The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-22
MINNESOTA. POLITICS

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G. a. Smith Says He Has No Idea OF
Becoming a Candidate Tor United States
senator-HIs. PrIyatag Business Has
Taken All His Time Since Returning
. from the South, but He SIS stu for
Judge colIlns-seventh District conven-
tlon Tomorrow.
THAT is an entirely new proposition to
me- said g. A. Smith this morning, when
morning paper, which credited him with
g desire to succeed Senator Clapp. Such
an 9. Idea has not entered my head, and
the absurd1ty of the story Is SO plain that
1t hardly needs a denial, as
MT. Smith has been. buried in his bust
ness since the first day Of his return from
the south. He arrived the, day of the
district convention, when he was elected a
delegate to the national convention. Since
that time he has. been devoting himself
TO catching up with his business. II
have not seen any representative Of Mr..
Dunn since my RETURN he said to-day,
or Judge Collins. I have not seen any
member or the committee, or heard from
them. | shall be very, busy this year,
ana VIII have very little time, to give to
politics, but my choice is well known. . I
expressed my sentiments, In "a letter to
Mr. Snyder, which understand was read
at the Nicollet house meeting -. s "a Z
According to current. stories In the
morning papers, Mr.. Smith is not going
to take an active part in the Collins cam
paign because he intends to be a can
oldate 1or the senate. The foregoing in
tervieW ought to set such gossip at rest.
MI. smith takes an interest in politics,
put his business interests are first with
him. -, - Ess.'.
Two more delegates to the Chicago con-
vention will be selected at Ortonville to-
morrow, and then Minnesota.s delegation
OF twenty-five will be complete The sew
enth district convention will convene in
the little city by the lake Tomorrow morn
ing at II. O'clock. Congressman Volstead
Will be In the saddle, and the conven-
tlon Will lndorse his views on reciprocity.
~ ne desires it, the convention will also
lndorse MIN for reelection, for his friends
are III large majority among the dele
| gates selected. They have prepared a
strong pronouncement against Canadian
| reciprocity for the convention to pass.
Ihere is plenty Of. reciprocity sentiment
| IN the district, but there will not be much
VI II IN evidence at the convention for
the standpatters" were on guard at the
| primaries and county conventions while
the reciprocity advocates made no effort
anywhere. .E,a1 s<'s1@7- -
The chances seem to favor the election
OF V. B. Seward of Marshall and Senator
L.. .. Thorpe of Willnar as delegates
althO there may be some surprises. G.
u. Young of Tracy withdrew in Stewards
favor, and the Lyon county convention
1ndorsed Seward, who is chairman OF
MI. volstead's campaign committee. Sen
ator Thorpe Is also a Volstead man. and
comes from the northern half Of the dis
! tr1ct.l4 There are f,two recent entries in
! the race, "A. IL Peterson of Dawson Lax
! qul Parle county, and Tosten e. Dybda1
OF Elbow Lake, Grant county. Each mai
has been Endorsed by. his own county.
The Dunn campaign managers are haY.
ing lovely fighting all along the line .
/ There is plenty Of work sifor them to Sdf
IN Dunn's home district, (which has beer
! claimed as solidified! Unit. Hard con.
tesrs are ahead in several of the counties
me business argument has not stilled the
CoLlns Following in Duluth and st. Louis
county. and while D1inn seems toTshayt
the besfsof it there. the opposition has no,
cult, Aitkin&4 county swas in such bat
Inflow down. asa8vi hf s. P PsGsso of AN :
Okla to make a place for G. P. De Laittrt
and help Dunn's chances in Aitkin, bu1
the Collins men In that county are M.
merous and full Of fight. Anoka count mt.
will witness lively contest for control
1santi county developed such an opposi
ton to Dunn that resolutions proposed i,
the county convention indorsing his can
didacy had to be Withdrawn. Delegate
to the state convention from Carlton AM
Pine counties reported strong Collin
sentiment, which has been growing /,
the last month or two, and may carr,
} those delegations.
The Roseau newspapers deny an,
knowledge of the use of that Grea
Northern extension as "a means of linin,
the county up for Dunn. : -
The extension has been promised. bu
no one knows what route it will take. I
1T strikes the Canadian Northern at War
road, 1t will not go thru Roseau. o
course the road will be built by the mos
} feasible route. The argument was moth
, ing but DOGGY two years ago, and
nothing else now, but the citizens of Ro
: seau county are very nervous over thi
extension, and their nervousness has bee
, played upon for political purposes.
The Hinck1ey Enterprise injuries:
Isn't 1t about time for the follower
OF Mr. Dunn to stop all their talk abou
Judge Collins being the nominee of tn
statehouse ring? It begins to look as
Dunn himself was their candidate"
Charles B. Cheney.
; AT THE THEATRES
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