The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23

Sixth District Coming In Line for Col
Inns = Indications of Link Between
Judge Jaggard and e. r. Young.
Western democrats are taking some in
terest in the suggestion made by the New
York World, proposing Judge Amos NJ /
Thayer of st. Louis as a candidate for
the presidency. Judge Thayer was ap-
pointed by Grover Cleveland in 1894 as a t
member Of the circuit court Of appeals.
and. having been out of politics since that /
time has not mixed himself up with either
wing of, the party. He hashleaped into
by his opinion in the North
ern Securities case. which was Endorsed by
the supreme court as good law, after 1t
economic doctrine. The New York
Worlds suggestion is attracting consid
cradle attention. The strong argument in
favor of Judge Thayer is that his nornina-
ton would rob the republicans of a mon
opoly Of the antimerger issue, and give
democracy a candidate with something
more Of platform than II am demo-
crat.'
Judge Thayer is a nephew of former
Senator Jay La Due of Luverne, one of
the old war horses of the Minnesota de-
mocracy, family connection which will
recommend him in this part Of the coun-
try.
r. The Ramsey county ..lxids' may not be
very wise III the game of politics, as Fred
Sch: ffman maintains, but they are good
enough to suit the candidates on the re-
publican city ticket at the spring cleo
tton. They are keeding the fatherly advice
Ct their f-ieros of the big four, and will
''get little experience working to elect
Colonel Wright over Mayor Bob Smith.
Fenton G. Warner has been chosen Sec
rotary Of the campaign committee, and
Frank Haskell, assistant secretary. Both
are Collins men and leading spirits in the
i kid" element, which dominated the re-
cent county and district conventions.
r. 1t was. the kids" on the Ramsey dele
cation who were responsible for making
A. R. McGill an alternate at large instead
of Oar Reese. Some member of the dele
cation nominated Reese, but his voice
was drowned in cries Of "McGill,'' and
Chairman Hugo could not hear anything
else. 49,
Former members Of the legislature are
working for the nomination of E.. r.
Young for attorney general. Nearly all
Young's5 old colleagues are doing what
they can for him: On the other hand,
W. ]. Donallower is strong among county
officers, with whom he has worked in an
official capacity for the last five years,
land counts a great deal on their support
t. 1t would be interesting to see the lines
drawn and Sc which crowd has the most
influence in the convention, legislators or
county officers. NJ. -
Judge Collins friends"in the sixth dis
trict laugh at the claims made by the
Dunn managers in that territory. Instead
Of a majority Of the delegates going to
Dunn. they concede the Princeton man
less than third The only. counties he
has a good prospect of carrying are Grow
an 80
delegates to the state convention. it is
apparent that there will be- hard fighting
all thru the district, but there is a strong
tide setting in away from Dunn, and
| Collins chances look the best in Wright,
Sherburne, Todd Wade11a, Hubbard land
Cass. He is certain to carry Stearns and
Benton. In Meel1er county Peter E. Han
son and A. r. Koerner are both for Dunn,
| and. until lately it has looked like Dunn
territory, but there is a change there and
the outcome is uncertain. Douglas is like
| ~ to cast its vote for Eddy, and with the
| Glenwood man out of the race will be
! divided. - .--l..sgE .&
| The campaign for Judge Jaggard of ST.
Paul is progressing vigorously, and there
| are strong indications that his interests
will become linked with those of E. r..
Young, candidate for attorney general.
Jaggard's friends claim that his candidacy
| is not antagonfstic to W.. ,DorlahoWer,
Nevertheless, the Donahower men do not
look with favor on the Jaggard movement
This is not due entirely to the fact that
! Doth come from the same county. w. B.
Douglas and Donahower are being pro-
4 NOTED together, and are friends from long
association in the office. This makes
1 their interests in large measure identical
i The Lovely, Lewis and Brown cornbina-
ton is holding together we'll and is work.
ing TO bring Douglas and Jaggard into a
lone contest for fourth place. This nat
urally causes community of interest
4 between Jaggard and Young on one side
and Douglas and Donahower on the
other. :s,s:.z;
4 The st. Cloud Journal-Press has beer
La persistent supporter of Congressman
buchanan, but his declaration for Dunr
mas strained Editor Eastman's friendship
as the following paragraph indicates:
There is no question but the sentiment
against Buchanan is growing, and it large
I ly comes from his interviews on the gov.
ernorsh1p contest. Foster is not in favor
and the people opposed to Buckman are
industriously looking for an acceptable
man to lead the fight
DR.. C. G. Gilbert of Grand Rapids i
! notable accession to the ranks Of til,
4 republican party. He has been one O
the fighting democrats Of northern Min
nesota, and is still the ,Itasca count,
member Of the democratic: state commit
tee. sHesis out in an interview announcer,
! This. allegiance to the republican mart,
and saying that the only sensible cours
: for the democratic party is to come o.,
and support Roosevelt. =
Friends of c. A. Smith are tndignan
+ over recent statements in the st. pa,
) Globe, F,aribault Journal and other Dun
+ organs rejecting on Mr.. Smiths part
i ioyalty. Such, reports have been whis
! pered about among the curbstone ..knock
ers but never came to Mr. Smiths 1T
tent1on until published this week. He de
nounces them as absolutely false and 81
: friends say that they know he has neve
! WaVered IN his support Of the republica
/. ticket. .sss % -. 1siAeo
4 There, Is CONSERVATION in the Colin
al camp over the report that E. H. Black
= purn mas come out for Dunn
" me Norris Tribune observes: Il
o The state convention at 1Minneo nol,
I must nave been a jolly gathering. for the
!, adopted resolutions favoring every nha !
! OF the present tariff discussion and t1's II
. dorsiIng everybody from president to cor
d Charles B. Cheney