The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-25
MINNESOTA POLITICS

The Clark1eld Reform Advocate, a pop
| ulst paper which has recently come out
| for Rosing, remarks:
"Those who are voting for reform with
| out regard to the name it bears will gen.
orally support the democratic party this
fall"
Just what sort of reform are such pop
ulists joining with the merger interests
| to support this fall? Is it reform in tax
alton? Mr.. Rosing worked against that
last winter. Is 1t increased railroad taxes
That is provided for by republican legis-
| lature, and is up to the people. Is it re-
form in the state Institutions? That is ac-
complished by the board Of control system
Is it reform in the state offices? No
criticism has been ventured by demo-
cratic papers or orators on the conduct of
Governor Van SAINT or any Of his official
associates.
Perhaps the Reform Advocate wants to
| reform the states attitude toward rail-
road consultations. Or does it merely call
| for reform because it has to have a rea-
son for supporting the democratic candi-
date and reform with a big r is a rea-
son that looks we'll in print?
The Winnebago City Enterprise peril
| nently inquiries:
"Why have not Mr.. Rosing and his
newspaper organs had something to say
Is it possible that they can find no fault
with the grain inspection department., the
prison twine factory, the labor bureau, the
| food and dairy commission, the insurance
commission, the educational department
or some other branch of the state admin
! tstration? Why do Mr.. Rosing and his
organs dodge these essential issues, these
| ma tiers of first Importance to the people
end conf1ne themselves to personalities and
| innuendoes?
Many Candidates Unopposed.
| Never in recent years have SO many re-
publican candidates for the legislature en-
| dyed a free field. In nineteen districts the
republican nominee for the senate has no
opposition In some of these districts the
democrats or populists have house candi-
dates. but there are several districts en-
| titled to two members, where the opposi-
ton has only one candidate. In such a
case one of the republicans is, Of course,
absolutely sure of election. Counting these
as unopposed, there are forty republican
candidates for the house that have a clear
field. This is a large proportion of both
houses-nineteen seats in the senate un-
contested out Of sixty three, and forty
out Of 119 in the house, practically a
third of each body.
1 The republicans have allowed two seats
/ in the senate to go by default, those Of
P Fitzpatrick in Winona county and VAL
entine Batz in Stearns county. There
/ is republican candidate for every one
of the 119 places in the house. The repub-
| licans are sure to elect at least half the
candidates in the contested districts
which will give them q two-thirds major
ity in each house! More is expected.
Senator Ives III. '-'
Members Of the last two legislatures
will regret to hear of the critical illness
| Of Senator John H. Ives Of St. Paul. He
was stricken with apoplexy Thursday aft
ernoon and has been delirious much Of
| the time since. The doctors have not
given up hope of his recovery.
| Senator Ives is democratic candidate
for reelection from the thirty fifth dis
.trict,. and has had hard fight on his
hands with Bernard Zimmerman, the re-
publican candidate.
Told to ScuttIe the Ship.
The Fairfax Standard says that the
word has been passed down the line in
| Renville county, "cut everything and
/ everybody for Rosing.'' It has tend
! ency to make the county candidates a lit