The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-29
VAN SAINT IS +.
HEARD FROM
Governor Doesn't Want Babcock
and Will Say So on His
Return.
Alleged Interview in Chicago Only
an Attempt to Evade an
Interview.
Some Baboock Supporters Start Talk
of Compromise on a Dark
Horse.

THE railroads must not be allowed to
organize the Iegisla ture.
This Is the way Governor Van SAINT
looks a t the speakership fight. He will be
back in Minnesota next Tuesday and az
that time will make the first authorize 1
statement Of his position. His mind Is
fully made up, and his friends have NJ
doubt that he will state his wish that the
house shall not elect for it's speaker DR..
Babcock. or any one else supported by the
railroad influence.
Meanwhile the Babcock men are making
much Of an interview secured yesterday IN
Chicago by st. Paul newspaper man,
who met the governor there. 1t Is digni-
fed by the name of an interview. 1t
shows on its face that it is only the gov
ernors way Of giving the cold shoulder tt
the interviewer, and avoiding the bat
taste of talking Minnesota politics in a
Chicago hotel. The statement which the
Babcock men construe to mean that the
governor has no interest In the fight is Us
follows:
II have taken no part in the speaker
ship fight. I have not interfered con-
nected myself with it in any way. AL
can say is that 1 didn't know anything
about it, and have no interview on the
subject to give out"
When he returns to the capitol, the gov
ernor will say something. He has already
been heard from, and there Is no ques-
ton of how he feels about tho speaker
ship contest. The sentiment that 1.-The
railroads must not be allowed to organize
the legislatu Is from a very recent let
ter received by one OF his Minnesota
friends.
Want Both to Pull Out.
Some OF DR.. Babcock's supporters. who
"see his finish, are looking for a way out
OF the trouble which will not leave them
outside OF the brea stworks. From them
have come within the last few days. prop
ositions that both Babcock and Johnson
withdraw In favor Of third candidate.
The Johnson men. to whom the idea was
preached late this morning. give it
the cold shoulder. They say that Johnson
has made his fight and won it: that he Is
perfectly capable and satisfactory. and
there is reason why he should be
dropped for a new man. II he stays in
the race he is sure to be speaker
Babcocl1's friends say that they are not
responsible for the suggestion. and have
no thoughts OF pulling Babcocll off. This
means that the show down. when it
comes, viii decide between Babcoch and
Johnson. .t,.- Z. g., .~z,,.s s-'.. 2.
Prominent Ants Confer.
DR.. Babcock's, headquarters We're very
busy this morning. and some heavyweight
advisers were present to give counsel.
Such stanch administration friends as
Joel P Heawole. Congressma n elect Buck
man. A. l.. Ferris Of Brainerd. and ".
w. Rich were on hand to bear out the
doctors assertion that he Is an admins
trat,on man. r. J. Wells Of Breckenridge,
the Babcock manager in the ninth dis
trict, was also in to report, but according
to the latest advices from that section he
could not even report progress. Opstalrs
in the Merchants hotel a large force OF
clerks and stenographers We're rushing
-
,penses are heavy, but he Is reported &c
have said that he would win this fight II
It took a farm. Though he processes tc
be confident that the governor will deny
anv prejudice in the matter and remove
the administration as factor, ne Is MOI
L. II. johnson has left for Wisconsin on
bridge business, but his headquarters al
the Windsor are still lively.
Dunn-HeatwoIe Combine Denied.
The latest gossip in politics Is that DR.
Babcock is backed by a Dunn-Heat"ol
combination which will run Dunn fol
governor, to succeed Van SAINT and Heat
yyole to succeed Clapp in the senate. The
interested parties. who were In St. Pau
to-day, laughed at the proposition:
'"rhat's a good one" said Bob Dunn
Before I go into deal with man
want to see him. and haven't seen Joe
Heatwole to speak to him for nine years
since the c.. X. Davis fight in 1885,
Congressman Heatwole. who says he i
detained in Minnesota, on business ant
cannot reach Washington on Monday To-
the opening session OF congress. also de
MED any collusion, and in DR.. Babcock'
Headquarters this morning repeated hi
assertion that he is "out Of politics. FL
said:
who Will be governor and who viii
be senator two Years from now is thu
date for governor he has my best wishes
but ] haven't seen him or talked with hin
for several years. not even over long
distance telephone.