The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-16
MINNESOTA POLITICS

AND CONGRESS. to run for off Office eollnou
From three distinct
sources pressure is being brought to bear on
him to run as the democratic candidate for
congress in the fifth district :.
HIS old associates In state politics, who are
interested in the success of the state ticket,
and particularly his successor, Mr.. Rosing.
are anxious he should rum for the help he
would give the ticket in Hennepin county
The democracy will make strenuous effort
to carry both Hennepin and Ramsey counties,
and dn this county will rely largely on John
Lind Local democrats who hope 10 capture
some OF the Offices, such as sheriff and mayor.
are begging him to run, for the strength thew
believe he would lend the county and city
tickets. -.:+% g# ..ss,. e. e.. e.. -.
From still higher source requests have
come The democratic national congressional
committee is putting forth great effort to
get. strong men in the lower branch of the
next congress. The democratic side lis now
latmentably weak. To take advantage of
opportunities that are always presenting
themselves, and make party capital for 1904,
1t is felt absolutely necessary to get men Of
prominence and ability In the next congress
They are trying to get Bourke Cochran to run
IN New York city, and Horace Boies is being
persuaded to run against Speaker Henderson
In Iowa. Ben T.yCable of Illinois, chairman
OF the executive committee, has been touring
the country in the effort to get strong candi-
dates, and his visit to Minneapolis some
months ago was for the express purpose of
bringing out John Lind. The situation was
represented to Mr.. Lind carefully It was
shown that with the republican party divided
and confused on the tariff proposition, the
democracy had a great chance. A man Of
Governor Lindfs caliber and reputation would
at once take a front rank. AS new member
he could not be made leader of the democratic
minority, but by reason Of his former expert
ence and ability he would take a prominent
part from the beginning and could do the
party great service. :. .-s- ~.
The prospect was most alluring, and Gov
ernor Lind has been turning it over i'm his
mind very carefully. He will take plenty OF
time, in order, to see how local conditions
work out. If the primary election develops
q deal of bad blood in the Gnayoralty contest,
thus endangering the rest Of the ticket it
would be a warning to stay out: It has been
represented to Governor Lind that, once a
candidate, he would certainly sweep the
county, but he does not take anything for
granted
There are things which would work against
his candidacy. Many swallowed his free silver
views when they voted for him for governor,
believing that they would make no difference
In state office, but they would hesitate to put
a man of such convictions on the financial
question in the national legislature Then Mr.
Lnd's recent coming to Minneapolis would
raise the 'carpetbagger" cry, and it would
Re pointed out that he has never cast a vote
in this city. During his term as governor he
naturally alienated some democrats through
patronage difficulties, and nowhere more than
in Minneapolis, where there are some very
pronounced if very quiet anti-Lind men.
All these considerations will be carefully
turned over before Minnesota's biggest DEM
ocrat will decide the congressional matter.
He has expressed a willingness to go to con-
L. h~Is> l.
ers the chances good he will eventually de-
clare himself candidate.
BARTON HEADS The. expected hap
.. pened last night, when
THE COUNTY Elijah Barton was
-,. .,- once more chosen to
COMMITTEE. head the democratic
coun ty committee.
Eighteen Of the. committee were present, and
there was no opposition to MIR. Barton's Sc
lection. He was not present. He was ap-
pointed with D. w. Ahern and John A.
Hagman, a committee to secure headquar-
ters- location. The selection of a secretary
was deferred until another meeting.
The first gun of the local democratic cam
paign will be sounded next Tuesday night
at Normanna hall, when a ratification meet
ing3aviM be- held in the interests. of the state
ticket. = E, s. Corser swas chosen last night
to wait on, Governor I.an ndssa nd request him
to address this meeting, and Candidate Ros-
ing will also be invited to speak
McCLEARY TALKS Congressman McClea-
..e-,.-.*-s ry has delivered HIM
FOR RECIPROCITY. self on the lumber
tariff proposition once
more. He says in an interview: I
I! have long contended that the tariff on
lumber from Canada land the tariff on wood
pulp and many other products should be re-
moved, but I believe in reciprocity, and we
should have some arrangement with the Cana
dian government that gives us advantages If
we let Canadian ARTICLES into this county
without duty. - -,:.L .tA.- -:
If we have no reciprocity arrangement with
Canada and let In lumber free the Canadian
government may put an export duty on lun-
ber, the same as it has on logs, and we would
gain nothing. The matter is of more impor-
tance to st. Paul and Minneapolis and through
them to Minnesota, than to any other part OF
the country.
Senator IF. B. Daugherty has announced
himself a candidate for the senatorial nomi-
nation in his new district, the fifty-first. This
means that he will lock horns with the re-
doubtable George w. Laybourn. Both are
good ''scrappers' and old in, politics, though
in this respect Senator Daugherty has some
what of an advantage. They will make an
interesting contest, entirely personal in it's
Significance, for on questions of taxation they
stand for exactly the same things.
Becker county has three house candidates.
A. H: Wilcox of*Frazee seeks denomination,
but Is opposed by Thomas C. Hawley OF Lake
Park and W.<R. Morton OF Detroit.
- Charles B. Cheney
,& Fnvors Nye for Mayor. ..
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