The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02

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JOHN 5. DODGE There is at present
@-t.. only one candidate in
FOR sight for chairman of
the republican county
CHAIRMAN. convention. He is
.-> FL |'- John S. Dodge, head
miller of .he Washburn c. mill. and resi-
dent of the fifth ward. Mr.. Dodge is. an earn
est republican worker and a man of much
popularity. He is understood to be acceptable
to the friends of Ray w. Jones and to the
Van SAINT supporters alike. There is some
talk Of c. A. Smith for the place. bu. Mr..
Smith himself is in no sense candidate
FRIENDS J. F. jacobson has
~ -,.... some friends in Hen
OF. JACOBSON ON nepin county who re-
= sent the program now
THE ALERT. on the tapis, to shut
the Lac qui Parle man
out of this territory entirely. The business
interests of the city who take an interest in
politics are bitterly opposed to Jacobson, and
will support this program, by which the dele
cation is to be turned over to either 1verson
or Halden, circumstances dictate. On the
other hand there are prominent republicans
in the county who have enough Of friendly
feeling for Jacobson to want at least to give
him fair show as they term it, and let
him have such of the delegation as prefer him
to the other candidates '-'
This element among local republicans,
with many others who do not care about
didates, but do care about their personal in
dependence as delegates, vigorously oppose
the unit rule: They argue that it will only
breed jealousy and useless enmity for Hen
nepin to dictate nominations after the lieu
tenant governor is named. Laying aside the
question of state policy, they are opposed to
anything that savors Of "bossism.'
1T is three weeks yet till the convention"
remarked well-known local republican sig
nitlcantly. ''There is time for a good many
things to happen. Nobody will oppose in
structing the delegation for Ray Jones and
for Van SAINT, but it ought to end there.
I don't believe the party in Hennepin county
will turn over the delegation to any man or
set of men to vote" them as they please on
the rest of the ticket
HIS ATTITUDE The congressio a
candidates in the sew
IN DISPUTE. enth are making
Jacobson no end OF
trouble. The Young shouters are claiming
that jacobson favors their man, and will
work for his nomination. The other candi-
dates and their friends say that Jacobson is
absolutely neutral and both sides claim to
have proof that they are right. All this is
very narrowing to- the Lac qui Parle man,
but is not likely to cause him any trouble in
the convention. The district will be practi-
cally solid for him, as well as large part
of the second. He is not making an active
campaign yet. but to friends talks confidently
of the outcome. He believes that the nom
nation will come to him on his record with
out any extra effort on his part to pull in
votes.
ROSING'S PLAN The democratic state
committee has thought
OF ORGANIZATION. out an ingenious way
49,. of beating the pri-
mary law. 1t is set forth at length by Chair
man L. A. Rosing in an article on 'Organi-
cation" written for the last number of the
Red Wing Argus. Mr.. Rosng is careful to
say nothing against the primary law, and
does not put forward the idea as means of
evading it, but Of guiding the voters at the
primaries. The plan not only includes
1aeans of filling the ticket where, no candi-
dates appear, but to choose between cand1-
dates, as the following quotation shows:
Your, state committee has recommended a
plan,, in which l heartily concur, for getting
the opinion of the party before the primaries:
In every precinct where as many as three
precinct club, to include, if possible, every
These precinct clubs should elect delegate
That would be representative body as the
conventions were. 1t would have right to
speak for the voters. 1t could have meetings
as many as might be necessary to canvass the
situation and determine what is the strong
est ticket, in the opinion of the central
league, that the party could name IN that
there was no candidate, the league would de-
eide on some man who ought TO make the
run, and urge him to be a candidate, assuring
him of the support of the club. Il
The league would then report back to the
precinct Organizations its recommend ations
and it's reasons for them. Then when the
v~in y1yn ho
choosing intelligently. They would not be
bound to follow the recommendations. If
they thought the league was governed by
that would be improbable when
the league was made UP of delegates from the
could throw them overheard.
But they. would not be voting in the dark,
as they must of there is large field and
nothing has been done to shape the canvass.
: AS "a means of organization, the plan is
eninently practiva, and, in effect. the same
as that followed in FIennepin county by the
republicans The local scheme is paraleed
by Mr.. Rosing's idea, that these county
leagues should select county legislative and
congressional campaign committees, in con-
sultation with the candidates. When 1t comes
to naming tickets for the voters to ratify
at the primaries, however, the plan is quite
at variance with the idea of the primary law.
It is denied that Ray Jones predicted Con-
gresham Fletcher's denomination in his sew
enth ward speech. 1t was so INSTRUCTED by
many present, but his friends say he only
eulcgized the Minnesota delegation, without
going on record for Fletcher in any way.
: PIPEsToNE WILL 1t is understood that
Senatorial. ]. Miller
Z HAVE SENATOR. will not be: candi-
date for another term
and Pipestone county is to have the senator
this time Representative Nichols is already
out for the place, bit may be opposed by
p. p tCady, a well-known attorney of Pipe
stone Colonel Harrison White Of Luverne
will probably be one of the Rock county
candidates for the house on the republican
side.
The Alexandria Post-News booms Senator
Miller for the lieutenant governorship in a
half-column editorials Senator E. j. Jones
is Endorsed for the same Office by the Browns
Valley Tribune.
The Anoka Herald says that in the event
of J. Adam Bedes election, he should be
kept in congress by the district as long as
he will consent to stay the longer a con-
gresham serves the greater his prestige. 1t
is safe to say that, once in office, it will be
a hard task for J. Adams rivals to .pry him
loose. Charles B. Cheney.
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