The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-09
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Speculation having been revived by recent
publication as to whether Eugene G. Lay
would be likely to become candidate for
1 congress-, the question was put to him to-day
by The Journal as to what his pur-
poses were in that connection. He authorizes
the following reply:
!, It is little too early to say whether will
be a candidate for congress or not. GER
tainly will not be for the mere qualification
of personal ambition. If. as the campaign
great Importance, of which my friends should
think was especially representative, / will
not hesitate to enter the race
Mr.. Hays position is understood to be that
fairly indicated by his statement He is not
candidate at present but circumstances may
arise under which he may become one.
Senator Schellbach Of Granite Falls will
not attend the extra session. He is going to
California to be gone about two months, and
will hardly be returned before adjournment.
Aitkin county wants a state senator from
the fffty-second district to succeed G. c..
Mccarthy of Grand Rapids, and Aitkin county
republicans are urged by the Aitkin Age to
avoid fractional fight and get together on
candidate Cass and ltasca are inclined to
accept Atkins choice
! Senator DAILY is a strenuous hacker of Nat
Campbell for the democratic congressional
nomination in the ninth. He even goes so far
as to say he would rather have Campbell run
than make the race himself.
don't know anything about the business,
and I wouldn't take it under any circum-
stances.
Thus 'rurnbled' Dan Shell the other day,
when queried about his reported candidacy
for clerk of the supreme court. The Wor-
Ellington Globe is authority for the denial,
which is doubtless correct.
This will lift load from the mind of Oar
Reese, who will be a candidate for third
term, and had much to fear from Shell. The
big senator would have commanded support
in all parts of the state, and especially in the
second.
1t is now in order to hear from E. E. Smith
and H. j. Miller as to their intentions. c. A.
PidgeOn of Buffalo is an avOWed candidate,
| and Reese will evidently have to fight for his
place. "
| Editor McKeon of the Graceville Enterprise
| is doing the brotherly act in pushing the
name of w. G. Whteman of the Ortonvlle
! Herald-Star for the legislature in the fifty
sixth district. What is to become of N. w
Benson Of Clinton? Swift county will de
| mand the senator, and there is only one
| member of the lower house in the district
Did Benson's vote for Bixby give him his
Guietus at home?
| w. H. Noyes, member of the house, gives
| US the following bit Of news in his BarnuI
| Gazette:
| It is now conceded that Bob Dunn will be
the next governor of Minnesota. He is the
! strongest man the party can nominate, and
would be one of the ablest chief executives
| the state ever had. ...... .. -.
This is interesting information, but there
| is something lacking in it, Conceded by
whom? Not by Bob at any rate.
Editor Heatwole has left Mortified, and
since Congressman Heatwole arrived in
| Washington the usual transformation has oc-
CURED in the editorial page of the Mortified
| News. Instead of leading articles ard para
graphs bristlng with saucy references to the
| state administration, we see comment on the
acts of the King Of Siam and other interest.
ing but remote people.
| Red Lake county seems strong for 'Grinde-
| land for congress. The Crookston Times
| says: tJust what Red Lake county will gain
| in the end by lining up with Marshall county
| for congressman is not clear" Red Lake
wants state senator, but is not districteG
| with Marshall &C. B. Cheney.