The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28
PLEASE TAKE THEM
Cities Throwing Delegates at Jacob
son and Halden.
FEARFUL OF WRATH TO COME
Down for Jacobson-Pidgeon
a. Is Strong.

ALLOW me to assure. you, my dear Mr..
Jacobson, you will have a large bunch OF
delegates from Hennepin county" . f..
This is what the Ray Jones managers
are saying to- the man from Lac qui Parle
to-day. With, equal courtesy Oar Reese
says: -
my dear Mr., =Halden, please accept OF
me large block Of votes, and believe me
your best friend."s 7<,s. ..r... ....t :.
Jacobson and Halden are on the war
path, and the cities are trying hard to con-
ciliate them. They promise an equal di-
vision of the votes. This is all very well,
but it is we'll understood that on deci-
siye vote. Hennepini and Ramsey will be
nearly solid for Iverson. -
Ha1den's managers are particularly sore.
The solid delegation from Ramsey was
promised them, but 1t now appears, as a
Duluth man put. it this morning, that
Ramsey has two candidates, Reese, and
Iverson. The st. Louis county men are
making eyes at Pidgeon, who Is profting
by Ramsey's break, and Tbusily lining up
anti Reese delega4aS + -. ..-.@r4. i
st What viii the Second Dos
The second district is, the key to the
situation. fit sticks by Everett for clerk
there will be no fight on Ray Jones, and
it will be a straight fight for auditor and
clerk Colonel Everett is not on the
ground, and is not regarded as a, posi-
bility. The delegates from the second will
caucus about Monday night, and the re-
suit Of that caucus is likely to be Everett's
withdrawal and Bert Miller of Luverne
for lieutenant governor: This will mean
a Miller-Jacobson1 combination, which
would shut Jacobson out of Hennepin, but
get him votes elsewhere.
This combination, with candidate for
clerk of the supreme court hitched to it,
tL1 &ryip off hyrof MI
put an entirely new face on matters.
It was Iverson against the field to-day.
HaIden and Jacobson are indulging in a
community of interest. Their common re-
verses in St. Paul and Minneapolis have
thrown them together. Both declare
stoutly that they will never go to Iver-
son. 1t is hard to see how Halden could
deliver votes to Jacobson, or vice versa,
but that is just what they threaten to do
if necessary to beat Iverson.
131 Pledged to Jake.
Jacobson looms up with 131 instructed
delegates-more than anyone else. The
backfire in his own district has been put
out, and the name of E. L. Miller of Or
tonville will not be presented. J. T.
Scham of Browns Valley arrived this
morning and announced that the Big Stone
county delegation was for jacobson and
Pidseon. 80 '."..-.
Reese is. in an awkward plight. He Is
last to be nominated, and whatever prom
ises he makes, he must deliver the goods.
He has given it out that the Ramsey dele
cation is his to do with as he pleases
and he will be held responsible for it's
acts.
Heretofore it has been St. Paul against
Minneapolis, and the second district with
Minneapolis. This time the second dis
trict will be against Minneapolis in any
event. Captain Everett has been shut out
of Hennepin by way Of calling bluff ne
made. Everett threatened that if Mime
apolis did not stand by him the second
would fight Ray Jones with Miller. This
solidified Hennepin against Everett, and
Hennepin must look out for the second
district.
Iverson is generally believed to be in
the lead, but Jacobson promises some
surprises from first district counties C.
A. Fosnes of Montevideo is at work, and
Monday morning e. r. Young and M. T.
Bowling will join hands and forget all
about that seat In congress while roofing
for Jake ~
Duluth promises to have 200 Holden
shouters on hand Monday.
Swedish Delegates to Caucus.
P. P. Quist and C..Z. schultz have joined
in call for a meeting of Swedish
delegates in room Is Of the state capitol
Monday. afternoon. It is understood that
they will caucus on the state ticket, and
| it is given out that something is likely
to drop.
A committee of twenty five will be at
the st. Paul hotels Monday In Ray Jones
interest Few politicians were on hand
to-day. and in consequence there was lit
tie doing.
j. Adam Bede said to-day that a mis-
take was made in selecting the Hennepir
delegation. There was no provision fol
filling vacancies in case any of the dele.
gates should be indicted. Bede is feelins
good over the Endorsements he got Tues.
day from Lake, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti ant
Mile Laos county conventions.
Hope to Beat Reese.
| The Pidgeon men claim $50 to start
Gish expects 100 delegates, mostly from
the third district. and they say if Everett
only holds the second, Reese will be head
ed off. II they can stop him on the first
ballot, his opponents say his defeat will
| be certain.
The Pidgeon men will not be ea ally
drawn into a combination against Jones
as long as Hennepin gives their man the
| big end OF the vote. Wright county has
always been an ally of Hennepin and will
! not desert If treated right,