The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
.SOLONS ARE HERE
FOR GREAT FEAST.
QUORUM RESPONDS TO LINCOLN
BANQUET INVITATIONS.
Senators and representatives and Re-
publican Workers Stream Into Min
neapolis from All Parts Of the State
- Harmony Dinner Certain to Be
Big Success.

Preliminary to the Lincoln Day re-
publican banquet to be held in the
Masonic Temple tonight, Minneapolis
is entertaining an impromptu special
session of the state legislature at the
West hotel today. The Hennepin coun-
tty legislative delegation is holding open
house on the second floor, and the Wis
iting senator's and representatives who
are gathering from all parts of the
state are given a royal welcome.
They're coming in thick MUIR
INJURED Senator Calhoun into the tele-
phone to Tom Girling. This was said
in honor Of Senators E. e. Smith, Dan
Shell, Sam Lord, Colonel Ward, u Ed
Comstock and Henry Gjertsen, the ac-
knoWledged heavyWeights Of the SEN
ate, who had just arrived. This was
followed by the announcement, they
are falling off little in weight now, -
as Senators Frater Of Brainerd, Peach
ey OF Owatonna and Collester of Wa
SEGA hove in sight. AS the morning
passed the visitors continued to drop in
until quorum was present. The en-
tire local delegation was on hand.
Among the other early arrivals were
Senators A. D. Stephens of Crookston,
George W. Somerville of Sleepy Eye,
a. B. Cole Of Fergus Falls, Representa-
tive B. S. Bennett of Fosston, and
L AoAIA SAoSuO3 SpCdhCl VI CuO uOuSC. !.
Harmony Already Evident.
Tho not legislator, Sam Langum Of
Preston, secretary Of the senate, ap
peared smiling and much at home with
the rest of. the bunch. Another large
delegation was heard from in st. Paul
and after noon adjourned to the real
city h to eG IN tine game watcbword embla
zoned in '|letters of brass'' on the
dinner announcements, was strictly OBJ
served. Everybody made the rounds OF
the headquarters, greeting old acqualnt-
ances and then settled down to talk
Hsee-if-you-can guess what-l-thlnk"
politics. There seemed to be a fiatter-
pin county and an eager interest IN
what might be expected when the game
opens for fair this spring.
| There is unanimlty OF opinion on
one important point. Everybody ap-
pears to favor quiet preliminary cam
palgn-an opposite OF that OF lYU4. No
doubt is expressed concerning the abil-
| date and elect him, provided factlonal
differences are buried. Many. delega-
lions will come to- the convention next
! summer unpledged and free to cast
their votes for the strongest available
candidate. ,v~,,.
| -. Will Be State Affair.
The dinner tonight will be state
affair. The legislative members have
taken lively interest and the localvre-
publican. forces will be out en- masse
Senator J. F. Calhoun has received re-
plies from every republican senator
and but three have been "regrets. >,
The house willTbe we'll represented and
there will be- a strgng. delegation OF
party leaders athruoust the state.
- The Shrine hall in the Masonic lem
pie, where the banquet will be held
has been handsomely, decorated. with
flags and bunting and colored lights
The head table will be on the platform
which has also been handsomely an nc
effectively decorated. The guests vii
be seated at long tables running the
entire length of the hall. ..,t
County Chairman Thomas H. Girllne
and the members of the executive com
mittee that arranged the dinner, were
the businest men in the county today
subcommittee are attending to parts
of the work and nothing has been for
gotten. The affair will not only be
one Of the biggest republican dinner;
ever held in Hennepin county, but VIII
be a big success and have great IN
fluence thruout the state.