The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-13
MINNESOTA POLITICS


proclamation was issued: Feb. A. just three
days after the date set for the commission 10
report, the legislature will be at work on the
document
There was never any doubt about the extra
session. The governor never changed his
mind from the time he recommended it in
his inaugural megsage over year ago. He
was in honor bound to call it should the
tax commission report. and even if he had
not given his promise, he would have called
it just as promptly. 1t was obviously unWise
for him, to rush in print last fall, while the
tax commission was still struggling, and
while some of the governors best friends
were pleading against an extra session There
was no occasion to officially or publicly de-
clare his intentions until the report came to
him, and he wisely kept still. Because he
kept STILL the knockers declared that he had
weakened. 1t is now in order for them TO
retire to the extreme rear and pick out an
extra hard bench.
The governors backbone is visible now. It
was there all the time.
Candidate for clerk Of the supreme court
are not coming very fast. G.. A. Pidgeon If
Buffalo Is the only ayowed rival of Oar Reese.
There is a general Impression that Hem
nepin could beat Reese if the county would
get solidly behind a strong man. The Hen
nepin Republican Association has been back
strong prospect Of his entering the field
There was some talk of combination with
the second district, by which Bert Miller Of
Luverne was to have Hennepin's support for
lieutenant governor. Miller declines to be a
candidate for clerk of the supreme court.
Senator Smith has never given his boom
any encouragement and, for lack Of agrees
sive management. it remains in embryo.
From present indications Senator Smith will
be a candidate for another term in the upper
house for which Carl L. Wallace is already
an avowed candidate. There do not seem to
be any Hennepin candidates for state Office.
The Miller boom may amount to something
in the second district. There is never great
| rush Of candidates for lieutenant governor,
| and the possession of the Office did not do the
second district much good this time; but,
! in order to do something for Miller'' he
may be forced into the ring. Miller is a
strong man and would be safe man in the
chair of the senate and in the line of sue
! cession to the governors Office He is popular
| in the second district, and there are two
| men who would like to see him taken care
OF. They are J. T. McCleary and George w.
Somervile. The present congressman and
his rival both have reason to fear Mlller's
strength in case of contest for the nomina
| ton.
! Despite the withdrawal of Mayor Ames from
! the congressional field, there may be fonr
| candidates for that Office next summer-thre rec
| rivals for Loren Fletcher
James A. Peterson is counted on as sure
entry He would have been a candidate
Ames or no Ames. With Ames in the field
probably no other candidates would have ap-
peared; but, that danger passed, there is
! nothing to prevent free for-all contest
| General George P. Wilson is being urged
to come out as candidate. Beyond cues
ton he is thinking about it seriously. He is
believed to be more friendly to Peterson than
to Fletcher, and his candidacy would tend tc
draw more from the present congressman
than from Peterson. He will not enter, Of
course unless he sees good prospect Of his
! own nomination; but these other considera-
| tons have their weight.
| Eugene Hay admits that he is thinking
| about it. He would be backed by a consid
! cradle element of the party, and would make
| popular candidate
A four-cornered fight between four suct
| good men would be an interesting event il
| politics. 1t would be devil take the hind
| most and hurrah for the best man.
| The editor Of the Austin Transcript make:
! the following significant statement;
We in a position to know something O
the strong pressure brought to bear on thu
newspapers of this state to induce them tt
withhold criticism of the proposed railroad
combine Of the Great Northern, the Northern
Paclflc and the Burlington roads. The edito
/ of this paper does not believe thai" the merge
I is wise move SO far as the interests of tn
PEOPLE are concerned, and he is glad that Gov
ernOr Van SAINT Is to try all legal zremedie
for preventing It.
| Are there any others Gin position t.
know? Speak up, gentlemen.
/ Bob Dunns positive declaration that he will
4 not be a candidate for governor has givel
ha oil l.,
They had high hopes of Bob, and, in thei
grief and disappointment, VOW they will nom
mate Dunn anyway, and make him take it
| The Bemidji Pioneer, about as outspoken
Hill paper as any in the state, puts it will
more force than elegance in the following:
Bob Dunn the bald-headed fool, says he i
not candidate for governor. But, big foo
as lie is, he will be nominated and elected IL
place of Van SAINT. The boys will Gran
it down his burned old throat Sit down, Bob
sit down.
This, from the Willmar Republican Ga
zette is milder, but just as Significant
State Auditor Dunn denies with accustome
| emphasis that he is candidate for governo
z this year, or that he is candidate for re
y election state auditor. He .has not said
however, that he will refuse either nomination
if the state convention insists upon namin
him. 1t is barely possible that Mr.. Dunn
will be persuaded to accept a place on tn
next republican state ticket, even though h
The Hokah Chief presents the other sid
of the picture, putting it as follows:
State Auditor Dunn says he is not candi
date for reelection and the use of his nam
as candidate for governor is unauthorized
The auditor says he is out of sympathy wit
Governor Van SAINTS fight against the North
ern Securities company, but he realizes tina
his stand is not IN accord with the apparen
trend of popular feeling. Dunn has serve
the state we'll as auditor, and it is to be re
GREETED that he should get to drifting at thi
late hour. The governor may be making
grand-stand play for effect, as intmated, blu
he is pushing right and merits general sup
PORT in his declared intention of upholding tn
merger candidate for governor unless he lay
low.
Well, Dunn is laying about as low as
man can under the circumstances.
The Alexandria Post News is drawing in
spiration from the St. Paul Globe. Verify
mergers make strange yoke-fellows.
The Elbow Lake Herald says, commentin
on Dunn's withdrawal that j. F. jacobson
name in Dunns place would add grea
strength to the republican ticket.
Charles B. Cheney,
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.
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