The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-30
GR1sT OF THE POLITICAL MILL.

J. Sweet, whose speeches on the floor
or the house Will probably be lost to pos
terlty, Is candidate for the senate in
the Thirty-ninth district, Minneapolis, to
succeed Fred B. Snyder, who would be
mayor. If Sweets opponent can only in
duce the modern Chrysostom to make a
few speeches In the district, the question
OF nomination will be readily settled.
Gov. Samuel R. Van SAINT will deliver
the Memorial day address at Mortified
today. After that the governor of Mime
sofa Is going to Washington.
Mr.. Jones, Of Minneapolis, Republican
candidate for lieutenant governor, has a
scheme for the organization of the Hen
nepin delegation that should appeal to
the practical politicians of the Mill CITY,
Mr. Jones wants to select twenty prom
1nent business men for the delegation him.
self just to give it tone.
The friends of County Auditor w. r.
Johnson are quietly starting a boom for
the little auditor as a candidate for nom
ination for clerk of courts. johnson has
made up his mind, so it said, to retire
from the political battlefield, but there
are many who very much dislike to lose
him as campaigner, and a strenuous
effort will be made to get him into the
race against Rogers. Johnson is one of
the hardest campaigners that has graced
the Republican ticket for many moons
and his friends urge that if he will con-
sent to go after Rogers he will make the
trail too hot for a third term aspirant
The Fortieth senatorial district, Mime
apolis. promises to present an animated
political picture in the primary campaign
for the Republican nomination. Sherman
S. Smith, w. p. Roberts and J. F. Call
houn have already made official their de-
sire to warm Ed Potter's seat, and now
Max Robb and A. H. Hall gave given it
out that they will also get in the run
ming. To man up a tree it appears that
the more candidates Sherman Smith can
get in the easier It will be for him in
the finish.
Former Senator Job Lloyd, of Lloyd,
LIE Sueur county, was in st. Paul yester-
day in the interest of Jacob Gish's candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination for
clerk Of the supreme, court. Lloyd says
the Third district delegation will go in
to the convention solid for the LIE Sueur
county man, and that it will stick together
as long as there is a fighting chance for
his nomination.
Capt J. A Everett, Of Fa1rmont was
in st. Paul yesterday. He is recovering
from a severe attack Of typhoid fever, and
his present trip Is the first sortie he has
been able to make on behalf Of his can
didacy for the Republican nomination for
clerk of the supreme court. Capt. Ever
EFT confidently expects the solid support
of the Second district delegation, and
while he was confined to the house his
friends have been putting in some good
hard work in his interest.
Lee Hall, the well known real estate
man, wants to be register of deeds to sue
ceed Register Fitzgerald. Mr.. Hall filed
his certificate Of candidacy for the DEM
ocratic nomination yesterday with Audi
tor Johnson. Mr.. Hall lives in the Sew
enth ward.
Gates A. Johnson Sr. is a candidate for
county surveyor. Mr. Johnson filed for
the Republican nomination yesterday. He
is the father of former County Surveyor
Gates A. Johnson Jr.. and was a men,