The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS
The democratic lists are flling Two mora
candidates for congress came into the field
AS The Journal L announced
In its news columns, the third district demo-
Gratis assembled at Shakopee agreed upon C.
G. kolars of lie Sueur Center, editor of the
Democrat ot>that place. y The, other possi-
oillues all declined, and as Mr. Kolars was
willing to make the run he was given the
Unanimous Endorsement He will file for the
nomination Immediately. The prospect is
not considered good.g There is,a faint hope
that MT. kolars may reclaim to the party
some or the German vote that strayed away
IN 1886, and has not returned yet. : This is
MS only hope. He is a clean, highly respect
ea man, but lacks magnetism and aggressive
ness, wnich are sorely needed in such an
uphill fight.
Captain Fay in the Eighth.
Eighth district democrats have a candidate
1or congress, and he is not from Duluth.
The Zenith city may produce a man but nm
less they do it by next Wednesday the only
name on the primary ballot Will be Capt.
marcus l.. Fay OF Virginia. He filed his am
oaVit yesterday. He is an old lumber cruis.
er, who came seven years ago to Minnesota
ana engaged in mining operations 49, He has
peen very successful in business. ia now
president OF the Fay Exploration ,comnanv
ana vice president of the Pearce Mining COM
pany ne declares for free trade, but not
for tariff tinkering' to remove the duties
on iron and lumber alone.
Denies RenviIIe story.
NJ. J. Bowling was in Minneapolis TODAY.
having just visited Grant and Pope counties.
where he says things are looking well for
hlm. He is putting up q tremendously
acuve campaign, ;as hsi friends knew ha
would oot seems to preserve excellent health.
ae says there is nothing in the story that
senator Nixon Of shis own county ia for
noons. Mr.. Nixon has a. livery barn at
Hector, and drove Senator Young over tn
morton, out did not do any work for him. and
Is a Downing man. Mr.. Bowling saws there
10 Just one man in. Olivia who is working
Young's. ~
Folstead Working Hard.
Andrew j. Volstead is eanvassinr the eev.
enth district from house to house meeting
as far as possible every voter, and especial
~ the farmers. He has made havoc with
ooth Young and Bowling fences, but those
sstute gentlemen have given Volstead a good
zeal or trouble with back fire in his own
county and legislative district. The ,,tss1
Is the detection Of the Wood Lake News.
"nlcn mas been supporting Volstead, but thfs
week comes out for Dowling In expIana-
lion its editor says that he is satisfied Vol
steao is third In the race, and that as the
mass OF the voters prefer Bowling to Young,
tney are only helping defeat their second
cnolce by supporting Vostead.
Dykman Scents Victory.
howard Dykman of Breckenridge, a mem.
per OF the republican state committee. was in
ST. Paul yesterday. He said:
The populist party has gone to pieces in our
eset.on' esctn' ana there is nothing left but demo
me republican ranks They don t know Ros.
ing, or care anything about him, and men
T@aH, wno were @ strong for Lind two years ago are
like ours, which was for Lind BY small
margin in 1900, will give Van SAINT a maioritV
thu th.s yesr The new vote will help US ali
| !alousn the ninth district. It comes from,
Iowa and southern Minnesota, and is LARGELY
republican. -. - 1H- e0i'
c. S. Mitchell, editor of the repub,ica,
press bulletin has issued an authoritativa
denial OF the stories charging the state ad
ministration with mixing in the primary con-
tests.
j. B. Kelly OF Eureka, Dakota county. be-
ileves that faithful service should be re-
warded. He has been a cloak room ke.ns-
| IN the house Of representatives for the last
Two legislatures, and now he is a candidate
| for republican nomination to the house from
| his county.
Why Adams Left Home
Elmer Adams will not run for the lesisla-
ture this fall, or take any hand in the ninth
a1strlct congressional fight. He has gone
70 the Paclflc coast to nurse the hay fever
When the hay fever season and the nri
| marles are over, he will be back il Fergus
fai1s, ready to put up his usual good fight
!or the nominee. The old Eddy supporters
| nave in most of the counties lined up for
Grindeland, but the man who piloted Eddy
through so many hard fights has persjstentIv
Kept out Of the mix up, and has refused to
! declare for any of the candidates.
| valentine and Smith Form Alliance.
Becker and Wilkin counties have formed a
| close combination this time and are at
| tempting to freeze Clay county out Moor
| mead has an embarrassment OF candidates
| Comstock for congress and F. H. Peterson for
the state senate. Wilkin has Valentine for
| congress and Becker has John H Smith for
the senate. and they have combined together
| against Clay. Senator Smith is driving Mr..
| valentine over Becker county, which thew
are canvassing together Meanwhile Peter
son Of Moorhead is giving Smith good deal
OF trouble all over the district by ventilatins =
his legislative record
Talk OF combinations is in the air. In
Far1oault county it is claimed that a triple
I combination is at work, including r. L.
4 Mork OF Brush Creek candidate for the
house, l. N. Bieri Of Wells. for county audit
or and Harry Bulls of Blue Earth CITY. for
county attorney. Whether true or not. tho
story is injuring all the candidates. and un-
DER the primary Law it is evident that COM
oinations are weakness rather than q
strength. =:
Thomas Torson of st. James, a prominent
member OF the last house, filed Yesterday as
republican candidate for the state senate in
the Martin -Watonwan district Olaf Eshen
! OF Jadis, Roseau county, filed as a populist
candidate for the house in the sixty-third dis
trict
The Austin Register says there is now a 70
action In favor Of Tawney. This is the irst
admission the Register has made that the
knatvold candidacy amounted to anyt hing.
DR.. John H. Dorsey Of Glencoe. one of the
leading democrats In the last house. is 4
candidate for reelection 9 from Mcleod
county.
4 ~ Charles .. Cheney.
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