The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-06-21
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Duluth made good in caring for and
entertaining the delegates to the re-
publican state convention last week.
Every promise made to the republican
state central committee, when Duluth
was designated as the place for hold
ing the state convention, was fulfilled.
The delegates and their friends we're
we'll cared for, no extortion was prac-
ticed and every candidate for Office
was accorded "square DEAL" In
fact, If the truth must be told, Duluth
citizens were too partial to outsiders
and Disseminated against their only
home candidate. The press of Duluth
was especially fair to all candidates.
The armOry, where the convention as
sembled, afforded ample room for the
delegates and the spectators. In brief,
Duluth has established its reputation
as first-class convention city.
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1t is rather late in the day to review
the proceedings of the convention.
The ticket placed in nomination ought
to command the support of every re-
publican in the state. Every candi-
date was fairly nominated. No I'M
due advantage was taken of any as
pirant for Office. Of course, some
people were disappointed over the re-
suit, and naturally so. It could
hardly be expected that every one
would be satisfied. But any republi-
can worthy of the name who partici-
pated in the proceedings of the con-
vention is in honor bound to stand by
the nominees, more especially as each
and every nominee is worthy of sup
port. ,2.'
Hon. J. F. Jacobson might have
been the nominee for governor. He
was the first choice of more delegates
than any other candidate. But he
felt too sure of his position and re-
fused to make perfectly proper COM
binations that would have insured
his nomination on the first ballot.
His managers permitted the field to
combine against him, and the field was
stronger than Mr.. Jacobson. One of
Mr.. Jacobson's weak points is his
over-suspiciousness. For instance, it
was pointed out to him by one Of his
sincere friends, one who wished to see
him nominated, that it was to his in
terest to have resolution adopted
before balloting commenced which
would prevent any county from chang
ing it's vote after the same had been
announced until the next ballot. But
he would hardly listen to the PROPOSE
ton. Had such a resolution been
adopted there would have been no
stampede to Mr.. Cole and the result
might have been different. Then
again, after the first formal ballot,
when motion for a recess was
offered Jacobson's friends howled it
down. jacobson had everything to
gain and nothing to lose by recess,
for the first formal ballot clearly
demonstrated that unless some new
alignment of his forces could be made
he was doomed to defeat.
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The nomination Of A. L. Cole for
governor proved fatal to Odin Hal
den's candidacy for the authorship.
Had Mr.. Jacobson or some other
southern Minnesota man been the
gubernatorial nominee, Mr.. Halden s
chances would have. been one hundred
per cent better. Mr.. Halden made a
gallant fight. But the odds we're
against him from the start. In the
first place he was too late in ANNOUNCE
ing his candidacy-less than ten days
prior to the convention. In the second
place it has been customary to give
an efficient state official a second term,
and the second term idea was an al
most insurmountable barrier. MIR.
Iverson has held Office for more than
twenty years, but he is only serving his