The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-23

elect delegates to what is termed the
regular state convention. Such proved
not to be the case. The convention of
March 10 Is called to choose delegates
to the Republican state convention
which will choose delegates at large
from Minnesota to the Republican ma
tlonal convention and also delegates
to the Republican district convention
that will name two district delegates
to the same convention. The rather
ambiguous wording of the official call
caused the misrepresentation. In sup
porting his understanding of the mat
ter James DrummOnd said ''The mat
ter was discussed at the recent SEES
sion of the Republican congressional
committee, and it was agreed that the
convention of March 15 should elect
delegates to the regular Republican
state convention" But the official call
shows nothing of the kind. However,
many of the Republican workers of the
city will doubtless be offended when
they learn that participation in the
convention of March 10 will practically
bar them from taking any part in the
city primaries, which are held on the
same day.
E. G. Rogers is an avowed candidate
for district delegate to the Republican
national convention, and although he
is confident that he will win out, some
or the Collins people say that they are
not so sure that such Will be the case,
charging that Rogers has shown more
than the necessary amount Of friend
ship for Robert G. Dunn.
Charles Nyberg, 1t Is claimed, will
file as a Democratic candidate for al
derman Of the First ward. Nyberg is
well acquainted throughout the ward,
and If he runs this will be his first
try at active politics.
John Bruggeman, Of the Fifth ward
yesterday served notice on his friends
that he will be candidate for alder
man, opposing the denomination of Aid.
Rohland. He states positively that he
Will file notice of his candidacy to-
day.
Friends of Senators Clapp and Mel
son are calling on Judge Collins to de-
| clare himself. They want to hear a
straightforward. out-in-the-open dec
laration from Collins of his intentions
with regard to one of Minnesota's two
seats in the national senate. Collins
has been on the supreme bench Of Min
nesota for number of years, but he
has made frequent enough trips to
thought In political circles of a sena-
torial seat. He knows what some men
| have paid for the honor of breaking
into the upper house, and while he may
not be willing to pay the price he
would possibly not be averse to taking
g seat in the rich mans club With
Dunn 1t Is different. Both the Mime
sofa senators know that the United
States senate has no charms for him.
And thus 1t Is that both Clapp and
Nelson are said to be throwing cold
water on the warmth Of the Collins
campaign. Nelson's time expires first,
and he and Collins come in some geo
graphical conflict. Nelson is from
Douglas county and Collins from
Stearns. Their home towns are less
than seventy-five miles apart, and they
are both in the Sixth district It is
therefore only natural that the Douglas
county statesman should not warm up
to Collins candidacy for governor un-
less he should make q frank, unequivo-
cal statement of his intentions, and
puts 1t In cold print that he can't very
we'll dodge once he is safely in the gov
ernor's chair. Nelson's lieutenants
throughout the state have not actively
gotten into the gubernatorial contest,
and they may not If Collins can show
them by some substantial pledge that
he isn't making the campaign osten-
s1bly for governor, while really plan
| ming to capture q seat in the United
States senate. And what is true Of
Nelson's attitude is in a lesser degree
true Of Clapp's position as regards the
gubernatorial contest now being waged
up and down the state. A declaration
from Collins would help some.
1t was announced last night that use
of the name Of David Wallblom in con-
kIA
ton for comptroller was entirely unau-
thorized. Before he left last night on a
business trip to Chicago he told a
friend that his business would not per-
init Of his candidacy. He will not re-
turn until 1t Is too late for filing, and
the ardent young men Of the allied Re-
publican clubs who are framing a city
ticket for their elders to vote will have
to look in another direction for a can
didate for comptroller.
Haldor E. Boen, former congressman
from Fergus Falls, who was elected as
a Populist some years ago, has gone
over to the Socialists. He was a dele
gate to the state convention at Mime
apolis, but the more conservative So
cialists were not inclined to give Boen
any great consideration, on the grounds
that he Is too professional politician.
He has been everything political in the
past few years.
The announced candidacy of Thomas
Shevlin, Of Minneapolis, as a delegate
at-large to the national Republican
| convention, has had the effect of Great
ing small-siZed riot in the Republican
| ranks throughout the state Shevlins
nerve is admired, but his fellow Re-
publicans will attempt to do things to
him when the state convention arrives.
1t is remembered by the Republican
faithful that Shevlin attempted to
throw down Roosevelt by absenting
himself from the meeting of the ma
tional committee some weeks ago at
Washington and turning his proxy over
to Perry S. Heath, an open enemy of
| the president. Shevlin after ignoring
| the roar that went up from the stall
warts of his state as long as possible,
excused himself by saying that an i'm
portant business engagement took him
to Toronto on the day Of the committee
| meeting, but he has never satisfactorily