The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-22
MINNESOTA POLITICS

however, and has aroused good deal OF
favorab BILE comment. The strongest utter
ance in favor Of Staples has come from
Captain j. A. Everett of Fairmont, edi-
tor OF the Fairmont News, and last year
q candidates.fo the clerkship Of the SUI
preme court. Colonel Everett discusses
candidates as follows:
Attic early, speculation on who shall
be the next governor Of Minnesota Is rife |
and will not down. Many men have been
mentioned. and If reports are to believed,
some candidates are busy laying wires to
capture the nomination. We do not be-
lieve that Van SAINT intends to be a cam
didate, sfor by it he has everything to
lose 4and nothing to gain. He cannot
again hope to equal the majority Of last
year and. any less would be claimed to
be a. loss of prestige. Then there is Dunn,
Heatwole and Eddy. The two first will
not do, because they are credited with
being on the side Of the merger, as
against the attemptsTto@ enforce the laws
of Minnesota Eddy has always proved
q big vote gettert in the northwest, but
the fact that he deserted shis post in con-
gress and spent monthssin Norway in the
interests of his ownafortunessW will initiate
against him and cause the loss Of many
Votes. In view of these facts is it not
time for. the people to take the matter
insetheir own hands and name a candidate
the side, Of the people and beyond the
Influence Of political elidues and rings?
"A man. that for years served the people
SO faithfully in the Legislature that no
breath Of suspicion was ever heard against
him, and who, since being called to his
high position has stood Ikea stone wall
between the corporations and the people.
Such a man is c. r.. Staple South st.
Paul, at present member OF the rail-
road and warehouse commission. He IS
not a candidate in any sense of the word,
SO Tar as we know, but IT the people
nominate him there can be no question
but what he will accept. Is it not time
the people took this matter into their
own hands? They have the power and
if they allow themselves to be controlled
by self-seekers it will be their own fault
The Fergus Falls Free Press, edited by
Z. J. SaWbridge, takes g. Van Sant-Dunn
position in the following: =,
In this part of the state there is a.
strong sentiment in favor Of Ex-State
Auditor Dunn. Many regard him as an
Ideal candidate and with Governor Van
SAINT out Of the race, IT seems likely, at
this writing, that Mr.. Dunn would re-
ee1ve the support Of the ninth congress
sional district And this IN view Of the
supposed candidacy of ex-Congressman
Eddy. Mr.. Eddy has d number Of old
friends In. this district but while they
We're glad to give him the most hearty
support, as a congressional candidate,
many Of them would hesitate to support
him for the office OF governor especially
for the nomination. We are satisfied with
Governor Van SAINT and until he is entirely
out Of consideration as a candidate we
will 1--we in hopes that he may again lead
the republicans Of the state to another
victory ,sy.4.ss
Z John P. Mattson declares himself as
follows in e@Warren Sheaf:
II Governor Van SAINT really wants a
third term, we believe he would have no
trouble ITO win out against any or all as
pirants who, have hitherto been men
toned He has made a. good governor,
and can go before the people of the state
on. his record. To-day he enjoys. the
confidence OF the common people to
greater extent than ever. But he may
not wish to be governor again. Another
term. to be sure, cam add little to the
honor and none, perhaps, to- the. popu-
larity ands esteem in which he, Is. held at
present. Yet If a vote were taken to-
day, the governor would surely win out
against all ts now IN the, field"
>fsaEE%' i.f:1s tt,s.tr*----tl~42- -
s,e:A. = Langunn says lin his Preston
! .Tfmes:z T. ~ so .tsvafs,:l E's' -
| ;, Present appearances would indicate
that after all Van SAINT may conclude not
| to become a., candidatei for a third term
| This will throw the thing wide open with
one of the hottest .gubernatorial scraps in
| the history Of the state In prospect.
There will be new alignnnents in every d.
rection, and there will be no ms and outs.
| except as the former will Undoubtedly
| attempt to pick a winner and thus per-
petuate themselves in office, as has been
| done regularly since the Inauguration Of
/ Merriam politics in this. state. There are
/ several horses being groorned, but as yet
no favorite has appeared, nor is there any
particular hurry" ~
The Heron Lake Times names no
names, but states its position plainly in
the following: 80
| "Anent the question Of who is to be the
next governor Of Minnesota, don't it seem
! rather queer that the Second district,
! whose republication has never been uues-
toned, the district that could and has al
ways been depended upon to save the
| party whenever there was a close contest,
has never had the honor of having one
Of it's citizens named as republican
candidate for governor? In fact, we
! might go further and say that it rarely
ever gets the name Of one of it's citi-
zens on the state ticket at ALL Of course
we will admit that all the republican
4 governors heretofore elected have
the support Of the party, but
have we not got Just as able
men In the Second district. Certainly we
have. Then why not select some one 81
our ablest men for the position in 1901
and send delegates to the state conven.
ton who will See to it that the district
gets what every honest man In the state
i must concede it is entitled to. Think
i this over, boys. and when the proper
time comes select delegates who will stanG
by their guns-and our word for it, the
next governor Of Minnesota Will surely
come from the Second district
Editor Hotafiiig OF the Hutchinson In
dependent Times does not exactly belons
} to- the. Second district, but he used t.
live In Blue Earth county, and in ,recen
editorial he wants to know: $3.50
| IF the anti McCleary men want a mar
who is not afraid to take the field anc
put UP fight that would make the pres.
ent congressman weary, why don't they
take L. P. Hunt OF Mankato Hunt Is 6
4 fighter from way back, one Of the bes
politicians in the state, q first-class bust.
ness man who would stand strictly witt
with the people on the tariff question, anG
Z not with the trust magnates of the east
, He is as sound on the money question az
McCleary ever was and above all is {
man who always remembers his friend.
and stands by them. True, he resides II
the same town as McCleary, but tina
should make no difference and besides III
Is closely identified with its material in
II teraSts which fT1a Ia ffer Ia .