The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Judge Collins Opponents Trying to Stretch
the Consultation to Make Him lnelie-
ibIe--AIbert Lea Paper Discusses Eus.
ii tbs as Dark Horse Candidate.

An attempt has been made by the OPP
ponents of Judge Collins to show that he
lis ineligible for the governorship To do
this they take the decision in the Sutton
case applying to a member of the legisla-
ture, and stretch it to apply to the sec
ton which prohibits justices of the SUI
preme court from holding other offices.
i Their language is very different, and the
attempted sensation falls very fiat on a
/ little examination.
l5sect:on 8 Of article w. of the state con-
stitution, which says thgt mo senator or
repr sentative shall, during the time for
which he is elected, hold any office under
/ the authority of the United States or the
/ state of Minnesota, except that of post
MASTER The decision, in which Judge
Collins concurred, held that this clause
meant what it said and that a member
could not accept any other office during
the term for which he is elected even If
he resigned.
The section on which they seek to bar
Judge Collins is section Of article vi,
which says:
'The justices Of the supreme court and
4 the1district courts shall hold no office I'M
I der the United States, nor any other office
under this state; and all votes for either
of them for any elective office under this
constitution. except judicial office given
by. the legislature or the people, during
their continuance in office, shall be void. :
That is a very different proposition.
4 During their continuance in office, :
means that as soon as a judge resigns he
is eligible He is no longer in office It
means that if Judge Collins should stay
on the bench until the election was held
that votes cast for him would not count
If he should resign at any time before
then he would be gibIe, unless it should
he held that votes cast for him in the
state convention came under the constitu-
tonaI provision It is. safe to say that if
votes are cast for Judge Collins at, the
state convention. he VIII be off the bench
i ant; will be eligible to receive them.
The Albert Lea Tribune is s.agin, Boil
4 Dunn, but it has declined to look on the
i canddacv&of Judge Collins with a friend
Nv eye. In Mondays issue Editor Edwards
II delivered himself Of the following pro
nouncoment: .
1.-THE suggestion has been made, whether
earnestly or not that W. H. Eustis Of
Minneapolis would be the most acceptable
a candidate for the republicans to put il
nomination next year and there is mucI
/ In 1898 Mr.. Eustis was placed in nominal.
tion and shamefully defeated by the re
publicans sofqthe state ,sbut not from any
weakness of 7the candidate, except tina
certain politicians who had fed at the Grill
desired to hurniliate Mr.. Eustis and hac
no STeICer- care 1OI Tie party IId 1ld(
honored them, even if they had not hon
! ored the party. Mr.. Eustis has alway
t stood Loyalty by the nominees Of his part,
ard the ungracious manner in which h
was defeated did not make a "sorehead'
of hi1n.-ro he has preferred to get in tn
thick Of the fray and pursue the -enenl.
until Success crowned his efforts for tn
5 party of progress and Intellectual develop
-lnent. low there is need of a strong can
), didate and the; Minneapolis man nigh
prove the very che that would be accept
I able to the greatest number and proven
4 the schism and contention that might 9th
erwise result. The Tribune does not thinl
there is any ADLER CT asmore incorruptibl
man in the state than w. H Eustis an
he has always acquitted himself wit
credit when called upon to perform officia
! duties. If Governor Van SAINT declines t
: become a candidate again Mr.. Eusti
Q would bea worthy successor to one of tn
best executive officers the state has eve
] had
!, It is definitelgsknown that Judge Ira E
Mills, chairman of the railroad and ware
: house commission, will be a candidate fo
: reelection but the friends of Joseph c
: Miller are still waiting to know his in
1 tentions. Meanwhile the names of Err
e G. Valentine, Herbert J. Miller, j. f. ia
!. cobson,g James A. Larson and John +
!, Burns continue to. bob UP in the desultor
: tdiScl1SSioIl that is going on