The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-27
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS
In a three cornered fight between Dunn,
Eddy and Van SAINT, the attitude of the
Hennepin and Ramsey county delegations
may very easily settle the governorship.
Both counties will have candidates for
other places on the ticket Hennepin will
have Ray Jones for lieutenant governor
and may present Judge Elliott or Judge
Simpson for place on the supreme bench.
At the same time the county convention
will be apt to make some kind Of dec
laration on the governorship.
Ramsey county will have candidate
Tor attorney general, and 1t seems likely
that w. ]. Donahower will be the man.
oscar Hallam is soliting support as an
administration candidate, but many
stanch administration men ARE friendly
to DonahoWer, who has never indicated
that he is opposed to the governor. He
seems to have a pretty firm grip, and
probably will get the delegation to do
about as he pleases. 1t will be against
the third-term proposition If the admin
istratton makes fight on Donahower,
but ii the Dunn contingent are found to
favor Young, Ramsey Is likely to go the
other way. All three candidates for gov
ernor have elements of strength in Ram
Sey.
Frank Eddy is accused Of being the can
dldate of the street railway company and
OF the 500, and the fact that he was
brought out by M. D.. Mum and the Dis
patch is given as a reason for this belief.
There are other views Of the Eddy prop
osition, however. The democratic St.
Cloud Times says go ,,t #EssH ss +a-
There is growing feeling in some
quarters that Frank Eddy is playing sec
ond fiddle to the governor that there is a
complete understanding between them;
that Frank Eddy iS 10 brir1or fha
north state delegates, that Van is to get
what he can from the field, and that the
one who can make the best showing is to
have the bunch. In other words, there is
a combinations" Indications point that
way. The kindly feeling expressed for
Eddy by statehouse organs and politicians
Is rather convincing
The Lakefield Standard, which leans to
Dunn, says:
What does the candidacy Of Eddy for
governor portend? Does it mean that Van
SAINT has abandoned the third term idea
and that the sage of Glenwood has &C
cepted the mantle of the governor and
will have the support of the entire admin
istration and the machine? This would
| seem to be the rational and logical ex-
PLANTATION Of his candidacy, because it is
generally assumed that the adminstra-
ton is friendly to Eddy and he has for
m1nistration. It is scarcely likely that
Eddy would have entered the field to OPP
pose the governor or without consulting
him. Should both of them be candidates,
1t would be a large factor in favor OF, an
anti administration candidate. We think
ernor win not be a candidate for a re-
nomination and that his influence will be
thrown in favor Of Eddy
The Two Harbors Iron Trade Journal
sizes 1t us as follows:
.Ex- congressman Frank Eddy is out for
governor, Bob Dunn is getting ready to
come out and the present governor is
thinking the matter over as to whether or
not he shall run again. There are those
who would not be surprised to see the last
of these gentlemen first, and the first last
when the convention comes. round. In so
doing, however, they might forget the mid
ule man, who would perhaps make the
strongest run in the bunch if he got out
In the open with an even chance y III s
The Browns Valley Tribune says:
1T is against precedent in Minnesota to
elect a governor for a third term, and it
would probably not be good politics to
again place Van SAINT at the head of the
ticket, but one thing is certain: If the
delegates to the state republican conven-
| ton IN 1904 wish to properly represent and
satisfy the rank and file of the party
voters thruout the state, they will place in
| nomination candidate for governor who
| is in sympathy with Van SAINTS views
on the merger question, candidate who
like the present governor, is willing to en-
force a due observance of our laws as they
appear on our statute books.
| Charlie Eastman Of Wadena says in his
paper:
The Pioneer Journal, has an idea that
| the less Bob Dunn and his friends talk
about that alleged agreement upon the
part of Governor Van SAINT and his close
! friends to support the ex-state auditor for
governor, the better off they will be- We
know some people who could tell a mighty
interesting story about some things which
happened along in the early part of the
summer of 1902
It would be cruel to keep such an inter-
esting story secret. Evidently the gen
tleman from Wadena has heard it. He
has the floor.
Charles B. Cheney.