The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
MINNESOTA POLITICS

SSHdtor SldPp May Be proposed Tor Tenn
porary Chairman OF the State conven-
! tlon--Dunn Opposes Any Selection by
| the Committee, While Collins Has No
| obJectIons-cIapps Friends Aroused to
the Danger Lurking In the Dunn Heat
Wole OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In Roseau.
There may be an issue drawn in the
republican state committee over the se-
| lectlon of temporary chairman. r. C.
Dunn has gone on record as opposed to
any such action by the committee saying
that the convention should make the se-
lection.
| Judge Collins says he has no objections
to such course. 1.-THE question has no
great interest for me" he states, but
the designation Of temporary chairman
done ON several occasions by the central
committee. see no objection to such &
| course, and know 1t has been a custom
elsewhere. believe the present commit
tee to be absolutely fair, and am sure it
would select an able and impartial tom
porary chairman for the coming conven-
tlon. Senators Nelson and Clapp have
both been mentioned for the position, and
I should be well pleased with the selec-
ton of either of these gentlemen
There is considerable sentiment in IA
vor OF Senator Clapp for the temporary
workmanship. Two years ago the COM
m1ttee conferred the honor on Senator
Nelson, who made an able Introductory
speech and presided over the prelim-
inartes, after which J. T. Wyman was
CHOSEN permanent chairman. This year
the convention may start in with excite
ment at fever heat, and there are like
~ to be contests from some of the coun-
lies. II the convention has to begin by
elecrlng temporary chairman before it
is known who are the accredited dele
gates, there is danger of a rough house,
NO one questions that Senator Clapp
would be absolutely fair. whatever his
personal preference might be, and the
friends OF the warning candidates could
nave a fair test II they wanted to-, on the
election Of q permanent chairman
1t Is the custom at national conven-
lions. and at most republican state con-
Vent1ons, for the committee to recommend
a temporary chairman. This recommen-
dation is not binding, but is always ac-
cepted ]
Mr.. Dunn's friends on the committee
may oppose Senator Clapp The senator
and his friends were slow to believe that
the Dunn organization concealed q plot
against Clapp, but they now realize what
HeatWole's connection with the Dunn can
didacy means, and the Clapp men are
lining up for Collins nearly everywhere.
They are doing SO in ST. Paul. Former
Clapp men who are in the Dunn camp are
there because they prefer Dunn to Clapp.
AS rule. they understand that the Dunn
organization carries with it the Heatwole
candidacy for the senate. al
Heatwole may never become an open
candidate against Senator Clapp He
Will not come out openly unless his or
.ganization wins at the#state convention
and gets control of the party machinery
He has tried to keep the senatorial end
of the game quiet, with very poor sue
cess, on account Of Its effect on the gov
ernorship contest. If he loses the first
round, and Dunn is defeated, he can
hardly hope to win against either Clapp
or Nelson, but If he should succeed in
nominating Dunn, and thus getting the
reins Of power he would go after Clapp
Then, as he told his Rice county friend,
IF can't make it next time I will when
Nelson goes OUT go"
The Duluth boomers are working hard
to land the convention Mile Bunnen,
the Duluth member, of the state COM
mittee, was in ST., Paul yesterday with
j. L. Washburn;s hfgihg the claims OF the
zenith city. They claim Ito have pledges
OF one kind and another from members
Of the committee. that will insure their
success, However, there Is strong preiu-
dice against taking 100 delegates such a
and the Duluth proposition may be de-
feated offhand. In that case, the conven-
ton Is likely to come to Minneapolis for
st. Paul cannot furnish any hall where
all the delegates can be seated on the
ground floor.
There is very likely to be a contest
from Roseau county, where there is a
conflict of authority. The old county
committee Of two years ago failed to call
the county convention March Is, to
select delegates to the St. Patrick's Day
convention, and a Warroad coterie of re-
publlcans called mass convention in
that city, which selected the delegates
This convention also named new com
mittee to succeed the derelict old COM
mittee. and this new committee is going
to issue a call for the next county con-
vention. The old committee has walked
up la Rip Van Wrinkle, and now de-
mands its prerogatives. An effort is be-
ing made to settle the differences but
both sides are stubborn, and if they both
refuse to yield there will be two county
conventions and two sets Of delegates to
the state convention The new commit
tee is said to be favorable to Eddy or
Collins, while the old committee is for
Dunn.
Hearst and Parker men will have a
clash in the third district, where the Par
ker sympathizers are for Senator Collier
Of Shakopee and DR.. J. H. Dorsey Of
Glencoe. j. w. Craven, former state
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