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say that if it had lasted half an hour
longer the delegation could have been
made solid for him. About sixty at
tended, and a motion was first made to
support Dwinnell solidly. This was OPP
posed by James A. Nash, as Girling's
representative. After wrangle c. w.
Somerby moved a>vote on all Hennepin
candidates, for whatever office, the del
egation to support the one receiving the
largest vote The vote was taken, Civ
ing Dwinnell a lead, with Girling Sec
ond. Then Girling's friends objected,
because Dwinnel s vote was not ma
jority, and while in the midst of the
wrangle a motion to adjourn was car
ried.
Mr.. Dwinnell did not go to the hall,
but supposing the action of the caucus
to present his name This was done,
and Rain and other Block leaders urged
a solid vote for Dwinnell. There was a
big outcry against it, and when it came
to vote many announced they were vot-
ing for Eberhart. Unwilling to have a
split vote announced, Dwinnell IS friends
/ consulted hastily and Grimshaw with
drew his name, A count of the ballots
in the hat later showed Dwinnell with
practically half of those cast. Several
of his friends were not present.
Dwihnell IS friends are bitter over the
false light in which they have been
placed, and the injustice which they feel
was done to him. With this exception,
the delegation came thru the conven-
ton in good shape for harmony
| Hennepin was with the winner right
along. 1t gave majority of it's vote
to Cole, Schmahl and Dinehart, and all
of it to Eberhart and Pidgeon. Even
Iverson got twenty-seven votes out of
/ the. county, where so much hard work
! for Halden had been done.
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Hennepin's delegation cut more fig
ure in the convention than it has in
years, and showed what the big county
can do when it "plays ball" The
delegation got the credit for naming
Cole, and the steering committee
showed it's grasp of the situation there.
The original committee of seven had
Senator'S E. b. Smith TITAN and George z.
Wilson, W. H. Grimshaw and AL Gees
aman. They were not Block men, but
were against jacobson, Grimshaw IA
voring Somerville and the other three
wanting Lord. They saw the writing
on the wall, however, and with Andy
Rahn,' L. A. Lydiard, G. w. Somerby
and other Block men, succeeded in
swinging the delegation to Cole at the
psychological time.
state ticket. It could have had OWN
nell for lieutenant governor, but most
Of the Block men and the friends OF
Girling controlled, and prevented his
nomination. : The opposition was put
on the ground that Dwinnell had gone
into the jacobson camp. This did him
an injustice Some Of his friends were
for jacobson, but Mr.. Dwinnell himself
took no part, and was. ready to stand
with the Block men for harmony all
along the line. Martin sent for him
and wanted to put him on the Jacob.
son slate. He only wanted Dwinnel]
to detach his friends from the Block
camp and bring twenty votes or so to
Jacobson. He could have delivered the
votes, but refused to made the deal
and took no step to break the delega
tion on governor.
The delegation caucus during the re
short because the convention was about
to come to order. Dwinnell' IS friends
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"aR1M,, WAS JOLLY
Big Marshal Quite Contented with
Double Endorsement of Nelson.

4. tfBill'' Grimshaw was contented
man last night. even tho he hadn t
written the platform. He had helped
to name the governor, and he had Sc
cured two nominations for Knute Mel
son.
4 1--WE got. Nelson, nominated first
thing, and also the last thing said
.Grimshaw. The Nelson nomination was
certainly nailed down and clinched.
Senator George p. Wilson made the
nomination Of Nelson for senator be-
fore the, rest Of the ticket was taken
up. and rising vote was demanded.
Chairman Sivright declared the vote
unanimous and did not put the mega
|. tive, but those in the gallery marked
one spot where delegates failed to rise.
Those,in their seats, it is claimed, were
clustered around the ~banner Of Mile
Laos county, and among the number
that were too tired to rise on the sig
nal was r. G. Dunn, for whom Sena-
tor Nelson labored so unremittingly
two years ago.
The second domination came in the
-platf orm- which contained "a plank de-
daring that hereby nominate the
Hon. Knute Nelson to succeed himself. =
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In fact, his nomination was agreed to
be almost certainty. He felt entire
~ confident of success, but over night
the deal was made that defeated him.
This time even his enemies were ready
to bet on his nomination for governor,
but again the fates were against him.
1t may be fairly stated that big fac
tor in Jacobson s defeat was the resent
dates by the tactics Of the jacobson
managers. From a politician s point
of view, the Jacobsen leaders played the
game well. They Played it hard and
played to win. It was not the kind Of
campaign, however, that had been ex-
pected of jacobson. His newspaper
supporters were declaring that he was
the candidate of the common people,
not of the politicians, and would be
nomln ated by a spontaneous sentiment.
of campaign, the jacobson headquarters
were thronged with politicians from the
start. all ready to edo business with
other candidates, working to break into
the home districts of other candidates.
and playing the time-honored game in
the same old way.
Samuel Lord and George w. Somer-
y yliIah had repeatedly declared themselves
beat jacobson" and if things had
worked along differently they would
have worked in harmony with him.
After arriving. in Duluth, however, they
became disguised with the way things
We're running, and joined the anita
cobson conferences. They lent their
counsel, and when the time came, threw
their delegates into. the scale for. Cole
and against Jacobson. In fact, Samuel
Lord was one of the men who appealed
to Cole not to withdraw, but to 81 stick,
with the rest until at least one test of
strength could be had.
If the balloting could have been con-
tinued for two more rollcalls, julius
Block would have been nominated,u de-
clared one of the local supporters Of the
st. Peter man today. 1sUp to the time
the break came, the thing had moved
along exactly according to the program
julius had mapped out. He was gaining
votes steadily, but many were still un.
der cover He had number of
pledges to. be delivered in the fourth
ballot, and some on the fifth, having
planned it that way in order to grow
steadily and SO induce the opposition to
unite on him. The situation deyeloped
too fast for him, that was all. His
campaign was beautifully handled.
without stirring up friction or making
MIN an issue anywhere.
The big treasurer had chance Of re-
nomination to his present place, but re-
fused to entertain suggestions along
that line. His name was sprung on
the convention floor without his author
lty: He took the outcome cheerfully.
and instead Of seeking seclusion, he
stayed right with the crowd all day.
in the afternoon. with smile and y
handshake for all corners.
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It was dramatic moment in the
Duluth armory when Thomas Voegeli,
who three times had reported Henne.,
pin county ''ninety-nine for Block, -
mounted his chair and shouted: Hen
nepin gives thirteen votes for Jacob
son and eighty-six for Cole. - -
AS soon as the convention caught its
breath there was a. roar OF excitement.
The Cole men led in the cheering, but
were Joined by many partisans Of other,
candidates. Still the stampede was not
complete, jacobson s leaders rushed
about frantically to round up votes
they still had coming, and to start a
counter. stampede in their direction
They picked up score OF votes, but
that was the best they could do. for
the Cole men. who were expected to
come in line for, jacobson soon, were
sitting tight on the Cole wagon. Ram
sey stuck to its silly scheme Of an even
division between the seven, but other
counties fell in line. Mcleod went to
Cole solid, Martin gave him all but
one; -Ricec followed suit, and Scott
gave Cole it's solid vote. Washington
solidiie(t Oh Cole, and so did Wilkin.
The rollcall was finished, and had it
ended there it would have shown gain
OF about 10 for Cole, bringing him up
about even with Jacobson. But before
tHe pdlioG cOulu Oe clOSeu DUG Ear I'll
gave the. stampede its second impetus.
going sCll0 for Cole. Changes came
quick and fast. Mower gave Cole all
but one, then the Stephens counties
tumbled in one after the other. Block
leaders, got busy and turned LIE Sueur,
and then came Somerville g county,
Brown, with solid vote for Cole. The
finish was in sight, and Oar Reese
then gothic chairman g eye, delivering
Ramsey g sixty-four to the winner.
p, Cole Announced Victor.
It was enough. More were ready to
Pome, but checkers had been busy and
the word was quickly passed. Changes
Btopped and the tellers footed up the
column. The vote stood as follows:
Decisive Ballot on Governor.
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The republican party Of Minnesota
in state convention assembled, adopts
the following declaration of principles:
We. approve and support the dis
tinctive and progressive policies Of
the present national republican admins
.tration as exemplifed in the messages,
the acts and the achievements Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and we hereby indorse
his consistent efforts to enforce the
laws against trusts, monopolies and
combinations in restraint of trade. .-
We approve the action Of the ma
tional administration with respect to
the Panama canal, as its construction
furtherance Of commerce and the
world s advancement.
We believe in free. and open COM
petition in all industries as the surest
road to the development Of our coun-
try and our resources, and the protec-
ton of private and individual rights.
The offices of President Roosevelt
in effecting the cessation Of hostilities
between Russia and Japan, not only re-
fleets great honor upon this country, but
will also exert powerful influence in
maintaining the world s peace. &
For Labor and Industry.
The republican party Of Minnesota
reafirms the policy of protection to
tween Russia and Japan, not only re-
fleets great honor upon this country, but
will also exert powerful influence; in
maintaining the world 's peace. Pr.
The republican party Of Minnesota
.reraffirms the policy Of protection to
American labor and American industry.
81 It recognizes the fact that no human
wisdom. can frame tariff measure
adapted to all time and conditions, and
that the schedules must from time to
time be revised and we believe that the
time is now ripe for revision. & !.
We recognize: the necessity Of CO.
operation in order to meet new condi-
tions in the Industrial world and to
compete successfully for the world s
markets, but the combinations which
stife competition, limit production. con
troll prices Or unduly increase profits or
values and especially when the prices
of the necessaries Of life. are. raised. are
opposed to public policy and should be
depressed. We favor legislation, ma
tional and state, to prevent such
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HOW THE BREAK CAME
AND COLE WAS NAMED
The Announcement of Hennepin s Suitch on the
Third Ballot Was What Brought
the Stampede.

six Of the best men of Minnesota have.
met defeat.
Time was when we were divided
into factions. Today there are no fac
lions. The very first. effort will make
is to show you that there are no fac.
tions.
- want to- say to you that A. L.
Cole Is going to be elected next No
vember. lApplause.
q I dom want to know who voted for
me and who voted against me in that
friendly conteset. You did your duty
all of you and have no fault to find.
(Laughter.) ~
will give 5Sst everybody y sqsare deal
are enforced. thank YOU.
In response locals Of Jake" the
tall man from Lac Qui Parle rose with
a smile and said:
II am very glad to meet with you.
| have absolutely no regret over what
has taken place. Ny fellows in defeat
are entitled to just as much sympathy
as am, and the man who beats me in
any fight is entitled to my admiration.
20 want to extend thanks to my friends
for the loyal support they gave me,
and 1t dldn t cost me cent. We are
going to lick them this fall. You have
lost the best speech I ever intended to
AAA>1ANSS NV t5Sos w ~ wa n - L eAoAh
EDernart and IVerson Win.
Then came lieutenant governor. With
the exception of VS.. DWinnell, whose
treatment by Hennepin is elsewhere
mentioned, the candidates were Eber-
hart of Blue Earth and Nolan of
Mower, both men with legislative rec
ords on railroad questions. Eberhart g
Swedish birth told in his favor, and it
was rumored over the convention that
Cole wanted him for runningmate. He
had helped the Cole stampede. Some
jacobson men were sore and stood for
Nolan, who had also helped name Cole.
Nolan had entered late and had little
chance, but he had combined with
Halden and Lemon, and with their help
made good showing. Dwinnell 8 votes
were nearly all changed after. his with
drawal, and Hennepin went solid for
Eberhart. He received 633 to 40 for
Nolan and 16 for Dwinnell. ~.
Then came the fight for auditor, more
expressing in interest than anything
left on the boards. The Halden com.
bination had helped name Cole, but the
defeat Of jacobson caused feeling in
the convention that it would be dan
gerous to turn Iverson down. Had the
authorship come first, Halden might
have swon, but as it stood, Iverson was
sure winner. Neither Hennepin or
Ramsey could be delivered solid, and
| the country generally stood by the in1
| cumbent, The vote was as follows:
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The Platform Of Minnesota Republicans.

in advancing the industrial interests
Of the state is witnessed by legislation
regulating the, inspection Of grain, the
establishment Of Irvine plant, the pro-
lection Of the farming and dairying
interests, the drainage Of state lands.
the encouragement of immigration, the
protection Of our forests, the education
of our youth and the care of the wards
Of the state.
Tax Amendment Favored.
We favor the tax amendment, to be
voted on at, the next election, and we
urge the next legislature to revise and
erty will contribute it's Just share to
local and state expenditures.
We favor reduction in passenger
fares to cents mile, the abolition
Of the free-pass evil. the abolition of
discrimination and favoritism in the
furnishing and hauling of cars and such
a readjustment of freight rates and
charges as will afford to every pro-
ducer, shipper and consumer the i'm
partial services Of these public high
WAYS az: 80 o,,,;.o 49, ,,.,,,a - fores+rv
for. this state and recommend legisla-
ton to promote reforestation Of waste
non-agricultural lands wherever prac-
ticab1e.
The Semicentennial.
We recommend most heartily the
proposition to commemorate in 1908 the
se1nicentennial Of ;Minnesota's admis-
sion into the union. ,es: tsss..s
We. heartily approve the amendment
to the state constitution passed by. the
last legislature, the purpose of which
is to permit market gardeners and
farmers. to sell or. peddle their produce
to consumers.
In view Of the fact that some other
sta ties have established state printing
offices, we recommend an investigation
by the legislature Of the question
whether or not the state ofsMinnesota
shall adopt the policy Of doing its own
We favor such laws as will secure
better results. in the expenditure of
road funds and we favor the proposed
constitutional amendment increasing aid
for. highways.
We are in favor Of all Just measures
tending. tos the advancement Of the
cause Of Temperance, morality, and good
| government. S,s 80 ~ .lA
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Two minutes later the hall was de-
serted. The hungry delegates bolted
for their lunch in one mass. The
hour and half recess was improved by.
the candidates for other places.
Nominee Is Heard From. s
When the convention reassembled all
were waiting to cheer the victor. AS
Albert L. Cole mounted the stage, fol-
lowed close by Jacob F. Jacobson. Both
names rose on the tongue Of the dele
gatesh, and they shared an ovation.
Chairman Sivright first int reduced the
nominee, who said:
~ Gentlemen. it SIS with heartfelt
gratitude I appear before you today.
There is only one sorrow, that is, that
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particularly mentioned as head of the
committee as yet. There is consider
able sentiment favorable to a Henne.
pin man for the place. It is argued
that Hennepin turned the trick; that it
once it shook off the. handouts and
played, ball. a Hennepin man for
chairman Of the. committee would be
satisfactory, according to sentiment
here. ...sss
Several excursions are on today,
Thomas Shevlin has a select party out
on the iron range seeing the sights
Several large fishing excursions and the
training ship Fern is at. the disposal of
the delegates and visitors. The visitors
will leave tonight for their homes.
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JACOBSON COULD
HAVE WON BY TRADE
Twice in Ante Convention Nego-
tiations He Declined to Enter
Combinations.
Jacob F. jacobson, the loser, shared

Jacob F. jacobson, the loser, shared
honors in the convention yesterday at
ternoon with A. L. Cole, the winner.
The stalwart figure Of the man from
Lac qui Parle, smiling in the face OF
defeat so unexpected, loomed large over
the convention, and fellow feeling for
his disappointment tugged at the heart.
strings of many man who had worked
hard for his defeat.
1t is now known that jacobson twice
refused an offer that would have given
him the nomination without question.
He practically declined a certain vic
tory, rathsr than enter into IS an agree rec,
approve.
The managers of Odin Halden's cam
paign realized Jacobson's strength.
They were making a close fight, and
they could win with the addition Of the
jacobson vote. The st. Louis county
delegates did not want jacobson, but
they agreed finally to 20 to him if a
deal could be made. Ramsey county
was in the Halden camp with an agree
ment including Lemon, and was ready
to throw q majority of its vote to ia
cotes. So, with full power to act, rep
resentatives Of Halden waited on Jocob-
son. They offered to guarantee
him enough votes to nominate,
if he would agree to the, trade.
He positively refused, saying that
he would make no trades what
ever. After midnight they returned for
another conference. It resulted the
same way. The jacobson Halden combi-
nation, which could have controlled the
convention, fell thru. Even then, both
| Ramsey and st. Louis counties threw
votes to jacobson. hoping to get some
thing in return. Their hopes were vain,
for all the votes jacobson could control
went to Iverson and Pidgeon.
/! jacobson had nothing against Halden
personally, or Us an official, but he be-
lieved Halden s candidacy inspired by
! the interests which jacobson has fought
SO consistently himself, and he could not
bring himself to become party to it.
Jacobson's Former Defeat.
Jacobson's feeling over his defeat
was more poignant because It was a
! repetition of his experience four years
# ago. Then he was a candidate for au-
i aitor. and the day before the conven-
ton he was conceded to be the leader,
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DELEGATES LINGER
Predictions Of Victory for Whole Ticket
at Duluth Today.

Duluth, MINI, June l4.-After the
surprises Of yesterday and the spectac-
ular aspect assumed by the convention,
things have settled today and the ticket
is being thoroly discussed. ,z: II
Tho the convention is over nearly
half the visitors, delegates and high
privates, are still in the city. The gen
eral feeling expressed is that the ticket
is strong. This. sentiment has been
growing steadily since last night and is
growing every hour. Confident predic-
tions OF victory in November are heard
on all sides. Those inclined to bank on
lunches say it is a lucky ticket, as
shown by the manner in which it was
selected.
The jacobson men seem to feel much
better today than yesterday After
seeing things their way strong early in
the game. it was a shock to have vic
tory suddenly snatched away After
sleeping on it,L tho. they fee, better
Cole was regarded as a Jacobson ally
and now the Jake men are coming
to the front with hearty declarations
for him.
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table, point Of order by Frank, Clague
was sustained, and a straight vote
taken on the amendment, which was
lost. So g. :: 51a M
Oar Reese made the motion for APP
pointment Of the state committee, to
consist of one from each judicial dis
tricts and i've at large, OF twenty three
in. all, instead Of thirty three as in the
old committee. This carried without
opposition Chairman Sivright will APP
point the committee later after consul
tation with the nominees.
Thus ended the Duluth convention.
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abuses, and secure to every citizen
square deal.
-. g., y.
uo '4o atb iasu q InaoIsed.
The renublican marty now stands
where + has ALWAYS stood in favor of
the Gold standard a. the hest basis far.
Arm and stable currency fherehv IN
suring a safe. reliable medium Of ex-
chance. 60 :. $500 - = = 80 =
The adulteration Of foods is a crime
against fhe people and we therefore
recommend such legislation as viii prop
erly sa feplArd the people AGAINST such
OWLS and tha, yigoroms nrosecI1tion If
y II H.. offanaara pto0o 'S4' -
we favor. the e election OF United
ne earIs - III so1o - sno
we I'VE believe That The 90 ,na hana4,ce ont
nol;cv aver adpoaotad hW tha ren,,bii0
~ " 1 the
IF The I'D Ssaf9iers shonld ~ be %, m nains
tainad cd -. ~ 0n -e. W MOI =
1s'i il'. - 5;s5l .s
Senators and M. .C.'s Approved.
W. ~ - 81, 5 =,
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withdrew and let Hennepin divide as
it pleased among other candidates:
Only five candidates were entered: A
strong plea was made to name a Swed
ish candidate, as that nationality has
had the office for many years. But
Julius Schmahl had splendid lineup
a place on the ticket, which the Ger
man element had not. The first ballot
gave Schmahl IA, E. A. Nelson ESQ,
Captain James Hunter IA, J.,J. Lomen
1877 and Swan B. Molander 10S. Hen
nepin gave Schmahl 49,, Nelson and
Hunter each 20, and Molander 10. On
the next ballot there was rush to
Schmahl, and Hennepin gave him the
SO. He got 703, while IN elson solicited
the opposition, getting $50, with Al left
for Lomen, il for Molander and 46
for Hunter.
Easy for Dtnehart.
On the treasurership Dinehart had a
walkaway. and secured it without a
single combination. He had. divided
Murray county on every previous vote.
He got 1856 votes. p. G.. Koerner
showed up with 219, Voge1 got 81 and
Betz of Fairmont 10.
| E. T. Young was nominated by ac-
clamation for attorney general, and
I tncn came Cne ngnJ on clerk OF the SUI
preme court. Ripley B. Brewer named
Pidgeon, and Edgerton Of Ramsey nom
mated Lemon. Hennepin swung the SO
for Pidgeon. and he pulled thru with
i 1865 to 3231b for Lemon. ST.. Louis
land Mower counties, in the combina-
ton. stood by Lemon. sss
G. r. Staples was named. by accla-
nation for railroad commissioner, on
motion of Frank Clague. Then came
the platform.
William p. Lee of Long Prairie read
the text Of the resolutions and moved
their adoption. Rockne, of sZumbrota
offered as an amendment, a plank de-
claring for extension of the direct pri-
| mary. to state officers. Judge Steele
moved to lay it on the table, but as this
4 would lay the whole platform on the