The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-18
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Frank M. Eddy's boom for governor is
the llVellest thing in a political way now
under discussion by the newspapers of the
state. There seems a pretty general i'm
preston that Eddy is serious in his in
tentlons, and that his little jaunts about
the state are preliminary to an organized
campaign Seventh district papers and
Q IN towns where the ex-congressman
has dropped in assume that his candi
dacy is certain, and evidently have been.
in that belief All sorts of
comment has been INDUCED in, pro and
con.
The Fairmont News takes an Eddy view
OF the case, and reasons as follows:
Whatever truth there may be in the
washington story of CONGRESSMAN
~, .udy becoming candidate, there is but
little doubt but what he will make the
fight very interesting if he enters tl,e LIST
Ihere are many admirers of both Heat
woe and Dunn, who realize the fact that
thelr attitude on the merger question has
weakened them with the people. It is use
less to plead their honesty. fo,
the more honest they are the
more likely they are to stand by Fiji and
the merger. If Dunn Is honest he GER
talnly meant what he said when he took
that position, and the vast majority Of The
ton and are not likely to be anxious to
erect man governor who honestly dis
agrees With them. HeatWole is in The
same poat and we do not believe Van
SAM Will be a candidate for a third term
RMS leaves an opening for the right man
ana stranger things have happened than
II would pc II Eddy was picked as the right
man: lie has good congressional record
at ~ :, mas always been regarded as a friend
u NNl%
becomes a candidate.
Inc independent Mapleton Enterprise
expresses itself as follows: @1-1s .-fgs1 - : :
hA-Congressman Frank Eddy is being
groomed as candidate for governor to s,,c.
ceeo van SAINT that is if that gentleman
goes not care to succeed himself. ROB-
Dullh ana joel Heatwole would either one
ma more cordial support from the nrnss
OF the state than Mr.. Eddy. and thew 80
orally cut some figure in shaping cam
paigns.' ooiii-
Inc 7GlenWood statesman is evident,u
placing himself in readiness to nosa ~
compromise candidate, not affiliatine
closely with either of the discordant ele7
menus IN the organizations. He leans ner-
maps more closely to the Van SAINT than
70 the HeatWole wing, but would be more
satisfactory to the latter elemen than the
governor for a third term, or some others
that might be named
The Clara City Herald, which s,1nnor+ed
bowling in the seventh district prima ~
campaign last fall, says
we believe that all the talk of Mike
lowing running for congress next yea ;
Is all bosh. The people of the seventh
olstrlct have faith in Mr.. Volstead and
belleVe that he will make than q good
congressman. Mr.. Volstead will certainly
deserve second term if not third. to
MS present position. BY that time we
nope he will show the people that their
1a1tn IN MIN was not misplaced
The Ada Herald (dem. pop remarks.
The suggestion that Frank Dav he
made the dem ocratic nominee for goyerno,
or Minnesota may not be so much Of q
joke after all. Frank is good newspa
per man, a politician, true representa-
tive OF the people, and would fill the guber-
anatoflal chair With credit to the north
star state" =
All Of which is very true, but the good
natured Fairmont editor may not appre-
ciate the effort to boom him into leader OF
a forlorn hope.
This from the st. Cloud Times. a rock
ribbed dem ocratic daily, sounds as tho al
least one Minnesota bourbon was amena
BILE to reconstruction of the Cleveland
brand:
MIR. Bryan and his Commoner reminds
up very strongly of Ignatius Donnelly and
his Representative
Julius Schmahl admits that he oughtn'1
to tell 1t, but he thinks it is too good tC
keep. It was the genial secretary Of state
p. e. Hanson, who opened his heart and
his pocl1etbook and made good the deficit
in the legislative appropriation, not char
ging any interest, and trusting in the good
faith Of the next legislature to reimburse
him.