The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
The Hot Campaign Of 1904 Viewed
in It's Various Aspects Lowry,
Heatwole, Dunn, Peterson and
Fletcher Are Factors. s@-

Fletcher Are Factors.
,, - = A WASHINGTON VIEW =....,
From Tho Journal Bureau, Room Is, Post Build
ing, Washington. --s"s
Washington. Jan 2s-At this distance
it looks asst the 1904 campaign in Min
nesota would be one OF the hottest and
most interesting in the history Of the state.
bringing into prominence new men, Gre
ating new alliances and possibly recon-
structing the machinery of the republican
party. < ~. Ef.--I -. .."' 3
| The 1904 republican state convention. for
these reasons, will probably break all rec
ords in point Of attendance. interest and
pyrotechnic fea lures. That convention
will no doubt be held in Minneapolis. as
st. Paul will have no convention hall at
that time Here are some of the things
| the convention will do: - ~
Nominate some new man for governor. E
| Probably settle a struggle for lieuten-
ant governor. g.. = -
! Nominate a new man for attorney gen.
eral. e -.-...-- ..@.
Nominate new man for secretary Of
I state, probably. - 49,. b..
Nominate a new man for state treasurer,
probably. ':.
Nominate two candidates for the SUI
preme bench. .'" .
Here are more new places than have
been filled on a single state ticket in Min.
nesota for many years, and enough to
draw crowd and make an exciting con-
vsntion. ~-- '' 81 .'.~
But In addition the party in this state
convention may pass under the control
Of new leaders. The Van SAINT organiza
ton has been hurt by its failure to win
the speakership fight and down this way
it is being slated, even by the governors
friends. for permanent retirement.
Added zest will be lent to the cam
paign by the fact that the legislature to
= cir foI mill o1,0 n
ator Clapp. This means the lower house,
the senate holding over. 49,
| Washington believes that the contest for
the governorship will lie between Mime
apolis and the north. Southern Mime
sofa having been so recently and signally
honored, Is not expected to figure promi-
nently. 49, =" -'E
R. c.. Dunn will monopolize northern
Minnesota it Is believed here, and come
to the convention, candidate for gov
ernor, with a solid backing from that 10
calty. Minneapolis is figured to have
two, and perhaps three, gupernatorlal
aspirants. with c. A. Smith at their head
William Henry Eustis may enter the race,
and it is said that Ray W. Jones has gu
bernatorial longngs. This Hennepin sit
VA tion it is expected. will clash seriously
with Thomas Lowry s, ambition TO. sue
coed Mr.. Clapp in the senate, and SO the
way seems preparing for Hennepln to 90
her customary political fall down again
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next, year. ~~>'
Ramsey county will have no candidate
| for the governorship. -
It is understood that one of the proml-
| nent candidates for attorney general Will
be Ed Young of Swift county. former state
senator. but there will be others.
Who are to be in the field for secretary
| Of state and for treasurer is not yet
| known But it is generally understood
here that julius Block will retire; that no
tice was served on him in the last cam
paign that he would be at the end OF his
; row with the close+o Of second term MS
| failure to carry his own county, Nicollet,
being responsible for this. Peter Hanson,
| it is said will also find it to his advantage
not to insist too strenuously upon third
| term as secretary Of state -.
Here then, is assurance OF large helo
| of candidates. The interest will be ap-
preciably increased because OF a new re-
| publican organiZa ton. at the head OF
which Representative Heatwole may pos
| sbly be placed, on account OF his import
| ant share in the Babcock speakershlp VIC
| tory. The significance OF this promised
change is great, for with proper care any
new organization ought to remain in con-
! troll for a series Of campaigns, and gradu-
ally change the personnel Of. not only
state and county committees. but Of the
office-holding class generally.
The Lowry Candidacy.
! If Mr. Lowry mentioned his desire to
come to the senate to succeed Mr.. Clapp,
| while in Washington recently, he did it
| very quietly. He was in the last fight and
it ought not to be difficult to guess that
he is still a member in high standing OF
the Barkis club
Probably the senatorship will be mixed
| up with the contest for state officers. and
| should Mr. Lowry come in his most likely
alliance would be with Bob Dunn, Lowry
to have Dunns help in controlling legisla-
| tive nonina tons in northern Minnesota,
and Dunn to have Lowry's help in Henne-
pin, where Dunn's principal opponents
| will be located. The Lowry candidacy
| would be viewed with alarm by c.. A.
Smith and other local men who aspire to
the governorship. and would furnish ma
terial for all kinds of a scrap among the
republicans. :
This Lowry affair should be talked
about in the subjunctive mood for the
present. for there appears nothing more
real to predicate it upon than the fact
\ that he was a candidate the last time, and
is known to have aspirations. AS a cam
/ ddate he would probably be welcomed by
Mr.. Clapp for assuming that the assist
ance of J. J. Hill is important, there is
nothing that would be more likely to give
it to Clapp in full measure than the can
! ddacy Of Mr.. Lowry. On such a theory,
Mr.. Clapp might well afford to encour-
age Mr.. Lowry to get into the fight
However. the man who is now being
played" for the sena torship by the forces
at present on top in state republican poll
tics, is Joel P. Heatwole. The wheel of
fortune may not stop at his number; he
SO; provided his plan for gaining control
of the party organization succeeds