The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-29
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Republicans of the new sixth district
are already talking nominations for con-
sfess. number of candidates are in
the field. Among them Senators J. d.
Jones OF Todd county; c. B. Buchanan, Of
nhorrisoh county, and r. B. Brewer OF
Stearns, are prominent Judge D. b
eearle, of St Cloud is also mentioned as
q possible candidate. st. Cloud is Jealous
~ guarding the nomination, determined
10 prevent it going outside the limits of
tilat city, and, from the best informa-
tloh tnat can be obtained at this early
stage. it seems very probable that the
Granite City Republicans will be success
Iul IN their undertaking. Between the
Two ST. Cloud candidates. If thew are
both candidates, Senator Brewer is. no
ooubt, the stronger, and his following
much the larger. He has served twice
IN the state senate, and is kept prom
inently before the people of his district
oy some OF his party organs that have
evidently sworn to land him under the
congressional nomination, IL possible
Judge Searle, who has been upon the
district court bench In the Seventh ju-
dicial district for a number of years. is
a much older man. and has been more
conspicuous as a Republican leader, but
he was defeated once for congress In
ID,
chances for becoming the standard
bearer next year are naturally somewhat
leSSened by this unsuccessful ATTEMPT
AS between Brewer and any of the
other candidates mentioned the St
Cloud senator, perhaps, has the better
Of it. He will have to face one serious
obstacle, however, and that is the pos
sibility of a combination formed by his
ri ri uo1c yxynn
that without a united effort on the part
of all outside Of st. Cloud her favorite
candidate will win the fight. His defeat
might be encompassed by such 8 method.
There are people in the new Sixth dis
trict who believe that st. Cloud does not
particularly need a Republican nominee
for congress.
cold Pease,' of the Anoka Union, rep
resenting- no doubt many other Repub-
leans, will not shed tears if Gov. Van
SAINT fails to get the denomination In
his paper he says: 1.-THE politicians are
giving Van SAINT some hard knocks, and
declare that he will not be renominated
Who cares?
The railroad and warehouse commission
is expected to begin swinging the official
ak this week. 1t would not be surprising
if a few heads Of grain inspection en-
ployes fall today. The commissioners
have managed to keep their secret re-
garding their appointments pretty well.
This is largely due no doubt to the dis
agreement that has existed between
Messrs. Mills, Staples and Miller on the
selection of new officials.
The Lac Qui Parle County Vidette does
not think J. J. Jacobson could be nomin-
ated for state auditor Of the Republic
ans, because the Office ''has too much
to do with the railroads. From inter-
views with a number of the leading mem
bers of the Republican party, it appears
that this is not the only obstacle in
"Jake'S'' way.
While State Auditor Dunn is keeping
silent watching the drift of things, his
trends are judiciously running him for
hrst governor and then congress- The
Warren Register believes that Dunn
would do for either place and that if
he should decide to make the race fer
congress the primary election law would
help him.
The Minneapolis Journal says the Lam
helten Star is booming State Auditor
l'unn for governor, whereupon the Star
arises to say:
Gov. Roosevelt says that man sho,,Id
ness, We are a great admirsr, of State
Audltor Dunn, but will say that as far
as the Star is concerned the Journal ia
certainly mistaken, from the fact that nv
the grace Of Gov. Van SAINT we are in
spectlng oil in this district, and it would
De very ungrateful, to say the least. to
go back on tie governor" And then
thoughtfnlly the Stars editor adds a
bouquet for his benefactor 'the COVER
nor
independent Press. Madison: Senator
Halvorson says his cigarette bill was not
oeIeated because it was lacking in merit
ana gives 1t as his opinion that the meas
ure will yet become a law.
Inc senator evidently thinsss his pet
measure will become a law without fur
cher assistance from him as legislator.
Tor TO the same paper he states that
ne has had enough of politics and does
not want any more