The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24

local candidate would govern. j. w. Nash,
one of Mr.. Jones' most active supporters, Is
loutspoken In favor Of instructing for Van
SAINT.
Sam Iverson is not making any claims, but
some Of mis- friends at the capitol declare that
he has the nomination "cinched. and will
win on the first ballot over the combined OPP
position. That is. provided the situation does
not change materially during the coming
month. 1t is pretty early to make such strong
predictions in the authorship race.
NYE is STILL Frank NJ Nye says
that the rumor given
THINKING. currency in this col
umn Yesterday, to the
effect that he had declared himself out of the
congressional contest. without authority
from him. He is not candidate as yet but
has not definitely made up his mind whether
to not.
Adherents of the three candidates now in
the field all profess to look on Mr.. Nye's
possible entry very compacently. Fletcher
men think he will draw from Peterson. Pc
terson and Hay men think he will draw most
from Fletcher.
GOVERNORS TRIP Governor Van SAINT
will leave for Wash
TO WASHINGTON ington June or 2 inn
Memorial Day. Ut will he his first visit to the
capital since he took the governors chair
and the fact of his presiding over the desLi-
MES of great western state will make him
particularly welcome. The trip is more of a
vacation than anything else; but, besides
watching the national lawmakers at work,
the governor will call on President Roose-
welt and will have a conference with Senator
Nelson. The latter is anxious to talk over
state matters with the governor in order to
adequately handle them in his convention
speech
EVERETT HAS Representative Thomas
Torson Of St James
ACTIVE FRIENDS and James A. Larson
of Walnut Grove, who
were in Minneapolis Thursday in the interests
of Colonel J. A. Everett, say that the second
district will be solid for the Fairmont editor
IN the convention. His candidacy is evidently
in good hands during his illness. These gen
tlemen deny that the second is switching to
aiiler and the lieutenant governorship. 1t 10
! intimated that talk of Senator Millers candi-
dacy has come from outside the district
SlZE-UP OF The Ortonville Herald
-..s .-- Star, which, SO far,
THE SEVENTH seems to be sitting on
the fence, gives the
following snapshot survey of the congressiou-
/ al contest: -....
careful study of the situation in the sew
enth district, based upon comparison and
analysis Of the claims being made by the par.
tizans of each of the three congressional can
didates rather indicates that Senator Young
Is leading the procession with only brief
and uncertain gap separating him from Mr..
NoiStead, who in turn has to hurry to main
tain his lead against Mr.. Bowling. With the
primaries four months away and a field Of
three strong and resourceful candidates it
would be bold prophet indeed who would
risk his reputation by attempting to pick ths
winner.
William A. Nolan of Grand Meadow is
candidate for denomination by the republicans
as representative from Austin county.
Won't somebody please head of that para.
| graph about Attorney General Douglas ruiz
| Ing on the primary election law? He never
| gave such an opinion, and T b e J ourna |
| SO stated months ago; but the story is still
going the rounds of the weeklies.
| Dr., J. A. Gates of Kenyon is being bocmed
by republicans in the south end OF Goodhus
county for representative. --s
| 4. D.. Chase of Farbault is announced by
| the Republican of that city as a republican
candidate for the state senate, to succeed tho
| late A. W. Stockton. Charles B. Cheney