The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
BALLOT BATTLE
MAY LAST LONG
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who are re- allies in a politics 1off d'o' and on.
are both figuring on the Jacobson slate.
They are both hostile to Iverson, and
are trying to engineer the jacobson
Halden comb mbination thru. James A.
Peterson is working on the same thing,
trying to tie jacobson and DWinnell to-
gether, and break into Blocks Henne-
pin strength with Dwinnell's help. The
trouble Is that Dunn has too many on
possible to make up any combination
without taking in one or more Of
Dunn g grudges. He has balked at E.
A. Nelson for secretary of state, but
it is reported that Nelson is still on
the slate, and that Dunn is being forced
to accept him. - - Ees'ss sas.
Heatwole and Martin had a. confer:
Duluth today, and all are hard at work,
delegates arrive. Tomorrow will be
big day for work Matters like the
chairman, the platform and other i'm
portant questions that have been ] al
most lost sight Of in the fight for gov
| ernor. will be taken up during the day,
There are Indications in the talk <. . yof
delegates that the advice Of Dunn and
Heatwole will be taken in homeopathic
! doses. Their course ii the preconven-
tion fight has aroused much criticism.
The fact that they are fighting to beat
Iverson is taken as an indication that
they are working for personal ends
rather than the good. Of the party.
HAll they want seems to be to raise
h-n,N said one delegate today.
While work is going forward on the
Jacobson slate, the other ca!nd didates for
firm hold on their forces for a long
! fight: They are trying to solidify their
1 districts Stephens Is at work on the
ninth and is claiming Beltrami and
Becker solid; instead Of divided with
Cole. Lord, is working in the first dis
trict counties. There are weak spots
i there, but on the first ballot he and
Diment will get about everything.
Want to Fight Above Board.
There will be outsiders at the con.
vention anxious, above everything else
TO beat jacobson, but the other candi:
dates are insisting that the fight, be
conducted on strictly legitimate lines
So far they have. not even talked
trades. They, realize that if Jacobson
ds S aDd that T the e demoeTate
press will make the most of the situa:
tion. No candidate wants the nomi
cumstances that will leave the most
kindly feelings. The use of money OF
Of tricky methods will be barred as
far as the candidates are concerned
The winner wants the nomination tc
his friends can only say. it was fairly
1 and honestly won, and that there are
no reasons why the ticket should not
command the united support of the
Sixty business men from Madison
pushers for their townsman, J. F. ia
cobson, passed thru st. Paul at moor
today, and they had brass band will
them, which made the echoes ring il
ers are out to make some noise at Du
1uth and to show the rest Of the stat'
that "Jake'' has his home people will
him. ...- ..... ~, .a. .--~. ~. --
Block Expects to Grow.
Julius II. Block. left for Duluth thi
afternoon, HI. .saya=he lis entirely sat
isfed with the outlook. He does no
intend#to show up stronger than thir,
on the first ballot, but after that, hi
, friends in the rural districts will be
gin to declare for him and he will drav
} from several other candidates. He ha
delegates on jacobson delegations, in
cluding the seventh district Bloc
did not suffer in the appointment O
. delegates at large from Hennepin, an
: his, friends here are claiming eight
l for him. Some. Of these delegates ar
l. Fttrading Stock and are depended O
{ to help Block in deals With other cal
:. didates. ~--~ ~.>-~
! May Have Contest. r.
:, There is bad blood in Benton count
= again, and the Cole men, who lost
u the county convention to jacobson, ma
i send q contesting delegation to Dulut]
+ The Cole men claim that they had
- clear majority Of the duly elected del
!, gates. but that the Jacobson me
n brought in string Of delegates fro
4 were held, and seated them in the col
3 vention, winning 38 to IS. Two. yea,
" ago the Collins faction carried the pr
I maries in Benton, but the Dunn ia
n tion bolted, and their delegates WEI
- seated at st. Paul. III.
It Samuel q. Iverson left for, Dulu1
- this morning, and will take person
+ tion. His deputy, A. W. Thompson
ID Preston, has to remain to keep Il
;e business Of the office running, 50 ca
Il not help at the headquarters as he d
Ie four years ago. The. Iverson campaie
A. will endeavor to unite the rural cou
Il ties against the three large cities, whit
are credited to Halden. 80. =.
"a Says Wabasha Is Solid.
A. Senator L. o.. Cooke Of Wabash
s, county passed; thru today. There a:
e, reports of divided delegation ther
n giving both Block and Cole somethir
- from the county, but Senator Cool
says there is a perfect UNDERESTIMATE
that the delegation will stand with Lo1
4 solidly as long as he is in the rae
# this understanding is violated, tt
- Lord men will take hand in the gan
+ when 1t comes to second choice.
- Peter J. Schwarz Of Dodge Gent
went thru to Duluth today. He was
candidate for state treasurer two. yea
ago, but has not been in the field I'll
n year on account Of Senator Lord, who:
m from the same county. If Lord fai
in to land, however. Schwarz may. be p1
e.. sented again. z.. !.
Of Another first district man who v "
ay figure in the calculations is W. A. N
to Ian, the house member from Now
he county. He aspires to be. lieutena
v governor It is claimed that part
oy all Of the Mower delegationsis Is rea,
to break away from Lord after t
Id first ballot, and that Nolan will then
IS, sprung for lieutenant governor in