The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Echoes OF Hennepln countys Convention
mo Declaration on the Tarlff or Reel
proclty- for Governor Did Not
Enter Into observation-disclosures County
Takes Both Fourth District Delegates.

axes 5otn Fourth District Delegates.
One OF the prettiest contests seen in
this county in recent years ended yes
terday afternoon in the election Of w. w.
HeHelfnger and c. A. Smith as delegates
to represent the fifth Minnesota district
at the Chicago convention. The race was
IN doubt until the very finish. Before the
primaries place was conceded to Mr..
smith by every one. His cause apparently
suffered from overconfdence, and the
more aggressive work Of other candidates
almost crowded the big lumberman aside.
however, he had considerable reserve
strength, and won after his case seemed
desperate.
Fudge" Heffelfnger carried everything
before him. His lifelong acquaintances
In the city, his activity in athletics as we'll
as business, and his genial personality.
were good capital to start with. and he
MADE great vote-getting campaign,
showing up at the finish with votes from
more than two-thirds of the delegates.
Stewart Gamble made a splendid race and
came near the prize, thanks to his or
ganizat1on Of wide-awake workers He
moved to make it unanimous for the win
ners and showed no soreness over the re-
suit, while '"Tim'' Byrnes quite captured
the crowd by the stirring speech with
which he responded to insistent calls. He
had done no personal work, and for that
reason only developed strength in locaIi-
ties where he was very well known it
was generally agreed to be the fitting
thing to make Gamble and Byrnes alter
mates, and for this reason the claims of
the colored republicans. so insistently
| presented by one Of their orators. were
passed over. w. r. Morris, who was put
IN nomination, caught the spirit Of the
occasion and gracefully declined to allow
his name to be presented
| While there was considerable specula-
ton as to what might have happened,
there were few sore spots left by the re-
suit: If only one delegate had been
elected at a time the voting would have
been very different, but there was no
disposition anywhere to jockey. Before
the ninth ward was called Heffelfinger
had votes enough, and those who had
kept track knew it. Votes intended fol
him could have been given to some other
candidate who needed them more, an6
this was done in a few instances, but az
a rule the delegates voted for their choices
without regard to possible combinations.
} Conventions do some queer things
After tying the delegates to the state con.
| vention up tight with Roosevelt resolu.
} lions, the assen1blage yesterday neglected
to pass anything binding on the district
; delegates. OF course, the district conven
ton was Identical in its membership will
the county convention which had passed
IlC 4IAoSI uCIlOllS, dllu LllGT0 Is no cues
ton as to where Messrs. Heffelfnger ant
Smith stand, but the fifth congressional
!, district is not on record for Roosevelt
> A. G. Paul tried to get motion befor
) the house instructing for Roosevelt, bl
every one was in hurry for lunch an,
{ would not entertain the idea. The motion
was never put.
Neither the district nor the county con
$ vent1ons vert on record on any Of tn
/ issues Of the day. Tariff revision an
l reciprocity views were not expressed i
any way: D. P. Jones paved the wa
' with a motion for a committee on resolu
r tons, but in it's mad haste to vote fo
y somebody and get away the conventio
: would not think of resolutions, and table
E the motion. The Hennepin delegates t
: the state convention will have to act o
s their individual motion when it comes
Y resolutions, having no expression from tn
republicans Of the county.
The governorship contest did not en-
ter into the proceedings yesterday at an
t point, as far as any one could see. Will
: the delegates chosen are both understoo
q to be friendly to Judge Collins, the poir
+ was not raised for or against then
- either on the floor or privately. In som
: wards Heffelfnger and Smith seemed I
n be working together, but this was onl
g because Of local sentiment in favor
: the two.
# 49,,
+ There were some surprises on the re
q call, and an analysis of the vote by ware
will be of interest. Hefrelfnger got vot;
j. in every ward, and led in the secon
4 fourth, fifth and seventh, while he ar
- Gamble got all the votes in the thirteent
- Smith led in the third, sixth; ninth tent
;. eleventh and twelfth. Byrnes got tt
= solid vote Of the first ward and ran wit
the leaders in the fourth and sevent
9 Gamble got a good vote in nearly evel
= ward, and led in the eighth ward and tt
"a country towns. The vote by wards W:
~ as follows:
i So: . uaffel ~,