The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Result In the Second District reviewed
by the Defeated candidate--tle Will Try
Again In 1soe-some Interesting Legis-
/ siatIve contests-McLeod County Avoids
a Contest. B@s #tH iss

a Contest. s Es
Unofficial returns from the congress
tsional contest in the second district show /
sided, and while McCleary had majorities
in all the counties but Rock, Miller re-
ceived a respectable vote in every county,
including Blue Earth. In fact, he ran
better in McCleary's county than Nc
Cleary did in Rock. The totals are 10, 825
for McCleary and 7,414 for Miller. s##
In a personal statement thru his paper,
the Rock County Herald, Mr.. Miller3indi-
Gates his intention to support the nomi-
nee, but also gives a strong hint that ne
intends to resume the contest two years
from now. The campaign just ended was
really preliminary, to test the strength of
revision sentiment, and Mr.. Miller ap-
pears to have found fully as much as he |
expected. He says: "
In the contest In the second district for con-
won out against Mr.. Miller with a majority of !
5000. In this connection it is unnecessary |
for the writer to offer any reasons or 4explana-
lions. The readers Of the Herald as we'll as the
people of the district at large, are familiar with
the contest before the primaries. They know
| that Mr.. Miller conducted his fight In Clean
straightforward and honorable manner, refraining
| at all times from saying anything against his
opponents private character, and in no instance
misrepresenting his stated views. The writer
|
/ in regard to Mr.. McClearys, campaign. 4, How
ever Mr.. Miller considers that all differences are
settled, and in another column announces his
intention to give to all the nominees of the re-
publican party the same loyal support he has al
ways accorded them, believing this to be the
duty of one who has honorably contested for the
nomination against another member of that
Mr.. Miller entered the contest late, and made
the fight single-handed, with no organization,
with no financial backing or outside support,
with limited acquaintance and only sufficient
means to pay necessary expenses for raVenng
| and sending out the one campaign sheet issued
from the Herald office. No one believed from
the start that Mr. McCleary could be beaten, and
all that was hoped for was to pave the. way for
Miller received was entirely voluntary, and was
given in behalf of public interests. That under
such circumstances he received about 70 per
cent of the vote cast for Mr.. McCleary Is re-
suit by means discreditable.
4 John A. johnson, who opened his cam
EflneSs audi enee Saturday might, is doing
lsDu1uth and the iron rangefcountry today
and tomorrow. He will return Wednes-
day, and the next day will begin tour
of the principal cities of southern Min
nesota. He will talk Thursday at Cannon
Falls and Red Wing, and Friday at North
field and Faribault.
Two bets posted in a downtown cigar
store are attracting some attention. One
reads: $3.50 that Dunn does not carry Hen
e nepin county, The other says: $3.50 that
Dunn does not carry the state by 10000
plurality" Up to date there have been
many curious readers, but no takers Of
e the two propositions, altho they have been
posted ever since the primary election.
r The primary law worked with diverse
slrssultssss In most of 1.-THE, afceuntiess there
"A were Sharp contests and a. large yoteawas
: polled, but in quite a number the candi-
I dates seemed to shrink from a. hard cam
: paign." Full county tickets We're named
q without opposition. Apparently there was
e such dread of the expense and labor in
" .volved that rivals did not have the nerve
O to come out. a = -.
h In Mcleod county the candidates went
y a step farther, and the result is a sort OF
= non partizan ticket The candidates ha6
6 no opposition for the nomination, and now
a have opposition at the general election
there being a satisfactory division be-
l. tween the republicans and democrats: The
e republicans have a hold-over senator, sc
W that Mr.. Dorsey the democratic house
y member, has no republican opponent fo1
= recollection. &fHe has only a1l1rohibitionis
= to- mea sure swords Within, This is fortu;
le1 nate, for the house promises to be rather
* short Of doctors next winter. DR.. Jones
IS of Battle Lake. DR.. Graham of Duluth
IN DR.. Budd of Two Harbors and DR.. Bah
a cock Of Wadena will not return.
IS There was a close three cornered con
3 test in the thirty second legislative dis
n trict, out of which John L. Oleson ant
1T E. w. Stark, the present members, cam
lg victorious. The vote by counties re
suited thus:
as Chisago. 1,2o1 100 s.
II k lama 25S 429 4o
in: s, Totals ..:.......... .2,1ss 1888 la
l+,T = tT,ls" 49,
d The ~ legislative winners in Fillmor
aeI county were Burdett Thayer and O. W
1g Thundale after all, given in T h
c. Journ al original list Thursday. S.
Nelson of Lanesboro lost by a narro'
margin. The vote was: Thayer, 1890
, Thundale, 1,45s; Nelson, LAT; An
~ drus, 925.
- The four old members from Otter Ia
ba county ran remarkably close together q
1le o the primary. They were all distanced b
~ Adams and FIille Of Fergus Falls SO the
Al Haugen and Bondy, the next highest, we1
,,s nominated, while DR.. Jones and M. Wal
40 40 were retired. The official vote was: Hill
to- ga; Jones, 966; Walz, $50; Strain, 65'
t ho Rae $50; Livingstone, 4S7.
io M. s. Carl Of Clara City was nominate
va in Chippewa county over ]. O.. Hauglant
W. w in three cornered fight. Haugland
~ name was incorrectly included in h
~ J urn a list He was prominent In tn
" last two sessions and author of the Haug
~ land franchise tax bill, which passed tn
~ house in 1908.
~. 49, They had a strenuous contest for til
"a "a two house nominations in Renville cou1
y" ty, as the returns show Out of nearl
M 2,400 votes the field was split up thus:
I n. John A. Dalzell, 1872: William Wichma1
;ien 691; D. Benson, 52S; A. H. Anderson, So:
IT. G. Martinson, ATS; Charles Kenning, 40
t. w. P. Christensen, 1863; James McCo,
- mick, 1862.
re- 80 al : s.---..-. -. $50 . = -
I'd. |. George H. Spear of Grand Rapids, lwh
n was first assistant clerk Of the house
tie 1901, and is we'll known in newspaper &
I'd. well as political circles, won signal vic
H. tor vat the primary election, being re
ere nominated for county attorney with aboy
Lg- 800 majority, over c.. c. Mccarthy, tt
an former state senator. Mccarthy was SUI
wo ported by D. M. Gum. the republica