The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-24
MINNESOTA POLITICS


committee promises a
FH1SS COMMITTEE. lively newspaper COM
paign Frank AZ. Dag
OF Fairmont is chairman Of tho press COM
mittee selected yesterday BY the executive
COMMITTEES. The other members are Humph-
rey Barton of st. Paul and Swan j. Turnblad
OF Minneapolis. This committee will soon
select director of the press bureau. George
Canheld may return from Seattle. but the
work is likely to be done principally by John
s. Pardee OF Red Wing, whose paper is now
the official organ Of the committee.
G. D. OBrien of st. Paul, at the head of the
finance committee, will be expected to coax
liberal contributions from the moneyed inter-
ests who are particularly opposed this year to
the reelection of Governor Van SAINT. The
difficulty will be that the governors inhu-
entail enemies have come to the conclusion
that there is no use trying to defeat him
this year, and they will begrudge' contribu-
tions to a foredoomed cause.
The keynote OF yesterdays committee meet
ing was unconsciously struck by "the only
democratic daily in remark that "The
afternoon session was largely devoted to a
careful survey of the situation and perfume
tory plans for the establishment Of head
quarters"
The definition of "perfunctory'' given by
the Office dictionary is, "done in half
hearted or careless manner; done without in
| terest or zeali done because it must be done. -
! CANDIDATES FOR The preliminary cam
paign for congress In
| CONGRESS ACTIVE. the fifth district is
! warming up. Con-
| gresham Fletcher's headquarters in the
Phoenix building present very lively ap-
pearance, and he has workers in every Sec
! ton of the city lining up the voters. James
| A. Peterson has his headquarters in his office
| a ho 1,o !, a,
! friends daily, and plans for Mr.. Fletcher's
| undoing Mr.. Peterson promises that he will
break the silence of his still hunt campaign
early in August. and, begin a series of public
meetings. Eugene Hay, also, has headquar-
tiers at his law office, on the tenth floor of the
Guaranty Loan, and systematic work in his
| behalf has begun. 20: .71s - . =.
| The two democratic candidates who have
| filed, William H. Marlborough and George r.
Robinson, are waiting anxiously. to hear q
| voice from the fourth aoorssof the New, y ork
| Life building, which is still shrouded in a
| fog Of mystery. Governor Lind is keeping up
| his reputation as q Sphinx. 'stt 4. a.
There is an impression that Governor Lind
will be a candidate" said one of his closest
| friends yesterday: There is nothing definite
| to base that on, but we are inclined to think
that when he does speak. he will announce
himself candidate" .... -. - "
| Just the same the local democratic leaders
are getting. impatient. They had expected
| a definite answer from Mr.. Lind before, and
they will endeavor to force a decision. In
case he does not run, they want plenty Of
| time to groom another strong candidate:
HEATwoLE STILL Joel P. Heatwole was
/ ~. rf-,.%s : in the twin cities yes
l. =. UNDECIDED. terday, and conferred
- 49, >.E.s with some of his po-
litical friends. He still refrains from def
| mite statement of his intentions. Some. OF
his strongest supporters believe he will not
be a candidate this year. Others maintain
that he must rum and that, when he Is given
to understand the situation, he will have to.
All he would ,rsay yesterday was: II do not
desire to be a candidate -. -
| Mr.. Heatwole says he would have voted
differently. from his Minnesota colleagues il
he had been in Washington at the. time the
Cuban reciprocity bill passed the house,. He
would not only have voted, for the Morris
| amendment, but for the bill. Mr.. HeatwoIe
| at least. is consistent. III: rs-s..+
SCRAMBLE FOR Lac qui Parle has ar
! "~l~> abundance OF states
JACOBSON'S; SEAT. men who are willing
| to succeed j.. r. ia
| cobson in the legislature. The county Is {
| representative district by itself, and r. ]
|
the nomination, being assured that Jacobson
| will stay out j. F. Rosenwald of the SAME
town, FORMER judge OF probate. has his eyt
on the place also, and third candidate II
being groomed In Knut Lockensgaard, a pro
lessor in the Norwegian Lutheran seminary.
Republicans who will not stand for o.. A
4 Fosnes as a senatorial candidate are trying t.
force Lyndon IA. Smith out against him, blu
the retiring lieutenant governor Is slow t
take up d fight against his newly conyerte'
friend. II he does, it is reported that La
qui Parle will enter a candidate for tn
senate, and that the man may be no othe
than j.: f.. jacobson: jacobson is credite.
| with bringing Fosnes out, and he will not b.
a candidate unless his man should appea
beaten. ~ - Z ~ = -
Representative William Butler Of st. Paul
one of the house silent men, has filed fo
denomination at the hands Of the democrat
|Sins his third Of the thirty-fourth district
Magnus Norman filed for a republican house
nomination in the thirty third, district.
~. = Charles B. Cheney.
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