The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Governor VIII Have Troubles Of His Own
When He Returns from the East-Rl-
& vaIry Over the Succession to Judge
Collins on the Supreme Benci1-Mc-
Cleary and Volstead Friendly-Those
Ducks Still on lce-colone Van Duzee
Wants to BE a Regent.

Governor Van SAINT will find his office no
bed of roses when he returns from his pro-
longed absence. In the first place, every
one will want to know whether it is really
true that he will not be a candidate for
election. A good many have expressed
the opinion that the governor will continue
to ''lie low" until he Is sure that the pres.
tige of his name willsnot be needed TO
carry the convention for8the :anti-nefsef
forces. However, it is a pretty safe guess
that Judge Janison spoke with authority
when he said that the governor would not
be a candidate and that the governor will
confirm that statementSas soon as he re-
| turns.
That will not end his troubles, however.
| The candidacy of Judge Collins means an
! important appointment to make. and the
governor will get plenty of advice on that
point. There are a good many asplfa nts
/ for the supreme bench $Sacan nes,.s in ludlng
/ Attorney General Douglas..1ndge e. =
Elliott of Minneapolis.saild ,Judse =. y
/ Jaggard Of ST. Paul. These seem to be III
the lead, and it is probable that the selecz
1 tion will be made from the three. Which,
ever is appointed. there will be another
vacancy to fill, and in annapolis tn.
| possible successor to Judge Elliott Is
/ already being discussed. All of the nu-
merous aspirants to the district benct
have their lightning rods up, and judge
Andrew Holt of the municipal court seems
/
Healy is also among the possibilities.
! The governors return is looked fol
daily. @ ia
Congressman McCleary and Volstead arc
singing "Comradesn with considerable
/ feeling. Both resent and deny the stories
/ that McC,!eary Iia S stood in. Volstead's way
in the matter of committee assignments
Mr. McCleary says he did give aid t.
Dowling in the primary election fight, be
cause he had pledged it, but Volstead wa:
! an original McCleary man in 1892. and ne
always had kindly feeling for him. Wher
Volstead was nominated, from that day or
i McCleary has done everything he could tt
advance the interests Of the new congress
man.
4 Ultra suspicious newspapers have raised
the inquiry as to what has become of ths
big seizure of ducks made from the wag
ons of William Kerr last October. Th'
answer is a matter of record The state
game and fish commission by resolution
turned over all game held in cold stor
age to the board of control for the us
of state institutions, and all game tha
hereafter comes in Is at the disposal Q
the board. The particular seizure referred
to is still in cold storage in st. Paul
subject to the order of the board of con
troll. which is saving it for the Christina
dinner of state wa sds.
Colonel Charles a. Van Duzee of ST
Paul president Of theasnew Ramsey Re
d publican club. announced last night tina
he was a. candidate for a, place on tn
board of regents of the state university
The vacancy that Colonel Van Duzee ha
. his eye on will result when the term 0
Theodore i. Schurmeier of st. Paul ex
pires in January and the doughty colone
would seem to have a good chance b
landing 'sestfrE~ Charles b. Cheney.