The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-22
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They Will Not Do.

Il Minnesota is Tor HOOSeVelL. IL
would seem to be hardly necessary to
argue that proposition. 1t is freely
predicted that he will carry the state
by at least one hundred thousand.
It is almost impossible to find a repub-
Hcan who does not favor him. and it
Is safe to say that many democrats
will vote for him, no matter who is
nominated at st. Louis. 1t is, there
fore, of the highest Importance that
Minnesota should send to the Chicago
convention only those who may be
relied upon to stand by Roosevelt in
every possible emergency and repre-
sent fairly and without wavering the
overwhelming sentiment Of the people
Of this state.
There Is danger that mistake may
be made in the selection Of delegates
If care is not exercised in scrutinizing
the qualifications and affiliations of
some who aspire to be delegates, to
say nothing of their personal prefer
ences.-
Two names have been mentioned
among the list of candidates for dele
gateship which should challenge the
attention of the republicans Of Min
nesota. They are Frank Kellogg Of
st. Paul, general western counsel of
the Rockefeller interests, and J. B.
Cotton of Duluth, local attorney Of
the same interest. If the people Of
Minnesota think it fair and seemly and
safe that regular salaried attorneys for
the biggest trust interest in the coun-
try should represent them in the re-
publican national convention, it will be
all right to send these gentlemen and
others like them. Personally they are
fine fellows, both of them. Personally
they may be admirers of the presi-
dent. On purely personal grounds no
exceptions could be entered to their
candidacy. But this is not a matter
Of good fellowship or admirable per-
sonal qualities. 1t is a matter of SUI
preme loyalty to the president and
the principles for which he stands, of
the welfare of the republican cause
In Minnesota and in the nation. 1t
concerns all republicans as individuals,
and very deeply concerns every man
who may be candidate of that party
for any office, no matter how impor-
tant or how unimp ortant, in the COM
Ing campaign in this state.
The people of Minnesota do not
need to be told what has been and
what is to-day the attitude Of the
Rockefeller interest toward the presi-
dent and the policies for which he
stands. 1t seems as if it would be suf-
ficient simply to call attention to the
activity Of that interest in an effort
to gain footho1d in the convention
thru representation on the Minnesota
delegation.
1t does not seem as if the republic
cans of the state, or Of any section OF
the state, would be content to place
themselves in the attitude before the
country which the accomplishment Of
this plan would involve. It may be
commended that all the delegations will
be given definite and binding instruc.
lions which no one would dare to dis.
regard.
Instructions have never yet beer
written which will fit all contingen.
cies. and Minnesota has had expert
ence with instructed delegates which
justifies the assertion that, better thar
all instructions, is selection of me1
who, to say the least, are not so affil
iated in any way as to raise the CUES