The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16
STATE APPROVES 4.
WAR ON MERGER
COUNTY CONVENTIONS ENDORSE
PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR.
Eolstead's Position Against Rec
fprocity With Canada Generally
Commended by Delegates In His
District 49, Favorites Endorsed for
Delegateships to the Chicago Ma
tionaI Convention. .

Republican county conventions were held
Thru the state yesterday, to select district
and state convention delegates. Some gave
no instructions. Others were as follows:
Mile laos--Rooseyelt is Endorsed and
delegates to both conventions instructed
to use all honorable means to further the.
Candidacy Of R. G. Dunn for governor.
Observation-Disclosures for Roosevelt.
Olmsted-Roosevelt heartily and unanl-
Ynously Endorsed. Delegations instructed
to vote for John M. Rowley as national
delegate.
Decentralization adopted Indoors
ing Roosevelt and his Administrations Sem
ators Nelson and Clapp and Congressman
! Tawney. Delegates to the district conven-
Zion were instructed for Senator Collester
OF Waseca for delegate.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were adopted In
dorsins Congressman Volstead in his stand
on reciprocity with Canada The dele
gates to the Ortonville convention are
unanimous for l.. 0. Thorpe as delegate
to Chicago.
Winona-The convention came out
sduarely for Roosevelt and Tawney.
Lao qui Parle-The congressional dele
cation was instructed for A. J. Peterson
Of this county for delegate. Strong reso-
buttons indorstng Congressman Volstead
were adopted,
and declaring In favor Of the nomination
Of Senator II. J. Miller for congressman
and pledging him hearty support.
Isanti--A resolution was passed favor
ing the nomination of Roosevelt for ,presi-
Dent. and another recommending reoipro-
Eity with Canada.
! Brown--The delegation to the district
convention at Mankato was Instructed for
George w. Somerville as delegate.
Grant-Besides indorsing President
Roosevelt, Senator Nelson and Senator
,Clapp, Governor Van SAINTS attitude In
s~x,al,v
nended Congressman Volstead was also
endorsed, and a delegation OF Volstead men
elected to the congressional convention at
Ortonvllle on the 33d.
Pope-Van SAINT was commended for his
Dght against the merger and volstead for
bis course In congress. The delegation to
Ortonville was specifically instructed to
use its best endeavors to secure the pas
cage Of resolutions in the district conven-
fion indorsing Mr.. Volstead.
Ffllmore-The following was adopted
1--WE are proud Of the administration OF
President Roosevelt and heartily indorse
his fearless enforcement of the law as
Shown by the recent decision of the su-
prone court TN the Northern Securities
case, which demonstrates that laws passed
BY a republican congress enforced by re.
publican president for the repression o,
corporate greed and restraint of the ag-
ksressions of capital against the rights OF
the people were made in good faith and
will be honestly enforced" Van SAINT was
Also strongly Endorsed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. passed by the con-
ventton were: while we are heartily, in
Favor Of the principles Of reciprocity in
fon-eompetitive articles and would be
pleased II reciprocal relations along those
lines might be established with our Ca
hadian friends, yet we are unalterably op.
posed to the free importation Of Canadian
wheat and other grain and farm products
which are competitive articles and woult
come into direct competition with our owl
farm products; we heartily indorse Con
gressman Volstead's opposition to the fire.
importation Of Canadian wheat an,
Rrain."