The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS
Action Of the State Committee at the
| Meeting Yesterday MA orrty Friendly to
! Collins, But No<Prospect Of a Fight
Nominating Convention to Come Early
/ In July-DuIuth Wants lt---Ruuors of a
I. Dunn-FIetcher Combination I'm Henne.
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! Machinery of the campaign year 1904
was set In motion yesterday by the state
committee. The, procession of, .conven-
lions will begin unusually early, with prl-
rnaries and county conventions before the
middle of March,. and a state. convention
on ST.. Patrick day :.
The committee. decided on, the larger
convention, based on the Mckinley vote.
This caused some surprise, but really
made very. little difference. The conven-
ton will be a good deal like, mass meet
ing, and the more distant counties are not
likely to send full delegations. The near
by counties will have places on their dele
cations for about all who want to go,
Hennepin county alone gaining twenty
votes by' using the 1900 basis.
The meeting of the committee was brief
and lacked significance Minneapolis won
the toss and got the first convention of
the year. and after the melting Mile Bun
nell announced that the second convention
would be invited to Duluth. Several MEM
bers of the committee favor going up to
the head Of the lakes, and st. Paul may
have quite contest to get the big event:
of the year. - %% -'
No move was made looking to the abo-
lition of delegates at7large. There is
strong sentiment in the committee against
any innovations, and While a good share
OF the members believe the delegate-at-
large idea principle isf,wrong, they do not
care to agitate the subject and stir up,
strife. ~ -
J. F. Jacobson, carrying out his state
ment that he is out Of politics, resigned
from the committee. His: letter came as
a surprise, and when the, committee came
to fill the vacancy they did not know what
counties were included ia, that judicial
district. c. c. Eastman suggested N, F.
Rosenwald, and J. G. Hanlin pressed the
name Of Fremont @Ellfckson, another
! townsman- the board of control chair
man. No one knew how .ElliclSson stood
on the governorship, and it. made no par
ticular difference, SO Eastman withdrew
Rosenwald,. and molten to-, elect EHick
| son was carried. IS, - -.
| There was no chance for a test as be-
| tween Collins and Dunn; and no object
in making one. Collins has a majority of
| the committee, but Damn has several
friends, and there are others who have
not come; out one. way or the, other. AS
near as can be learned, the committee
stands 16 for Collins, s, for Dunn, and 5
uncommitted. There is not likely to be
any issue raised in the committee at its
next meeting: Both sides agree that the
| state nNn1in ting cOryfarltin1 Sh0TlH ha
held soon after the republican national
| conventions SO; as itot come before the
harvest season is on, and some date soon
after: July L will id9uPtRsss be selected,
while the Van SAINT iXotte| for 'o2 1902 will be
taken as the basis Of representation
l. Gus .Widelll Of MankatqSnas been claimed
for Dunn py SPINE of the zfriehds Sf. the
Princeton. ham, but he lis outspokeh' in IA
:vor of Judge Collins. . He gives his rea-
sons for his stand as follows:
s.tJudge Collins is a man Of strong pa ts;
In every station Of life he has met the
full responsibilities in every way credit
ably. He has, no factional enemies within
the party and is held in high esteem by
members Of all parties He is a polished
courteous gentleman and his candidacy
will need no apology or Defense He is
strictly right on the issues for which the
republican patty stands in the state, as
we'll as on what it contends for in ma
tional matters. The, Opposition will be
robbed of an issue with Judge Collins as
the standard bearer Of the republican
party, and his nomination would presage
one of the easiest and greatest victories
ever recorded in the state. It will be my
pleasure to aid his candidacy in any, way
that, I can and all because I feel that hi
best represents the .needful qualifications
for a position of this high character.
/ IT,, Do4os -. ~.
Dunn campaign. in this county, was at thu
} state capital yesterday and made the posi-
tive assertion that Judge Collins would no
carry a single ward in the city Of Mime
apolis. If he will drop in at the Nicolle
| house this evening, Mr.. Peterson may con
clude that he has been suffering from
over-confdence. E ..-. g.. E~7>> .
There are persistent ,rumors of Dunn
Fletcher combination in this county, AM
faith in the strength of such an ALLIANCE
t. may be responsible, for the confidence o
Dunn's manager. Uncle -Loren," VIII
was one of the ylaunchers Of the Eusti
: boom, has declared lately that Dunn is go
: ing to capture Hennepin. Peterson, VIII
, was candidate against Fletcher for tn
: nomination. last time; and arraigned hin
, most vigorously, is in favor Of Fletcher
8 nomination this year and the two fav
E had several conferences lately. There ma;
:. but, the surface indications are surel
u strong.
. Impartial observers are all agreed tina
:. Collins has much the best Of the situation
in Hennepin. A strong Eustis supporte
e in conversation yesterday expressed tn
v belief that the county would send soil
Collins delegation. He; does not believ
: that the local man. will get into the -fgh
: A number Of leading .Eustis men are eS
pected to attend the Collins meeting thi
q evening, declaring their preference for tn
: judge with Eustis out of the way. Th
4 same Eustis man said that the Dunn sen
g timent in this county, as far as he coul
:. find it, was all manufactured. Th
+ strong republican wards are heavily fc
;: Collins, and even if Dunn got all the demo
! cratic wards, he would lack very much
n having a majority Of the convention.
~ Charles B. Cheney.
:. BAGDAD
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