The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-03-25
DELEGATION IS
FRIENDLY To WOOD
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS RE-
FUSE TO SEND INSTRUC-
TIONS TO CHICAGO.
STEARNS COUNTY HONORED

ALFAH EASTMAN OF ST. CLOUD
SELECTED AS REPRESENT
ATIVE AT LARGE.
Stearns county was signally honor
ed last Saturday when Alvah East
man, editor of the st. Cloud Journal
Press was elected as one of the four
delegates at large to the Republican
National convention to be held in
Chicago in June, which will nomin-
States. Mr.. Eastman received
the highest vote Of any of the men
running for this honor.
When the campaign first started it
was generally accepted that General
Leonard Wood would have an in
structed delegation from Minnesota.
About two months ago Burnquist and
Lindquist assumed to take the leader
ship in the Wood interests and their
activities were so offensive to many
of the real Wood followers that they
began to lose their "pep" for Roose-
velt's friend, with the result that
only nine of the twenty-four dele
gates from Minnesota were instruct
ed for Wood. Mixing into the politi-
cal affairs in Hennepin cost that
county and there is contesting dele
cation from the Tenth district.
OF the delegates elected tits claim !.
ed that most of them are friendly to
General Woodruff they are not in
stfucted.
At the state convention last Satur-
day the. Minnesota Republicans re-
cognized the advent of the ladies
into the political arena by unanim-
ously electing Mrs. Manley Fossen of
Minneapolis as one of the four dele
gates at large from Minnesota.
The resolutions committee per-
formed service for the party by
bringing in a platform of principles
to which all thinking men can SUBJ
scribe. Prohibition was endorsed ;
rigid economy in the operation of all
government affairs; a square deal
for employees and employers, support
of the Babcock good roads plan and
adequate federal compensation for
patriotic service men, were among
the strong planks of the platform
unanimously adopted.
Senator Rockne of Goodhue coun-
ty presided in an impartial and very
able manner. Every one Of the 1908
delegates was accounted for, and the
enthusiasm was remarkable. Axes
were cast aside, and the dove of
oil &IA
lions.
The republican state central COM
mittee were instructed to call a
nominating convention the first week
in MMay to name candidates for
all state offices to go before the
people at the June primaries as
the party's choice as candidates for
the various elective positions.
Besides the selection Of the four
delegates at large to the Chicago
convention, the adoption Of the plat
form, the only other matter to come
before the convention was the NAM
ing Of IL presidential electors to be
voted on at the November election.
The electors named are:
Mrs. Eugene Dieudonne, GAINESVILLE.
r. E.sWakefield, Wayazata.
George e. Wicker, Hayfield.
DR.. George Weiser, New Ulm.
w. w. Sivright. Hutchinson.
Mrs. Stella A. Whiteman, st. Paul.
c w. Miller, Wadena.
A. w. Wells, Herman.
A. B. Coates, Virginia.
J. P. Lundeen, Stephen.
j. A Brabek, Mora
Minnesota's delegates to the Chi
cago convention are:
Delegates al Large
Mrs. Marley L. Fossen OF Minnea-
apolis was the first delegate at large
to the national convention. Miss
Julia ROGERS Of st. Paul was chosen
as her alternate.
The other delegates and their al
ternates are:
Alvah Eastman, st. Cloud; alter
nate, Frank Reed, Minneapolis.
r. n. Bach, Owatonna; alternate,
George w. Frankenberg, Fergus
Falls.
Mile Bunnel, Duluth; alternate J.
E. Haycraft, Fairmont.
How Delegates Stand uninstructed
Alvah Eastman, st. Cloud, Cat
1sTge.)
MRS. Manley Z. Forsenn, Mime
apolis, Cat large.)
Mile Bunnel, Duluth, lat large-)
r. s. Bach, Owatonna lat large)
Earl Simpson, Winona, First dis
trict).
J. A. Melone, Rochester, First
district).
F. Il. Carpenter, Minneapolis,
(Fifth district).
w. J. Williamson, Minneapolis,
Fifth district).
F. W. Murphy, Wheaton, Seventh
district).
6. =. March, Litchheld, Seventh
district).
Charles Loring, crookston, tNinth