The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-27
/. MINNESOTA POLITICS


Tor the democratic state ticket is purely
an attempt to preserve the party organ
tzation and pull through local candidates,
and that there is no hope Of electing any
part of the state ticket. Their hope is
to pull out of the fire one or two congress
men, a fair minority In the legislature, and
some good county offices, and to work
such fusion deals locally as to complete
the swallowing Of the populist party. The
work this summer is not so much for i'm
mediate results as for the future. Demo-
cratic leaders in the nation have no hope
OF carrying congress, but they want to
make good showing at the sessions of
the next two years, in the hope that the
republicans will refuse to grant relief in
the shape of tariff revision and that
democracy may win by popular revolt.
This is the hope deferred Of the faithful
Minnesota democrats. They will make q
courageous fight and good bluff, and
will be thankful for small successes
Small Food for Comfort. - =
While in Fergus Falls L. A. Rosing gave
some of his reasons for hoping victory.
He thought he ought to run we'll up with
John Lind, and that without a social
democratic ticket he would stand an ex-
cellent chance. He expected to profit by
republican dissensons in the cities.
On the other side of the scale are some
| heavy counterbalances., The activity of
the old fusion populists in the present in .
| dependent state ticket will hurt the dem
ocratic ticket more than Tom Lucas ever
did, and the socialist party will poll a
| larger vote than ever. Democrats may
profit for their local ticket by republican
troubles in Hennepin and Ramsey, but the
| state ticket will gain very little. On the
| other hand, the republicans are bound to
make enormous gains in the country dis
| tricts, where Governor Van SAINTS fearless
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| won him many friends from former foes.
The only thing that can cut down the re-
publican majority to less than 10000 is
an extraordinarily light vote. The full
efforts of the republican campaign will be
directed against this danger.
Dems Have Found Home.
The democratic state committee has Sc
lected it's headquarters, and in a few days
will move to the fifth floor of the Gilfllan
block, corner Of Fourth and Jackson
Streets st. Paul. This is a convenient 10
cation Just block from the old camping
ground at the Merchants hotel. Two
years ago the republican state committee
held forth in an office building, the dem
ocrats in a hotel. This year the condl-
tions are reversed.
) Two WInona Editors Coming.
The legislative level will probably
be raised at the next session by
the presence Of two veteran and
able newspaper men, both from
Winona Joseph Leicht, editor of
} the Westlicher Herald, and the genial
' president of the state editorial association,
is candidate for the house from the
southern district of Winona county, to
succeed Theodore Sikorski. D. Sinclair,
for so many years the trenchant editor of
the Winona Republican, is a candidate in
the north district to succeed w. b.
i Anderson Mr.. Leicht is a democrat and
Mr.. Sinclair is republican, and if his
tory repeats itself in those districts both
will be elected.
| Senator P. Fitzpatrick, one Of the ablest
and ceanest men the minority ever fur
nished to the legislature, is a candidate
for eelection.
Hobbs Is the Choice.
Frank G. Mcmillan will not be a
} candidate for the state senate.
There was a conference Of East Side
democrats yesterday at which MIR. Nc
} MILAN expressed his unwilingness to run
and F. E. Hobbs was selected. Mr.. Hobbs
} filed yesterday. He is ninth warder, and
was justice Of the peace for the East Side.
He is opposed for the nomination by
S. G. Brown, who ran for the house in
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The democrats have a complete ticket
in the Martin -Watonwan district. Sem
ator Viesselman is a candidate for re-
election, and the house candidates are M.
M. Jenkins of Sherburne and Thomas Vel
tum Of st. James.
! John Funk Of Carver Is democratic
i candidate for the house in Carver county.
T.. a.
: The Minnesota Issue, organ Of the popu-
!, list state ticket, says that L. A. Rosing
stands no more show of being elected gov
ernor than George l.. Becker did in 1894
4 Charles B. Cheney