The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-15


T.. ".sz... 81 Is the stay -at-hone
vote that must always be reckoned with in
an off year, and the main effort of the repubu-
can state committee this year will be bent
toward getting out the full vote. They realize.
the danger of ,over-confdence, and will make
as hard "a fight as though the result was real
ly in doubt AN effort, will be made to roll
up majority that will set things humming
for 1904. There is a feeling that unless the
next congress does something with the tariff
1904 may be a. hard year for republicans in.
the western states. and for this reason there
is a desire to clinch things this year with a
big majority in Minnesota, which would natu-
rally head off a landslide. u. BE-. +. sE
The state committee will have dts first meet
ing tomorrow afternoon at the Windsor IIo-
tel st. Paul. Methods will be discussed, and
it will be sort of preliminary social confer
ence between candidates and committeeman :
Statesmen who do not like the primary
election law are afraid it will cut into the
vote this fall. They reason in this way. In
strong republican counties the, candidates for
county Offices will make their great effort at
the PRIMARIES and get out the full vote. The
nominations once made. they will feel safe,
and there will be no such effort to get the
voters out to the general election. 1t is hard
enough to get the farmers out to one election,
and when they have voted at the prima-
ries it will be especially hard to get them to
give another day, especially. when. they feel
safe about the result.
DENIS WILL =. The democratic state
-- ..<y.,s ,1, committee will meet
-,s. CHOOSE, for organization to-
%5SS S morrow afternoon at
A NEW CHAIRMAN. The. Merchants Hotel
.5:'1s7@E o. ES St. Paul. This will be
an important conference. The democratic
toy1of fchf md at
least fifty are expected to attend. The most
important business before the committee is
this selection of a chairman to succeed Il. A.
:Rosing In the direction of the campaign.
There Is "a tendency to leave IA good deal OF
the responsibility on Mr. Rosing,stslt he does
not believe that the candidate should be bur
dened with details, and wants a chairman Sc
lected who will assume entire charge and give
his whole time. :. - - ~
H. C.. Akeley has stated to friends that he
Will not be able to serve on the republican
state committee, and a third man for Henne-
min county will have to be selected to-mor-
row. Fred B. Wright, E. G.. Potter and H. G.
Hanke are mentioned for the place. IS
First district democrats are starting boom
for Joseph Leicht, the veteran. Winona editor,
for the congressional nomination. It seems
impossible. to work L.. l.. Brown this time,
and It IS felt that Leicht would make things
about as interesting for Tawney as any demo-
crat in the district, .. .jr :
MERGER DlLEMMA The Albert Lea
77l.e.= Times finds L. A.
FOR MR.. ROsING. Rosing placed be-
E.g-Es.El .5s .es@sS--. tween two horns of a
dilemma, and impaled on whichever horn ne
chooses. The Times may says: <
hut of
didate Rosing can make to the people OF MIN
nesota with reference to his attitude toward WAR
the Great Northern, Northern Paclnc ano bLi. Lia
lington railrcad merger in the event OF his
eJection-either he must state that ne Will
as governor do nothing to prevent the con,
summation of the merger, or else ne must
pledge himself if elected to carry out the pol
lev Of Governor Van SAINT If he declares
for the merger. the people certainly DO not
want him for governor. and II ne declares
against the merger and lot tne pc polisy OF GOV.
good reasons before they will consider them
Selves warranted in changing generals in the
very midst Of aHgreat ana aecisive ec9nomic
of Governor Van SAINT, and by a majority that
will have a great effect upon the result OF the
| contest between the railroads and the public.
| w. D.. %Washburn, Jr., will be candidate
against General George P. Wilson for the
senatorial nomination in the forty first dis
trict Mr.. Washburn was member of the
| last house. where he made an excellent record
as legislator. He was solicited to take the
field against Senator Wilson, and after mature
deliberation, has decided to do so.
! F. H. Peterson of Moorhead Is going after
John H. Smith, and has announced himself
republican candidate for the state senate II
the sixtieth district.
Senator E. L. Hospes of saltwater has
/ a data for Inn
tion. Charles b. Cheney