The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-03-31

PROBABLY LAST OF CON.
VENTION SYSTEM IN STATE
Ooings In State Politics as Told bv
Vance Chapman *'1he Coun-
ty Chairman.


The Republican state convention
held in St. Paul was probably the
last political gathering of it's kind
as far as the Gopher state is con-
cerned. Predictions are plentiful to
the effect that it is the end and that
the present state wide primary law
will be more firmly entrenched. The
proposed elimination convention for
state offices may even be affected.
The trouble is that self chosen few
have the rule or ruin idea and the
rank and file simply will not stand
for it. It is the history of the ma
jority party Of later years and it is
simply a case of history repeating
itself. Too much small town stuff
perhaps better explains the situa-
tion. This same rule or ruin idea put
Townley over in North Dakota and it
has political Minnesota on the run at
the present time so get ready boys
for a presidential preferency prim-
ary law, a stiffening of the present
state wide primary and anything
else that the minority can cook up.
1t is coming and the present presi-
Dental fight is going to hasten the
day.
State political interests are keep
ing an eye on the Nonpartisan
League state convention to be held
in St. Paul next week when a full
list of candidates for the several
state offices will be named Non
partisan gubernatorial talk runs to
Prof. West, late of the State Univer-
sity and DR.. Shipsted of the Seventh
district, but neither is a certainty.
Prof. West is the author of a book
with a decided Socialistic tone and
this may put him out of the running.
c. A. Lindberg, late candidate of the
league wrote book and it was
decided handicap.
The name Of Major Royal A. Stone,
at one time a member of the attor-
ney general staff, is being mentioned
in connection with that office. Major
Stone is now engaged in private
practice Another spoken Of is Con-
gressman Franklin Ellsworth, who
lately announced his retirement from
the republican gubernatorial race.
O. P. B. Jacobson Of the state rail-
~oad and warehouse commission has
again filed for the republican nonn-
ination for his present position. He
admits that his one ambition is to
be permitted to get by without op-
position. He would appreciate it
very much
One of the latest ideas in connec-
ton with office holding where the
voters bi-annually pass on the in
cumbent is to do nothing that will
attract public attention to the office.
Such is held to be important about
his time Of the year when persist
ent seeks are about looking for lu-
crative state positions. They might
ile for my particular office, don't
you know, and that would be embar-
RAISING.
For the first time in it's history,
women are a political factor in Min
nesota. The presidential convention
in St. Paul last week had a score of
women as delegates and one, Mrs.
Manley Fossen of Minneapolis was
honored by being made delegate at
large. Another, Miss Julia Rogers Of
St. Paul, was made an alternate.
Senator George Sullivan of Still
water, at no time regarded as a leg
islative advocate of the ballot for
women except in a limited way,
turned the trick for Mrs. Fosseen,
by withdrawing from the delegater
at-large race in ner favor and then
carried her selection to a successful
finish. Senator Sullivan was gener-
ally commended for his play as he
not only relieved the convention from
a tedious and time consuming con-
test in which the Hennepin county
delegation had planned to put over
a Labor-Johnson candidate, but
rounded out the days work by send
ing to the Chicago convention ii
woman active in Republican work
among her SEX Mrs. Fosseen is from
Minneapolis.
This week the Townley forces are
wrestling with the problem Of
state ticket. They are holding their
convention in St. Paul. Willis MI
West, at one time professor of hist
ory in the University, and member
of the celebrated Socialistic Commit
tee Of Forty-eight is said to be the
Townley choice for governor. He is
a farmer and is very radical in his
leanings and writings.
Here are the Republicans who will
represent Republican Minnesota at