The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
SYNOPSIS OF RESOLUTIONS

Three hours work by the committee on
resolutions today produced platform on
which Senator Laybourn said both the
standpatters and the tariff reformers could
stand. The national republican platform 4
was reafflrmed unanimously and without
reservation. The administrations Of
Theodore Roosevelt as president and San- q
uel r. Van SAINT as governor Of Mlnne-
sofa are Endorsed without reservation.
Moses e. clapp Is recommended for re-
nomination for United States senator, and Z
both Senator's Nelson and Capp are
praised for their work.
President Roosevelt Ie commended for
his efforts to weed out corruptIon, for HIS
efforts to enforce the law against unlawful
combinations, for his position on the Pan.
anna canal, and for numerous other acts.
Governor Van SAINT Is commended as an
efficient and fearless official.
Competition between the railways of the
state ls commended as more beneficial to
the state than the consolidation Of rail-
ways The president and the governor OF
tho state are thanked for their timely
ant-merger litigation.
The platform calls for the regulation
and supervision OF both the organization
and operation OF large corporations.
The doctrine OF protection. set forth In
the republican PLATFORM OF 1904 and the
reciprocity as advocated by William MICS
klnley, james q. Blaine. are approved.
a liberal pension policy lie advocated.
The whole republican delegation In con
gress lie commended and Endorsed for abfis
tity and courage In bringing added glory.
to the honor OF the state. ~ IS
The. platform recommends an eight
hour day, with abollshIna Of Sunday labor
wherever practicable, the use Of union La
Dor on state supplies and; urges the board
OF control to give preference TO Minne-
sofa products.
Legislation expedItIng the constructions
OF the fsthmlan canal, Is urged.
| a Uniform. system of good roads thru.
out the state is favored as of material ads
vantage to the whole state.
| Chinese exclusion laws and the enforce.
| nnent OF immigration laws excluding un.
worthy and undesirable emIgrants were
demanded.
The platform closed by demanding equal
taxation and the extension OF the rural
| free delivery system.
i Still suspense.
] Delegates to the republican state
I convention reassembled at st. Paul
4 for the fourth time at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon, hoping to settle the COVER
norship fight before another adjourn.
ment.
The Collins and Eddy men expect
to prevent g choice on the first ballot.
That would end Dunn's chances
There are many delegates in the
Dunn column who have promised to
i vote thus only ON the first ballot They
4 are sorry for it, and if there is a sec-
ond ballot they will vote for some one
The Dunn men claim 610 votes with
out Hennepin and Ramsey. That is
81 more than enough. They are
j counting ON some delegates who are
not with them. The opposition say
that it they can seat their properly
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over $40. The Windsor hotel was the
, narketplace today where candidates
with trading stock were busy hawk
ing their wares.
Z The steering committees for Dunn
Y and Collins have votes to trade for
any positions other than governor.
They were dfckerfng I'm the receiving
room nearly all night and resumed
business this morning. Very few deals
were closed The candidates for minor
places do not have many delegates
they CEN swing
| The Collins managers made two or
three breaks into the Dunn column
last night and today, and several deals
were still in the air at noon So far
as heard no trades broke the Collins
strength Proposals were made to
every town and county having a cam
dfdate- One WAS made this morning.
The Dunn agent said they had twenty
could guarantee the nomination of a
certain county's judicial candidate ff
the man approached would swing fta
vote from Collins to Dunn
IF you have twenty votes more
than you need, don't see what you
want OF ours," was the cool response
| Of the Collins man. The Collins dele
gates are standing pat
Talk Of Third Man.
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Third-man talk was rife around the
hotel today, but 1T came mainly from
the Dunn delegates, anxious to break
away and harnonfze the factions.
Prominent repmh Fcans I'M more than
ONE instance have been waited on
with promises of three OF more DUNN
counties to start a, break So far the
proposals have been rejected. but
something is likely to, develop In this
Line before night,
Cfpe factor TIA the disturbances
an1ong the Dunn mem lis their feHlfns
over the bolt In Hsena1epim and RanaI.
Sey. THE Henneptn bnlferg ereaAed q
very unfaworable impression paradk
ing the streets with g. band a11d q baT-
Inep "Hennepin FOR Dunn" The outl
side delegates know IT. wasn't for
Dunn, and the noise and buster dis
gusted them
The Collins and Eddy forces have
been pIedgtng some Of the sanaT DHnn
men TO stand by them on tfha report Of
the credentials committee. They have
Continued ON. Second Pags..