The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
NNEsoTA politics

MINNESOTA POLITICS
Republican leaders 6f the first district
who have mot taken off their coats for
either Tawney or Knatvold are not wor-
rying so much over the primary election
as over what comes after After the
lengths to which the campaign has been
carried, they. are wondering how Knat-
void could support Tawney or Tawney do
anything for Knatyold. That point is
not worrying the candidates now, but it
may later. Ssgsz NM SS3.t
|. 1t is situations which fills repub-
ilcans with alarm and democrats with
glee. After picturing Tawney as a high
wayman, holding up the farmer while the
lumber baron goes through his pockets,
IT VIII be- quite e feat In gymnatics for
the, knatyoid newspapers to- wheel about
and do things for TaWney, + 1t.@
On the other hand, the .Tawney men
say: Suppose Knatvold is nomina ted.
mat meansSthat the republicans Of the
district repud1atea TaWney, his record and
MS methods. Even If Tawney wanted to,
now could he do Knatvold any good?
Ihere is way out of 1t for the Knat-
void papers, in the event of Tawneys re-
nomination. They can say that Mr.. raw
ney, by his declaration for removing the
tariff on rough lumber, has wiped out
the lumber tariff issue-that regardless
or the past, his statement is satisfactory,
Tor his future intentions both as to lum-
per and as to Cuban rec1procity.e -
Tawney has kept still at the cost Of
considerable effort, under the lumber tar
M pounding republicans have been giving
him. He says: 2TtiEi%E*E y -
| Il can answer that argument on the
stump. I have done>it before and I can
| the question with republicans. Wait I'M
I'll I'm nominated, and If the democrats
raise that issue will go on the stump and
meet it, <"e'Ss;.g'IE:- ! --~ff>
They are sure to raise the issue. They
Will simply take the 4Knatvold circulars
ana editorials and hammer them in. ::
| It's Van Against HeatwoIe.: 'z =
There is redhot ser,a toria1 contest IN
Rice county. The principals are both
Far1bault men, K. D. Chase the miller
ana Z: M. Buck, the banker. Both are
nrst class men, and are making hard
tght. The Heatwole-Van SAINT feud has
oeen stirred up to complicate matters
BUCK Is the Heatwole candidate and has
Northheld and the northern end CT the
county corralled with the aid of the con-
gressman's influence If he can hold Fari-
oauit even he will be nominated, and the
| hight centers there. @#@a*. ~ :. -
! The Rice county democrats are gnash .
ing their teeth over funny DEVELOPMENT
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conference and decided not to put a, sem
atorial candidate in the! field until after
the primaries. They had one man picked
to run against Chase, and another against
Buck. This was all very fine, but at the
last moment one Tom O'Grady of Forest
township, stepped in and put up his $40
His name will go on the ballot as the
democratic nominee for senator
! Six republicans are after the two house
nominations. toFred Lienke Of Faribault
wants renomination George W. Damn
and M. B. Haskell, also Of Faribault, are
toandidates.oaIn the ahorth end there are
Duren% F. Kelley and A. W. Norton OF
1 Faribault and Walter r. Scott of Morris.
! town. q i..rt 'N.' - &.15, ~ 80
r ~ y ~ .:a&~>~ e. ',~t AZ
. a. The $redoubtable j. J. F'urlong thinks b,
running as democratic candidate for .the
senate In Mower county in case the re.
publican nominee is c.: D. Belden.
4 Thompson Sure to Win. -: : -
+" Senator r. e. Thompson of Preston ha.
things his own way In Fillmore county. al
he deserves. The estimate current Their,
is that he will receive as many votes al
his two opponents combined. Senate
Thompson has always been above sus
p1c1on, and besides having the respect ant
confidence Of his fellows, he welded con
siderable influence. He was foremost Il
the fight for the Anderson law and tn
, gross earnings bill. He is one Of the au
thors OF the farmers telephone bill, an,
. had prominent part in securing in
creased aid for the high; graded and rura
schools. s...
Two Tawney postmasters brought o.,
the rival candidates, to keep Senate
Thompson from doing anything for Knat
void. They won their end for Thompso
is neutral in the congressional fight.
Would 30 Legislators In Wabasl1a.
{ Five prominent citizens of Wabash
Z county are contesting for the seat in tn
state senate made vacant by the retire
! the republican nomination, and two. wan
t the democratic Endorsement. AS tn
! county Is somewhat close in an Off year,
) is SO far anybody's race
II Lake City wants the senat orship AGAR
! and presents for the republican nomina
) ton J. M. Underwood, the we'll know
= nursery man: He is strong man per
/ sonally, but new in politics. l.. o. Cook
. Of Kellogg, who sat in the last house, want
to be promoted. He is a farmer, and stron
with that class, and is good politician
, The third man is William Foreman {
n Glasgow, good man and a veteran re
publican The nomination Is thought
lie between Cooke and Underwood.
! P. H. Rahilly Of Mt. Pleasant, the form
er salesman who leaped into fame b
. nominating Ignatius Donnelly for presl
= dent: at the last popultst national conven
ton, Is after the democratic nomination
: He used to be- q democrat, and has re
, turned to the fold in time to get his nam
= on the primary election ballot The othe
: candidate is James A. Carley of Plainviev
> a young man but q. good politician, who
!, the. probable winner -,
! Each party has just one house cand
:, date; George Hall of Plainview will hav
: the republican nomination, and NJ
: O'Laughiin Of Lake City, is the democra
What the Straw Vote Shows.
!. Much prominence is given by M
e Fletcher's newspaper supporters to
r straw vote taken by J.. T. Mannix,
strong partizan Of the congressman.
: gives Fletcher COS votes, Hay 1874, Peter
i son So. and 143 undecided. Straw vote
e are well known to be poor indicators
t public sentiment, and no doubt a frien
d OF either Of the other candidates cou
: get vote equally favorable to his maj
by using equally good judg1n emit as to tt
place where he stood and the people al
tproached. A friend of Mr.. Hay common
e ed on this vote as follows:
III the straw vote taken by Mr. Mann
proves anything, it proves that the fgl
: Is between Fletcher and Hay. III
4 Fletcher men started on their campaie
with the claim that If you want to be;
- Peterson, you must vote for Fletcher
II Now by their own statement it is show
a that Hay, and not Peterson, is Mr.. Fletcl
9f er's strongest rival for the noninatio
+ Therefore we can say: II you want
beat Fletcher, vote for Hay II