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

Mirnesota's Big Four Practically Agreed
on Two Weeks In Advance Of the State
conventlon-The Contest for District
DeIegates-Jagaard Candidacy Becomes
Formidable.
Minnesota's "big four" are practically
selected now, two weeks before the state
convention meets. BY common consenT,
it is agreed that Senators Nelson and
Clapp, Governor Van SAINT and Thomas
Lowry shall be the delegates Large to
the Chicago convention. The first three
have been conceded places for some time. !
and the rest of the state was ready to
give the fourth place TO-. Minneapolis If
the republicans here agreed Jon as>good
man. The Hennepin delegation will pre-
sent Mr.. LoWry's' name rand 5theresis no
reason to expect opposition to. it. G. G.
Hartley OF Duluth has, been considered
a candidate, but northern Minnesota has
a, representative in Senator Nelson, and
in other parts Of the state it is conceded
that Minneapolis is entitled to one place.
when presenting man 5of the caliber ,of
Mr.. Lowry. Senator Clapp will represent
st. Paul, and Governor Van SAINT south
ern Minnesota
While the senator's are conceded places
on the delegation, 1T is not likely that
any of the eight republican congressman
from this state will go to the convention.
Not one OF them has asked for place,
preferr1ng to pass the honor along to
prominent constituents. There is no lack
of material for the places. From two to
dozen names have been placed before
the public in each district.
In the fifth district the prospects are
that the field Of candidates will be limited
to four. There is some talk among the
friends Of William H.. Eustis Of bringing
his name before the convention. Not eX
pecting him to enter the canvass for gov
ernor, they would like to see him hon
ored by place on theEdelegation. How
ever, unless some authority is received
from him, the movement is not likely to
take definite shape. The actual candidates
are G.. A. Smith, r. e. Byrnes, w. w.
Heffelfngers and Stewart Gamble. Mr..
Smith is in the, SOUTH, but is expected
home next week, and the other three are
all in the city actively promoting their
candidates.. The impression is that Mr..
Smith is a pretty sure winner, and that
the second place will be fought out among
the other three. Fudge IIeffelfnger has
developed a strength that was hardly
looked for, considering his slight expert
ence in practical politics. and he is
! dangerous factor in the race. "Tin'
/ Byrnes has a strong following, and the
information quietly. circulated that. his
selection would be pleasing to President
Roosevelt has given an impetus to his
| already healthy boom. Stewart Gamble,
| the well-knoWn Hennepin avenue drug
gst,s is backed by "a strong organization
of party workers which is demanding rec
ognition and is determined to land him.
So the prospects are good for a lively
contest on the afternoon of March Is.
/ Considerable activity has been displayed
T. H. l,o1e 20 T,,cl1 To-. ~
| St. Paul and his candidacy for the SUI
preme bench. Members Of the bar in all
parts of the state seem to be taking an
interest in the movement to promote the
Ramsey county jurist. Judge -Jaggard has
been a member of the university law
faculty for eleven years past, and attor-
|neys who have graduated in that time all
know him, and want to see him on the
supreme bench. Editors Of the state have
nearly all heard or read Judge Jaggard s
address on the law of libel, and know him
from that if nothing else; so it is not to
be wondered at that he has received much
favorable mention at the hands of the
1 weekly press. s., 3.a,. +.
If Chief Justice Start should resign be-
I fore the state convention is held, it is be-
lieved that Judge David F. Simpson of
Minneapolis would, be- named for the va
cancy. T ths,>ehia Justice should con-
" resign, and Hennspfn County probably
would present Judge c. B. Elliott as a
candidate. 1t is thought that Justices
Brown, Lovely and Lewis are more or less
;. tied Up together, and that Attorney Gen
eral Douglass will be likely to join hands
with them. There is strong sentiment
among members Of :sthe bar all over the
state in favor Of a change. y - )
y The cities demand representation in or
der to have member of the court who Is
thoroly yersed in the difficult questions
;; that arise from city charters, franchises
) ETC. These facts give strength to the can
didacies of Jaggard and Elliott, or 'o1
4 Simpson in case he should come on the
bench by appointment.
The Browns Valley Interlake Tribune
says: y.'r::tT . '..<.E.... 49,. =
zone thing country editors who visited
, the twin cities the. past week were able
to learn without much effort, was the fac
that Ramsey county would line up fol
Dunn for governor in the state convention
AS one prominent politician stated
ramsey county is the home Of James Hill
, and no time in his career as railroad presi
dent has he failed to carry that county il
a political contest, whether in republican
, or democratic convention But while
the country editors We're learning these
facts they were also brought face to face
= with a full realization Of a further fac
that Hill and the merger corporation in.
> the throne in the Dunn campaign, and az
this condition becomes better known it is
. quite certain that it is not adding to Mr.
Dunn's popularity in the rural district!
, thruout the state.' r.: =
! If the editors had gone little, below
the surface in Ramsey county, they would
have found an undercurrent of sentiment
that threatens to overturn the old orde
of things over there. It is by no means
certain that the merger. forces contro
Ramsey county. t...s. -.
Senator r. r. Thompson of Preston wa
in St. Paul yesterday, He says it is con
:, sidered certain that Senator E. B.. Col
! lester of Waseca will be one of the frs
district delegates to the national conven
ton. Senator Thompson's name has beer
mentioned in that connection, but he say
: he is not a candidate.
Public Examiner Johnson denies the re
port that he has offered the position in hi
department made vacant by the dsnnissa
of P. A. Gunders to F. j.. Herrnger
county auditor Of Norman county. He say
the position has not been offered ito an
. one as yet. Charles B. Cheney.