The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-24
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MInnesota's Twenty-Five Delegates 70 the
Chicago copNentlon-They WILL Select
a New National committeeman-Frle nds
OF W. 3. Douglas Say the Railroad In
forests Have Picked Him for Defeat
They DO Not Credit the Story Of a
Combination Between Jassard and
. Young. az, 81
Minnesota's delegation I'd, the repub-
lican national convention is now COM
plete. The twenty-five men who Will rep
resent the state at Chicago and cast in,
lows:
Delegates at-Large -Senatorj Knute Nell
son Of Alexandria, Senator Moses T.. Clapp
of st. Paul, Governor S. r. Van SAINT Of
Winona and Thomas. Lowry OF. Minneap-
oils. s. /.
First District-E.%B. Collester Of Vase
ca and John M. Rowley of Rochester.
. Second District Gustaf Widell Of Man.
kato and H. G. Grass of Slayton.
Third District-W. w. sivright Of
Hutchinson and DR.. J. A.. Gates of Ken
yon. Ates 49, E
Fourth District4-F.$ B.. Kellogg and e..
G. Rogers Of ST. Paul.
Fifth District--W, w. Heffelfnger and
c. A. Smith of Minneapolis.
Sixth Dfstrict-Franke a.: Rice of Park
Rapids and G. III. March; Of Ltchfield.
Seventh Dfstrict-V. B. Seward of Mar
shall and L. o. Thorpe Of Willmar
Eighth District. B. Cotton. Of Duluth
and C.sP. DeLaittre Of Aitlzin.o,~ ~
Ninth D1strict-A.' D. Stephens Of
Crookston and Amos Marckel Of Perham
OF this delegation only, seven are office
holders. Two are United States senator's,
one governor, three state senators and one
clerk of courts. Some Of the rest have
held OFFICE, but the Fifteen, are private
citizens at the present time. s
The delegation, has ,ope important func-
ton that has been some what5 overlooked.
At the time of the national convention it
VIII meet and select a national commit
teeman for Minnesota to succeed Thomas
H. Shevlin. The place lis one of i'm
portance as well, as honor, and the dele
cation will no doubt exercise some care
IN making the choice. Mr.. ,Shevlin is not
candidate for election u. B. Kellogg
OF st. Paul Is willing to- accept the place
and is the only candidate In the field so
far as known. However, Minneapolis is
pretty sure to put in a claim and should
have precedence over ST. Paul; because
the capitol city has the senator, The most
likely selection from here is Thomas
Lowry. ~
s ! s<af$a&:, II
The seventh district convention did the
expected yesterday. In fact. it was about
as near 'cut and dried" as the recent
state conVention.FfV. B.uSeWard and Sen
ator Thorpe /, were named for Edelegates
without opposition, and Congressman Vol
stead and his stand on the reciprocitv
question were Endorsed III, a long set OF
'Sol D''o'is' T.!z}Ssl% ! s4P$ifss
I do not believe there is. will, be any
combination between fudge Jaggard and
r., T.. Young" said.-a~seventhr district re-
pupncan to-day. II, am a. friend of
Youngs and would advise against such =
deal If I thought it necessary. I think
the seventh district wifi be very strone
Tor Young, and it will salso support Doug
las Tor the supreme court.
Inc merger interests are fighting Doug
las. In a spirit of revenge theV are frV.
ing to Kill him off, and prevent him from
to which he has been appointed. So iheV
nave decided to let the. other three. Judges
feat. ,i.e 81 p; E's5412s.' = "a os
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The drooKston Jjteqakaaa Editor i has s had
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to hear sometlifip MssiGa ~ 9;ssn apte
ated by nthe Di1nSt nm ~ t4J5 ~ II =
says: -3f sEH}t Eatt..a IL: d : y sysEss ~
1.-THE recent republtAn STA ~ Nv,
was a body blow to Rob nunn AZ -.
if the reports of the retnrnine daIa,rata a.
can be believed Fast m ton of +,is ao'.. .es
the decision of the s,,nren,a oo,,r+ s,'a...7s
to the merger of the Graat Nor+he",, g Is, ss
Northern Pacific railroads Nav ,aae slio
of the state who are warm frien pop ~
plain his attitude on this Question Mo-,
of his friends are becoming lukewarm a.?
the press of thesstata,s which has hereto.
| fore remained in stffhlx=iika silence are
climbing onto .the Cabins band S: ;wa eon
| Straws show where tn swi SIS ss{ts.,s'f
Frank Eddy wflIss 10 into tttfia Econve,,.
northern part of tIesr state: Dumas Sta mn.
| ing ground. This win mean ,tfez nonoina
| ton of Collins or F;ldy. or Iossiblv q do I'll
horse. Many things NAV Hai,nen nj :hetuear
which will change: the 7conpIexion. If tbf
situation, but at present Collins leads il
the race. 81 Isl !. ~ fsi;
.s.. -; - i. III
julius Schmahl denies any intention a
switching to the senate desk, and saws hf