The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-24
MINNESOTA POLITICS
\ REASON FOR A great many demo-
Gratis of the rank and
JOHN LIMBS file have been asking
5s Why John Lind de-

st why JOQu LluQ Qe-
DELIBERATION. layed his announce.
ment till the day be-
fore the democratic county conventions. The
fact is, he had the subject under careful,
earnest consideration for months, and only
came to a final decision at the time he wrote
his letter to Chairman Rosing.
Z When Mr. Lind retired from the governors
office year ago last January, he told his
democratic friends that he would never be
candidate for governor again. Mr.. Rosing
and other members Of the state committee
labored with him, and secured promise
from him that he would not make this dec
laration public, and would avoid statement
of his Intentions He gave it, without giving
them any further encouragement.
This explains the ex-governor's sphinx
like silence during eighteen months. This
spring ne told the party leaders that he had
not changed his mind, and would not be a
candidate. They wrested from him another
promise to the effect that he would give the
matter further consideration and say moth
ing until he had done SO. Every argument
was used upon him to change his determine
ton, and he was then left for some weeks
without any interference, to think it out.
During this time he did not hesitate to say
that he was not a candidate, but to keep his
word he still refrained from saying that he
would not accept nomination If it came
to him.
He kept silence on this point until Friday,
when he made up his mind, as he said,
"irrevocably,'' and wrote the letter to Chair
man Rosing. 1t being an official letter, he
sent copy at the same time to his friend,
Colonel Weiss Of Duluth, through whom it
reached T b usrnal.
Those who know him best believe that the
ex-governor cannot be shaken in his deter
| mination, and if the convention takes the
bit in its teeth and dominates him, 1t will be
| to it's future sorrow and the embarrassment
| of the party. To name him after his posi-
tive denial would be confession that there
was no one else in the party ranks able to
carry the standard. -..-. -..' =.
POPS WANT P. M. Ringdal OF
49, - !. ..a. ...>. Crookston, popul S
| ,RINGDAL NAMED. member of Governor
| .-... -. Lnd's railroad COM
| mission, and candidate for congress in 1898,
is emulating the ex-governor. He has under
| prayerful consideration the request Of many
| Minnesota populists that he be a candidate
| for governor. II he will listen to the call
there is no doubt that he will be the populs1
nominee. Leading populsts are urging the
| democrats to name Ringdal or leave the gov.
| ernorship for the state committee to fill
| awaiting the nomination of Ringdal by the
| populists. There Is a strong bourbon sentl:
ment in the democracy, however, that will
|
there is every indication that the two parties
will have entirely independent tickets in The
| field. =. '.... .. ..-s y. ~
Populist county conventions will be held al
| over the state tomorrow to select delegates
to the state convention. Most of them viii
be mass conventions. Hennepin will hold
mass convention in Labor Temple. Dher'
| are 1853 delegates to select r -
! HOPE LIND WILL John Lind's silence
| 3. .s'..~ 81. ,,r.-- on the congressional
RUN FOR CONGRESS. question in his lette
,'-. has been taken as
hopeful sign by some of the local democracy
especially as he specified his aversion to ex
ecutive office. He is we'll known to have
strong leaning toward legislative career
and the party leaders locally hope he may b
induced to enter as candidate for congress
from the fifth district. He has said nothing
however, to directly encourage them.
The democratic county convention, did no
select the two members Of the state com
! mittee allowed Hennepin county. This vii
be done tonight by the Henneptn delegate
to the state convention, who will caucus q
the West hotel The delegation will prob
ably decide tonight how to vote on the gov
ernorship. Matt Walsh and Harry D. rwii
| are the present members of the state commit
tee from Hennepin. ~
| c. J. Bartleson will probably be Judg
Simpsons democratic opponent this fall. MI
Bartleson has not taken an active part politi
cally. for some years, having been estrange
on the free silver issue, but Is In thoroug
sympathy with the party now, and is said
be willing to make the judicial contest.
Judge William D. Edison of Duluth yester
day filed his declaration as a candidate TO
the republican nomination for congress.
Il 2Sievern Swanson of Moose Lake, Garlic
county, has entered the field as a,republica
candidate for representative from the fifty
second district.
DR.. Du Bots of Sank Center, who has bee
j conceded the democratic congressional nom
! ination in the sixth district, says he has nc
made up his mind to run. Coy Dr.. Du Bots
Clarence B. Miller Of Duluth will manag
Judge Edson's campaign for the congressiona
nomination. ass, 49,
| Charles 3. Cheney
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