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Who will be our next
State Treasurer?

The time for the republican State Con-
vention daily draws nearer, and the pha-
sanges for the great battle are already for
med, in the election of delegates by many,
if not the most counties, with and without
instructions, who are ready to assume their
places and shoulder arms under their re-
publican leaders at Market Hall, st. Paul,
9th prox,
The political .armee will have recruits
from all nationalities and when the promo
tion to higher rank occurs, we shall expect
the Scandinavians will be remembered by
an epaulet of honor; and there are many
Scandinavians anxiously expecting not to
be overlooked on that day. There we have
the cunning Rice, s'the "King in Kandiyo-
hi" who hopes on the 9th prox., to find
his dreams Of honor realized in having the
hat of lieutenant guvernor placed on his
head. Will he succeed in this? Person
ally he has labored long and diligently, and
if as political recruit he should be rejec-
ted, he will feel the pangs Of disappoint-
ment most keenly. There we have Kittel-
son, Nelson. and Bordewick. all of whom
would, no doubt gladly be state treasurer.
Kittelson has had and is now occupying
that Office, and we should have no remarks
or insinuatlons to make in case he succeeds
in securing the nomination for the third
term. The third term" principle is how
ever, as we know, not much favored, and
much less practiced in this country; and it
wsNld not surprise us in the least, if this
should prove the guillotine, upon which
kittelson's head will fall, with sabin, Rice,
Kindred, Dunnell etc. playing the part of
shavp-shooters.
Should this transpire, it would be high
time for the Swedes to make their voices
heard in the convention. They are united
on Mr.. A. E. Johnson, Commissioner of
Emigration of the st. Paul. Minneap oils
and Manitoba Ry, and they wish, as we
firmly believe, each and everyone, to osecure
his nomination for state treasurer. Their
demand is reasonable. Scandinavians are
composed Of fSwedes. Norwegians and Danes.
Kittelson is a Norwegian. The most of
Scandinavians who have served in higher
offices in Minnesota, have been Norwegians,
and the convention would deal wisely in
nominating a Swede at this time, to repre-
sent the Scandinavian element on the State
ticket. That could be very readily accom-
plished, as Mr.. johnson is more suited for
the place in question than any other candi-
date mentioned - regardless of nationality,
we dare say. He is unusual popular among
-Swedes, Norwegians ard Danes, as well as
other nationalities. His integrity, business
ability and practical knowledge are well
known to all, and he is the very man on
whom all could unite. Mr.. Johnson's mo-
mination to the treasuryship, in case Kit
telson cannot be nominated, would reflect
honor on the republican party in Minne-
sofa, would promote harmony among and
satisfaction to the Scandinavians, would be
substantial gain to our growing, and rap
idly developing state, and we sincerly
wish that such will be the result.