The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05

state central commit
COMMITTEE. tee will be named
some time next week, |
after a conference between the candidates ON
the ticket and j. T. Wyman, permanent chair
man Of the convention. 1t will consist of one
member from each of the eighteen judicial
districts and nine at large.
This makes committee OF twenty seven.
and In all fairness Hennepin county should
have three members. Hennepin is only one
judicial district, but in addition to the dis
trict member it should be given two at large.
Hennepin is more than one-ninth OF the state
In population, wealth and republican votes.
Then again, the local campaign in Henne-
pin promises to be a lively one, while it Ia
generally conceded that the state ticket will
have walk away. Hennepin needs all the
recognition and all the help that the state Or
ganlzation can give. -
Several names have been suggested for the
local members of the committee H. c..
Akeley, the big lumberman, meets with gen.
eral favor. He is an active republican, and
was delegate to the county and state con-
ventions. His business shrewdness would
be of great value, and with him on the COM
mtttee the state organizati ton would possess
the unbounded confidence of Minneapolis
business men. Alexander. Stewart has also
been spoken of very faYorably. He is head of
the Monarch Elevator company, and another
with keen interest in politics. F. B.
Wright is also spoken of favorably for one
of the Hcnnepin county places on the com
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The country is pretty sure to have rep
resentatiye on the committee this time in the
person Of ione Robert Jamison OF Excelsior
1t is understood that Judge Jamison is not
desirous of serving this year on. account OF
his official position, but this is not generally
rIal hnr In
of Tams Bixby and L. A. Rosing. He will
doubtless be given place on the committee
No one is better informed as to political con-
dltons in Hennepin and his outside acqualn-
tance is as large as any man in Minnesota
possesses. E-
AS to the organization of the state commit
tee, W. c. Masterman ct saltwater will prob
ably continue as chairman Tor another two
years. James A. Martin, executive clerk to
Governor Van SAINT, is believed to be slated
for chairman Of the executive committee to
succeed Tams Bixby. He is thoroughly capa-
Bile as we'll as popular among party WORKERS
in every section. ....l --.-
Tho followin. from the Lanesboro Journal
indicates the way in which the state conFen-
tions patent reversible Cuban plank Is READ
by those who want to read 1t that way:
After bitter fight platform was adopted
which turns down the presidents tarih policy
in favor of the Minnesota delegation IN con
gress.
SORE AT J.. D. Jones' with
drawal from the big
j. D. JONES. legislative fight ir
Todd, Wadena and
Hubbard has caused much wailing and gnashI
ing of teeth The Wadena Tribune (dem.), Z,
which has been supporting him, accuses MIN
of lack of courage. 1t says further:
There is all kinds of speculation rife as tn
the probable effect Jones withdrawal VIII
have on the candidacy of O'Neil and Bapeeck.
1t is believed on all sldes tnat tney VIII VII, ye.
a more ideal candidate than either Jones o.
Wood and that eventually their candidacy WIZ
be strengthened rather than weakened as .
result of Jones action.
j. D. Jones was never known to SHRINK
from fight. He knew when he had enough
that's ALL The opposition papers are nasur-
ally sore at losing an opportunity to prohl
by republican disafection.
LAWSON ON THE Under the head ot
"Squin ing Botl
DEM TICKET Ways Chairman
Lawson Of the ,popu-
list state committee, analyzes the democratic
platform and ticket. He thinks the platform
a pretty fair populist document, but the can
dates an indication Of leaning toward tht
S-S-Ao~ N~>~>
this fashion:
The nominee for governor, Mr.. Rosing, Il
skillful politician, who can be democrat
under any circumstances and on any plso:arm.
party. They know that when he realizes that
the democratic party is drifting towards
Clevelandism he will be found somewhere in
course, that the fact that he has in the past
two campaigns followed the Bryanistic current
will secure for him the vote of the Bryanttes
The candidate for lieutenant governor Is q
eold-bug pure and simple, an oficeholder un-
der Cleveland and man who has been sue k-
ing the public teat for such long time that
the memory of the oldest inhabitant cannot
t'a St. Paul ttu gang and the gold.bugs, his
name on the ticket will hardly be one to
conjure the populists with.
The nomination Of spurgeon Ooe!i; q nem- en-
sop thrown to the populsts in order to catcn
some of them. 1t will hardly work In fact
it is very likely that Mr. odell viii decline
the doubtful honor of serving as bait
Taken all in all, it is an attempt to con.
ciliate irreconcilabie factions, for the purposa
of getting into power
DAILY IS OUT Senator N. J. DAILY Of
Perham, the populisi
OF POLITICS. leader in the last
legislature, and Frank
Eddy's opponent in 1900. has been discussed
as a congressional candidate this year. While
at the populist state convention this week,
he stated positively that he would not run
for congress, and, moreover, that ne would
not run for the senate again. This removes
a strong man from the opposition ticket II
is good guess that the senator from Otter
Tail has sized up probabilities. and sees
little hope, either In district or county, for
straight populist candidate, with demo-
cratic opponent to divide the old fusion lvote
with him.
Attorney General Douglas has held that
the populists are entitled to come in under
the provisions Of the primary election law
This may have a far-reaching effect. It will
balk any attempt at spiritual fusion not
undertaken with the full sympathy Of all
populists, for a dissenter could go on the
primary ballot and then on the general elec-
ton ballot by merely paying his fee and
filing certificate of candidacy as populist
Fillmore county democrats Endorsed thef
populist friend, T. j. Meighen, for congress.
Mr. Meighen has another engagement. He
WILDE very busy this summer taking about
10000 votes from L. A. Rosng.
Honors are even. Polk county has indorsed
steenerson, Marshall Grindeland, Clay intro
duced Comstock to the voters of the ninth
district, and Wilkin gave Valentine send
off Now let them go after the votes in neu-
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William Mansfield of New Auburn is out
for the republican senatorial nomination in
Sibley county. ~ --
John IL. Smith has opposition at last. +.
X. Torgerson of Becker county has an
nounced himself a candidate for the repub-
lican senatorial nomination.
Charles B. Cheney.
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