The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-02
NORTH DAKOTA
NO SECOND PLACE
FOR HELGEsEN
COMPROMISE SUGGESTED NOT
LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTED.
Milton Mans Candidacy Based in Part
on His Opposition to Cut-and- Dried
Politics and the Making Of Deals In
Dark Corners-Hegge Out for State
Treasurer.
Specials to The Journal.

Specials to The Journal
Grand Forks, NJ D., May 2-Ihe can
didacy Of H. 7. Helgesen OF Milton for
governor has set the politicians to talk
ing, and there are all sorts of rumors as
to hat the new movement means and
what it's effect will be. The suggestion
that Mr. Helgesen be taken in out of the
cold by the Sarles combination and placed
on the ticket as candidate for lieutenant
governor is not likely to be received with
great enthusiasm by those whose support
Mr. Helgesen invites.
In his announcement Of his candidacy
he expresses himself as opposed to the
cut land dried plan of nominating candi-
dates. If he is successful at all it must
be thru the active efforts Of the members
Of the party who are opposed to having
these things settled in corner by
few Of the leaders. This element would
think it a poor victory to have a man
who represents their ideas placed on the
ticket thru the operation of a plan in
direct opposition to those ideas. Mr. Hell
gesen is understood to stand for con-
vention representative of the people who
are expected to do the voting, and he de-
ponds, according to his statement, solely
on the untrammeled action Of such a.
convention.
Martin jacobson, the Ward county can
| didate for state treasurer, is to have op-
position in the person of A. I. Hegge of
Benson county, former senator from that
district. =.
| Caucuses will be held this week in
| many Of the counties to select delegates
to county conventions. Grand Forks is
among this number There is at present
| no contest. Other candidates for the
position Of delegate to the Chicago con-
vention have withdrawn, leaving a clear
| field to DR.. Taylor. One story is that
in consideration Of the support Of the
| element that was inclined to oppose the
doctor he is to cast his vote for Alex
Mckenzie for national committeeman
This story lacks confirmation.
y E. c. Cooper will, have delegation to
| the state convention favorable to him for
| Insurance commissioner. 5T,
| FARGO, N.5D.-In Cass county politics,
aside from the fight between the Kennedy
and Haggart factions, there is a lively
contest for the offices of sheriff and
states attorney. The former is regarded
as the best office in the state, more re-
munerative than governor or any of the
state offices. The statute limits the ser
vice in that office to two consecutive
terms and this makes Sheriff sTwichell
Ineligible 81
, There are six candidates already IN the
f1eld-W. E. Hunt Of Fargo, Frank Nc
Kenzie Of Wild Rice, Louis Hicks of
td1ckSOn, w. u. Newton OF MapletOn, w.
j. Hawk of Buffalo and H. J. Rusch OF
Fargo. Hunt is said to be- the candidate
Of the Kennedy faction, which rather
places the rest of the field in the oppo-
sition. Hicks, Newton and Mckenzie are
all from the farming sections Of the coun
ty, and the fight will be an interesting
one. :,E "a sa.@ .tE
The Kennedy faction is said to have
determined on ]. F. CALLAHAN, ,of Cassel'
ton for states attorney. w. H. Barnett
the present assistant, Is a candidate fol
the place. To win, he wants the office Of
sheriff given to some one outside o,
i Fargo. There will probably. be little or M
i fight over the other places.
: DEVILS LAKE, N. D.-The republican
e county convention honored Senator H..
7 Hansbrough by placing him at the hea
: of the delegation to the Fargo state con
= vention. The delegates are as follows:
n Delegates: H. C. Hansbrough, H M
e Creel, P. J. McClory, Ole Sorumgard, E
D. Townsend, H. r. Aslakson, Jane
d Code, P. P. Bottolfson.: o. P. N. Anderson
5, J. G. jacobson, A. r. Walker, Georg
/ EDingman, o. T. Simons, D. G. Mcleod, "
y II