The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
MINNESOTA POLITICS

G. B. Buchanan of Little Falls, having
toured the new sixth district from Cass Lake
to Buffalo, has settled down at the Merchants
Hotel in St. Paul for the extra session He
is little early, but will put In the inter-
vening days working up his congressional
boom.
Anti-Buckman leaders continue to look
wise, and predict all sorts of fun "When
the proper time comes'' The rank and file,
however, are beginning to get nervous over
the delay They say Buchanan has fixed up
newspaper support in every county in the
district, and workers are tying up to him for
lack Of any one else. A sixth district man
who Is opposed to Buchanan said yesterday:
The trouble is not from lack Of candidates.
There are candidates enough. No one will
and II put e encn man is waiting for loud
TO be hooking for candidate, but they knock
every one who is mentioned That is no
way to get a candidate. : II we beat Buck
man, we have to bring out good man who
will fight for the nomination, and stand be-
hind him unitedly. Unless we put up a good,
hard light Buchanan will walk away with the
| nomination.
Senator Buckman seems to take a similar
view. The Wadena Tribune democratic, sees
a gleam of hope for the bourbons in this
state Of affairs, and predicts Buckman's
| nomination and democratic victory. The
Tribune hits the other fellows in the fol-
| lowing terms:
The people are becoming tired of these halt
ing, hedging politicians Who, in seeking po-
| lltlcal honors, always wish it to appear that
| they are popular idols and that their candi-
dacy is received with spontaneous outbreak
| of approval.
| The Collins boom, started by the Alexan-
| dria Post News, has taken we'll, but all in
dorsements are with the reservation that the
| judge must get in and fight for the nomina-
| ton The boys are not going to work for
him until they know from his own lips that
he is candidate. The Long Prairie Argus
says:
| There is no doubt but Judge Collins would
receive enthusiastic support in this section
| OF the country if he should get into the race
but his name should not be sprung until it
has been ascertained that he has consented to
become candidate. 1t is altogether likely
that he would much prefer the position Of
judge on the supreme bench to that Of con-
gresham.
TIE Elk River Star News says:
| If the 'Iittle judge would only accede to
| the request, there would be doubt of his
nomination and election. While it is asking
| a good deal to request a man to relinquish a
| place on the supreme bench for the lesser one
of congressman, with all its worry and an
! noyances we inclined to think that if
| Judge Collins could be prevailed upon to
| sacrifice himself for the public good he would
| be sure winner.
! The impending candidacy of A. G.. Volstead
! for congress is regarded by the friends OF
| Bowling as direct menace to the speakers
chances. Volstead looks for votes in Yellow
| Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa northern
Lyon, Redwood, and western Renville. Most
of this is now regarded as Bowling terri
| tory, and it is openly insinuated that Eddy is
| inspiring the Volstead candidacy. Friends OF
| the Granite Falls man deny this, and say he
| is not going to enter unless he sees a prospect
| of success. ...
! The Boyd Bulletin has attacked the VOL
stead candidacy openly, and the Willmar Re-
publican Gazette Endorses the Bulletins posi-
| tion SAYING.
Let the contest be confined to Messrs
Bowling, Young and Eddy and the best
man win. Mr.: Eddy has the prestige CT eight
bowling are well known through their legis-
lative work and long residence in the dis
trict fair fight and no favors shown be-
| tween these three gentlemen, whoever wins
will leave better feeling in the district than
would follow if other candidates are persuaded
to enter the contest fof the purpose OF com
plicating matters.
S. G. Iverson. for state auditor is strongly
Endorsed by the Republican Gazette in the
following: " .
will rot be candidate for reelection to the
office of state auditor, a position which he
has filled with marked ability for several
terms. The most prominent candidate for the
position is Sam G. Iverson, who has been
deputy auditor for a number of years and
who enjoys the reputation Of being an ex-
| ceptionaly capable official and who thorough
ly understands the duties of the position to
which he aspires. Mr.. 1verson is we'll known
and highly thought of up this way.
The Albert Lea Tribune also declares for
1verson, who seems to have friends in almost
every section of the state.
Senator Ole H. Myran Of Ada was on the
Pacific coast recently, and he talked more
freely there than he does at home Myran
is not a Van SAINT man, and by the same
token he does not think much OF the anti
merger movement. He was quoted in Ia
coma as predicting that the opposition to the
Northern Securities company would "fall of
its own weight and that Governor Van
SAINT would get results from the extra ses-
sion. He said further:
The opposition to the combine has no back
bone worth speaking of, tho agitation raised
by Governor Van SAINT being a grand stand
play that will have influence on the great
mass Of the people. The people are :ndiffer-
ent in the matter, as they realize that their
interests arenirot in danger The northwest
has no occasion to feel worried over the COM
bine. -
The senator had been at Hot Springs for
some time before giving out ths interview.
He probably heard very little about the mer-
ger in Arkansas.
Charles B. Cheney
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