The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-02
ADVANCE GUARDS
AT SIOUX FALLS
$500 EXPECTED TO ATTEND RE-
PUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Crawford and Party of Lieutenants
Already ON the Groumd-Chief Bat
~ tie Is Over Governor. and Both Sides
n Maintain the Confidence Exhibited
at Earlier Stages. U
Special to The journal.


20 the claims of the leaders in the fierce
fight which Is now ending, and which has
for it's prize the nomination to the OFFICE
OF governor on the republican ticket, its
all over but the shouting" II the oppos-
ing factions are honest in their claims,
one side or the other is going to be woe
fully disappointed.
Il Elaborate preparations have been made
for caring for the $500 visitors who are
expected to be in the city this week for
the purpose of attending the republican
state convention and the convention and
rally Of the South Dakota State League OF
Republican clubs.
The rally of the league will be held in
the Auditorium on Tuesday evening. At
q business session, to be held on Wednes-
day morning, two hours before the calling
to order of the state convention, officers
Of the league and delegates will be elected.
Advance Guard There.
The advance guard of republicans has
arrived in the city. Among the prominent
republicans now here are Coe /. Crawford
and several of his leutenants, and Frank
Crane, chairman of the republican state
central committee.
Chief interest naturally centers in the
contest which has been waged about five
months for governor. The last of the
county conventions were held Saturday.
all the LOLA delegates who will be entitled
II TO seats having now Deen eleCCSQ.s Inc
instructed delegates aggregate 357, and
are divided as follows:
C9e !. Crawford-Faulk. II; Hand. Il; Hyde.
Kinssbury, Is; Beadle IS; sanbofn, Is; total,
133.
S. H. Blrod--Clark, 20; Codington, 90 Hamlm
16; Deuel., 10: total 10.
shall, Is; total, 81. N'' '''''''' 80 ~ q
George v: snow-Bon Homme, 90. .---
j. NJ. Greene-Brule. IA.
o, S. Bers-Spnk, &C.
John Schamber-Campbell, r. - ,..
John II. Holmes-Douglas, IA .....
The counties which have elected dele
cations which are uninstructed so far as
governor is concerned are: Aurora,
Brown, Buffalo, Butte, Clay, Custer, Davi-
son, Fall River, Gregory. Hughes, Hutch
inson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Mcpherson,
Meade, Moody, Pennington, Potter, Tur-
ner, McCook, Union, Walworth, Mime
haha, Charles Mix, Lake, Yankton, Ly-
man, Hanson and Brookings, with an ag-
gregate Of GIL delegates.
The counties of Grant and Roberts will
have contesting delegations.
Claims of the Reorganization"
The leaders of the organization forces
are emphatic in the declaration that of
the uninstructed delegates Mr.. Crawford
cannot secure the votes of more than 101
as follows: Lincoln, SO; Clay Is; Turner
81; Campbell, l; McCook, IL; Union, 16;
total. 101 .' .f.
This, according to the figuring of thu
organization men, makes q total of 23a
votes which he may have in the state
convention, and represents his maximum
of strength.
Mr.. Crawford and his friends profes:
to be confident that they will be able tt
secure control of the convention. and con
tinue to maintain that he will have NOR,
than enough votes to insure him tn,
nomination. They say the bulk of th
vote will come from the uninstructed del
egates, who, while alleged to be support
ers of the machine" are against tn
organization forces.
Judges Haney, Fuller and Corson of tn
state supreme court will be renominate
by reclamation. This will also be tn
case with Congressman Martin and Burke
The nominee for lieutenant governo
\ will probably be some one of the presen
candidates for nomination to the office c
governor. . ". A..
Secretary Of State.
There are three candidates for nomina
ton to the office Of secretary Of state
John c. Perkins of Roberts county, pres
ent state commissioner of insurance; T
A. Platts of Moody county and D. L
Wipf of Hutchinson county. The thre
apparently are running a neck -and-nec
race. -. ...
c. B. Collins of Groton, present stat
treasurer, state Auditor Halliday, Super
intendent George w. Nash, c. j. Bac
of Hurley, state commissioner of scho
and public lands, and Philo Hall, attol
ney general will be renominated.
Fight In the Hills.
There will be fight over the selectic
of a nominee for railroad commission,
from the Black Hills district to succee
DIR. w. G. Smith Of Sturgis Amor
the candidates are w. j. Chiesman
Butte county, John Esterbrooks of Law
renee, Mark A. Willis of Custer, Sta
Senator John Schroeder and ". T.. Pri
of Pennington and w. G.. Smith of Mead
who is a candidate for denomination.
1t is believed the delegates from &
Black Hills counties will unite 1pon
candidate before the convention Is ca II
to order. If this is done, the man agre
upon will, Of course, be the nominee
the convention.
Among the candidates for delegates
Chicago are A. o. Ringsrud of Uni
county, I'll. G. Smith Of Campbell, John
Anderson Of Lyman, c. E. Warner
Hamlin, j. e. Whiting of Sanborn. s.
Davis of Aurora, Dr.. w. E. Daniels
Lake and Robert Fl. Driscon of La,
renee. Several additional candidates v
yet appear.
e j. M. Greene Of Chamberlain, the Sou
Dakota member of the republican n
tlenal committee can secure a re-electi
II he wishes it, as no opposing candida
# has appeared
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