The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-25

forfeiture. It Is a well known fact that
up to date, the Northern Securities COM
pany has not on it's books the majority of
Great Northern stock. 1t has been with
held for purposes Of the suit. The state
will prove intent and partial requirement,
and ask perpetual injunction to prevent
majority of the stock of the two roads
from going to the merger company. Under
forfeiture suit the company would prove
that 1t did not now hold majority of the
stock, and the suit would fall to the
ground. Then the Argus and other mer-
ger lackeys would have roared gleefully. r..
The forfeiture law, which is separate
statute drawn without reference to the
ant1-merger law, was carefully constd-
cred, and thrown aside for the foregoing
reasons. But Mr. Rosing's court Jester is
terribly perturbed because >the state did
not start a comic opera suit, and give him
the chance of his life for a merry making.
The democratic organ will have to stick
to personalities. Its arguments are run
ming short, such as they are.
Must Get Out the Vote.
The Austin Register sounds a very ne
cessary note Of warning in the following:
1.-THE Register believes the state COM
mittee- Is facing one of the most serious
problems ever presented to Minnesota re-
publicans. The primaries are likely to be
close and exciting and In some instances
bitter In strong republican counties a
nomination is practically an election. This
will have tendency to increase the size
of the stay-at-ho1ne off year vote and it
will take all the ingenuity Of the commit
tee, as we'll as candidates, to prevent a
slump in the republican vote in Novem-
Der. Ten per cent Of a slump throughout
the state would bring the republicans
close to the danger line, and if the state
committee Is wise 1t will take no chances
on the outcome, but abandon the hack
neyed campaign methods of the past and
devise some new and attractive way to
meet condition and not a theory which
confronts it. There is grave danger in tri-
fling with the new situation of this year.
Farmers Paid the Loss.
The st. James journal has been having
fun with typographical error, which
made Governor Van SAINT say that the
prison binding twine plant turned a profit
of $333,000 in 1901. It should have read
$4,000. The loss to the state by Warden
Reeves buying was charged to the pre-
vious year by his own bookkeeper, who
invoiced the twine Jan. at
the then market price instead of
the price paid for it. BY SELL
ing twine to the farmers at higher
price than dealers were charging, the
Reeve administration made money, and
had not been for that big purchase OF raw
material at top prices.
Lyndon A. Smith is satisfied with the
honors of state office, and now asks the
votes Of Chippewa county to make him
county attorney once more, as they used
to do before he was lieutenant governor.
There is fight on for the senatorship
in Faribault county. Sheridan j. Abbott
of Delavan, former member Of the
house, has entered the field until just now
occupied only by Frank e. Putnam OF
Blue Earth City. Mr.. Putnam is a young
man, now county attorney, while Mr.. Abb
bott is an old timer.
1t is said that some Of the Lac oui
Parle republicans, who are not satisfied
with G. A. Fosness' republicanism, are
trying to bring out Professor Knut Lock-
ensgaard Of Madison for the state senate.
He Is a professor in the Lutheran semi
nary there, and very popular.
Senator Johnson says In his st. Peter
Herald:
almost every republican candidate for
congress In this district believes he is
heir to the support of Joel P. Heatwole
in which Joel is wise and his heirs zap
parent are not SO wise. It really looks
as though Ed Whitford has f1rst claim on
the asset If it can be called that now
Democrats of the ffty-third legislative
district are taking courage from the fac
tionaa fight among the republicans and
hope to win out with the aid Of the de-
feated candidates friends. M F.. Can
field of Long Prairie has filed as demo-
cratic candidate for the senate
Philip G. Schmidt Of. Duluth has filed
as republican candidate for the house
in the f1fty-hrst district.
Old friends must part company sorne-
times. Sam Ianguin was in hard straits
between his allegiance to Tawney and his
friendship for Knatvold, but he finally
heard the voice of duty telling him to
stand by the present congressman. and
came out for Tawney last week.
| Senator Young has opened headu,,arters
at Willnnar, which will be the center of
his campaign for. congress until the pri
maries are held.
Senator c. L. Benedict of Mankato.
Sam Fullerton's friend, announces that
he VIII not be a candidate for re-election.
which lends some color to the story that
he Is to take the postofflce away from T,
P. Hunt. A. o. Eberhart of Manka to ia
| the only senatorial candidate now IN
sight. f' zs;, -.