The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-06
Plan to Allow Its Enemies No
Opportunities to "Slip
Anything Over"
CONVENTION LAST WEEK
STILL BEING DISCUSSED
Miss Calihan Thanks Friends
Here for Support Shown;
Expresses No Regrets
(Pioneer News Service)

St. Paul, April 6-With the an
nouncement that Charles Adams had
been named chairman of the Re-
publican state central committee
came assurances that the republicans
were to organize in every part Of
the state in systematic manner so
that the enemy will have no oppor-
tunity to "slip anything over"
In the corridors Of the state capitol
they are still talking about the en-
dorsement convention of last week
which ended in such complete har-
mony for the republicans. The only
present state officer who was given
any sort of scare at the endorse
ment convention was Henry Rines,
who was opposed for denomination
for state treasurer by W. C. Briggs,
banker of Pipestone. Mr.. Briggs did
get quite a scattering of votes but
at no time came near having enough
to obtain the nomination, which fin
ally went to Mr.. Rines by unanimous
vote.
Speaking of the convention, one of
the real surprises was the failure of
Miss ElOisc Calihan to receive the
nomination for clerk Of the state su-
prcme court. By the time nomina-
tons for this office were reached the
delegates were tired and anxious to
get away. 1t was late in the after
noon and there was much confusion,
so much in fact that not many del
cgates heard H. z. MitchclPs talk
placing the name Of Miss Calihan be-
fore the convention.
There were six other candidates
placed in nomination. On the first
ballot Miss Calihnn received 2GO
vote sand w. D. Stowe of Wadcna
received $50, the largest number
cast for any candidate. On the Sec
ond ballot the votes cast for Stowe
began to go into the column for
Grace kaercher of Ortonville and
when enough had been swung to her
to assure her nomination, the action
Of the convention was made unani-
NOUS.
One incident of the convention
which may have worked against Miss
Calihan was an unexpected speech
by a Beltrami county man seconding
'''c iIoiiinalioIl tdtly III VIC CUIlVcIl-
tons proceedings, of Justice Oscar
Hallam for United States senator.
When Bcltrami county afterward Of
fered the name Of Miss Calihan, the
Kellogg delegates, strongly in the
majority, had not entirely forgotten
the action of the Bcltrami county
man.
William r. Noonan, the Baudettc
newspaper man and candidate from
the Bcltrami district as u member Of
the Legislature, is represented in
new publication by the Lincoln club
of Minneapolis with a page Of his
pertinent paragraphs. The Lincoln
club publication is called the Lincoln
Log and will be published monthly
and circulated throughout the state.
Miss E. l.. Calihan has this to say
to her Bcmidji and Bctrami county
friends: "Whle the endorsement of
the convention for the position to
which asprcd went to another per-
son, | could not feel more grateful
under any circumstances than now
do to my loyal, earnest, devoted Bel
trami county friends who did the
many fine things that they did do in
my behalf. Nothing is so uncertain
as politics and l have been an obscrv-
er too long to be disappointed. ]
have no regrets and on the other hand
] have the joy Of the memory what
NV real friends did for me-"