The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-17
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Stirring Up Trouble for Ray Jones-Eustis
Boom Discouraged by Jones and FL
lott Men-Linds Reciprocity Speech
Stirs Up Local Comment-Attorney
Making lnbroaljos.

Attacks upon Ray w. Jones, formerly
confined to democratic papers, are begin
ming to come from prominent republican
organs, and 1t begins to appear that Hen
nepln county will have to makesga fight~for
the position of lieutenant governor, if she
wants it. No candidate has been offered
for the place, but the outside politicians
VINO are calling for the scalp of Jones say
lit won't take long to get candidate"
Most of the antiJones .talls comes from
the administration eamp:.s While the lieu
tenant governor seems TO be trying hard
to keep aloof from tie contest for govern
or, the impression prevails that he IS for
Dunn. and that his influence will go in
that direction 1t is too early for a fight,
but thef desultory firing now heard is
warning of a hot engagement next sum-
mer Even II Hennepin has no candidate
for governor, the delegation will have its
hands full nominating Jones and Judge
Elliott.
The Eustis boom conflicts with both
Jones and Elliott. Hennepin. could not
present a candidate-fors governor and ask
for any other place on the ticket, SO the
friends of the lieutenant governor and the
judge are bearing down hard in an effort
to suppress the Eustis talk. ,. = =:
Republicans who are watching the con-
gfesSlonal situation say that Congressman
Lind has done just what he was expected
to do, in order to ingratate himself with
the republican voters of this district. His
argument for Canadian reciprocity was
one which represented: the views of the
| mass OF his constituents, regardless Of
politics, and he pleased them hugely by
giving expression to their views in the
nails OF congress Mr.: Find took the po-
sltlon IN his campaign last year that he
was nearer President Roosevelt, on the
| reciprocity question than. his republican
opponent, and his speech delivered Mon
day was plainly intended to drive that
point home. 1t is evident that he expects
to- have Mr.. Fletcher for, an opponent next
4[yeag. and IS .nlanning his campaign ma
terlal from that standpoint.
T5t>A - 'sI:st cI-?4ft ---@& E"#sT&'E
I =, There is. no traffic, in positions. on the
bench. With all the, talls OF slate-mal1tng,
there has been no suggestion of any deal
with Attorney General Douglas. Altho his
appointment has been decided on, he has
never been consulted or approached on
any proposition. All that lis known of his
attitude is that he is willing to accept an
appointment. taking effect after he has
argued the states merger case, on which
he is now busily engaged Mr.. Douglas
appointments made. because of the gov
ernOrS personal preference for the man
who has stood by him thru All the merger
controversy, and because of the, over
whelming Endorsements that have come in
=. The attorney generals idea of the dignity
] of the bench is so strong, that he had de-
clined to announce himself a candidate fol-
- the 11omina ton, Or to- make aany Bid fo1
: ssuppeft, and3that isasss}nanGe thatfhe will
not mix up in the political game after he
takes his Seat on the woodstock. w..
In all the stormy controversies over who
shall be the next attorney general, Mr.
Douglas has taken no. part.
Gus Widell still has under consideration
whether he%Will be a candidate, for sec
rotary Of state. He has had considerable
encouragement: but business deals tina
reach into thexfuture rralIe<it simpossibl,
for him to make up his mind a present
| Charles B. Cheney