The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
MINNESOTA POLITICS


vile Herald-Star says:
The first gun in the race for congressional
honors in this district may truthfully said
to have been fired last Monday afternoon
when Mike Bowling appeared on the scene
with a Filipino helmet hat, six-ounce fish
ing rod and the air Of a statesman. AS
secretary of the National League of Re-
publican clubs, and as speaker of the last
house, Mr.. Bowling has accumulated large
political experience and acquaintance, and
shown a capacity for public affairs and a
fitness for public life, that will strongly
recommend him to the people if he should
finally decide to become candidate for
congress. Mr.. Bowling has started right, he
has gone fishing.
Reports from the second district indicate
that Senator Somerville may try conclu-
sions with McCleary again next year. The
McCleary opposition is laboring with the
Sleepy Eye man, who is said TO be more
than half inclined to yield to the solicita-
tions and announce his candidacy
The Norman County Herald (dem.) de-
clares for ]. c. Norby for congress in the
ninth district. The Herald also hints that
Senator Myran's declaration for Grindeland
as against his neighbor, W. w. Calkins,
shows that the republican leaders of Nor
man county do not love each other as they
should.
Ino IacCe is, CalklnS Is not HKely 10 Do u
candidate Norman and Marshall counties
work together pretty well, and by way of
returning past favors, Norman county poll
ticians will support Grindeland. The latter
will also have considerable strength in Polk
county, especially if no candidate appears
from that section. a
The nationality question will not cut much
figure in the contest as between Grindeland
and Comstock. There are few townships
O.,
navians, where Grindeland's name would be
an advantage, but for the most part the Red
River valley has shown itself free from such
clannfshness. Scandinavians have not run
any better against Eddy than Americans.
The contest will be a matter of location and
personal following
Not all the miners are down on 0din Hal
den for his campaign against the mining
companies. The Ely Miner declares for Hal
den for auditor, and quotes Bob Dunn as
authority for the statement that Halden IS
1.-The best auditor in the state" The Ely
paper declares that st. Louis county is
titled to recognition on the state ticket.
Editor Whiteman in the same issue pre-
diets that the democrats will have to be
reckoned with in the seventh district nomi-
nation fight:
Approaching the utter utility OF electlnS
a democrat, it is quite probable that many
democrats will have choice among the re-
publican candidates, and that they will take
advantage Of the primary election law and
become a dangerous factor in consummating
a republican nomination.
This is not at all unlikely but it must be
remembered that in order to vote for any
republican it is necessary to vote the whole
republican ballot, and 'pass up" democratic
candidates entirely. The voter only gets one
ballot, and has to ask for the one he wants,
either republican or democratic- In the
strong republican counties, where there are
10 contests among democrats for the nomina-
tions, many democrats will be likely to vote
republican ballots. If challenged, however
the voter must state upon oath that he voted
the republican ticket at the last election and
expects to vote 1t at the ensuing one. This
would be pretty hard pill for democrat
or populist to swallow.
Then as a matter of party pride the OPP
position will be held in line as far as pos
sible to vote for their own party candidates
for nomination. 1t must be apparent to poll
ticans that If the party casts light vote
at the primary it will have a disheartening
effect on the rank and file and make deser-
tions more frequent. For it's effect on the
general election lis good party policy to get
as large a showing possible out at the
Aprimary.
The Taylors Falls Journal says:
Senator Ryder, of East Grand Forks, Mimi,
prolonged his stay in st. Paul until the
police took him in charge The best men are
not always state senators. Far from it.
The senator from the thirty second district
should ask lis newspaper constituent whom
he is ''alludin' at"
The Elk River Star-News says:
The railroad and warehouse commission
seems to be making an exceptional record for
the diligence with which 1t does not transact
the public business
And yet Editor Dare has been mentioned
for secretary of the commission. Surely no
one will presume to mention him within the
hearing Of the commissioners, after that shot
The Lindstrom News would like to see
Dunn elected president, because he Is lone
Of the very few who can hold office without
either thinking the Office was created for
him, or getting careless and neglecting his
duties to his constituents" The News is for
Iverson for auditor and Dunn for governor
in 1904. C B. c.