The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-02
Minnesota Politics
State Committee Increased to Forty one
Members-chaIrman Cole Announces
that He Would Not Take Any Appoint
I've offIce-All Elements Represented
on the Committee.


on the Committee. D..
Two more names have been added to
the Eat large" membership of the re-
publican state committee, making total
Of forty-one on the committee. In addi-
ton to the twelve at large, as given in
The Sunday Journal, w. B. Webster of
st. tLul, aid Captain James Hunter of
Faribault are made members at large.
This gives st. Paul five members on the
committee to the six from Minneapolis.
In accepting the craftsmanship of the
committee, DR.. A. B. Cole stated to the
candidates assembled Saturday after
noon that if A. L. Cole is elected govern
or, his chairman would not accept any
office in the governors gift. DR.. Cole
assigned two reasons for such position
The first was that it would be very poor
politics for his brother to appoint him,
afford to take. any position Of the kind,
as his practice at Fergus Falls is worth
more to him than any political position
that could be given him.
The new state committee will be a
target for analysis, and probably for con-
siderable criticism, during the next few
weeks. Owing to the delay in naming
the committee attention was focused on
the operation very closely, and it has
assumed more than usual Importance.
The critics can always find something to
talk about, Of course, and some criticisms
OF the committees membership would be-
legitimate, but generally speaking, the
committee Is more representative of the
party than any that has been named in
several years. While its chairman and
secretary are original Cole mon, friends
of all the other candidates are represented
in the membership. None of the defeated
candidates go on the committee them
selves, contrary to expectation. Jacob
son could have been chairman, and
Block was under consideration at one
time. The others did not care to serve
on the committee but Jacobson has such
friends as James A. Martin and Senator
Thorpe on the list. Senator Thompson
is a bosom friend Of Samuel Lord, and
was a Collins man two years ago. George
L., Carbon Of Owatonna is Diment's Sc
lection, and DR.. Watson OF Red Lake
Falls is Stephens man. Labor inter-
ests have two champions on the commit
tee, both from Minneapolis. Business in
terests are represented by such men as
w. w. Heffelfnger of Minneapolis, T. G.
Walther and L.. G.. Hoffman Of St. Paul
The Swedish republicans are represented
by Berndt Anderson of St. Paul, H. B.
Knutson Of Duluth, and Senator Sundberg
Of Kennedy. Both ends Of the iron range
have members on the committee. and Du-
luth has three, a recognition never before
given to st. Louis county. The travelling
men, who first took a hand two years
ago, have their representative this time.
1t Is practically a new committee Only
five Of the thirty-nine members served
on the Dunn committee two years ago.
They are James A. Martin, w. H. Grim
shaw, Charles H. Warner, Thomas Tor
son OF St. James, and F. e. Gartside Of
Winona.
Senators Cole and Thompson were
switched at the last minute, and each
one given the position intended for the
other Until the candidates got together
Saturday afternoon, it was intended to
make Thompson chairman Of the whole
committee, and DR.. Cole Of the execu-
tive committee. Some of the other can
dtdates pointed out that it is the chair
man Of the executive committee who is
supposed to look after the detailed work
Of organization and direct the machinery
of the campaign, and that Senator
Thompson should be placed in that posi-
ton. as DR.. Cole will want to accompany
his brother on his speaking tours. Both
will work together on organization, be-
ginning about the middle of this month.
and having nearly two months for the
task before the strenuous season opens,
after the primary election. After that
Senator Thompson and Secretary Warner
will probably look after the work at
headquarters, while DR.. Cole goes out
over the state.
The selection of G. H. Warner as Sec
| foH L.,
nate as furnishing link between the old
and the new committees. He was sec
rotary for the last few weeks of the
campaign two years ago. and has the
information needed to get right in touch
with local committees y II !.
The Litchfeld News-Ledger says:
counties realized that they, combined, do not ye
represent the entire state of Minnesota Tn,
Duluth convention ought to be an object lesson
The question is, will they feel the effects Of tn
first dose ~ :. =
Nobody can recall any occasion wher
Hennepin and Ramsey combined in tha
Duluth convention. The nearest the,
came to 1t was on Halden, and even or
that vote Hennepin gave Iverson twenty
| five, and Ramsey gave, him fourteen
There Is no prospect Of J. F. Jacobson
| returning to the house. Elias Rachie
member from Lac qui Parle in the las
house. and one Of the most persisteaa
Jacobson boomers before the convention
| has filed for another term. and it /.
probable that he will get the nomination
this time without opposition. He hat
an excellent record last year.
| There are two candidates for eacl
house nomination in the sixty-third dis
trict and each OF the old members ha,
an opponent in his own county. o. B
Ekman i OF Roseau will be opposed b,
Olaf Holdahl Of the same town. n. @
Hanson Of Stephen will have to contend
with Daniel Robertson Of Argyle.
/ George Andrus Of Chatfeld has en-
tered the Legislative arena in Fillmor