The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-08

County Treasurer Metzdorfs opposi-
: ton hasn't sufficiently developed, but
it is known that he will have to fight
for a denomination.
Howard Wheeler, at present Re-
publican assemblyman, has his eye on
the nomination for county attorney,
and Harvey. E. Hail. who has run be-
fore, wants another try at it.
Gates A. Johnson Jr. will give the
present county surveyor, John B. Ir-s
vine, run for the nomination, and
Frank j. Obst has his ambition pinned
to the nomination for abstract clerk,
now held by Albert Schultz
County Auditor Krahmer and Judge
of Probate Bazille have yet to learn
who will contest the nominations
against them. Judge Bazille is serving
his fourth term in dispensing justice
to the widows and orphans.
The Republican politicians who are
not seeking something for themselves
complain that the multiplicity of cam
paigns is proving altogether too much
for their patience, for these cannot but
conflict at times to the disadvantage
of the thing at hand.
While the executive committee of the
Trades and Labor assembly Sunday
did not call a special meeting of the
assembly to take action on the Il
don't-vote-for" movement, it is not I'M
derstood that the executive committee
Endorsed the continuance of the policy.
The assembly will meet on Friday
night in regular session, and difficulty
in securing Federation hall for a night
early in the week influenced the action
of the executive committee in not call
ing special meeting The committee
of ten charged with the work of max
ing effective the "I-don't-votefor"
list is said to be largely against
continued prosecution Of the work. But
two members of the ten are understood
to be in favor of pursuing the policy
originally adopted. Those who favor
dropping the plan point to the attitude
of the local unions which appears to be
overwhelmingly against it.
John Barry did not have another
interview with Public Examiner john
son yesterday and it is not probable
that the expert accountant and his
chief, with whom he is at outs, will
confer before Wednesday. A stene-
graphic report of the proceedings will
be submitted to Gov. Van SAINT before
the incident is closed. Barry Is said
to be an unwilling witness and not
much of value was developed from the
first interview.
Township and village elections are
being held in Minnesota today and
number Of warm contests are prom
ised in the bailiwicks near st! Paul.
Caucuses have been held in some of the
villages but party politics are for the
most part eschewed.
J. D. Jones, register Of the Cass
Lake land office, was in ST. Paul last
night and pronounced the story that
he was about to resign because of ill
health a canard. He had not been
well, but his illness has kept him from
his official duties so little that neither
he nor anybody connected with the
general land office had any idea that
he would resign. The report had been
exploited at some length in Northern
Minnesota papers and Jones sue
cessor had even been announced. In
company with his wife, Mr.. Jones left
last night for Knoxville, Tenn, for a
few weeks stay.
Circulars have been sent broadcast
t through Goodhue county by COM
mittee appointed at a meeting of Re-
publicans at Red Wing last Wednesday
night to bring out Frank M. Wilson
for attorney general. The circulars
| invite Wilson's friends to communicate
with him, inviting him to enter the
fight for the nomination, and pledging
him their support E. A Mitchell, the
Zumbrota editor, returned last night
from a visit to his home county, and
says that there is little doubt that
Wilson will decide to become candi-
date at a meeting to be held later In
the week at Red Wing.
Cali the factions of the Republican
party in Goodhue county are united in
supporting Wilson," said Mr.. Mitchell
on his return. II know positively that
Joel P. Heatwole is one of his heartiest
supporters, and the Third district now
knows no more factions in the party.
Wilson will make a strong candidate
for the nomination, and the other fell
lows must reckon with him in making
| their states. He will cast his lot with
the majority of the county on the
choice for governor or any other office
on the state ticket"
Odin Halden, the popular county au-
ditor of ST. Louis, is at the Windsor.
'The Eighth district will send Joseph
B. Cotton as one of it's delegates to
the Republican national convention"
he said to a newspaper reporter. Crit
| icis1ns have been made of his fitness,
but they were made by men who do
not know him. We at Duluth have
known Cotton as a boy, as man, as
| lawyer and as a Republican, and we
have no hesitancy in delegating him
| to cast our ballots for Roosevelt"
Referring to the contest for govern
or, Halden said: I'VE have just
emerged from a local fight In Which
the Republicans were beaten. That's
all right; that was family affalr.
| There has been very little talk on the
governorship at Duluth, but everything
is apparently for Dunn at the head OF
| the lakes"
The Republicans Of the Third dis
| trict are being deluged with personal
letters from James A. Martin, man
ager of the Collins bureau, in which
| Martin reaches out for help. The Col
| Inns men have been claiming almost
everything in the state, including the
| Third. and it is causing bit of 1nno-
cent Joy to the Dunn managers, ana
notably Heatwole, to run afoul OF one
| of the Martin episties, which Indicate
Just how badly his candidate Is IN neeo
of help. The following is copy OF the
appeal:
Do YOU suppose it would be possible Tor
YOU to befriend me in your 1ocal1ty, In the
| interest of Judge Collins? We have usual
ly gotten along pretty nicely tosetnef, ana
| I cannot understand why it would not De
1 for RI