The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-10
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Attempt on Foot to Make the Delegate
Contest IN Hennepln a Fight Between
Two Rival mbnatIons-Prospects on
the State PIatfornn--Jo John w. Mason VIII
Oppose Judge Baxter.

Influences are at work to divide the
t1ennepin county republicans into two
camps at the approaching county and dis
trict conventions, nextSTuesday. Combtna-
ton talk is in the air. and the issue was
raised to-day by the organ Of the Dunn
campaign In Minneapolis, which an IN.
the Lowry-Smith-Heff elfnger'' combina-
ton. ii,
Read between the lines, this plainly In
Dictates an effort to combine the interests
OF Thomas H; Shevlin as a candid ate, for
delegate -at-large with. those 4 of q. ID.
for district delegateships The Dunn man
ayers have made Mr.. Shevlin their candi-
date, and have been3making a determined
fight for him. To strengthen him they
have been seeking; the alliance of Messrs.
iByrnes and Gamble. The latter is a pro-
nounced Collins man, but at present he is
a candidate for delegate, backed by a
strong organizat ton of party workers. This
scare story Of q Lowry Smith Heffel-
finger alliance Is probably intended by
some one to cement the other three can
.didates into combination, and raise a
direct issue, with the governorship con-
test playing an important part in it.
j Some of Mr.. Shevlinss friends took it for
granted when he left the city that he was
not going to make any fight for delegate
iat-large, but the local Dunn managers
We're determined to make a fight, and kept
up the work In behalf of the national
commit eeman. It has been assumed by
many that there would be no opposition
to Mr.. Lowry, but the indications are now
for q sharp contest In the county con-
yention, to be followed by an even hotter
one In the district convention the same
day. Is
OF course, all the candidates disclaim
any knowledge of deals, and say that they
are in the field on their own individual
merits.
Virgil B. Seward OF Marshall, chairman
of the seventh district congressional COM
mittee, was in the twin cities yesterday.
His name has been mentioned for dele
gate to Chicago, but he is Of the opinion
that the seventh Will elect Senator l.. o.
Thorpe of Willnar and former Senator
u. j. Jones of Morris. Mr.. Seward is
strong supporter Of Congressman Vol
steads tariff views, and says the seventh
district will oppose a reciprocity plank
in the state platform
It is not believed that there is any dis
position to force a radical tariff revision
resolution thru the convention next week
but Minnesota is. not a "standpat'' state
and leading republicans feel that it should
be made plain to republicans at large an6
In congress that this state favors an ad.
justment of the tariff that will curb ths
| power of the steel trust and kindred
monopolies The principle of reciprocity
is also we'll grounded among Minnesota
republicans, and tho they may disagree,
as to its application, they will agree OF
national policy of "give and take" t,
1 be worked out with die regard to all in
terests affected. If tariff revision AM
reciprocity plank properly framed is pre-
sented to the convention, there is no goo,
reason to anticipate that it will be turne,
down. This is the Judgment of severa
Heading party men seen on the subject.
John w. Mason of Fergus Falls is an
Inounced in the Journal of that city as
candidate for district judge in the seventl
Judicial district. This means that tn
veteran Judge L. L.. Baxter, who is.
1 democrat and will Of course have to com
up as democratic. candidate, will hav
a republican opponent. Judge Baxter i
4 also a resident of Fergus Falls. He ha
many friends anaong republicans, and tn
contest will not, be el4irely on party lines
4 The district is strongly republican, an
in that Judge BaxteI}W will be Handicapped
I The result of the city election in North
field is regarded by many in that cit
as something of defeat for Mr.. Heat
wole Mayor Wells having incurred tn
opposition of Mr.. Heatwole and the North
field News, chose to retire from the con
4 test for reelection, and his support an
that of some other republicans was give
i to D. J. Ferguson, the nonpartizan can
didate with the result that Ferguson wa
elected by 1913 majority, and all the othe
candidates on the nonpartizan ticket ex
I cept the alderman of the first ward. MI
Heatwole's own ward was lost to the non
i partizans by rs votes. Is Mr.. Heatwole'
power at home waning?
I Charles B. Cheney.