. It is
believed that they will leave Babcock in a
body.
1--WE are not making this fight for Hen
nepin county, said Mr.. Martin this after
noon. If they don't want the speaker,
they don't have to have him. We are
a..
is beaten already
We have not lost any ground and have
gained some" said W. E. Verify, mana
ger of the Babcock campaign.
The first district conference continued
at lively rate this afternoon. The Hen
nepln delegation sat in the lobby of the
Windsor, awaiting the result It is GER
tain that neither the first nor the fifth will
go to .BabcOck, and the indications this
afternoon were that the fifth would sand bv
afternoon were that the fifth would stand
by Johnson.
Invading Babeoek's TERRITORY.
Both sides carried the war into Africa
yesterday
Six Of DR.. Babcock's own delesa tion
deserted his standard, leaving him in the
minority at home. The delegation call
cused and declared for Babcock before
the lines were drawn in the present fight
and before they realized what the Bah
cock candidacy stood for. Now the six
members declare they will not 60 to RahN
COCK. They will go to candidate friendly
70 the administration. Perhaps it will be
Johnson, perhaps some other man hut
should Hennepin stand by johnson ha
could not fail to win.
The rub is in Hennepin While John
son !z1ends on the delegation, counting
In st. Paul to win him the speakershin'
there was the usual Knockers club
working at home. Other members of The
delegation, who preferred good. fat CON,
mittee Craftsmanship for themselves
rather than the success of their colleague.
were stirring up trouble, which cul-
minated last night in stormy session at
the Windsor. 1t was adjourned without
result, to meet to-day. Members of the
delegation said this morning that there
was nothing in the report that eight
votes were mustered for Babcock.
The fact that DR.. Babcock had "indf-
Gated" his intention to give Hennepin nine
chairmanships, including the judiciary
committee, probably accounts for the
friendly feeling toward him in Hennepin