The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
G. n. FAVORS
DR.. BABC0CK
Speakership Candidate Deals Out
Transportation to House
~ s. - Members Elect.
He Cannot Secure Endorsement Of
Either Caucus Held To-day
Both May Split. .J
It Is Believed That the Administra-
ton Forces Will Unite
on Johnson.



be the Great Northern candidate for
speaker of the house, but he has been
bountifully favored by that company with
railroad transportation. He has distrib
uted free tickets to newly elected members
to secure their attendance at caucuses
called in the Babcock interests.
Positive evidence has been secured OF
two such cases, and there are doubtless
more. In these cases DR.. Babcock went
personally to the members home and
asked him to attend caucus. Then, to
insure his attendance. he presented the
member with a nd-trip pass to st. Paul.
Evidently the Great Northern is not
very hostile to the candidacy Of the
Wadena man. It's liberality toward him
reminds the politicians of the recent dem
ocratic campaign when the committee was
supplied with unlimited transportation for
Rosing workers. At Crookston a large
shoe box full of free tickets was distrib-
uted by the democratic committeeman to
Polk county workers.
It is not known whether DR.. Babcock is
under any obligations to the railroad COM
have learned the facts feel that he Is I'M
doubtedly high in the favor of the COM
pany, and that its machinery Is being
used to aid his election.
Two caucuses To-day. 1872
Two district caucuses on the speaker
ship were held this afternoon. Both con-
vened at o'clock with a prospect that
they would stay in session all afternoon.
Leaders on both sides were at these eau
cuses. The ninth district caucus at
Crookston was attended by Lawrence H
Johnson with E. w. Stark Of the fourth
district, and J. O. Haugland and N. W
Benson from the seventh. Judge Mills
Of the railroad and warehouse commission
has been in the ninth working for Bah
COCK, and word was received this morning
from Crookston, saying that the Great
Northern interests had been working hard
to line the district up for Babcock, Arm.
strong and Fryberger of Hennepin are
there In his interests. u.
The Johnson men are confident, how
ever, of eight out of the thirteen, who are
on record against Babcock .
These are Perley of Clay, Haugen OF
Otter Tail Hawley of Becker, Aanenson OF
Norman, Bennett and Krostue of Polk
Hanson Of Marshall and Ekman of Ro-
seau. Sinons Of Red Lake has not been
heard from. Four are counted in the
Babeock csrnp. els of ~ iIlsiii and Jones'
Bondy and Wall OF Otter Tail It is GER
tain that the district will not ii1dorse
Babcocl1 and, it is likely to split over an
Endorsement of. Johnson, each member go
ing for himself.
The second district caucus at Mankato
is likely to turn out the same way. Six
| of the ten are counted as anti-Babcock
They, are Nyquist, Norman and Wilder
Of Blue Earth, Mork Of Faribault, Peter
son of Brown and Jacobson Of Rock The
other four, are supposed to favor Bah
cook. Johnson workers on the ground are
p C. EDunning and G. B. Shove of the
Hennepin delegation and S. r. Johnson
Dr.. Babcock gave it out that he was 60
Ing to Crookston, but at the last min
ute skipped for Mankato, with Burns OF
Fillmore and Stevenson Of Hennepin.
The story has gone out that Babcock Is
securing help from Ray ". jones' the
lieutenant governor-elect, and that the
latter is giving committee appointments
to senators as an inducement to get them
to help Babcock. Mr.. Jones denies Wig
orously that he is giving aid or, comfort OF
any kind to Babcock.
The fourth district Endorsement Of Bah
| cock appears to be confined to Ramsey
county. The four members from Wash
ington and Chisago counties are all
against Babcock.
It Is a sure thing that Babcock is de-
feated If he fails to get Endorsement from
either the second or the ninth. Even with
a minority from each of those districts, he
cannot muster over forty votes. The rest
are pledged against Babcock and are
practically certain to go to Johnson.