The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-27
MINI. EDITORS
TALK POLITICS
In Washington They Say Van SAINT
Will Be Renominated Despite
Heatwole and Dunn.
Lind's Retirement Is Predicted After
His Present Term in Con-
gress Expires.
From The Journal Bureau, Room 45 Post Build
ing, Washington.

ing, Washington.
Washington, May 27.-There is a deal
OF state political talk on the editorial ex-
cursion. Everybody is talking OF next
years possibilities and making guesses as
to what will happen. While not acknowl-
edging that they have such a commission,
1t Is said that w. E. Verify of Wadena and
II. G, Hays Of Sleepy Eye are looking after
the interests OF Joel p. Heatwole while on
this trip. it is whispered further that
Miss M. v. Gibbons, formerly Of the state
auditors office, is doing a similar service
for Bob Dunn. altho Of course in a modest
way. Certain it is that whether these
persons are thus commissionedesr not,
they are believed to be. The failure of
either Dunn or Heatwole to join the party
Dunn got all ready, to start, and at the last
moment backed out-probably when he
learned that Heatwole was not coming.
He perhaps felt that he would be too con-
spicuous for comfort coming alone.
There are several well-known demo-
cratic editors in the party, and they seem
to agree in the opinion that the republi-
can party next year will be compelled 10
renominate Van SAINT should he desire 1t.
They don't see what excuse will be offered
to the people ii he is turned down, the
merger being the only issue now before the
state and having now assumed national
proportions. The wish isn't father to. the
thought with these gentlemen. for they
would rather see a big fight over the NOM
nation, and somebody put up who has no
merger record behind him. One Of these
democratic editors said to-day:
"There'l1 be lot of talk about candi-
dates for governor on the republican tick
ct. Dunn will try for the nomination,
and be defeated on account of his anti
merger handicap; Heatwole will try to
stampede the party against Van SAINT; Col
Inns will talk about being a candidate, and
will wind up, as usual. by holding on to
his place on the supreme benchh. After
all these and perhaps others have had
their say, Van SAINT will come along and
ask for third term, and the party, it may
be very reluctantly, will be compelled to
give it him. This is the logic Of the sit
uation as we democrats see it.
The Future OF Lind.
Word from reliable democratic author
ity is to the effect that John Lind is not
now planning to be a candidate for a sec
ond term IN congress. He Is understood
to have said to several of his personal
friends recently that he will retire after
one term and settle down to the practice
of law; that he ran for congress again, as
q democrat, just to show his friends and
enemies that he was not a. dead one.
Democrats in the editorial party say that
Lind's record in the fifty eighth congress
will make 1t very difficult for him to run
again, with any hope of success, unless
the Hennepin republicans make mistake
in their nomination. am told that Lind
has been carefully thinking over what he
ought to do in congress and advising with
his friends and has finally concluded that
he must become an aggressive democrat,
taking the lead in all matters affecting
| that party. That will make him a prom
inent figure in the house for the next two
years, and prevent a great many Henne-
pin republicans from again supporting
him. s 10 sTsSl
Are you sure Lind will not run again z,
asked one Of my informants.
| II am sure he doesn't want to run
again, and is not planning to do SO. That
is straight, for I know people to whom
he has opened his heart freely on this
l.sAbtect. OF course, if a system Of bait
ing is put under way by Hennepin republic
cans, Lind may become angry and again
come into the race. He won't stand
abuse and nagging. He realizes, however,
that he can't come to congress indefinitely
from a district like Hennepfn, and that
at his time of life it Is necessary that he
look out a bit for the loaves and fishes.
The longer he Is about doing this the more
difficult: it will be. Lind IS very practi-
cal, and there isn't anything in politics
that will blind his eyes to the bread and
butter ISSUE
From democratic sources, have the
estimate, made in good faith, that unless
there should be a radical change in senti-
ment. Roosevelt will carry Minnesota next
year by 100000 majority or, expressing 1t
in another way, that Minnesota will give
him the largest majority Of any state in
the Union, proportionately to its popula-
ton.
Boobar's spIketalI Sensation.
John Boobar blew into the Riggs house
last night in a full dress suit and tall hat
whereupon Charlie Mitchell Of Alexandria.
who knew John in other days, before he
became high society roller, almost had
a fit. Charlie Whitney also could hardly
Whitney ran to him, followed by half a
dozen others. and Boobar would have
been nobbed if he hadn't pleaded like a
good fellow and explained that he was on
his way to an entertainment in George
town. where he was to do monologue
act, and had just dropped in at the Riggs
hastily to pay his respects.
interest In Captain Castle.
Captain II. A. Castle is a center of in
terest to the visitors. He is being warm
ly congratulated on the ease with which
he has shown that he is not connected.
in any way with the. postoff1ce scandal.
His explanation Of the charges made to
Postmaster General Payne has been
widely read by the editors, all Of whom,
regardless Of politics, express qualification
over the fact that Castle is ,1nscathed.
Castle, 1t will be recalled, organized the
state editorial associa ton in 1867 and was
It's first president .
Watches for Frank Day.
While at Mount Vernon to- day Frank@A.
Day, president Of the Minnesota Editorial
Association. was presented with two
watches. First came Charlie Mitchell Of
Alexandria, who in behalf Of the editorial