The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-10
dunn DOWNS THE
COLLINS FOLLOWERS
Shows That He Has the Call
on the Republican Central
Committee.

The Republican state convention for
the selection of delegates to the ma
tional convention will be held in Min
neapolis March II, and the Mckinley
vote of 1900 will be used as a basis of
representation, each county in the state
being allowed five delegates at large,
and one additional delegate for every
ESQ votes or fraction thereof cast for
Mckinley in 1900.
This was decided upon yesterday aft
ernoon at a meeting of the Republican
state central committee, held at the
Windsor hotel in St Paul.
st. Paul supporters did what they
could to secure the convention for this
city, but Minneapolis was chosen by a
vote of fourteen to seven. Ex-Mayor
T. w. Hugo, of Duluth, will be tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
1t was also decided by the committee
that the county conventions should be
held March 12-the Saturday preceding
the state convention. At these county
conventions delegates will be selected
to attend the Minneapolis convention
and also delegates to the state conven-
ton at which candidates for state Of
flcers will be named. The latter con-
vention will be held some time in July,
the time and place to be selected by
the state committee at a future meet
ing. Duluth and st. Paul are the can
didates for this convention.
Dunn's Followers in Control.
The most significant feature of the
meeting of the central committee yes
terday was the disclosure that Dunn
controlled a majority of the members
of the committee, a handicap that has
all along been claimed by the Collins
supporters.
The test OF the relative strength of
the two candidates came when a sue
cessor was to be named to J. F. Jacob
son, whose resignation was read at the
meeting. Candidates were named by
both the supporters of Dunn and Col
Inns, but the Collins forces, when they
saw that vote would force them to
disclose their weakness, withdrew their
candidate and the Dunn man was
named without opposition. The Dunn
forces were jubilant at winning what
tney termed the first round Of the bat
tie between the two candidates.
Early in the meeting Chairman Jami-
son read the resignation of J. F. Jacob
son, of Lac Qui Parle county, who was
recently appointed to a position on the
state board of control. The Collins
forces had been waiting for this. and
almost before Chairman Jenison had
taken his seat, G. G. Eastman. Of Wa
oena' strong Collins supporter, placed
In nomination ]. F. Rosenwald as ia
cobson's successor.
But the Dunn men were not inactive
and to the surprise of the Collins forces
j. G. Hamlin, of Blue Earth county. a
recognized Dunn man, nominated Sher-
III ]. F. Ellickson. Both Ellfckson and
RosenWald are Lac qui Parle men. re-
siding at Madison.
Inns unexpected move by the Dunn
FORCES almost caused CONSERVATION in
the Collins forces, and the latter's sun
porters hurriedly gathered in groups
and held whispered conference.
Collins Forces CapituIate,
If vote were to be taken tba relo-
1--WE strength of Dunn and Collins wo1IId
pc disclosed, and this the Collins men
desired to avoid. Judge Jamison saved
the day for the Collins men by asking
Mr.. Eastman If he did not desire to
Withdraw the name of RosenwaId. and
MT Eastman said he did. Sheriff FL
nckson was named to succeed Mr.. ia
copson without opposition.
Thus the Collins supnorters yora
saved the necessity of Showing their
weakness in the central committee and
lne Dunn forces were as well satisfied
with the showing made as if the CON
test had been in the open.
Later In the meeting the Collins fac
lion was given another opportunity to
snow Its strength in the committee.
Dul refused the bait thrown out by the
Dunn supporters.
the abolition of the delegates-at-Iarg
from the counties, and for some time
past members of the central committee
nave been approached individually by
collins supporters with the suggestion
that the f1ve delegates at large now
accorded to each county be done await
Win and that there be but one dele
gate at large from each county.
This strategic move was expected to
rob Dunn of a large number of dele,
gates, Tor the reason that Dunn is con-
ceded TO have many more counties than
Collins, and it is admitted that he is
especially strong in some Of the coun-
ties which have small Republican
votes. By doing away with the five
oOAS6oecS at 1dISe from oacn county
many OF the Dunn counties would come
to the convention with but one or two
delegates, instead of six or seven, un-
der the present system.
Refused to Vote.
w. G. Masterman, Of Saltwater. with
view of showing the sentiment of
the committee upon the question of
representation, moved that the McKin-
ley vote of 1900 be used as a basis of
representation. each county being al
lowed a delegate for each 20 votes or