The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-10
DULUTH GOES AFTER
STATE CONVENTION
Zenith City Makes Bid for Re.
publican Gathering That
May Capture 1t.

Duluth is to make a fight for the Re-
publican state convention to be held in
July for the purposes of nominating
candidates for state offices, and the
sentiment in favor Of the city at the
head of the lakes, which became mani
fest at the meeting of the state central
committee yesterday afternoon, would
indicate that st. Paul and Minneapolis
will have to do some hustling to keep
the convention in the Twin Cities this
year.
The convention has usually been held
in st. Paul, although Minneapolis has
been favored a few times. An attempt
to wrest the plum from the Twin Cities
has never before been attempted, and
the people of st. Paul have come to
look upon it as theirs by right. But
this year Duluth is going after it, and
1t was admitted yesterday that ST. Paul
would have to make a hard fight If it
succeeded in securing the convention
for this city.
1t has been charged repeatedly that
st. Paul and Minneapolis have never
done anything to show their apprecia-
ton Of the convention, and the party
organization has always had to bear all
expenses incurred by the convention.
It is also charged that the hotel men
OF St. Paul have come to regard the
state convention as a fixture, which
means harvest for them.
Twins Lack Suitable Auditorium.
1t developed at the central committee
meeting yesterday that this year Meth
er st. Paul nor Minneapolis has a suit
q hi
convention, and when this fact was
announced there was disposition upon
the part of some of the members to re-
duce the size of the convention by cut
ting off the five delegates at large al
lowed each county. This suggestion
was strongly opposed by the country
members, however, and had to be CIV
en- up.
The Duluth supporters were not slow
to take advantage of this situation, and
Mile Bunnell, the Duluth member of
the state central committee, suggested
that the summer convention be held in
Duluth. Mr.. Bunnell not only extended
a cordial invitation, but he assured the
committee that Duluth would hold out
inducements that would be well worth
considering
Duluth" said Mr.. BunneII, will pay
all of the expenses of the convention
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campaign fund If it is chosen as the
convention city"
Mr.. Bunnell said Duluth had fine
hotel accommodations and that the
convention would be accorded liberal
treatment, and the delegates would not
be considered as good things
Duluth Boom Grows.
The Duluth boom took on alarming
proportions before night, and a number
of the committeeman stated last night
that the city at the head of the lakes
stood a good chance to secure the con-
Vention. Should Duluth secure the
nominating convention it would leave
ST. Paul without a state convention at
all this year so far as the Republicans
are concerned, as it was decided yes
terday to hold the March convention in
Minneapolis this year.
1t developed yesterday that several
members of the committee favored fol-
lowing the example Of the national
committee by giving the convention to
the city offering the best inducements.
In Duluth's favor it is argued that the
city has a better auditorium than Is to
be found in the Twin Cities, and that
the weather in July would be more
pleasant in Duluth than in st. Paul or
MINNEAPOLIS.
The members of the committee from
the porthern part Of the state are a
unit for Duluth, and they will have the
support of some of the influential mem
bers from the southern part of the
state such men as c. A. Morey, Of Wi
mona; Phillip Leisch, Of New UIm, and
others being favorable to Duluth.
From the talk last night it is evident
that Duluth will have strong backing
when the central committee meets to
arrange for the state convention rron-
er, and II st. Paul succeeds in retain
ing the convention it will not be with
out a hard fight.