The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Democrats Discussing Material for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Lind Out OF the
Field, Several Names Are Considered
Minneapolis Men Want Local Can
dictate, but Outside Democrats Think
I Such Choice Would Be Unfortunate. &

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dIdate, but Outside Democrats Think
IL Such Choice Would BE Unfortunate.
With their state convention less than
four weeks off. democrats all over the
state are beginning to discuss governor
snip material There is no strife for the
nomination as yet, for all the prospective
candidates realize that In presidential
year the nominee will have to overcome
ene strongest kind Of a handicap The
widespread republican disaffection gives
them considerable encouragement, and 1t
VIII De easier to find Moses this year
tnan usual, but there is no avOWed cam
oldate Tor the place as yet. Party lead
ers are carefully considering the avail
ability of several men.
oonn LIND is a very general choice If
make the run. He gives no encourage
nent 70 the opportunities of callers, and
hopes OF making him the candidate are
no longer very high. 1t is believed that
ne rs ten or twenty thousand votes strong
ei .iar any one else who could be named.
some leading Hennepin county demo-
crats are anxious to name a Minneapolis
candidate, in order to take full adyan-
tage OF the local situation. Gossip now
=. - Gil, emery concerned with the name OF
| Juoge e. M. Pond, but s. M, owen is
also favored by a good many. Outside
ueiliocrats, however, say that it will be
q mistake to name candidate from
lnsnliepi u a good nosainee, no matter
where ne is from, will stand a good
| chance, they think, Of CARVING Heinz me
pm, and with an outside candidate they
| coulo make a better fight in the farm
I iiis alstflcts. The nomination Of a citv
I I would enable the republicans
- Erase raise the cry of city against country
~ - IN. Inns reason they are failing to warm
e. y .ne suggestion Of e. HI. Hobe, the
-. Paul land man, who has almost
reached the point of an active eandidacv
q ne Is being urged by Ramsey county
ue1nocrats to get into the race. II ha
ALREADY been discoveredS as noint
agalnst MIN that he is member of Gov
erhor Van SAINTS staff, but Mr.. Hobe
t ,llns that he has always been q
n1t,,,, mo named as a personal com
plill1ent 10 places on the staff of Governor
o!ough and Governor Van SAINT. He IS
wee consul at st. Paul for Sweden and
birth 1sor"eslan
mere is strong sentiment especially in
southern Minnesota, in favor of John a
| ooiil1son OF st. Peter. Mr. johnson served
.e z. IN the state senate and is we'll
Known country editor. He has fought sby
o. the proposition. but his friends think
lilat II MS nomination was made with anv
,oesfee OF unanimity he would accent IIe
home 1lG1.3sF p iol' Dsf at
Captain W. W. Harries of caledonia
one OF the old-line democrats of the state
IS hndlng considerable favor. He is prom,
lnent IN Grand Army circles, and would
command support from that quarter
especially in view of the fact that there
| IS not a single veteran on the renlhlican
STATE state ticket He was elected to congress-
from the first district In 1890 and served
Tawney. - a.
another first district man being CON
siuered Tor the nomination is T. r
BroWn, the Winona attorney who made
remarkable run against Tawnev four
years ago, being defeated by less than
o,ooo votes in presidential year. Hc
IS counsel for the Northwestern road
ana 1t might be hard to draft him as
candidate on account of the interfer-
ence with his business relations. but he
IS an unusually able speaker, and his
friends think he would make "a ..whirl-
| wind" campaign. - = :
-. y. Knox of jackson, member Of
the statute revision caHtSmissaon. has haen
talked of but .eould hardly be hsed On
account of his official position. q
WINSTON and Swan J. Turnblad of. Min
neapolis, Q. o. Baldwin Of Duluth and
several others have been mentioned from
t1me 70 time, but have declined to ALLOW,
| the consideration Of their names