The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Press Continues Its Effort to Smoke Out
Senator cIapp for Statement of Per-
sonaI veWs-Former, Mccieary Organ
Supporting MIIer-WeIIs, and Anderson,
speakership Candidates, Compare Notes.
The state press continues to pound
Senator Clapp for declaration of his
views on public questions. 1t is notice
able that most Of these demands come
from the papers friendly to Dunn or Heat
Wole. For instance, the LIE Sueur News
turns loose in its last issue with a col
urnn the responsibilities of United
States senators, and the difficulty Of keep
ing check on them. OF Senator Clapp
the News says:
OF what he has done during his congressional
term IL, indeed he has rendered any important
PAINS the eeo aas
Into his confidence with regard to his views
on the questions which are likely to become the
subject for senatorial action. It has besides
been said that his candidacy is regarded with
largest corporations operating within this state,
who rarely give their confidence to men who cam
not be made In some way useful to them. This,
OF course, may be merely campaign SANDER.
But that should not be taken for granted. Even
the vaguest charges of this nature are liable
to give rise to suspicion which ought in Justice
cisiye action is taken. 1t is to be hoped, in
view Of the representative character Of his post
lAVh oHu VI tuc lupUTIdHL ldLuTe VI Iue Qutbs
lions on which he will be called upon to act,
that Senator Clapp will not allow the present
opportunity to uass unimproYed OF taking the
public more Into his confidence than he has
DONE He cannot afford to have it said of him
that he has any desire to avoid stating clearly
his views, that his silence was due to wish
MOI hc 10 ater hn ana course Of action
purpose.
Joel couldn't have been more exasperat-
ing If he had written it himself-and pos
sibly he did
Some of the most active opposition to
Congressman McCleary is in his home
county Of Blue Earth and his own city
of Mankato There has always been con-
siderable anti-McCleary feeling in that
locality, but 1t has lacked an outlet Now
l. 2 Hunt has Joined the chorus. and
porting H. J. Miller. Hunt was formerly
McCleary's right-hand man, but when
| turned down for reappointment as post
master their relations were broken
Hunts successor in the postoffice, C. J.
Benedict, is now the McCleary manager.
i 1t is hardly to be expected that Miller
will lead McCleary in his home county,
but the Luverne man seems certain to
get good vote there.
The state fair has brought many poll
ticians into the twin cities for the week,
and the hotels look like convention times,
even among republicans.
| Two speakership candidates met in ST
Paul yesterday-R. J. Wells of Brecken-
ridge and w. B. Anderson of Winona,
| Both of them have hard contests for the
nation, and are not worrying much
about the speakership until after Sept 30
1t has been rumored abroad that Wells
would not file but he said yesterday
that he had done so, and that he expected
/ to enter the speakership lists in good
I time. His opponent in WilSin county,
George w. Bilsborrow, is popular farm
er, and claims to have Wells beaten all
ready, 2 to 1. Andersons opponent is
George D. French of Winona present
register of deeds and also a popular re-
| publican His candidacy means hard
fight for Anderson, but the latter expects
to W1n and also to go after the speaker
ship. He informed Wells yesterday that
he hated to beat such a good man.
j B: S. Bennett of Fosston, one of the
active members Of the last house, was
also in the city. He and Gunder Krostue
have filed for denomination, and seem to
have no opposition at the Polk county
! primaries. a1 ~ s5
Albert Berg was also in town. and he
}'drawn from The I1egislAtive race in the
sixtythird district. He says he really
did not want the nomination on account
of his business, but he filed to smoke
the other fellows out Now that o. B.
Ekman of Roseau has declared for Clapp
he Is satisfied, and he will support Elk
man and Hanson, who represented the
district last year.
o. A. Holt Of Delavan has come out
as a candidate for the house in Fari-
bault county. and the Elmore Eye blasts
/ his aspirations in the following style:
1--WE. believe that this is move = of
1.-THE defeated disconnected Collins sup
porters, and as such does not deserve any
|encoura cement" -
Certainly; pound them right into the
dirt. Now that you have them down,
finish the job.
The democrats of the fifteenth judicial
district are lining up for Judge Marshall
A. Spooner, and the non-partizan jul
dietary idea received an impetus in their
county conventions in Cass and Itasca
counties both of which adopted resolu-
tions indorsing Spooner for reelection
Charles B. Cheney