The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-28

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IF you can't carry your precinct for
is the advice given several local repub-
licans by the managers Of the Princeton
mah's campaign. This pregnant sugges-
ton discloses a line Of campaign that the
Collins supporters will have to be on the
lookout for in both Hennepin and Ram
sey counties. Where a precinct is over
whelmingly for Collins, the plan is for the
Dunn men to keep still, assume friend
ship for the little judge" and, if pos
sible, get on the ticket and go to the
county convention. Once In the conven-
ton, they are to help the Dunn support
ers organize it and pick Dunn delega-
ton to the state convention.
Some of, the men approached with this
proposition have turned it down indig-
nantly, saying that if they cannot fight in
the open they will not do anything. They
have not been particular in telling about
it, and the scheme is now known to the
local Collins supporters.
Candidates for minor places on the state
ticket ARE having hard time to keep
free from entanglements with the cam
didates for governor, and their troubles
will Hincrease as the convention draws
near. Some Of them are thinking Of is-
suing a. declaration of armed neutrality
IL As q VERY g41lSlSll1IlCauL. ECanO1Oat0 VINO
has not been accused Of combinations with
both Sides 80
Inquiries are beginning to come in as
to the date Of the nominating convention.
That will be called by the state commit
tee, which will meet some time in April
At the last meeting Of the committee the
opinion was prevalent that the. convention
should be held early in July, so as to
come before the farmers are busy with
harvest. The county conventions will all
meet the week before, on day desig-
mated by the state committee, but the
precinct primaries will be called by the
county committees.
The Franklin Tribune would have us
believe that, all the equity, pampered sy-
barites in Minneapolis and st. Paul are
backing Judge Collins candidacy. The
disciples Of the little judge Will read
the sapient statement of the Franklin edi-
tor, with interest, and perhaps with sor-
row to think it is only a dream. He says:
ITO those who read and observe it is
quite evident that those who wear silken
hose, drink the bubbling champagne and
dine on New York count oysters in the
twin cities are the disciples Of Judge Col
Inns, and it is this very heightened, dis
reputable element, that has sought to con-
troll the republican machine for several
years past
| Surely the man who wrote that para
graph, hasn't heard about those cosy lit
tie dinners at the Rathskellar or the Ma
tional hotel where politicians have been
wined and dined at the expense Of Mr.
Dunn-or somebody-and lured by the Sc
ductive influence Of the dinner and its
givers to give their support to the Prince
ton candidate That is the only bearing
oysters and champagne have had on the
situation in this county.
The Sank Center Herald declares:
The Herald was in favor of sendins
Senators Nelson and Clapp as delegates
at-large to the national convention, be-
cause other states were sending their sen
Iators. We do not believe in the practices
however, and we trust that when the con
|.vention assemblies some delegate will hay
nerve enough to introduce resolution de
claring Hthat 1t is the sentiment Of thu
republican party that no man holding al
detective or, appointive office under tn,
national government should sit as delegat