The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
REVoLTs IN HENNEPIN
Dissatisf sfaction Over Makeup Of the
~. I. -.: HAdvisory Committee

| ADVISORY Oomm1tCee. - "
Signs Of some real doings in the Hen
nepin county happy family delegation
to the Duluth convention are beginning
to appear, and it is freely stated that
there will be some hair pulling and
splitting in the delegation when it be-
gins to get together. It Is not. putting
dissatisfaction In the brains and Drawn
Of the party over some Of the recent
appointments, and trouble Is freely pre-
Appointments Of delegates at large
were not wholly satisfactory to the
heavyweight element Of the party, and
this is followed BY the s makeup a Of hs the
Practically o0as AMOUNTS to to the steepng ]
committee Of the delegation. Tho it has
been given out that these names would
not be announced until later and pos
sibly not at all, the sfollowing seven,
Fnone Of them possesseds Of long standing
wide acquaintance bsthrucut the state,
have been placed on this 4ost impor-
tant committee: They are G. j. Minor,
l. A. Lgdiard, Johns ,Q,Do9nell Ar A
Huhn and F. Il Smith s 49,
This committee will have to be an
nounced to the, delegation. and when It
is, vigorous roar will be heard There
are experienced campaigners IN the del,
egation who have friends In the delega-
tion and in every. section. of the state.
The charge will be made. that affairs
men when there is a chance to play
/ ball, andathat the steering committee
i Hashauld ld=not=be one-Aded and made up Of
few factional leaders. Not a single
membersof the cdmnii niittee, !, has, ever
served In the legislature. r -: -.
II. is: stated openly on the street that
Fthe members Of the idelegation who
stand as representative men Of the
4 county: and are known thruout thu
composed Of many prominent Hennepi1
county men not included on the delega
tion, will simply split and go it. alone
There are enough axes grinding in thu
county to give the two sides something
for which to fight. The old-timers SAY
they have sufficient personal influence
with what votes they can control t,
, do more business than can the tvro
= that have secured temporary control b.
default. " r
The differences Of the delegation will
, probably be the first thing to be takel
:, up, and the bones will all be picked a
, once, before any attempt Is made to g,
further. No one faction has control O.
! affairs, and none Will be allowed t.
take it just because he wants it.
Block Claims in Hennepin.
= The many claims of great strengtl
! for various candidates have been mad
! and the Hennepin favor split up be
= tween the several aspirants, it is still
t. safe to say that the county is still a.
unknown quantity, and by no mean
admitted G at that Biock has a more str strengt |
4 than any one candidate, it is denie
: that he had "a majority. Tho Bloc:
b workers claim seventy votes in tn
county, it is believed they are far to
Z. high. It is said on the best authorit
that Block has less than forty, vote
, on. which he, can actually bank. Th
8 others he hopes to get. J.
: Lord, notably Senators Smith and Wi
Q son. Somerville has one or two, W. v
: Grimshaw being his most avowed &C
| n1irer. Jacobson has few, and SO ha
. Cole. It is believed that the last-name
Q man. may have more than looked fo1
Q and on second and third choices will
strong. . s5:s4
r The main body of the Hennepin del,
a CATION is planning to leave for Dulut
s tomorrow morning on the Hennepin sp,
$ cial. The special will be made up 6
s st. Paul and will carry a st. Paul SCI
s. tion. 1t will leave Minneapolis at Ga
J. and instead of using the regular Nortl
. ern Pacific Duluth route will take tf
u White Bear cutoff and not go thru S
y, Paul The special will consist Of fol-
r. coaches, a diner and observation ca
t. and is scheduled to arrive in Duluth s
: : ? pm.