The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Enect-Fred schIffman Says the "kIds"
Cannot Carry Ramsey for colIns--vol-
stead VIII Control Seventh District
Conventlon-Defeat OF Pease, Causes
Trouble in the Eighth.
Yesterdays gathering of Minnesota re-
tpupilcans marked a turning point in the
campaign for governor. It was distinctly
a collins convention, and if vote had
ipeen taken by the delegates, the count
would have been against Dunn about two
TO one. The Collins managers claimed an
even larger proportion, while even the
= ,laa, supporters, those who were mot
minority.
Line convention, demonstrated that COL
ms Is now In the lead, and that from now
on Dunns organization will have to make
q desperate struggle to regain the advant-
age they once held. They failed to
make the showing they claim from aly
section OF the state: The first and second
district delegations were overwhelmingly
Tor Collins. While Dunn predominated in
the tnlrd, the Collins men down there were
keeping quiet, and there was a a good
sprlnKlng Of them. Both the Hennepin
ana ramsey delegations had a big ma
Jor1y OF Colllns men, and f,the four north
ern districts Of the state had been polled,
D i', would not have had majority.
mere We're a good many Eddy support
ers In the seventh and ninth district dele
satlons. and Collins men turned up from
everywhere, including several counties In
Dunn own district, the eighth. II. =:
The sentiment was SO evident Thai tha
Dunn boomers were busy all afternoon.
explaining how 1t was. They said that the
delegate convention made no difference
waning ITO pass the honors around
they let the Collins men come this time.
Inc Dunn men would come to the next
convention; Thes Collins men rejoined that
they had done the same thing in manv
counties, giving Dunn men places on the
Eoe!egat1on because there was no issue in
vowed. Thfs was notably true In Henne-
pin and Ramsey counties where the gov
ernorship contest did not enter into the
seiectlon or delegates at all. There were
three or four countries, like Cass and Wa
dena, where the Collins men ran things
just to show that they could do it, but
as a. rule the counties sent representative
republicans, and the drift Of the conven-
ton against Dunn was very significant.
The Hennepin delegation did not have
nluch TO say on the governorship, having
tacltly agreed to keep it out but thew
Joined the rest Of the convention in jump
ing hard on the resolution Of A. B. Rob
bins. -
I The Robbins incident might have been
put up by the Collins men, for it was the
one thing needed to show the temper of
the convention beyond a mistake In fact
the Dunn managers repudiated it at once
and We're busy all afternoon roasting. MI.
Robbins and explaining that they did not
know about it beforehand.
incidentally, they were scolding each
other for permitting such thing to hap
pen, and they compelled, Mr.. Robbins tc
statement Fny>r ,,,1>J
that he alone was responsible. They tried
to convince him that in his efforts to dc
something for Dunn, he had injured his
candidates cause seriously. sci, -. =.
| However IT, the resolution had passed
1t would have been a certificate, from the
convention expressing confidence in .Dunr
and his attitude toward the merger cor.
porations. If the Dunn men had CONTROLLED
the convention and passed the resolution
1t would have been a big thing for thef,
cause. The trouble was that, Mr.. Robin:
presented his resolution to the: wrong peo.
pie. The mass Of the delegates knew tina
merger influences were at WORK within
the party, and did not propose to deny 1T
officially or otherwise, : They, were in. 40
cord with Governor Van SAINT, who says
.The fight Is not over until they give vi
the attempt to merge the roads and dom
mate politics.
ysHcoutlty 5 young iIel1uVTS mad
i the iveliest demonstration for Collins
: They opened the eyes Of delegates VIII,
supposed Ramsey, was all Dunn, and the,
made the 'big FOUR In Ramsey count,
a little nervous by their frisky demeanor
Fred Schiffman thought it necessary t
cal them down in aGmorning paper, say
ing that Ramsey county will 1ri the en-,
declare for Dunn. The kids who are run
ming the campaign for Collins amt mex
): to the game a. little bit. When thew wax
up to the real situation they. Will find tina
butting In and being successful are tw
different things. Bob Dunn is the mex
+ governor. 80 - - - 4 s1->7'S..
$ The next county convention Will sshoz
> whether Schiffman is strongest in Ramse
] county:or the kids" ia .s..t. 49,
4 Frank Eddy says he: is feeling prett
: good ais q result OF the weeks conyen
ttons. He was a delegate from Pope coun
. ty yesterday, and many delegates triad t
get him out for q speech, but he said h
| did not care to try 1t, knowing that tn
, temper of the convention was not 70
ri speechmaking. He received many assur
, ances Of support. - ..-.
= Joel P. ;Heatwo1e and W. e. Verify wer
conspicuously absent from tho harnts :
the crowd yesterday. Tom Girling wa
busy with his duties as secretary, and tn
work of mixing with the delegates fell
. James A. Peterson, Tom Salmon and
few other ieutenants. They kept head
!, quarters open all afternoon, but not man
visited them. F. A. Gunders worked &C
" lively in tn ehlobby for Dunn. n
dI Candidates for speaker Of the next hous
el We're In evidence and were very zactiv,
VI Frank Clague Of Redwood was shakin
q hands and meeting prospective member
e N. F. Hugo Of Duluth shone in the re
! hected glory Of his brother the mayor VIII
n gave excellent satisfaction as cha rraa
n Of the convention. W. A. Nolan {
h Mower also got around among his friend
y = Oar Reese, who started the joke whic
;. developed into a plot against the senator
had considerable fun at the expense of til
collins men," who We're accused Of til
=, heinous conspiracy. @'4s.sa
= julius Block mixed effectively among Il
~ delegates. His two rivals for the .stai
= treasurership, P. J. Schwarg Of Doda
% Center and Louis G.. <Vogel Of New Ulu
!, were both on hand and hard at work.
eI Seventh district men say. that their co,
= ventione at Ortonville next week will /
a very tame affair. Congressman volstes
will be In control; and the resolutions W
i give him as strong an Endorsement as |
wants, So the only contest will be frient
ly one over places. on the Chicago delegs
h ton. The Volstead men had a gre,
: scare before the county conventions Fl
il. fear they would be captured by Dowlir
and his reciprocity lieutenants The