The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-02
MINNESOTA 70 LiTICS
Bert Miller on the. Govarnorship rams
Blxby Denies Charges Against the
Dawes Commissions shevlIn Favors Shl-
cage tor the Next National Conventions.

Herbert J. Miller OF I1uverne talked q
little politics in an off-hand way while I'M
st. Paul yesterday. He is a. good friend /
of Governor Van SAINT, but does not be-
'lieYe In the third term proposition. He
is also a friend Of Bob Dunn's and is |
ready to stand for Bob as a candidate II
Bob will make hiss position clear as to I
enforcement OF the state laws. Senator
Miller will not say that he is going toll
run for congress next year, but he evil
nomination with the Mankato school
master. $50
The Lakef1eld Standard says:
The, political writer of The Minneapolis.|
Journal has a list of twenty six possible
candidates for governor in the republican
party, without counting Dunn, Eddy and
Van SAINT. He has some from each con Il
gressional district, there being four from
Hennepin county and only one from the
second congressional district, which shows,
another strain Of Poland China in our
Hennepin neighbors. We. feel justified In
stating that we could name several hun:
dred more just as likely men as those he
has selected. In fact Oheney's possibili-
ties are mostly impossibilties.
I did not pretend to make a selection
and only printed g list Of those who had
been honored with mention for theYgov-
ernorshfp. which was as NEARLY complete
| as could make 1t. The fact that man
is mentioned does not make him a posi-
bility, and I distinctly said so at the
time. By the way, three were mentioned
from the second district, McCleary and
Weaver of Mankato and Miller Of Luz
verne.
Tams Bixby is back in Minnesota for a
brief space, and nediscussing the recent
scandal involving the Dawes commission,
he fatty detlies aaat any member Of the
commission has had any business dealings
/ with the Indians or in Indian lands. Some,
are interested In trust companies which
do general banking business, and Mr..
Bixby admits his connection with mum
Der Of companies but says that none Of
them have dealt in lands, as charged by
8. M. Brosius Of the Indian Rights associa-
titton. He says the commission itself re-
|~duested the investigation. and is perfectly
confident Of the outcome.
Thomas H. shevlin, Minnesota member
OF the republican national committee
4 says there is no show whatever for Min
neapol1s as the convention city next year.
PIT Is too late to make a bid for it, as
the committee will meet to fix the place
ON Dec. 8, and Chicago has a great adj
comm odations. Mr.. Shevlin himself fav-
ors Chicago, with Pittsburg as second
choice. He thinksStt would be bad policy
to hold the convention at St. Louis where
i the exposition crowd will tax accommo-
i dations.
The editor of that staunch democratic
organ, the Faribault Eliot does. not stand
: for William J. Bryab but he sounds a
eulogy Of John Lind, in which he says
the Minneapolis congressman far outclass-
es any other member from Minnesota.
Friends Of J.. F. jacobson have not
ceased in their effQrtssto get the Lac qui
Parle statesman in the field for railroad
and warehouse commissioner. He Is still
lying low and has given no indica-
\ ton Of his Intentions to the public but it
Is reported that he will declare himself
I for Young for attorney general and will
9 mot enter the field to complfcate the sew
v enth district situations any further. If he
should be brought into the field, however
he would make an; even more formidable
0 candidate than he did IN the authorship
: fight last year and would be hard mar
8 to stop.
The Royalton - Yaa Fl F. witch IS i bro.
9 l.nounceds Dunn baaper ahdhs This to say: %
d I'VE beney the repuBlitaan new newspaper
! that are hetinding Governor vaf SAINT arr
z titled ITO better treatment. IF the sobtec
g is to- keep him out lof the gubernateria
"a race 1t is ill5advised, for it may drive hin
= into the fight. The third term idea All
= mot popular and the governor is too shrew,
II Ia politician to ruin his political futur
's by attempting to reverse well-establishe,
4. precedent. We confess we were one o
= those who believed the governor was.
- candidate for reelection for third term
N but we have changed our mind since h
Is has stated to his friends that he is no
ia and will not become a candidate Score
= tary Of State Hanson is the last to com
~ out with a statement that the goyerno
80 has told him repeatedly that he will nc
N become a candidate. Let us take hir
W at his word. Please give the governc
a rest :
Is Good judges of the situation have ex
rs pressed the opinion that the third teri
er proposition would not have been heard {
~ had 1t not been pounded on by the or
- position. lssE%c@ - ~ -
A morning paper says that e. T. Youn
OF Appleton announced his candidacy f.
az attorney general yesterday and "cause
= considerable surprise In state political al
i. cles, No one could have been much s,1,
ut prised except the tardy morning pane
v. as a definite and authorized announcerne,
OF Young's candidacy was made in = h
~ 10 urn a month ago. The App1etc
man has sawed considerable wood sim
that time. Charles b. Cheney
ToWNE1AN TAMMANY
Z New York Sun.