The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS
The editor Of the Red Wing Argus, the off,
cial organ Of the state democracy resembles
the cuttlefsh. When hotly pressed, he throws |
Ink violently and muddies the water
Last week he stated that the states attor-
neys against the merger had purposely blum
aered by. not bringing penal action against
the offenders. He was corrected in a ] O UT
al article, pointing out that the law car
ried no penalty, and could only be enforced
by Injunction. This week the Argus says:
We confess to an egregious blunder We
mad lad supposed the governor was engaged in a
well meant effort to enforce the law in re-
gard to consolidation Of parellel railroad
enforced. -. = :
The correction is supplied by the Mime
apolls journal. Fhe law on the books carries
no penalty. he iourn al informs us,
ana there Is very little reason to suppose that
II applies to the cases under consideration.
The last clause is absolutely unwarranted
Nothing in. 7 e j ourna article could
be so construed. There is every reason to
believe that the law applies, and this was
made perfectly plain. No newspaper desiring
to meet the issues in a candid manner would
stoop to sucn Misrepresentation. Such a
newspaper campaign is not going to do Mr..
Kosing any good. r -sr'- =
The Argus says further on: .a
We had supposed there was such law and
that 1t was enforceable, because when Lind
was governor he found means to enforce it in
case that was. of highest Importance.
Referring, presumably, to the Northern Pa
cihc case, which Mr.. Lind compromised. =
Ramsey Is With Clapp.
The pronouncement of the ste Paul "big
four" against Senator Clapp seems to be an
empty threat, as far as results in ST. Paul
or MI
Iallen on deaf ears. and 1t seems impossible
| to arouse any sympathy for him or opposi-
! tion to Clapp the 'ingratitude" argument
| II Senator Clapp loses Ramsey county in 1904
| 1t will be his own fault, and not because of
the hostility of the "gang.' These erst-
while rulers Of the party machine have been
sadly discredited since the city election fias-
CO and the defeat of Reese They have been
Ignored on the state committee, much to the
| delight of the better element Of the party,
which begins to take courage
AS far as the senate is concerned, Clapp will
probably have solid delegation from Ram
| sey county. w. w. Dunn, who will succeed
Sheehan, is a strong Clapp man. Hiler Hor-
| ton Is likely to succeed himself and Rukard
turd would be as friendly to Clapp as Hor-
| ton. Sheehan has made no moves recently
| and is believed to have abandoned the idea of
| running in the thirty sixth. Governor McGill,
a stanch Clapp man, is pretty certain to be
|
two districts are democratic now and are
| likely to remain so by the return of Sena-
| tors Ives and McNamee.
Issue Raised in Mower.
The Clapp and anti-Clapp issue has beer
raised in Mower county. Senator Sweningsen
who voted for Clapp, was thrown in the all
by the appointment Of Lyman D. aBird a!
+ national bank examiner, and swore Clapp
Ho ic hoh ind fho Of
D. Belden. heretofore his political rival, ant
Belden is credited with being against Clapp
The Campbell candidacy is, therefore, reck
oned to be in the interests of the junior sen
, ator
Allen a Club for Thompson.
Captain c. D. Allen of Spring Valley ha
come out for the republican nomination TO
the senate in Fillmore county. This is re
ported to be Tawney move to punish R
E. Thompson for supporting Knatvold.
so, it is an unfortunate alliance for Mr.. Taw
ney. Fillmore county is well acquainted wit
Aliens legislative record, and he will b
a drag on any combination to which he at
taches himself. s-...~
The cross old man of the LIE Sueur New
says:
! The st. Paul Minneapolis press have a diff
cult task to perform in the selection of
congressman from the third district. 1t woul
be easier for them and more satisfactory
i their readers If the job was left for the vo
= ers of the district to decide. sra. I -..-
e How would they decide? If 1t wasn't: fc
d the daily newspapers LIE Sueur; peop
t wouldn't know who were the third distri'
o candidates for congress.
Davis Calls on Joel p.
0 Nicollet county is new in the third distrc
r hence the Northield Independent is excusab
- for the following:
R. Rnyis Of St. nF Pster was Hnd in tne cit
5, wole He left here y Friday smorl
t, ing. That day the certificate of Gidee
- for the republican nomination for congre
- from this district. There may have bee
IS some connection between these events.
q When Northfeld is a little better a
l. uuainted with st. Peter politics the Ind
e pendent will understand that there was I
connection. G. r. Davis and G. S. Ives are~'
T. positive and negative poles. better e.
n planation of Mr.. Davis little journey to IL
u home Of Joel P Heatwole would be that
i was thinking of running for congress hin
W self He will hardly come out now that Go
10 ernor Ives has filed, but his element In Nlco
le let county will probably be found supporti1
% some outside candidate for the nomination.
9 The Anoka Herald inquires :.
- What would be the result if Judge Tam
y, son should announce himself a candidate f
~ governor next year? He is the only man '
to can think of who could get Hennepin wit
O0>i out a struggle, besides carrying many of t
it outside counties, including some in the aea
g. wole and Dunn strongholds.
In Judge Jamison disclaims any such ami
tion No one can accuse the present state o
at ganization of having any other object
re end in view than the election of Govern
We Van SAINT and the entire state ticket I'll
n fall. ."
Sc -
Ill H. E. Hoard of Montevideo refuses to
drafted for service bv the democrats of t
re seventh district, and they are still on
X. hunt for a congressional candidate.
to r--.' @.:
IN There's a Steenerson club with 153 mel
to bers in Fergus Falls.
r. " Charles B., Cheney
.~- DOES COURAGE PAYs
-. The Thistle.
m Does courage pay? Listen, my boy and tn
,s | tell me. A few years ago some Wall strt
rd men were out on a sailing trip. During tn
outing there came UP storm and wreck a
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