The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
Republican State Convention
Will Take Place on
July I. ~
Insurgents Yield Gracefully
and Bixby Extends the
Olive Branch.

bl2py moved tnaC the state convention
be called to meet in st. Paul July /.
The motion was carried unanimously
by viva voce vote. s...
The apportionment was agreed on as de-
tailed elsewhere in this paper: one dele
gate for 25O votes for Mckinley in 1900
with five delegates at large from each
county. ~.
the county conventions.
Senator Knute Nelson will be invited
by the committee to act as temporary
chairman at the state convention.
just Before the Meeting.
Governor Van SAINTS friends control tho
republican state committee and the state
convention will be held July 1. The OPP
position made desperate effort last night
and this morning to round up majority.
Tams Bixby, Eli Warner. Marcus John
son and Theodore L. Schurmeier of St.
Paul were very busy in the corridors of
the Windsor talking with members from
the country. They found after their can
vass that he committee was two to one
against them. They know when they are
beaten, and prospects before the COM
m1CLSe SaLQeTSQ were LQaI July WOulQ De
selected without show of opposition.
The insurgents cannot muster over eight
votes II it comes to a showdown. One
of these is the proxy of D. NJ. Gum of
Grand Rapids, which was sent to Mr..
Schumacher He may not be allowed to
vote it, as he is not from Gums judicial
district Mr. Schumacher has been the
active manager Of the late convention
fight. He reac hed all the members posi-
Bile by telephone, and asked them not to
pledge themselves to vote for any speclhed
date until they had seen him. This morn
ing he saw them, but with very meager
results
Il do not care for very late conven-
ton" Mr.. Schurmeier said this morning.
'Ir August, or later in July would be
all right. The first of July is too early
There was some talk Of putting the date
after Sept. Is, when the congressional and
county primaries are to be held This
was met by a roar of opposition, and was
dropped. "'' ..1~ 5- '+ .-.,.
Tawney Just Dropped In. .E
'All sorts Of miseonstructiens have
been placed on my position, SAID Con
gresham Tawney in the Windsor hotel
lobby this morning. Il came here, not
knowing there was any fight on 1t cc-
Cured to me that as the other candidates
cannot be named until September. it would
be best to make the nominations about
paign together. ! had no idea Of antag-
onizing Governor Van SAINT when I so ex-
pressed myself" .>~
However, Mr.. Tawney continued so to
express himself this morning.
Still Talk of Bixby. -
, There is still talk of Tams Bixbys COM.
ing out as a candidate for governor but
the gentleman himself does not give it
any impetus. Neither does he make
direct denial
II would have been out in the open long
ago If I had intended to be a candidate,'
he said this morning. "I never thought
the story worth denial
AS to a convention date he said:
Il am not insisting en- any particular
date. I am not interested in any candi-
date, only in the party's success. There is
no use of our spending money on cam
paign before the primaries. | would have
the convention before the primaries, with
just enough time. between to prevent a
clash. Late in August or the first Of
September would be all right 1 am not
going to make any fight though There Is
no occasion for that.
A Vacancy, to Be Filled.
The death Of Senator A. w. Stockton
makes gap in the ranks of the commit
tee, which will probably be filled this
afternoon by the selection of P. j.
sehwarg of Dodge Center, we'll known
member Of the house Mr.. Schwarg is
on the ground, and is stanch adIerent
OF the governor = .'' ,"
Colonel J. A. Everett of Fairmont, one
of the candidates for clerk of the su-
preme court, is absent, but his proxy as
q member OF the committee is in the
hands of the Van SAINT men. Senator
Grindeland, of Warren sent his proxy
to j. j. Lomen, of the ; secretary of
states office, who is from the same dis
trict. 4. F. Ferris, OF Brainerd, is in
the east. His proxy has not made it's
appea rance, but will probably turn UP
this afternoon in the hands of the ants
G. A. Pidgeon, of Buffalo, another can
didate for clerk. is also on the commit
tee. He favors July 1 as the date for
the convention. Oar Reese. refuses to
help his Ramsey county friends, and says
any date will suit him. "a, .7.. b.. s.:
Ray w. Jones, of Minneapolis, the only
candidate for lieutenant governor, was
on hand 'jollying' the members of the
committee. -. =. -.
II see no reason said he, ''why the
convention should not be held at the
usual time. Odin Halden of Duluth, can
didate for state auditor, expressed him
self after the same fashion.
~ Van SAINT Is Suited.
~ Senator Shell of worthington called
on the governor this morning and said
that he would vote to hold the conven-
ton whenever it suited Governor Van
SAINT. - .. 'e ..= ~
We'll, July 1 will suit me all right, "
said the governor.
Then it suits me- replied the big
, senator.
There is no mistaking the source Of
the movement for late convention. T.
L: Schumacher of St. Paul is big job
Der and a close friend Of James j. Hill
Tams Bixby has just left Washington
from a visit with the Great Northern
president. and Eli Warner and Marcus
Johnson have always been Hill men In
politics.
Their last resort is secret ballot. This
dodge. was. sprung at noon, but will be
turned down.
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