The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-10

nePuptCdns VIII Ask some neCo9ni-
t'on-House ,nIzat,ons Next Thing
on the Program.
The troubles of Governor-elect Johnson
are just beginning. It has been four
years since the Lind administration, and
there will be great scramble for APP
pointments to state positions. The more
important posts will be the subjects OF
considerable rivalry. The statement that
no promises have been made indicates
that at is a free field ~
Considerable pressure will doubtless be
brought to bear to.keep some republican
appointees in office in recognition of the,
fact that more than one-third of the vote
cast for johnson was by republicans.
However, nearly all the present heads of
departments and subordinates as well,
swung in line for. Dunn, and if appoint
ments are to be made on a political basis
the new governor will have to go outside
Of the present cotere at the capitol.
The defeat of Haynes in Minneapolis
means some local. democrats thrown out
Of positions, and they will doubtless be
looking for something at the hands of the
state administration. The Johnson man
ayers in Hennepin, however, will hardly
have pretty good evidence. Of a combine.
between Dunn land Haynes in the lower
precincts Of the city. s4#AE." -
The governor elect will take a brief
rest before struggling with the patron
age problem. He is taking 1t easy at his
home in st. Peter. The people Of the city
are planning a big non-partizan reception
in his honor for next Monday evening.
Next week MI. Johnson and Frank A.
Day, accompanied by Mrs. Johnson and
Mrs. Day, will take an eastern trip Of a
couple of weeks for recuperation. After
their return will begin the pilgrimages
to ST. Peter. 2 +
Alyah Eastman Of the St. Cloud Jour
nal-Press was in a prophetic mood Mon
day last, and penned the following on the
eve Of election: 81
No wel1-informed man in Minnesota truth
fully deny that r., G.. Dunn was nominated thru
the mighty power of corporation money and by
the Acknowledgement of a great congressional dis
trict He received corporation aid because he
had expressed himself in an interview in . the
public press as being ''out of sympathy with
The efforts of the governor of the state to compel
a great corporation to obey the, law. The re-
publican party has Endorsed the action of the
goVernor-and yet by corruption and trickery 1t
has candidate who is not lin sympathy with
that action. The men who belong to political
party owe. that party loyal5allegiance long as
the party Is true to its principles. and it's stand
ard bearers are men OF ability. honesty and of a
high type of character. The party has some
obligations to the individual members. 1t should
choose its candidates by clean methods. and it
| should select only men for high office who are
In sympathy with its principles. When the party
goes astray, then it becomes the duty Of the men
who love 1t to administer correctional methods
/ To condcne great political crime and corrup.
, ton Is crime against the party.
Waving asideE everything fiat has BEEN said
against him as, auditor eliminating the fact
that he is at best only the candidate de facto,
and Is not the candidate de lure he has BY his
laundering and his abuse of republicans done the
! republican party more HARM has created more
dissensicn. has Disguised. more men who have
been lifelong republicans. than thousand loyal
members of the party remove in a twelve
month And If as candidate he has by foolish
! ness and bad Judgment caused the present unha p
py condition of the party in Minnesota, what
damage might not be expected of him If he
| should be elected? - ya.t
Who shall dare deny that it is not better for
the republican party to haye him removed now
of giving him greater power?
We heard considerable during the cam
paign about the dangers to 'Clapp. John
son has been elected, and yet the repub-
leans have 159 out of 1872 members or
joint ballot. sFhes fate ief Senator Clapr
rests with those' 159 republican member
80. So. : Din GI-44< ~ 70 ~ j..Ut1f
Now comes the struggle for the or.
ganizatior of the house. The lot arepub-
licans elected will not caucus on speak
er until after Jan. 1, but the contest is
on right now. Some district caucuses
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