The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-28
Minnesota Politics
In State Committee Meeting-Heat-
woIe May Produce VerIty's Provost.
Clouds City Fight Brings Democratic
CnIif

The contest over the date of the state
convention promises to be the feature Of
the state committee meeting next Tues
day. Influences are at work in favor of
deferrins the convention to July. and a
test vote is expected to be reached early
In the session. The date Is naturally the
first thing to be determined.
The anti-Nelson cabal favors the late
convention, and it is reported that Joel
p. Heatwole will sit in the meeting in
order to present his own reasons for a
late date. He will have the proxy Of w.
e. Verify, his old side partner who is
now down in Oklahoma. On account of
Heatwole's unselfish efforts for the cleo
ton OF R. c. Dunn he will probably exert
| strong influence in the committee
When the date has: been determined
will come the skirmish over loca ton. The
committee Is prejudiced against Mime
apolfs, and is more likely to call the con-
vention In St. Paul, but Minneapolis will
give 1t an attractive offer to turn down.
Duluth IS making a fight and may win
out. There is some sentiment in favor OF
Duluth among Minneapolis republicans.
who say they prefer Duluth to st. Paul
because the necessity Of a trip will keep
some men off the delegation. and possibly
improve the character of the bunch from
Hennepin.
| AS far as representation goes. the COM
mittee, so far as heard from, favors talk
ing the average vote. and if Dunn ap-
pears with his plea for taking the gov
ernorship vote. he may have the unpleas-
ant experience of being turned down by
his own friends, who are trying to forget
motives Of personal revenge for the gen
eral good of the party organization. T.
The committee has a membership of
thirty three. as follows:
At large: E. e. Smith. MINNEAPOLIS:
Nelson B. March. Litchfield E. S. War
ner. st. Paul; W. II. Grimshaw, Mime
apolis; ]. P. Funk LIE Sueur; Marcus
Johnson. Red Lake Falls. 4"
:: By congressional districts: samue,
Lord Kasson; John E. Diamond, Man
kato; w r: Putnam. Red Wing; Condo
Fiaml1n, ST. Paul: James A. Peterson
Minneapolis; W. e. Verify. Wadena: I
N. Tompkins. Redwood Falls; F.. B
Hawkins, Biwabik; A. D. Stephens
Crookston. : 49,
: BY judicial districts: George H. Sui.
Ivan. Saltwater; James A. Martin, St
Paul (now of St. Cloud) F. E. Gartside
Soren Peterson. Blooming Prairie; Thorn.
as Torson. st. James; E. E. Corliss
Fergus Falls; T. M. Paine. Glencoe; D
y T. Macarthur. Tracy; M. Halvorsen. AL
bert Lea; Mile Bunnell Duluth: Altor
!. Crosby, Wilmar: H. C. Grass. Slayton
Charles 3. Ward. Ada; G. H. Warner
Aitkin; Andrew Peterson. Wheaton; e. T
Smith, jackson; George Fl. Wyman
Anoka Z ' (. u's.-#Eas
The Sit. Cloud Times has created a loca
sensation by boiling the democratic nom
inee for mayor. J. e. c. Robinson. on &C
count of his alleged loose policy whel
]: formerly mayor. 1t also makes an edi
torial attack on "Jim" Bennett who's
brand of democracy is not to the tast
of the Times.
The republican mayoralty candidate I
understood to favor more liberal polio
than Mayor Benson, so the lid is no
an issue
: The democrats hope to capture RIPPLE
! Brewers seat in the state senate an
! j. D. Sullivan of st. Cloud is a probabl
:, candidate. 1t is understood that Robin
: son also has his eye on the senate. an
! If reelected mayor will be apt to tr
for the legislative position.
: Charles B. Cheney