The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-17
REPUBLICANS MAY
HAVE A WARM TINE
Temperature of Convention To-
day VIII Depend on Conduct
of Officeseekers.

Not content with writing the resolu-
tons for the Hennepin and Ramsey
county Republican conventions, United
States Marshal w. H. Grimshaw, OF
Minneapolis, is said to have a pocket
full of ''whereases' and resolves" for
the state delegate convention when it
meets in Minneapolis at noon today.
The convention will either be tame,
mechanical affair or it will be one Of
the hottest things in the political line
pulled off in years. If the party lead
ers attempt to put the convention on
record as indorsing the so-called
merger fight and approving the reci-
procity idea there will be a bear fight;
if it is content to quietly extol Roose-
welt and his administration, then the
delegates have Travelled too far to ever
get their moneys worth.
The convention will be called to or
der at noon at the Bijou opera house
luth, who has been invited to preside
by the state central committee. 1t is
probable that he will be continued as
permanent chairman, as the friends OF
Dunn, Collins and Eddy have declared
that they will not attempt to control
the convention, and in fact will keep
hands Off There are 1, ITS delegates enti-
tied to seats in the convention, but as
there does not promise to be any con-
test over the selection of delegates at
large, it is not considered probable that
more than one-half the number will be
present. The fear that there would
be no room for spectators will not be
likely therefore to be realized.
The slate agreed upon some weeks
ago and announced for the first time
through The Globe, will be put
through without break. Senators Mel
son and Clapp, Gov. Van SAINT and
Thomas Lowry will be chosen dele
gates large without substantial OPP
position. The convention will instruct
them for Roosevelt and will adopt res
olutions indorsing his administration.
If it is willing to quit there all will
| be peace Marshal Grimshaw has the
usual laudatory Roosevelt resolutions
written and will probably present them
but he and many others in the conven-
ton will resist any effort to make po-
litical capital for WORKOUT crowd OF
| officeseekers in Minnesota by dragging
| into the convention a question which
has been decided by the courts and re-
moved from all political consideration
The question of the Endorsement Oh
| the principle of reciprocal trade rela-
| lions with Canada is almost sure to be
| projected into the deliberations of the
| convention. Congressman Volstead, OF
| the Seventh district, has been making
! every effort to secure an Endorsement
| of his hostile position to the idea in the
hi
| Renville is the only county that has
acted affirmatively on his suggestion
| Nearly all the other counties of his
| district are said to be against his posi-
| ton, and this, coupled with the further
/ fact that the big milling interests OF
the state are for Canadian reciprocity
| is quite likely to precipitate light II
| the convention to secure an 1ndorse-
ment of the idea M. j. Bowling, O.
! Olivia, who disputed the nomination
/ for congress two years ago with Vol
stead. is already on the ground in Min
neapolis and seems determined to force
| the issue. The fact that the Third dis
/ trict Republicans yesterday declared
i for a revision of the tariff is taken tt
/ mean that q general attack on the buL
/ warks of the tariff on trust-made art1.
/ cles is quite likely to be made at Min
] neapolis by the friends of the Mime
sofa idea.
The forces which will oppose th'
| movement looking toward declaration
along tariff reform and reciprocit.
/ with Canada, are divided into TIVE
classes. They are the. proverbial stand
| patters and the men who would post
pone the evil day Of reckoning. Their
/ are a good many of the first clas
among the party leaders, and Their,
may be enough milk-and-w poll
ticians who win do anything for a de
lay to join forces with the former ant
prevent action.
It is up to the convention. 1t may b.
warm affair and may accomplish
something in the line of progress, or l
| may indulge in platitudes and adjourn
The preliminary skirmish is at least re
freshing.
Quite a delegation Of men prominen
In the making of rulers for the peopl
of North Dakota are gathered at tn
| Merchants, and, while they deny tina
there is any significance in their meet
ing in st. Paul, there is little doub
that there will be something doing i
the Flickertail state on their return