The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-20
Third Party Votes.

Third Party Votes.
The vote on the minor state officers
shows that the third party movement is of
more account than would appear from thu
vote on governor. OF the populist state
ticket all the other candidates received
a larger vote than Meighen, the head, and
Gibbs for railroad commissioner, who has
turned socialist since election, got 1857
votes. The prohibition ticket was led by
A. J. Kanne, candidate for treasurer, who
got $500. The socialist labor party had
only candidate for governor, and the
socialists proper Jared much better on the
minor Offices than they did on governor,
where their candidate was obliged to run
without a party designation. The other
candidates got over 5000 votes, and Carl
son. the candidate for auditor, got 10, 1923,
owing to the fact that he was the only
candidate for the office outside the two
great parties.
"ReIl Of Honor" Counties
The gross earnings bill carried in the
counties OF Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass,
Chisago, Clay, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue,
Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui
Parle, Marshall, Martin, Otter Tail, Polk,
Pope, Redwood, Renville, Swift, Traverse,
Wadena and Yellow Medicine, or twenty
four out Of the eighty-two counties. It
lacked one vote Of carrying Lyon, fell
short nine votes in Rock and thirteen in
Meeker, and. only forty-eight votes short
out of nearly 49, 900 in Hennepin.
The taxation amendment carried in Ait
kin, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow
Wing, Fillmore, Kanabec Kandiyohi, Lac
qui Parle, Marshall, Martin, Nicoliet, Ot-
ter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood,
Renville, Rock, Todd, Wadena and Yellow
Medicine, or twenty-three counties.
Defends Referendum
c. h. Semling, editor of the Halstad Re-
porter, a republican paper u in Norman
county, comes to the defense IF the refer
endum, and declares that il is ''one Of the
coming issues of the republican party"
He blancs the defeat Of the gross earnings
bill to the fact that in the campaign it was
not measures but men that absorbed the
attention Of the campaign orators. Even
the author of the bill said more about the
Importance of voting for republicans than
for the propositions referred to the people.
G. w. Stanton Of Appleton mildly dis
claims the soft Impeachment that he in
tends turning republican, which arose
from the fact that his paper, from which
he retires. will herafter be a republican
sheet Mr.. Stanton editorially remarks
dictated no such intention" Well. any
time will do while the lamp holds out
to burn
Sentiment In the Flrst
John J. Pehler, one Of the country men,
bers from Wfnona county, came to town
the other day and said he was not COM
mftted to either candidate for speaker, and
not bound by the caucus or the steering
| committees action, as he did not attend
the Austin meeting. He was inclined.
| however. to favor johnson. J. F. Bos-
| worth Of Houston favors johnson, and like
| all the johnson men in the first, is anxious
| for another caucus of the delegation. to
give the steering committee a different
steer.
The Delano Eagle remarks that II Judge
Alley had been house member this fall
| instead OF q senator, it would have been
easy for Wright county to have settled the
speakership muddle. ......
John r. 1ommen. the sturdy representa-
! t1vef rom Clay county In the last VOL egis-
| lures, is a stanch johnson man, in which
| he accords with his successor, George
| Perley Of Moorhead
| & Charles B. Cheney.