The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26

ceded the following counties to the in
Surgents:
Counties Votes o 5. Counties N Eoi 81
Beadle 1910. "a kingsbury 81
Bon onlne az Minan ..-...'.- As
Clay ......... 81 Roberts .......... 40
Faulk :........... u Sully :...........
H H1Gd ....::. Z Y ysISn Ton q
Jerauld ........... IL
The total vote in the convention will
be 1859, and the number necessary to
coded in the foregoing to the insurgents
is 464. Accepting the figures made by
the estimator, they assert they will
carry in addition the following coun-
ties:
Counties Votes Sot 8. Counties S Ss 8.
Charles Mix 49,. 49,. "a Moody ............ %
Codngton 30 Potter ........... 10
Hamin 3 s spine y y
Here is total of 723 votes. or thirty
| eight more than enough to swing the
convention. The insurgents of Mime
| haha insist that their county, which
casts eighty six votes, should be counted
in their column. Minnehaha is de-
batable ground at this time, but it is
noticeable that the insurgent leaders
| prefer to figure out victory without
its assistance. They also contend they
have a good fighting chance in Hutch
1 inson, Grant, Mcpherson. Dawson, Ham
son and Aurora. Until Mr.. Buell's
withdrawal this week they were claim.
ing about all of the counties in the
Hills save Lawrence. and even there,
owing to the detection of the Lead Call
and some other influences, they expected
to give Mr.. Martin hard tussle.
Claims of "Stalwarts.''
/ Machine men are likewise strong on
I claims. The leaders scott at the figures
of the ArgusLeader contributor and
| OF the counties named above concede
only the following as out and out in the
insurgent column: Beadle. Clay, Faux,
ner, Union and Yankton. They, admit
that they have the fight of lifetime in
Brookings, Codington, Grant, Gregory,
Hand, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Lincoln,
Sanborn and some other counties. They
believe they have the battle won TODAY
, and will continue to gain until the con-
| vention. They expect to have not less
than 800 votes and perhaps as many as
1000. .. - ~
l.! . As to Nominees. r
| If the Crawford Gamble forces CON.
troll the convention, Mr.. Crawford will
be nominated for governor Mr.. Hall
and Black Hills man, or Bentley of
Grant for congress; Wipf for secretary
of state; Cassill of Lincoln for treas
urer; Mclaughlin of Codington for COM
missioner of schools and public lands;
Ustrud of Minnehaha for state super.
intendent, and Rice of Moody for rail-
road commissioner. Lieutenant gov
midi TO-
yet to be placed. These nominations
are conditioned to a large extent upon
the men named having their counties
behind them
If, the state organization triumphs,
Elrod will be renominated for governor
and McDougall for lieutenant governor.
Burke and Judge Campbell of Aberdeen
will be congressional candidates and
Wipf probably his own successor as sec.
rotary of state. If Dyar Campbell can
swing Bookings county he will be the
nominee for treasurer, and Cuthbert of
|, Lincoln may be the choice for attorney
general if backed by his county's vote.
In any event, he will be taken care of
if he makes winning fight at home.
There is unique situation in Sphinx
county, where Blain and Clark are can.
dldates. the first for state treasurer and
the latter for attorney general Mr.
Blaln is an avowed machine man, while
Mr.. Clark takes a conservative indie.
pendent position and will receive sup.
port from both Sides His friends ex.
pect he will have his county and will
be in position to make a winning
combination at Sioux Falls.
Paul Landmann would like the nom
nation for state treasurer and will try
to wrest his county. Bon Homme, from
District Attorney Elliott, who left The
machine to follow Senator Gamble. II
is safe to say that if the machine con
trolls it will make up the ticket largely
: from the men above mentioned.
: Edwin c. Torrey.