The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-09
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Tor state auditor, is resting from campaign
work for a while, and taking care Of the
office while his chief is out on the land
sales. He spent several days last week
with Governor Van SAINT in the Red river
valley, and he says:
mo man In the. state Of Minnesota ever
received such SERIES Of ovations as are
coming to Governor Van SAINT wherever he
goes. The audiences that come out to
hear him, and the cordial greetings he
gets from every one, show how the peo-
pie honor him. Take it at Red Z. Lake
Falls where a few years ago they would
not give Knute Nelson decent hearing
and even two years ago only a corporal's
guard would turn out ito republican
meeting. Although it rrained all after
noon the day we were there, and all even
ing, the opera-ho was packed with
people who came to hear Governor Van
SAINT and cheer him. 80: ~ -,
II believe the people will turn out to
vote. The way they come to meetings
indicates an interest which assures me
that they will turn out to register their
choice at the polls. I have seen no indi-
cation of apathy. TO say that the people
are not going to vote this fall is to say
that they are not mindful of their own
interests. Everything I have seen this
year convinces me that the voters are
keenly alive to the fact that Governor
and he will get their endorsement"
Pre-Prtmary Troubles Are Over.
1.-The first district is in fine shape" This
was the universal verdict of the COM
mltteemen who gathered yesterday in
conference at st. Paul. They had a pleas
ant two-hour session with Messrs. Jami-
son, Martin, Whitney and Masterman of
the state committee, and the situation
was thoroughly discussed. All agreed
that the differences caused by the primary
election contest had healed in remark
ably short time, and that the party now
presented a united front to the common
enemy. In most of the counties the fight
ended with the primaries, and it is feared
that it may be difficult to get the vote
out in Fillmore Mower and Freeborn es-
pecially. The great effort will be made
to get everybody to go to the polls. There
is no fear as to how they will vote after
they get there
Those present yesterday were:, c. A..
Morey, Winona; J. H. Adair, Owatonna;
Henry Nupson, Preston, of the state CEN
trail committee, and County Chairmen H.
w. Brown Of Kasson, G. J. Scof1eld of
Caledonia, A. w. Fuhrmann Of Winona f.
K. Blexrud Of Fillmore, George Hirsch of
Austin, George P: Latin of Albert Lea,
John c. Crabb Of Rochester; Dr. C. H.
Robinson of Wabasha and Charles A.
Smith Of Waseca.
Will the Threshng Crews Vote?
One factor which may keep the vote
down is the fact that farm work Is every
where behind, more or less, and that
threshing will still be in progress Nov. 4
in most of the counties 1t is hard to get
a threshing crew out to the polls and If
only SO per cent Of them stay away it will
mean a difference Of a good many thou
sands in the total vote. -
u 1t Is freely predicted that Van SAINT
Will carry Red Lake county. which two
years ago gave John Lind almost a thou :
sand plurality. A few more counties like
that would make that 1900 majority look
like a Canadian quarter and a plugged
nickel.
]. B. Bern of Nicollet, who was beaten
for the senate by c. A. Johnson of st.
Peter, and opposed G. r. Davis nomina-
ton, says the party is united now. and
Davis and Johnson will be elected easily.
He was in ST. Paul yesterday.
Hard Task for Mr.. Hanson.
Secretary of State Hanson has given
out the constitutional amendments to be
printed by one newspaper in each county,
as the law directs him. With them will
be- pfihtedn the attorney generals digest.
The whole will bring each Newspaper
about $l26. The designation of the papers
was a delicate job, for every newspaper
left out of it is inclined to feel sighted
However, only one could get it; and this
| is poor time to be nursing sore thumbs
Can't Ask Votes for Dart.
| The Litchfeld Independent the demo
cratic organ in the county seat of Meeker
| has refused to support Senator Dart fol-
| reelection. In a "write-up" of the coun-
| ty ticket this week, illustrated by cuts
and elsewhere very laudatory, it says OF
| the senator:
1.-THE Independent supported Mr. Dart
| four years ago when he ran for the office
| to which he now aspires, but the stand
| taken by him on the gross earnings bill
| when it, came up for legislative action al
| the session Of. 1859 was in our opinion a
fragrant violation Of the wishes and senti:
ments of his constituency and we cannot
consistently urge the people of Meekel
county to vote for his re-election Per
sonally and aside from this one instance
| in his legislative record, we have no criti-
cism to make of the candidate ~
| The report that E. K. Roverud had bolt
ed Laugen and Dahle in Houston county
seems to have been premature, and tt
| have started because Of the roast he gave
| them after the primaries. He is in line
| for the full republican ticket, and har.
| mony reigns In Houston.
| Charles B, Cheney.
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