The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-13
MINNESOTA POLITICS

handlyohl county will be represented
IN the next legislature by two republt-
cans. l.: y: Thorpe Of Willmar, cashier
Of the Kandiyohi county bank, and sena-
tor from 1894 to 1898, is the only republi-
can candidate for the senate. Opposed to
MN Is Ole N. Grue, a populist farmer,
who beat Senator Thorpe in 1898 and has
been senator for the past four years. The
indications are that the Willmar man will
secure ample revenge this fall, scoring a.
Waterloo to pay for the Austerlitz he SUI
fered four years ago. Senator Thorpe was
beaten then because of his loyalty to the
party. In his canvass Of the county he
spoke everywhere for Eustis and against
Lind. Kandiyohi Is strongly Scandina-
Wan, and was then wild over Lind, while
the farmers were prejudiced against
Eustis. They resented Thorpe's stand,
and slaughtered him at the polls. He was
then and Is now personally popular and
highly respected.
Conditions have changed in Kandiyohi.
Populists like DR.. Johnson have returned
to the republican fold. Fusion was dis
astrous to them, and those that are left
are divided in their allegiance between
the populist and democratic state ticket.
They have no hope of success In the state
for either ticket, and it will not be neces-
sary for Senator Thorpe to arouse any an
tagonism among them. He will get the
solid party vote, and the county is now
safely republican. ...-.
Their lack of confidence is shown in the
case Of Andrew o. Nelson of Svea, who
has been selected to run for the house
He has entered on contract to teach
| school in White1eM for term Of six
months beginning Monday. This is taker
| to mean that he does not contemplate
spending January and February in St
Paul.
P. A. Gandrud of Sunberg, who repre-
| sented the county in the last house, is
running for denomination. opposed by N
L. Erickson Of Raymond. Gandrud Is
expected to win. He Is proprietor of one
Of the largest country stores in Mime
sofa, and leader among his people. A:
sample of the change in sentiment, hi!
township Of Norway Lake, with 120 solo
Norwegian votes, was heavily populist si1
years ago. Two years ago it gave Nc
Kinley rs votes to 33 for Bryan, and {
majority for all the state ticket excep
governor. This year they predict lO'
votes for the straight republican ticket
Mixing Up In Red Lake.
There is said to have been a recent
shift Of the congressional lines in Red
Lake county. 1t was largely for Grinde-
land, until the latters opponents got in
| with a story. It seems that when REQ
Lake county, which was detached from
Polk, sought to avoid its share OF the
Polk county debt, Senator Grindeland
i voted with Polk county and against Rec
Lake This is being used against Grinde.
land and works in Steenerson's favor, ex.
cept in Thief River Falls. There people
are against Stevenson because Of his sue.
4 cessful prosecution Of q damage suit
against the city. Thief River Falls is fol
| Valentine.
i Frank M. Eddy is in st. Paul on hi.
way home to Glenwood to vote for e. T
Young at the congressional primarie.
!, Tuesday. He says he is willing to go OF
record as predicting 10000 majority fol
Van SAINT in November. He also predict.
i Tawney's nomination in the first district
/ A correspondent at Kennedy, Mimi, re
ferring to a recent quotation from tn
Il Roseau Times, warns the readers of T h
Journ al against the republicanism o
the editor of that paper and accounts TO
4 his attacks on B. e. Sundberg. republican
candidate for the state senator on thu
ground that Sundberg has not been friend
| ~ to the times mans aspirations. Sund
berg, says F. w. Noyes, is a thorough
business man and his republicanism un
i questioned.
\ Charles B. Cheney.