The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-07
Minnesota Politics,
caustlc Comment on Chairman Harniin's
Refusal to Call Committee Togsther at
This Time Duluth VIII Have q Get,
Together" Dinner March 23--Mccieary
Interests Acquire Another Paper.

/. There is q chorus of protests coming In
against the failure Of Chairman Hamlin
to call the state committee together at
this time. Friends OF Senator Nelson and
OF several of the candidates for state
office are ''riled' over the incident. They
think the committee should have been
given a chance at least, to decide
whether the convention should be held
In April, May or June. Ea
The Winona Republican and Herald
asks, is the party scared?'' and han
dies the subject thus:
1t doesn't seem possible that the chairman OF
Q party which has between $4,000 and 600 ma
Jor1tya behind 1t, and which has held ascendancy
IN the state almost unbroken during Its half
century history, should deem it good politics
to await the action of the minority party before
arranging the preliminaries for convention.
Chairman Hamlin must have some other reason
Tor seeking delay more creditable to the repub-
licans of Minnesota 1t would be the first time
! on record that the G. 0. p. has played 'secohd
nddie" IN state campaign and would be ac-
eeptsd as an admission that the republican party
heath Surely no, such admission of weakness
is called foy at this time. s#tE
All the democrats will do will be to renoni
| nate Governor johnson. All their hopes are
ceptered In him. and they don't care u fig for
the balance of the ticket. Why, therefore,
should the republicans await the completion of
this unal terable program before taking action
| themselves? Republicans ought to have a better
/ and more manly reason for tdelay-one that
4 does not reflect upon party with lac, 900 votes
behind 1T. Chairman Hamlin rest assured
the rank and file of the party are not going into
the campaign with any fear of defeat, and they
don't take kindly to a scare program. Let us
| move on. :. -: ~ s.
| The St, Cloud Journals Press also han+
dies the situation without gloves, and
pays no attention to the reported theory
/ that the republicans should wait till after
4 the democratic convention. The Journal
/ Press says: f. So -@@Es ~.
| The republicans of Minnesota should wake up
4 to the fact that Senator Nelson's enemies are
endeayor1ng to prevent call for an early con-
vention, with the hope Of raising so big rum
| pus that he Will not be indorsed by the state
! convention Condo Hamlin went SO far to
engage rooms at the Merchants hotel for meet
| ing of the committee In February and then was
called off by that secret conference between
Heatwole, Dunn and Bunnell. Heatwole Is
| openly against Nelson, Dunn wants revenge and
! Bunnell warts the convention In Duluth. Tt
please these three persons the accidental chair
man OF the republican state central committee
lican success That's the story, told briefly and
without passion exaggeration. We trust there
Is some member of the republican state central
committee with nerve enough to call the commit
tee together and let the committee name the
date for the convention. The only thing Is t.
get the committee together and one member ha.
just as much authority to make the call a:
has the chairman. # the Rlatter refuses t,
do his. duty and his refusal puts the party sue
cess In jeopardy, he should be gently spanked
and put to bed. We do not believe that thi
great republican party Of Minnesota must wal
on the will of one man. who Is taking f,order
from the rank enemies of the party. Cali th'
committee together. No. :. =, 1s& r.