The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-21

in the party will not attempt to in
struct the delegation from Minnesota
to the national convention for any can
didate; the Hearst men will insist. if
they should have the control Of the
convention, in instructing for Hearst,
and the election of delegates at-large
who will be willing to be bound by in
structions.
Prospects are that the anti Hearst
forces will be in control at Duluth, and
While their claims are not SO sweeping
as the Hearst men, in character the
record of the conservatives in politics
is such that faith can be placed in
what they say.
l.. A. Rosing, the Cannon Falls DEM
ocrat who is a candidate for delegate
at-large on the conservatives ticket,
was in st. Paul yesterday and left in
the afternoon for Duluth. T. d. O'Brien,
national committeeman for Minnesota,
and, like Mr.. Rosing, a candidate for
delegate at-large on the anti-Hearst
platform, left last night for the con-
vention city. Many other prominent
Democrats Of st. Paul and Southern
Minnesota will go today, and the Ram
Sey county delegates, seventy eight
strong. will leave Wednesday morning
at o'clock, and will reach Duluth in
time for the opening of the conven-
ton.
The Hennepin county delegation, 1O2
strong, leaves that city tonight and will
arrive in Duluth early Wednesday
morning to boost for their candidates
on the Hearst ticket. Northern and
Western Minnesota delegates will go
direct to Duluth.
Rosing Is Confident
Mr.. Rosing was seen for moment
at the Merchants hotel yesterday as
he was about to leave for Duluth. Il
have no doubt we viii control the Du-
luth convention" he said. There seems
to be no question but that the delegates
who are opposed to sending an in
structed delegation from Minnesota to
the ST. Louis national convention will
be in the majority in the convention"
= what estimate do you give of the
total anti Hearst voter" he was asked.
II do not care to give our figures
for publication the former candidate
for governor replied, but am morally
sure that we will have clean majority
of the delegates in the state convention
when it meets on Wednesday,"
T. D. O'Brien said last night before
leaving for Duluth that he too, was
practically certain that. his friends
would control the convention and would
be able to prevent instructions for
Hearst.
w. H Williams, Hennepin county
manager for Hearst, was more certain
that the Hearst following would be In
a majority in the convention.
I'VE claim majority of 100 in the
convention he said. "Hennepin coun-
tvs 102 delegates will vote as unit
on every proposition, and they are en-
Enthusiastically for Swan j. Turnblad for
delegate-at-Iarge as the Fourth con-
gressional districts choice. Whoever
else wants anything in the convention
and needs 102 votes will do well to
consult with Hennepin county's dele
CATION. We will have the votes to
adopt resolutions instructing Mime
sota's delegation for William r. Hearst,
and to elect men at Duluth who are
willing to stand on those resolutions. I
am in favor of keeping any man away
from the st. Louis convention who is
not in full accord with Hearst's views
and who is not willing to vote for him
in the convention"
What basis Williams has for his ex-
travagant claims of strength for his
faction in the convention cannot be
found. A close canvass of the dele
gates, elected on June IL, by 7 e
Globe and by interested men with
facilities for learning the position of
great number of delegates, fails to re-
veal any such condition as Williams
pins his faith to in forecasting the ac-
ton of the convention.
i
not believed that more than 800 will
be present at the convention, as sew
eral counties failed to hold conven-
tions, and the anti Hearst mems
claims to "a positive majority of this
number seem to be borne out by h
GIob e s Investigations and estimates
made thereon.
Fight to Begin Early
The first fight will undoubtedly come
on the temporary organization, and the
result of this vote will probably indi-
cate quite plainly the later action of
the convention.
While no definite announcement has
been made it was learned yesterday
that the name of Hon. G. d. O'Brien,
the st. Paul attorney and former
mayor of ST. Paul, will be presented
to the convention by the conservative
element as its candidate for temporary
chairman. Mr.. O'Brien was seen at his
office and admitted that the matter
had been preached to him. but he did
not know for a certainty that he would
be put forward as a candidate for
temporary chairman. His friends,
however, insisted that he WOulda be
urged on the convention for temporary
chairman and declared that he would
make an ideal presiding officer. They
said that OBrien's regularity could
not be questioned, as ne mas always
worked and talked for the Democratic
tickets in national. state and local af-
fairs and that his name would add
strength to the conservatives cause.
Manager Williams denied yesterday
that Hennepin county would put for
ward candidate for temporary chair
man, though Maj. J. M. Bowler had
been freely spoken of in political cir
cles as a candidate for chairman of
the convention. He said the Hearst
candidate for temporary chairman, and
in fact the Hearst slate for the con-
vention, would be definitely made at
conference of the Hearst leaders to be
held at the Spaulding hotel, Duluth,
tonight. 1t is probable that combina-
ton of Hennepin and st. Louis coun-
ties, both of which went for Hearst
in their conventions, will be made at
this conference and that their full