The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-04
Minnesota Politics

Echoes Of State Central Committed
Meeting Results in Line with Har-l
mony Program, but Not So with Some
Of the Speeches Duluth Has Conven-I
ton and Will Ask for Nothing Else.
Harmony was the watehword at
the meeting of the republican state CONF
mittee yesterday, and as far as com-l
mltlee action went, the .proceedingsI
was disposition, tho, to blow off steam
and scold the traitors in the re-
publican party who failed to support
Dunn last time. 1t was the first meet
ing of the committee since the election
and it seemed impossible for the de-
feated candidate and some of his /
friends to refrain from a sore-toe
exhibition. AS far as actions went, no |
one could complain of the committee, |
but when there is so much need of |
healing the old breach and forgetting
have the committee serve notice that
ganization display poor politics by i'm
dulglng in wOrdy TRADES against the
thousands of republicans who refused
to jump for the party lash. There will
have to be better self-control displayed
in the convention than there was in the
committee meeting yesterday if il
passes off without renewing the feud.
Thomas Torson of ST. James made
some sensible remarks along that line
when George HI. Sullivan was trying to
have the committee serve notice that
hereafter as basis. He said what the
party wanted was good feeling, and it
would not be promoted by making
threats for the future. 1t was no use
trying to coerce men into voting the
ticket. The campaign two years ago
should have taught every one con-
nected with it that sugar will catch
more flies than vinegar, and that
cracking the party whip only causes
voters to jump political fences.
The date chosen for the convention,
June IL, gives over two months for the
candidates to do preliminary work. Asall
have been in the field for several weeks
or months, the time is more than ample.
The general sentiment for an early con.
vention failed to move the committee.
The delay in calling it together pre-
vented an April convention, and there
was strong objection to May date be-
cause it would interfere. with the spring
seeding. The date chosen is about the
usual time. Two years ago the con-
vention met June 80, but previously it
had been held somewhat earlier.
Duluth had all the best of the argu.
ment as against st. Paul, and surprised
the capitol city somewhat. Instead Of
holding the southern Minnesota menu
bers for st. Paul, no less than six
voted for Duluth, including every COM
mitteeman from the first district, four
in number, and two from the second
ri
voted for Duluth by Sam Langum, and
the solid vote of the first looks like a
Lord movement to capture Duluth dele
gates. AS the seventh district members
voted for st. Paul, and as J. P. Funk,
the representative of, Julius Block on
the committee, also voted for st. Paul,
| the Lord men get all the glory there is
out of that result. The Minneapolis
members. of course, cast the deciding
votes. Duluth did not hold northern
Minnesota support solid, and two ninth
The Duluth men were jubilant over
| their victory, which must be attributed
| partly to Mile Bunnell s effective talk.
They had made it plain that Duluth
F., would ask for nothing else. While E. B.
| Hawkins has been absent in the south
] ever since he declared himself fer He.l-
I tenant governor, it is generally believed
/ that he will do nothing to secure the
| nomination. His friends realize the i'm.
possibility of landing him. R. C. Dunn
in his talk spoke of Duluth s hard luck
in recent years. in getting turned down,
and said: ''They want the lieutenant
governor this time. but am afraid they
won't get it. If l had my way they
Duluth offered no special train and No
free transportation. Delegates are ex.
pected to pay their way, as they should
Duluth will furnish the armory for a
hall, and will pay all expenses of music,
printing, ETC., incurred by the conven,
ton.
The apportionment as printed in I h {
) gu 7 II yesterday, shows a marked
loss for the southern counties. The
| first, second and third districts bear the
majority of the reduction in delegates
from two years ago, when the 1900 vote
for Mckinley was the basis. 1t means
a shift in the balance of political power
| toward the north. The sixth, seventh
eighth and ninth districts will have sd
delegates out of 1889, or almost exact
| ly half of the convention. The first dis
trict, which formerly had more dele
gates than any other but the seventh
now trails along behind all four of thu
northern districts.
Joel P. Heatwole did not appear al
the copmittee meeting, and no one pre-
sented the proxy of w. E. Verify. W
R. Putnam OF Red Wing was the onl,
other member absent without sending .
proxy, so there were thirty-one votes
cast out of thirty-three. There were
nine proxies voted however, so that
eleven members of the old committee
were absent. Deferring the date of thu
meeting did not seem to help much il
the matter of attendance.
/ The committee waived its long stand
ing rule against proxy being voted by
any one outside the committeeman .
district, and two proxies were exercised
in violation of that rule. Oar Reese
voted the proxy Of T. N. Paine of Glen
coe. member from the eighth Judicial
j district, and r. c. Dunn sat in with the
. proxy of George III. Wyman of Anoka
member from the eighteenth judicia
district.
Duluth s distance had no terrors FOL
Bob Grass of Slayton. who voted fol
the ''unsalted city, altho he will hay.
to travel over 800 miles to attend thu
convention. He is townsman of Clar
ence c.. Dinehart. candidate for stat,
5 wagon.
Candidates for state office were quit,
numerous about the Merchant s durinj
r ! and after the meeting. Beside Dine
Il hart there were P c. Koerper eandi