The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
MINNESOTA POLITICS

DistrIcts-Severai Conventions Adopt
Strong Antmerger Resolutions Demo-
cratic Attack on Board OF Control Given
Aid and Comfort by Some Antladmlnls-
tratIon Republicans.
Seven district conventions were held
in Minnesota yesterday, and, with tho
delegates at-large chosen by the state
convention to-day, the Minnesota delega-
ton Is completed, with the exception OF
convention at Ortonville March %. The
district delegates and alternates selected
SO far are as follows
n; Rowley Rochester; siternate. 4. ). Camp mp
0s sscond W pgs;ton M.ns,
Q. Grass. slayton; alternates E. T. Smith,
LsE IKE lei F: / Hamiston, Worthington.
Kenzie G9yara William aodgson, hastings.
B. Kellogg, St. Paul; aiternat s r. Il. stob.rs.
Ha %t,; P Frank J. Lake, saltwater.
m q ts
G. s L M1 DstriffTsPt q Riss Sspd.
- Eighth ;a. Distrist-J. 3; Cotton; Duluth: q P.
Ninth District-A D. stephens Crookston.
A Am R Marfke Pelham aternates n NJ. Wat
head. -
Three district conventions recommended
men Tor presidential electors to the state
nominating convention. The third district
presents B. B. Sheffield of Faribault the
sixth names George Carpenter Of Wright
county. and the eighth is on record for
A. L. Ordean, the Duluth banker.
stearns county republicans have been
accused OF lukewarmness in their support
OF Judge Collins, but the action Of the
county convention at st. Cloud Tuesday
does not have that look A resolution
presented by Senator r. B. Brewer was
adopted with cheers. indorsing Roosevelt
and Collins and commencing Governor
Van SAINTS merger action. After the
Roosevelt Endorsement the resolutions
read:
Resolved, That we approve. commend
and indorse the course and policy of our
governor, S. r. Van SAINT, in the discharge
or the duties Of his office. The repub-
means OF this state appreciate and will not
forget his positive stand against the So
called merger Of parallel and competing
lines Of railway and the step taken by
| MIN TO prevent the contamination thereof.
;, Resolved further, That we embrace
deep interest in the success of our dis
t1ngu1shed fellow townsman, Judge Loren
w. collins, in his contest for the nomina-
ZION Tor governor. We are gratifed in
Witnessing the deep interest in his can
dldacy Which is being manifested by the
people IN all sections of the state and we
"l1llngly pledge ourselves to the devotion
his behalf" - 80 -
Antlmerger resolutions were quite the
oroer OF the day yesterday. The fourth
olstr1ct republicans at st. Paul and the
sNth dlstr1ct convention at Little Falls
commended the presidents course against
.he merger companies. Blue Earth county
neart1ly Endorsed the record Of Governor
Van SAINT on this question.
lsanti county furnished a sensation. Be-
ing adjacent to Dunn's home the county
mas oeen counted as solidly in the Dunn
camp, and the Princeton man has some
warm friends there. However, they I'M
oertook too much when they introduced
resolutions indorsing Dunn in the county
convention: such strong opposition mani
| rested, itself that the resolutions were
withdrawn, and not voted upon:
FROM the contortions of the st. Paul
GLOBE over the state prison shoe contra ct
controversy, 1t seems evident that the in
tentlon Is to make the board Of control
one OF the issues In the coming state cam
paign. The charges of W. B. Jordan,
Which are denied and largely explained by
the accounts Of Warden Wolfer and r. RI
Bronson, will be made the foundation for
an attack on the board, and for running
ire OF criticism and insinuations.
VI course there are many enemies of the
BOARD OF control system among repub-
l1cans, but they are chiefly confined to in
stitutton towns, and it is surprising to see
other republican papers taking notice of
the controversy, and dignifying it to the
extent of calling it a scandal These pa
pers are antiadministration organs and
apparently go after the board of control on
general principles, because it is part of the
administration. They are not doing Dunn
any service in this, for he is well-knowr
champion Of the board and the member OF
the board who has spoken for it in the
Jordan matter was appointed at Mr.
Dunn's instance. If these newspapers ex.
pect to see Dunn the candidate. the,
should be standing up for the board Of
control. =
The first pronouncement Of H. J. Mil.
ler's candidacy for congress In the second
district came from his home county con.
Vent1on tuesday, when resolutions were
adopted urging Miller to become a candi.
date and pledging him the united Support
of Rock county republicans The forme,
senator did not respond, and will not ga,
at present whether he will be a candidate
but he is undoubtedly looking over tn,
Held very carefully, with view to enter
Ing the fight If the outlook is propitious
The second district convention adopted
tariff revision resolutions yesterday, which
may be construed as a warning to Con
gresham McCleary.
Goodhue county republicans fndorset
Frank M. Wilson for attorney general. an,
the Red Wing man has promised to maxi
his decision In few days.
!, G. J. Traxler Of this city whose nam
has been mentioned in connection witt
the vacancy on the statute revision com
7 mission, has just returned from Florida
He says that he IS In no sense a candfdat
for the appointment, and on account O
business arrangements could not accep
II it were offered to him. Ramsey count,
is after the place. Henry W. Childs +. Is
Tiffany and Oscar Hallam are PROMINENT,
! mentioned Charles B. Cheney
A NAME WITH A HISTORY