The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11
MINNESOTA POLITICS

WILL INSTRUCT From reports coming
in from all over the
ROR VAN SAINT state, practically every
county convention will
instruct for Van SAINT, June "a, and the dele
gates who come without instructions on the
governorship will be conspicuously few. 1t
is sentiment that is practically unanimous,
that the defeat of Van SAINT would be a
party blunder of the worst kind, and to
guard against the possibility of 1t county con-
ventions will go on record
UPHILL WORK Friends Of Joel p
Is Heatwole are still
IN THE THIRD. nursing revenge for
| fancied sights put
upon their congressman by the state admin
| istration. They state openly that the third
district congressional organization will not
turn over hand for Van SAINT in the coming
state campaign, and that without the Heat
wole organization Van SAINT will lose the dis
trict by 5000. 1t is evident that the state
committee will have to build UP an indie
| pendent working organization in that sec
ton, but it is also fact that a large part
of the Heatwole organization will cooperate
heartily in the state campaign.
YOUNG HERE Sam Iverson has been
| in Minneapolis for the
IS IN JAKE's past two days, getting
- acquainted with pros
| -, - INTEREST. pective delegates to
Is,>.r,,r> the state convention
! He seems to have the call among local politi-
| clans, and their talk in his behalf gives some
| color to the story of an understanding be-
tween Jones and Iverson. Both of the prin-
cipals deny hits, but it has given rise to
considerable feeling on the part of Jacob
| sons supporters. ......y ~
| Senator E. T. Young, one of Jacobson S
close friends, was in the city yesterday, and
| it is reported that he waited on the Jones
| managers He intimated that the seventh
| district would insist on an even show for
Jacobson in Hennepin county If. they did not
have assurance of this the seventh district
would head movement for another candi-
date for lieutenant governor, whihc has been
brewing in the second and seventh for some
time. IS. gs,sz. T r. 4
MIR Jones and his supporters deny that
they are doing anything against Jacobson.
! g The tnamesSof Senator Miller of Luverne is
most, frequently mentioned in connection with
the lieutenant governorship He would have
| been an avOwed candidate long ago but for
Colonel Everett of Fairmont, who came out
| for clerk of the supreme court and headed
off Miller. The senator did not want to di-
vide the district. = He will not be candi-
date as long as Everett is in the field, but
! should things shape themselves SO that
Everett withdraws, Miller will be forced into
the race against Hennepins candidate, and
| for once the second district and Hennepin
will be ag'nst each other s-e.:-'.
POPS HOPE Minnesota ~populists
are so anxious to Ego
LIND WILL it alone this year
| - ,., that they do not even
| NOT RUN. take kindly to the cam
T.. sg.- '.- -. ddacy of John, Lind
Many of them express the hope that Lind
| will not go on the democratic ticket, SO as
| to relieve the populists from the necessity
| of turning down their old leader. Now that
| Lind has declared himself democrat, the
| simon pure populsts object to- indorsing him,
and are determined to put up a, candidate
of their own for governor. Their ambition
is to control the legislature by union with
democratic members. The populists will make
| the fight in populist strongholds, and where
the democrats are stronger the populists will
leave the legislative fight to the older party,
in the hope that each party will thus get
good share of members, and on joint vote
control the houses.
| THREATEN A Oar Reese may not get
! = r 81 p a solid delegation from
BREAK IN Ramsey county if
'5-" plans that are now
49,. RAMSEY. - Matching come to ma
! turity. Armand Al
brecht the man grooned as a candidate
| against Reese, declined to allow the use OF
| his name, but the opposition to the gang is
| determined. to overthrow the rule of Reese,
t and will endeavor to- defeat instructions in
| the county convention, They expeet-to elect
| delegates from the seventh ward at least
| that are opposed to Reese, and will vote for
| Pidgeon or whatever candidate develops the
greatest strength against him. Hitler Horton
and his friends are believed to be behind
| this move. They resent Tim Sheehan's SEN
satorial candidacy, and charge Reese with it,
al part of the anti-Clapp campaign. .
~ UNIT, RULE = It, was ten years ago
| 3 ~ that the republican
COULD BE party in Minnesota
| :.f'a-.~. II. abandoned athe secret
! BROKEN. ballot practice at. state
| conventions and adopt
| ed the open ballot and roll call by counties.
The man who led the light for what was then
| an innovation was Robert c. Dunn, and the
| precedent Of 1892 has never been questioned
( in succeeding years. - y !:
+ This leads to the inquiry, What good would
! a unit rule do If any member of the delega-
| ton refused to stand fer it.. The convention
| would not recognize rule made in Henne-
pin county, and any member of the delega-
! ton has right to challenge the vote an
nounced by the chairman. The roll of the
county must then be called, and the dele
gates vote las their names are called. That
would give every member a chance to regis
ter his choice in open convention. ,
John J. Mooney writes the Clarified Re-
| form Advocate to suggest that the seventh
district populists who are delegates to the
state convention July 2 get together and pick
out a good man to run for congress:
TRY TO BRING Frank 3. searle has
! finally refused to en-
DAUG1ERTY OUT. ter the congressional
| -f. ~, fight against. j.. Adam
| Bede. 1t is said that an effort will now be
! made to bring. Senator Daugherty in. Both
/ Searle sand Daugherty were agreed to at a
meeting held Saturday morning, and both
| were invited to express themselves. Neither
| was willing to run, but each was ready to
! support the other. ~
Meanwhile J. Adam jokes merrily on
| LORD ENDORSES Suggestion ;. Of j. r.
| -.-...-.> Wyman for permanent
| -WYMAN- FOR chairman of the re-
! publican state conven-
| CHAIRMAN. ton seems to- have
| struck "a chord of ap-
| prevail everywhere Senator Lord of Kasson
who was In the cities yesterday, said:
Senator Wyman is just the man for the
place. He is a man we all honor; he has
had the necessary experience, and could be