The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
STEELE TO PRESIDE
He'll Be Chairman of the G. o. P.
County Convention Tomorrow.
DELEGATES TO BE INSTRUCTED
They'll Go to the State Convention
for Van SAINT and
Jones.

John H. Steele will be chairman, of the
republican county convention tomorrow.
This was the over Sunday development
in the local political situation. Mr..
Steele.s name has been agreed. to by all
the interests and there will be no contest.
T. E. Byrnes, who had been picked by the
Ray Jones advisory committee, leaves to-
night for New York and is, therefore,
out of the question. Had he remained,
Judge Steele would have been candidate
against him for the place, but the Jones
managers have expressed themselves sat
isfed with Steele. sss1
The Hennepin delegation to the repub-
lican state convention win be instructed
for Van SAINT for governor and Ray w.
Jones for lieutenant governor. Beyond
that the county convention will not take
action regarding the ticket. The unit rule
has been abandoned. The delegation will
divide up on the informal ballot for audi
tor, between the four candidates. Bet ween
now and the state convention a meeting
will be held, and there is plan on foot
to put the delegation in the hands of a
steering committee. Hennepin wants to
cut a figure in this convention, and the
proposal Is that whenever Hennepin's vot e
cast sol1dly can name a candidate it shall
go to him, and gain Hennepin the credit.
The 113 delegates will probably be
named by the chairman, in conference
with the ward delegations. Two plans
have been suggest ed One is for the
list already prepared by Mr.. Jones, and
for the rest to be apportioned to the
wards and appointed by the chair from a
list adopted by the ward delegation. This
list to contain two. or three times the
wards apportionment and to be merely
recommendations. e.
The second plan is similar, except that
the wards are to recommend just the
number Of delegates they are entitled to,
with the understanding that the chair will
appoint them, unless there is some good
reason.
The Primaries To-niEht
The primaries will be held tonight
from to 9 o'clock. Each precinct will
select it's delegates to the county con-
vention, and a precinct committee of five.
few contests, and these local in their
character. In most precincts the repub-
l1can voters have already agreed on
the names of the committee and the
delegation. Printed tickets will be on
hand. Opposition tickets may be sprung
in some precincts, but on no particular
issue No faction or power has named
the delegates. *
Returns will be received tonight by
Chairman Matchan and Secretary Girline
at the formers Office, 81 Globe building
They will be on hand from $50 till all
are heard from. -
Ray w. Jones will have headquarters
tonight at room 100, West hotel to meet
the delegates who find their way down
town. - ". l'','t
The county convention will be called to
n -,
the fourth ward wigwam.
A platform or set of resolutions drawn
up by a prominent local republican wal
presented yesterday to a small gathering
and discussed. With some amendments it
was approved and will be, presented to
the committee on resolutions tomorrow
for adoption. --.-a'-.. .. ~