The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-07
MINNESOTA PoL1T{cs

frank M. Wilson of that city will make
another try for the gressional nomina-i
ton next year. lie made an excellent
showing In 1909. but his votes were linn.
tied to the eastern end Of the district.
He extended his acquaintance, and With
G.ssS. Ives out Iofssthe field should get "
great deal Of theastrength deYelopedsby
mat candidate in the western counties.
y the entrieslwere limited to Wilson and
Davis Wilson would get much Of the
Wh1tford and Morrison following Of last
year, and might make it Interesting for
would be at home, where DR.. A. W. Jones;
MADE hot fight against him last year.
Former Senator Fl. II. Miller of Luverne-
is naturally affiliated in sympathy with
the administration wing Of the republican
party, and has" been sstaunch supporter
OF Governor Van SAINT but in the last is
sue or the LuVerne Herald he indicates
plainly that the third term idea is not
to his taste. He discusses the pros, and
cons OF the Dunn and Eddy candidates.
very lmpartially,5 and then says of the
third term PROPOSE tion:4 s
AS Yet Governor Nam SAINT has made
no statement which gives assurance that
ne VIII be a4candi DAT for "a third term.
ordinarily, two terms inss the office Of
governor are enough for any man, and
Governor Van SAINT should be we'll sat-
1shed with the :.honors he has received.
1t must, indeed be a. most extraordinary
situation which can End IN a great state
like Minnesota only one man who$is equal
to any emergency that may arise; and
that, too, a man who has twicesbeen
elected to the office of governor Public
sentiment is very strongly opposed to
third terms for men IN high executive
positions, and 1.-THE prejudice is so strong
and 80 well grounded that very urgent
reasons must be given to Justify theEcan-
d1dacy Of any man: for third term. In
the case Of a member Of congress whose
usefulness Is ordinarilygincfeased by ex-
perience, there are reasonssfor continu-
ance in office which do not exist in re-
alton to the officeSof governor, which re-
quire no experience. But, IN the case of
member of congress, If continuance in
office fails" to- give him experience which
increases the value Of his service, the
purpose of the rule in favor of his re-
tention should operate as strongly to cur
tail his term Of office.''3a
The latter part OF the quotation is I'M
m1stakab bly,, pointed toward Congressman
McCleary, and gives color to the rumor
that Senator Miller is getting ready to
| make trouble for the Mankato man next
year. The anti McCleary men of the dis
trict have been: after him for years, and
they are insisting that next year Is the
accepted time. They believe that feeling
on tariff revision Is strong enough to make
a powerful issue for an opposition can
didate at the primaries.
The eloquent silence Of the last issue of
the Princeton Union on politics is sugges-
tive of coming broadside. -
I, - l-.=. 49, 49, - -: -,--s-,
1 The Red Lake Falls Courier says: =
| The esteemed Minneapolis Journal as
serts that the nomination Of the defaulter
Brainerd was opposed by the Minneapo-
lis lumhermen. JustrSon, what grounds
they based their opposition is not stated"
The trouble was that as member of
the logs and lumber committee of the
board Of equalization, the lumber manu-
facturers thought. Brainerd rubbed it
| i'm by hosting their assessments 1t
was the Dodge county kick that killed
him off, however. :@*s4 VI -s.'..'' .. s,...s:-
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The little Falls Herald (denn) says:
There. are peopleg5inr this state who
| claim to know that one of the present-day
| republican candidates for governor voted
for John Lind for governor, in 1885, Lots
of other republicans did the same thing,
but The others are not eaPdiidstes for gov-
i .ns ~, 4 Ty,ar e, :. Tst,n, e,,'r.