The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-10

However, and May Not Meet With serf-
GUS Opposition at the conventIon-My.
rams Warm Letter-Leglslatve Contest
In Forty-fifth. y
The general opinion is that a tactical
mistake was made by the democratic Lead
ers, who met Monday afternoon in st,
Paul. when they failed to invite to their
councils any of the leaders in the late
Hearst movement. This tendency to ig-
more such an important element Of the
party was calculated to keep, the factional
feeling alive, and it will be rather sur
rrising II 1t does not stir up some kind of
q contest at the coming state convention
It certainly will if the dictates of the
more ambitious leaders Of the Hearst
movement are followed
However, 1t is the general verdict among
democrats who have expressed themselves
that the choice of the conference was a
good one, and because of that fact there
may yet be unanimity in the ranks over
the nominate AS Judge .Corrigan. one
7 OF the radical leaders, puts 1t: "Just be-
cause the gentlemen who met in Ste Paul
made mistake in limiting their meeting
to one faction, I do not consider that q
reason for rejecting the candidacy OF Mr.,
Johnson. Aside from my personal prefer
ence Judge Pond, I consider him the best
selection that could be made, and I will
SopPNAS Kill lledT lily. IHG party ought
not to be made to suffer for the indis-
Greet action of few
In extenuation Of the mistake made by
the leaders In St. Paul, it is said that
there was no intention Of putting up a
slate, and the meeting was never intended
TO get into the newspapers. Those who
called it felt that there ought to- be some
thing dcne to clear the atmosphere and
bring order out Of the uncertainty that
prevailed. So the meeting was called sim
ply to talk and exchange views, and it
really had no definite result. except to
eliminate several possibilities, and deyel.
op strong sentiment in favor Of John A.
Johnson.
John Lind's part in the conference, was
brief one, and others who attended Say
that he did not interpose the slightest OBJ
lection TO Johnson. In fact, he stated the
first thing that he would be we'll satisfied
with either L. L: Brown, Judge Pond or
Johnson. He was first obliged to put
aside the nomination once more on his
own account. He was asked whether
there was any possibility Of his changing
his mind, and when he declared that he
was positively out of it, the meeting pro-
! ceeded to discuss other candidates. AS to
the supreme court nomination. Mr.. Lind
says that is not in line with his desires.
Mr.. Lind says that he believes john
son Will accept the nomina ton, and that
he will be a winning candidate IF he
Is elected" said Mr. Lind, che will be
the first native Of Minnesota ever to oc-
cupy the governors chair. He was born
right at st. Peter, where he now lives.
lie Is very able man, with a. good rec
ord. He voted for the gross earnings bill
first, last and all the time when In the
serate, and his record will stand inspec-
ton in any other particular"
! Mr.. Johnson is a member Of the firm Of
Essler & Johnson, publishers of the st.
i Peter Herald, and is himself the editor OF
the paper. He is Al years old, and the
only political office he has heldSfis that
of state senator to which he was elected
in 1898. He was defeated in 1902 by G. A.
johnson, his republican opponent
The letter written by former Senator
Myran, so bitterly criticised by the Ada
4 Index, has been printed in several other
| Norman county papers. It Is a two
column arrangement Of the methods used
in the Dunn campaign before and during
the state convention, especially the un-
seating Of the regular delegation from
Hennepin. The letter. winds up with an
appeal to his fellow republicans to rebuke
such methods by defeating the nominee.
It reads as follows:
am just only telling you the plain truth. AS
tfepuDlcanS, what is your duty :? Are you going
4 to tolerate such rank work by the self-elected
1 leaders of the party? Are YOU going to let
j Mr.. Hill dictate and accept his dictations? His
i dfctat ton enforced by liberal use OF money
and the strenuous aid Of leading democrats all
over the state. Mr. Dunn Is not the nominee of
La majority Of republicans in this state not by
I q long shot. -
4 Mr.. Dunn managed to secure the party label
to his nomination, but the article is not genr.
Il Inc. Would 1t be treason for you to recognize
that fact7 I think not
The only way to save the republican party
OF this state In respectable condition for future
4 generations ts to vigorously rebuke the prac-
ttce that prevailed at the recent state convention
and do 1t 80 hard that there will be no repeti.
q ton Defeat at the polls In November the man
4 who was nominated thru the dictation of arro-
4 CANT wealth, corruption and disfranchisement
It is painful thing to do, but It is the only
j way. The question is up to You. What win
you do about it? Yours truly, 5ss 81
%. 4. Myran.
j There is promise Of grand mix-up in
the forty -fifths legislative district, com
prising Anoka, Sherburne, Isanti and
Mile Laos caunties. Emmett Mark OF
4 Princeton and ii. F. Craig of Orrock,
two of the old members, have already
filed, and T. 9. Mclean OF Anoka has
similar action under consideration. There
fare evidences of concerted effort ii,
behalf Of a brand new delegation, and