The Minneapolis journal., 1904-08-27
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Uncertainty as to Lind's Attitude on SUI
prene Court NomInatIon-Eddy Denies
Political AspiratIons-PrImary Election
Talk.

The chief uncertainty among democrats
as to the. state ticket to be named Tues
day relates, as it has many times before.
to John Lind They want him on the
ticket for the supreme bench. believing
that he will not only help the other ju-
dicial candidates, but also the head of the
ticket. Lind absolutely refused any kind
OF nomination at the time of the confer
ence IN st. Paul, and has expressed HIM
self as particularly averse to the supreme
court nomination. It is considered very
doubtful whether he will accept if nomi-
mated, but there is strong disposition to
try 1T, anyway. Unless the strongest kind
Of a prohibition from Lind appears be-
tween now and Tuesday afternoon, his
name will go on.
Report on the street has it that the
st. Paul democracy is going to receive
recognition by the election Of c. D. O'Brien
as chairman of the convention, and the
veteran, Michael Doran, as head of the
electoral ticket. Swan ]. Turnblad of
Minneapolis is picked for one of the two
electors at large.
Frank M. Eddy has felt called on to
deny in his Sauk Center Herald re-
port that he is fixing things for 1906 or
1913: and prescribes cruel and unusual
punishment for the man who tries to start
the next campaign ahead of time. In
cldentaliy, he states that he intends to To-
cate at Sauk Center soon as he can
dispose Of his holdings elsewhere. and that
he has no ambition except to make tha
Herald the leading republican weekly of
the state.
The Elbow Lake Herald does not belong
In the sixth district, or it would hardly
have the temerity to make this COM
ment:
Cleve Van Dyke will probably be given
clear field for the democratic nomination for
congress In the sixth district. About the worst
| that can be said of him is his politics. and
the best that can be said of Buchanan is his
politics.
| A congressman named Boutell from Illi-
nois was booked as a special attraction at
the West Duluth banquet Thursday night
He got the floor first ard ran on and on
and on. while the Minnesota men who
were to follow him held their watches and
chafed Next time they will put the for
eigner last.
| The Crookston Times announces a
change of front on the primary law as
| follows:
| The Times has been enthusiastic advocate
of the present primary law. 1t is not SO closely
welded to it as 1t once was. The test of time
has somewhat shaken our faith in its effective
ness. Its tendency seems to be to weaken party
fealty and destroy party responsibility. You
cannot have government without organization
no cognizance of locality of conditions. 1t
recognizes only the ambitions of the individual,
1 but forgets the welfare of the people. We COM
| mence to think it should be modified
pealed.
/ Attention has been called to a distinc-
tion which the primary election law makes
between a voter and a candidate. All
that a candidate needs to do is to say in
his affidavit, tI am republican or,
Il am a democrat" He needs to make no
statement as to his past affiliation. But
the voter is only allowed to receive bal
lot Of the party with which he affiliated,
and whose candidates he generally sup
ported at the last general election, and
with which party he proposes to affiliate
at the next election If challenged, he
has to make this statement under oath.
Il The result is that candidates in several
, instances are filing for the republican
!, nomination, who are not entitled under
: the law to vote at the republican pri-
maries It seems that candidate for Of
i flee ought to undergo at least as much
!, probation as the ordinary voter.
Some candidates for, the legislature who
are a little new at the business are prom
, Using the most remarkable reforms tt
, their constituents. One has promised 'te
make it his business, if elected, to have
the present high taxation reduced" II
is rather a hard contract for one lone
member of the lower house.
Charles B. Cheney.
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