The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS
Sixth District Democrats Are United on
Van Dyke Of Acknowledgements
Chronicle Seconds the Demand for Anti
Pass Legislation - PopuIist Charm an
Prefers Roosevelt to Parker-oIe Myran
Pounded for crtlcIzIne State conven-
tIon.
The entry Of Cleve w. Van Dyke OF
alexandria as the democratic candidate
Tor congress In the sixth district is the
result of conference of the democratic
district leaders at st. Cloud to agree on
candidate. G. e. Vasaly Of Little Falls,
favored by many, declined to get in, and
Mr. Van Dyke was urged to seek the
nomination. He agreed with the under
standing that he would have no opponent
at the primaries, and promptly filed his
AFFIDAVIT. Judge Holland of Brainerd, who
had some thoughts Of filing, now saws that
he will not be candidate
Mr.. Van Dyke is a young radical,
having come over from the populist ranks.
he mas been county superintendent of
douglas county, elected on fusion ticket,
and he is an aggressive campaigner. He
promises to make it interesting for the
republican nominee, whether it is Buck
man or Foster.
The owatonna Chronicle indorses re :
cent editorial in T h e J o u r n a on anti
pass legislation and adds:
Inc evidence Is strong that certain railroad
lnnuences are making gigantic effort to secure
control of both the big political parties in this
state and in view of this the possibilities of the
pass system become of moro Importance Viewed
from the standpoint of individual right there is
and corrupt one, why state official, a legisla-
tor or delegate to a convention should have a
railroad pass any more than private citizen
In Wisconsin long fight against the mass evil
was fought and won by the people 1t is not too
early for the people Of Minnesota to make the
same fight Let the people regard railroad
or a member of the legislature but as a positive
disqualification for his reelection, and let them
demand law which will make it a crime for a
public servant to travel on piece of paper
railroad corporation.
| Such fight will be not only for the protection
| of the public against influences which are rap.
| idly becoming too powerful in our state affairs
but 1t Will be also for equal rights and Justice.
The public conscience has become dulled to
some of these things, but it is time that it be
. aroused.
Congressman Tawney, who is In the
twin cities today will leave tomorrow
| evening for New York city to confer with
| Senator Scott, chairman of the eastern
speakers bureau They will arrange a
schedule for the principal speakers Mr..
Tawney says that Indiana will be the
most holly contested state in his dis
tr1ct, which runs from Pennsylvania west
to the Pacific. Senators Nelson and Clapr
are both to be used there for week
Senator Clapp's dates beginning Oct 3.
! Victor Lawson, chairman of the popu-
list state committee and editor of the
! Willmar Tribune, state organ of the party
plainly declares his sympathy for Roose-
| Welt as against Parker, and his lack oil
faith in either Of the old parties. He
says:
In two campaigns the Tribune supported
| Bryan. the democratic candidate, because we hat
faith In his honesty Of purpose and his sympa
thy for the welfare Of the masses We saw tw.
years ago that the plutocratic element Of tina
party, aided by the hungry offceseeking GROVE
that places temporary success with spoils abov
| every other consideration, was securing control
We have less use for Parker than for Roosevelt
Neither stands for those principles which we be
lieve must be enacted into law and carried OIL
and for the people shall not perish from tn
EARTH The two old parties again line
up for sham battle.
The first and second districts furnshe
some notable veterans on the repub1ca
electoral ticket, which will cast the state
vote next winter for Roosevelt and Fair
; banks. Thomas Simpson Of Winona /
one of the old warehouses; Of republican
ism, whose principles date from the Dirt
Of the party, and Basil Smout of Well
cast his first vote for John c. Fremont
voting for every republican candidate 70
president on the long roll since 1856. TIL
convention did wisely in honoring sue
men.
t o. H. Myran, former state senator
comes In for hard roast at the hand
of his home paper, the Ada Index be
cause he has been writing letters criti
Ching the action Of the recent state con
ventioE. Senator Myran is spending mos
, of his time in California on account {
his health, but is now in Minnesota, an
|, was an ardent supporter of his old leader
Frank M. Eddy, for governor. Since tn
convention he has freely expressed hi
5 opinion of the methods used by the win
, ming faction. It will be interesting to Sc
his reply to the structures of the Index
The Chaska Herald says:
The city daiies assert that strong pressure
I being brought to bear upon E. II. Hobe of 81
r Paul by friends who want him to become ca
didate for the democratic nomination for cove
: nor. In common with few democrats in ~ tn
e nest Of the woods, we would like to know wi
y is Mr.. Hobe? When this is cleared up we ma
see our way clear TO support MIN.
n H. R, King of Grand Rapids has de
;. clared himself a candidate for representa-
tive in the f1ftysecond district, and HI
q friends in Itasca county are endeavorin
to combine his fortunes with A. L. Co
of Walker. scratching Sievern Swanson {
f Moose Lake because of the latter's sus
v pected sympathy with the Collins move
:. ment. How would King Cole ticket SUI
> the merry old souls, anyway?
Y Several members of the last house hay
+ filed for denomination this week. Anon
them are George R. Perley of Moorhea
who was leading member altho inc,
perienced; Frank A. Carlson Of LitcI
field, another republican new member WI
7 paid close attention to business and mao
v & good record; M. Walz, the Perha
I banker of the Otter Tail delegation, ar
/. John Deegan of Prior Lake, democrat
I member from Scott county, who took q
active part in questions having to do wi,
county officers.
G Charles B. Cheney.
f. AN EARLY BROWNING REVIEW