The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-01

hands and make short work of what
gives promise of being long session.
The Dunn people are said to have
decided upon this course at the request
of the country delegates, many of
whom are anxious to return to their
homes and who are strongly opposed
to any plan which might drag the con-
vention over into another day.
Collins Men Desperate
The desperate and hopeless situa-
ton in which the Collins people find
themselves was made apparent last
night, when several fruitless efforts
were made to trade the 300 votes con-
trolled by Collins for the votes of any
one county that a candidate for one of
the minor offices might control
Hennepin, Ramsey and Rice are the
latest counties to rush to the aid of
Collins, and yesterday the leaders of
these delegations sent word to Collins
that he could have their votes to be
used for such trading purposes as he
pleased. This gives Collins about 300
votes which he can use for trading
purposes. but the candidates for rail-
road and warehouse commissioner, SUI
preme judge and attorney general, as
well as those aspiring to other state
offices, do not take kindly to the propo-7
sitions made to them by the Collins
managers, realizing as they do that a
tieup with Collins can do nothing more
than land them just outside the money.
Word is said to have been sent by
the Collins managers last night to w.
E. Young, in which Mr.. Donahowers
opponent was offered 800 votes in re-
turn for the eleven votes from Blue
Earth county, but the proposition was
not accepted by Mr.. Young, not be-
cause the aspirant for the attorney
generalship would not appreciate the
300 votes, but because he couldn't de-
liver the Blue Earth delegation to Mr..
Dunn's opponent.
A similar proposition was made to
| E. j. Herringer. of Norman county, a
candidate for railroad and warehouse
commissioner, who is in a position
where he could easily use such large
| block of votes as the Collins people
| have to offer in return for the votes of
single county. But Mr.. Herringer
sent word back to the Collins managers
| that it would be out of the question for
| him to attempt to trade Norman
countys eleven votes to Collins, and,
| even if he could, the Norman county
candidate could not be made to see
| the advantage Of combining with the
| Collins men, who are believed by all
of the candidates to be playing losing
game.
| w. J. Donahower is embarrassed in
his fight for the attorney generalship
by the fact that he is unable to deliver
| his own delegation of sixty-seven
votes. and his many friends, while not
ready to give up the fight, admit that
| the Ramsey county man is up against
a hard game, with little prospects OF
! success.
! Offer 800 Votes for II
| Another effort made by the Collins
managers in a last endeavor to secure
enough votes to make a showing
strong enough to keep their weak sup
porters from deserving was the propo-
sition made to Peter J. Schwarg, cam
| didate for state treasurer, whose
eleven votes are badly needed by the
Collins faction, but Mr.. Schwarg, like
other candidates, cannot foresee sue
cess in the Collins camp and is waiting
for something more promising to offer
| itself
| It was stated late last night that the
| Collins people had new plan whereby
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