The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-04
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Ing to make hard
FOR CONGRESS. fight to carry three Of
Minnesota's nine con.
gressional districts this fall.
The fifth district is one of them, and John
Lind is the man counted upon to carry it.
His candidacy is more than rumor: 1t is
strong probability Prominent democrats
10th in and out Of Hennepin have been to
see the ex-governor lately on the PROPOSE
ton, and they are great deal more encour-
aged than they ever were when they talked
governorship. In fact the tip has been
quietly passed around that Lind will be a
candidate for congress-, as The journal
forecasted early in the spring. -s
He will he the local democracy's trump
card. With him they hope to take not only
the congressman, but sheriff, mayor and
other local Offices, and give L.. A. Rosing q
majority In Hennepin county. IT,
Mr.. Lind's tastes lie in legislative lines,
and he has lent himself readily to the ma
tional democratic program, which Is stren-
uous effort to carry the lower house of con-
gress this fall .-......"
Dr.. Dubois of Sauk Center has been assured
OF the support Of the gold democratic wing
o. the party, and the organization is pinning
strong hopes to his candidacy in the sixth
district. 1t is said that Judge Bruener of ST..
Cloud will work hard for Dubois
Democrats Of the third district are begin
ming to suspect that there Is more than the
usual portion of truth In Joel Heatwole's re-
tirenent from congress. They are conse-
quently beginning to take notice R. H..
McClelland Of Glencoe has been mentioned as
q democratic candidate, and so has Senator
John a. johnson of st. Peter; but the trouble
With Senator johnson Is that his county is
new in the district. There Is strong senti-
ment for W. II. Leeman OF Henderson, chair
man Of the congressional committee. An
effort will be made to bring, him out either
for congress or for the state senate from
sibley county.
| SENATOR MILLER Senator H. j. Miller OF
Luverne was placed
BETWEEN in rather unfor-
tunate position on
TWO FIRES. Tuesday at the state
| convention, and has
been unjustly criticized both by the friends
| and opponents of Ray w. Jones. the nominee
| for lieutenant governor.
The fact is, Senator Miller never had any
| desire for the nomination. and made no move
| to get it. 1t would have been both politi.
cal and financial sacrifice. He pledged his
hearty support to Captain Everett when the
latter announced himself candidate fol
clerk of the supreme court. Afterward lead
Ing. politicians outside the twin cities who
were not satisfied with Jones did their bes
| to bring Miller out. He told them he woul6
not be a candidate so long as Everett was II
| the field. 1t was represented that Everett
stood no show Of the nomination, but still
Mr.. Miller refused to be placed In an atti
tude of bad faith.
The second district caucus was held Mon
day night for the purpose Of pulling Everett
off and bringing Miller out. Captain Everett
and his friends put up a stiff front, and thu
| attempt was not openly made. Senator Mill
| er was not concerned in the scheme, ant
pledged his hearty support to Everett.
| In spite Of this, his name was sprung
! Tuesday morning by the Jacobson forces. 1
| was done against Senator Miller's will, ant
| he proceeded to head off the boom. He alb
| soutely forbade the use of his name, ant
1t was not presented, though four second dis
| trict counties caucused and agreed to star
the ball rolling.
| The Jones men cannot complain, for sena
| tor Miller never turned over hand agains
| JONES' Those who wished Miller to entel
the fight cannot reproach him, for he was
bound in honor to keep out.
Peder NJ Henricks of Robin, Kittsor
county, will probably run as a straight popu
| list candidate for the state senate in the
| sixty third district. It Is Kittson's turn tt
| have the senator, and the republicans have
decided on B. E. sundberg. Mr.. Henricks
sat as a fusionist in the last house, but Is 6
veteran populist. He was at the state con
vention, and was there solicited to run By
1 all the delegates present. - -, ~':->.---s g.
Mr. Henricks says the populist state t1cke
will poll the full populist vote in the Rel
River Valley. The populsts in that sectior
took up fusion unwillingly, and it ha
harmed them more than it ever helped them
They will go it alone all the way down th'
| line this year.
| Two of the last Hennepin delegation In th'
house filed their certificates yesterday as can
| didates for denomination. Both are clean
able men with excellent records. P. G
| Deming filed as republican candidate from
the thirty ninth district, and George W
Armstrong as a republican candidate from
the forty-fourth
Charles B. Cheney.