The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS
A. G. Chapman, a prominent republican of |
Lanesboro, called ut the capitol yesterday
He says it Is a mistake to suppose that the |
Norwegian vote is going to Knatvold as far |
as Fillmore county is concerned He knows
whole towns. such as Pilot Mound and Iron
dale, which are solid for Tawney, though al
most wholly Norwegian. While Fillmore is |
badly split Mr.. Chapman predicts that Taw- |
ney will carry it. He says the Tawney fight |
on Senator Thompson will not win, and, that !
many Tawney men will vote for Thompson, |
whom he considers sure Of nomination. Martin
Maland of Rushford will run we'll, but C. D. !
Allen Of Spring Valley will not be lin it.
Says Norman Is for Grindeland.
E. ]. Herrirger of Ada, county auditor of
Norman county, was in st. Paul the other
day. He says Norman county is practically
solid for Grindeland. and they are now en-
gagged in lining the voters up into Grndeland
clubs One has been formed at Ada with 172
members, and the idea is spreading to Gary,
Twin Valley Hendrum and Halsted. |
Grindeland Is banking on the farmers. and
his .partizsans saw that the farmer vote is
going to turn out strong for him. A great
deal depends on whether this vote turns out
to the primaries.
Glory Enough for All.
A Dakota county republican who writes
T he our evidently got wrong i'm
preston from the recent reference in this
column to E. A. Whitford and Heatwole's run
in Dakota county in 1900. Mr.. Whitford him
self never claimed that he carried the county,
and T h e o n Is statement only meant
that Heatwole's run in Dakota county was at
tributed largely to Whtford's efforts. No one
man can do 1t all, and the anonymous corre-
spondent who writes the complaint Is no
doubt entitled to his full share OF credit
H. G. Hays Of Sleepy Eye and Ben ID. Smith
Of Mankato were in st. Paul yesterday, and
the boys looking for "hot stuff scented an
other Mankato conference. Both pleaded not
guilty and said McCleary would have no op-
position. L. P. Hunt agreed with them.
Congressman Fletcher has a force of six
! clerks at work mailing his speech on the
Nicaragua canal to the voters of the district.
Other literature is being furnished him by
the republican national congressional cam
paign committee, and will be distributed from
time to time
John Day Smith Comes Out.
A feature of the James A. Peterson meet
ing in the eighth ward last night the
In future he intended to support republican
candidates whenever good men were nomi-
mated. He declared himself a supporter of
Mr.. Peterson. Mr. Peterson addressed large
audience, and speeches were also made by
w. H. Grimshaw. John H. Steele ana S. P.
snider.
RdekeHs Platform.
A. " Rieke of Fairfax, republican candidate
state IN Rem has
platform which he Is scattering broadcast. He
declares himself opposed to combinations and
trusts, to the merger Of competing lines, for
reciprocity, revision of the tariff and election
| Of senators by direct vote. He stands for the
constitutional amendments and for tax legis-
| lation in the same line. and for more lib
eral distribution of the state school fund to
| the common and high schools.
Can't Sign Petitions.
Voters who take part in primary elections
may not sign petitions for the purpose Of pla-
cling independent candidates in the field. This
ruling Is made by w. J. Donahower, assistant
| attorney general, who holds that this would
give the voter direct part in nominating two
| candidates for the same office. When he
votes at the primaries he makes use of his
general election.
O'Rei1ly Republican. -
| John P. O'Reilly, who served in the legs-
lature as democrat in the session of 1895,
filed yesterday as & republican candidate for
| legislative nomination in the thirty-eighth
district. Mr.. O'Relly at that time defeated
John T. MCGOWAN for the nomination by the
aid of Joseph Kiichli, and the MCGOWAN men
| bolted Kiichli. resulting In the election of
w. E. johnson to the state senate.
| Thomas H. Sheylin. national committee
man for Minnesota and one of the leading sup
porters of Congressman Fletcher for renomi-
nation, declares himself for the repeal of the
primary law. He says if 1t is not gotten rid
of it will split the republican party, as it re-
suits in bitter factional fights and threats of
| boiling, which may be carried out.
| The story is waited from Mankato that
Senator C. L. Benedict will not be candidate
for er-election, but will be appointed post
| master when the term Of l.. p. Hunt expires.
the included statement that Hunt is to buy a
twin city daily to back McCleary for the
| United States senate in 1905.
| The senatorial contest in the seventeenth
district has reached the campaign supplement
| stage The Granite Falls Tribune has issued
| an extra leaf with two pages filled, telling
| why C. w. Sites should be nominated.
| Harrison E. Frybcrger, who was very near
| being nominated two years ago, has an
nounced himself a candidate for the house in
the forty-flrst district. and the field is now
| we'll filled in the fifth ward.
JASPER n Searles of Baytown, Washington
county, filed yesterday as republican candi-
date sor district Judge in the first judicial
| district He will contest with Judge F. M.
Crosby of Hastings. e--r..-n... -... =
Charles B. Cheney.
ADJUSTMENTS 49,
| .~' Foyer Chat.
| The interest of the public at large in the