St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-22
WILSON is WILLING.
The Popular Winona States
man Explains His Position
This Year.
He Is Not a Candidate for
Governor but Would Accept
the Honor.
Gossip About Candidates for
Other Places On the State
Ticket.
First District Democrats Still
Declare for Judge Wilson
for Congress.

uldT gentleman from WnOlH u ClOOoc
its candidate for governor. No one of
the half dozen who have from time to
time been mentioned, are actively in
the field as candidates, but any of them
will accept the party nomination for
governor, if the convention that will
meet in this city on the 9th of next
month demands it. Ever since Judge
Thomas Wilson, of Winona, made up
his mind that he did not want the
nomination for congress i'll the
First district there has been general
desire on the part of the Democratic
voters to learn whether or not he would
accept the Democratic nomination for
governor, and, accordingly. when Mr..
Wilson came to the Sanity City yester-
day he was sought out by a reporter and
asked to state his position. Rather UNI
willingly. and only after being told
there was an impression abroad that he
had declined being a candidate for con-
gresS for the purpose of entering the
race for the gubernatOrial nomination,
Mr.. Wilson said:
''My declination to be candidate for
congress had nothing to do with any
other Office and | had no other in view
when | wrote the letter to which you
refer notifying the Democrats of my
district that | did not desire to be con-
sidered candidate for the congressional
nomination. | had been to congress,
knew what the position was and can
say, without any mental reservation,
that there was absolutely no connection
between my letter declining to run for
congress and the gOvernorship or any
other place. If you remember L was
once nominated for congress by accla-
nation and the convention adjourned
while [ was on the floor declln-
ing. thinking would accept.
But l insisted on my declina-
ton. When | finally ran and
was elected | had refused to be candl-
date up to the very hour of the conyen-
ton. My friends came to lie in such
force that l finally consented, ana OF
course was in duty bound TO accept the
position of candidate again during the
presidential year. l have been treated
very kindly by the people of that dis
trict and [ feel under many obligations,
but do not feel that l can again serve
them in congress. l think could be
elected again this year, but simply do
not want it."
Twill you be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for GOVERNOR
asked the reporter.
THAT is a matter for others to de-
eide" answered Mr.. Wilson. 1.-THE
governorship of Minnesota is a
high and honorable position. which any
one might be proud to fill. If the NOM
ination came to me unsOught | should
not decline it, but | have made no eff
fort in the slightest degree to secure it,
and certainly shall not. [ can only re-
iterate what said before that did not
decline being candidate for congress
i'll order to take the field for governor"
Up to the present time but little men
ton has been made of candidates for
the remaining places on the Democratic
state ticket after that of governor, but
now that the contest for the chief place
on the ticket has simmered down to
friendly battle between the champions
of Hon. Daniel Buck, of Mankato, and
Judge Wilson, of Winona, discussion as
to the probable makeup OF the balance
of the ticket is in order.
For lieutenant governor the name
Minneapolis, is being urged, not
only in Hennepin county,
but in many other portions of the state.
The Judge has made reputation on the
stump in the last two campaigns as one
of the best campaign orators in Mime
sofa. This has given him wide ac-
uuaintance among the people, and prob
ably explains his little boom for the
nomination. Hon. Daniel Buck has
also been mentioned in case of Judge
Wilson's nomination, as has been M. K.
Baldwin, of Duluth. In any event the
party will secure a good and creditable
candidate.
Hon. A. G. Anderson, the popular
Carver county senator, seems to have
the "calr' on the nomination for Secre-
tary of state, and will, undoubtedly, be
the Third districts representative on
the ticket Senator Anderson is one of
the representative Swedish-Americans
of the state, and is a prime favOrite
wherever he is known. He came to this
country when a very young man, was
soldier in the late war, and has
built up a very large bust
ness in ChaSka in the last
few years. Thus far he has been the
only Third district man mentioned for
place ON the ticket. A. T. LindhoIm,
another popular Swedish Democrat
from Washington county, has also been
mentioned for secretary of state. For
state treasurer the name of Hon. Francis
Baasen, of New Ulm, has been suggest
ed. Mr.. Baasen was the last Democratic
secretary of state. having held the Office
during the administration of Gov. Sibley
from 1855 to 1860. He was then young
man, but he is one of whom it can be
said that she has grown old in the
service of his party" During the adj
minis tration of President Cleveland Mr..
Baasen was New Ulm's postmaster. He
is able and popular, and his nomination
would be good move, living as he does
in the home county of Col. Bobleter. the
nominee.
Candidates for the remaining three
places on the ticket have been but little
although there is no doubt
whatever of Hon. d. I. Calhoun. of st.
Cloud, being given the nomination for
attorney general if he will accept it.
He is an able and brilliant lawyer, and
a power on the stump, For clerk of the
supreme court the names of Frank
W. Kolars, of LIE Sueur, and Ii.
Rasmussen, of Clay county. are
mentioned. Mr.. Kolars is the
nominee OF the Farmers Alliance
for this office, while Mr.. Rasmussen is
the present clerk of the district court of
Clay county. Both are competent and
well qualified to fill the Office, and in
the event Of the choice of either the
party will secure good candidate. Al
though the state convention is now less
than three weeks distant, there has
been no slate making, and the conven-
ton when it meets will be able to
glance over the situation and name a
ticket that cannot fail to prove win
ner next November.
The Republican state committee will
formally open headquarters in the Endi-
colt Arcade On Sept. l. Secretary Tams
Bixby was in the city yesterday arrang-
ing for the opening, and the publication
of the governors speech before the
Farmers Alliance last March in PAM
h toff al with no