The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
MUST
HAVE HENNEPIN
The Wadena Candidate for Speaker
Cant Win Without Some
Hennepin Votes.
But Johnson Still Has a Lead, Leav.
ing Out This County
Altogether,
Kinds, From Babcocks District, Is
for Johnson-Attempts to
Split Hennepin.

pull him through the Speakershlp contest.
However, he will have to get a majority
of Lawrence JOhnson's colleagues to be
even within reach Of the coveted fifty
three votes. The contest is assuming a
peculiar phase. with each candidate hard
put ITO hold his own district and not a
single congressional district united on
either man. So.
Johnson has more positive strength,
leaving Hennepin county out Of consid-
Grafton than Babcock. who claims to be
the country candidate. Counting six
votes as doubtful. the state outside the
fifth district stands As for Johnson and 50
for Babcock. Giving Babcock all the
doubtful votes, Johnson would still win
with the aid of a bare majority from Hen
nepin county.
An analysis Of the strength of each can
didate not furnished by. the Johnson
managers but based on a careful inspec-
ton of the field, is as follows:
First District-Johnson 8, Babcock s,
doubtful 1.
second--Johnson 6, Babcock 8, doubt
Third-Johnson 5. Babcock 4, doubt
full 1.
Fourth--Johnson 2, Babcock Z.
Slxth--Johnson s. Babcock s.
Seventh-Johnson 9. Babcock 2 doubt
Etghth-Johnson 2. Babcock 6, doubt
full /.
Ninth--Johnson 7, Babcock S. doubt
full l.
Totals-Johnson IS, Babcock So. doubt
full 6.
A Jolt for 5abcock.
The Babcock claims We're given a rude
Jolt to-day when Ed Kinds of Park
Rapids. from DR.. Babcock's own lestsla-
tive district. arrived on the scene and
declared himself positively for Johnson.
E. B. Wood of Long Prairie, the senator
from the same district. is also on the
ground talking for Johnson. Both were
inclined to favor Babcock as a home can
d1date until they understood the signif-
canoe of the fight. when as matter of
principle they declared themselves with
the governor and his policies.
Six Of the eleven republicans from the
sixth congressional district are for John
son, and If the unit rule were enforced.
the doctor would have to vote against
himself aF -. =
The first district is nominally for Bah
|rcock through the action Of it's steering
cpSnT1ittsel but g majority Of the mem
bers are against Babcock and are deter
mined to have another caucus of the dis
trict. This will either discharge the
steering committee and leave the mem
bers. loose, or if it Is decided to go In a
| body, johnson will be the beneficiary.
| Severn Swanson of Moose Lake, one Of
the eighth district delegation, has writ
| ten assurances of his support to Mr..
Johnson. With P. E. Bowling of Eve
letr he will stand out against the Duluth
contingent, and It Is reported that T. G.
! McLean of Anolxa Is also intending to
ioin the johnson forces which will make
him three from that district.
DIsaffection in Hennepin.
There are rumors af1oat that the strong
| est and most direct sort of influence is
being brought to bear on doubtful mem
bers.
The four johnson men in the Hen
| nepin delegation, Stevenson, Armstrong
Fryberger and Nolan, have been working
hard to get over abrogation of the unit
rule. which they declare no longer binds
their action. They have caused four Other
members from Hennepin to take position
on the fence. They are Dem1ng, Smith
| Bardwell and Fosseen. These say they
are still bound by the unit rule. but the,
| want another caucus and say that ont
will be called tomorrow or Saturday
The principal object of this caucus is tt
reconsider the unit rule and split the del
egatlon. Mr.. johnson says he is conf1den
that the eleven members who have de-
clared for him will not desert him whel
he has the fight won.
Few members were on the ground to-
day. Some who have been in st. Pau
went home for the day.
Transportation for the members be
comes available to- day. and considera
BILE number are expected on hand to
! morrow -.
Office Seekers Get Busy.
The speakership fight is somewhat com
plcated by the contest for minor hous
3 positions. No rival has appeared to Juliu
Scfmahl for chief clerk. Ed Fanning ha
, two opponents for sergeant-at-ar N
/ V. Scribner of Minneapolis and M. W
Taylor of ST. Paul X
! F. w. Moves of Kennedy. the ninth dis
trict candidate for first assistant clerk
arrived to-day and began work. He 1
opposed by Harvey l.. Mills of st. Paul
K. J. Weeks Of Thief River Falls, also II
the ninth district is out for second assist
: ant clerk and the district will have t.
choose betw cen Noyes and Weeks. TIL
> second district has candidate for tn
Z second assistant In K. O. sandum o
| Bricelyn. : r. L. Mark. representative
from Faribaut county, was on hand to
day looking after Sandum's campaign.
? S. W. Melendy Of Minneapolis is can
: didate for postmaster, opposed by Mrs
= Adele M Van Smith of st. Paul.
y The fourth district also has three can
didates for assistant postmaster. Two o
them, Mrs. FRANKLIN Lee Stone and job
l ROBBIE are from the same town, Rush City
1 The first district will caucus Monday i
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