The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
SMITH HAS A BEE FIVE IN THE NINTH
Interesting Free-for-All for the
Congressional Nomination.
VALENTINES SYSTEMATIC WORK
Grindeland, Comstock and Steener.
son Get BuSy-Smith of Belt
rami in 1T, Too.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, May 19.-The cam
paign for the republican congressional
nomination in the ninth district is at
last under way and is going to be car
ried on without cessation until the pri-
mary polls close on Sept. 16. The avowed
candidates-Senator Grindeland of War
rem, S. G.. Comstock of Moorhead, Ezra G
Valentine Of Breckenridge, and Halvo1
Stevenson of Crookston, have been mar
shaling their forces for some time past
Mr.. Valentine has begun a systematic
campaign. He has adopted the plan de-
vised by Congressman Eddy and Elmer E
Adams, his commit tee chairman-the plar
whereby they changed the old seventh
district from a populist stronghold to
plurality of 5000. He has had 10000 cir
culars and as many cards printed and has
employed force of clerks to arrange fol
their distribution. A card and circular
Will be placed in the hands of every voter
in the district He has secured enough
large cuts to supply practically every
newspaper in the district, and these cuts
together with a sketch of his life ano
work, will this week be given the voters
in sections where he is not we'll acquaint-
ed. He will at once begin thorough per
sonal canvass OF the entire district. He
will visit every township, and expects to
spend the entire summer In the work
There is no question but that he is doing
some very effective campaigning.
The sudden energy which Mr.. Valentine
has thrown into the campaign will neces-
state some vigorous work on the part OF
the other candidates and MIR. Stevenson
On Saturday came out with a formal an
nouncement Of his candidacy, together
with a. brief statement relative to the Is.
sues of the day. The statement is issued
in response to- numerous petitions. MT
Steenerson1 is one of the most widely
known men in the district and is par
ticularly strong with the bar, having en-
loved a wide practice for great many
years.
Senator Grindeland is doing good deal
Of quiet work. He has clean legislative
record and is very popular, particularly n
the north, where he is we'll acquainted
Mr.. Comstock has warm friends and ao-
mirers everywhere and with his nome
to make a very pretty campaign.
The four men named are not going to
have the field alone, however, as a report
comes from the north this week That W
rus Little Smith, of Beltrami county, mas
formally entered and viii nave TO pe
reckoned with from this time iortn. MI
Smith is a veteran of the civil war ano
while he has been a resident OF .his u,s,
trict for only three years, he is by nc
means stranger here, having been active
IN state notifies for long time. He was
state organizer of republican clubs aboul
ten years ago. and has been active IN tne
state Horticultural society, the otale
Forestry association, and the state Dalty
Mons association, and was assistant dairy
c COM under Governors Nelson
and Clough. He is an old newspaper
man lecturer of ability and proposes to
make vigorous campaign
It is a free for-all fight. no one ,havine
the prestige of present membership. an T.
the gratifying feature OF the sieua a,n - :
and are receiving hearty support in their
home counties.