The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-04
MINNES0TANS TO
FIGHT FOR HONORS
Spirited Contest Certain When
State Delegation to st. Louis
Meets.
From q Staff Correspondent.

From a STAFF Correspondent.
st. Louis, July 4.-There will be
rather a spirited contest in the Min
nesota delegation tomorrow night
There will be differences Of opinions
as to who shall be chairman Of the
delegation, the national committee
man and the Minnesota members Of
the committee on resolutions.
John Lind, as the most noted denao-
graf In the state, will have hackers
for one Of these positions. There is
some of the Hearst delegates to make
him chairman Of the delegation, If
that can be done without being mis-
construed at home. They think him
entitled to some such compliment as
this, but are afraid it may be regarded
resents as to the presidential nominal
ton. The Hearst delegates, however
seem inclined to oppose him solldly
should he be proposed for the reso-
lutions committee,
There Is a good deal Of sentiment
here among prominent democrats in
favor of having John Lind as the
Minnesota member Of the resolutions
committee, and much surprise was ex-
pressed by these democrats when they
were told that the outlook for Lind to
| be made a member Of that committee
WaS not as might DS. Llnu
has a national reputation and ac-
quaintance and naturally his friends
from other states assumed that he
would get the resolutions committee
without opposition, They had not
heard about the Duluth convention.
his friends on the delegation for this
assignment. Those friends, however,
decline to express an opinion as to the
probable outcome.
| "Dtck" O'Connor Of st. Paul ia
talked Of for national committeeman,
feeling that O'Connor Is too much un-
der the influence of James ]. Hill,
It looks as If the radical and conser-
vative delegates would be divided on
| practically all Of the moro important
| places the delegation will have to I'LL
Delegates Arriving.
Ten members of the Minnesota dele.
| cation had arrived In st. Louis by this
morning. r. A. Day Of the second
district, Joseph Craven Of the third
| 3. D. Larrabea and ]. r. Corrigan OF
the fifth, S. J. Mealey and G. E. Vas.
ally Of the sixth, D. FL. Evans and q
F.. o'Hair Of the seventh, and L. A
Rosing and G, D. O'Brien, delegates
at large, arrived yesterday evening.
A meeting of the delegation for the
i purpose Of organization has beer
called at the Southern hotel for to-
morrow at 10 am. but it will have
to be postponed until evening, since
the remainder Of the delegates will
not arrive until afternoon.
It is said here by democrats from thu
second Minnesota congressional dis
trict that Zones of Rock" will prob
ably be given the nomination for con
gress without opposition. Plans arr
already being shaped to that end
Jones Is understood to be willing K
make the race.
Rosing for Reciprocity.
L. A. Rosing Of the Minnesota dele
cation, is working very earnestl.
. among delegates from the severa
states in favor Of a statement in tn
platform in favor Of Canadian rect
procity, as outlined in speeches II
congress last winter by John Lind an,
John Sharp Williams. Rosing has me
with good deal Of encouragement
especially from the middle west an,
south. 1t Is his desire to have tn
.. platform express as nearly as may b
the policy Of John Sharp Williams
that has led to the effort to have Lin
placed on the resolutions committe
from Minnesota.
9 Wisconsin for Wall.
Wisconsin 9-iegates are nearly al
: here and have settled down In thei