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

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MINNESOTA POLITICS II.
Democratic Editors Boom Captain Harries |
for vernor-Alvah Eastman Warns I
Up Over Democratic Support OF Dunn
A. r. Halls Minnesota Career Recalled. I
Democratic county conventions will be
held all over Minnesota two weeks from
today, and discussion of gubernatorial !
candidates Will soon take definite shape. /
The situation is still very hazy, and even !.
the county conventions may not develop a !
choice. Democratic sentiment is much di-
yided now as to the availability Of diff
ferent candidates. Discussion involves
the names Of Brown of Winona, Harries
OF Caledonia, Johnson Of st. Peter, Pond
and Turnblad Of Minneapolis, Willis, Law
Ter and Hobe of st. Paul. The old-time
democrats are talking Harries, and just
now he Is getting more mention than any
other possibility Editor Wheelock Of Fer
gus Falls tndorses him warmly, and Edi-
tor Kroshus Of the Glenwood Herald
(rep.), reprints the Wheelock eulogy with
the following comment:
Having been intimately acquainted with the
genial Captain Harries these last thirty years,
we feel authorized to indorse every good word
uttered in his behalf in the foregoing. He was
gallant soldier, an able lawyer, good and
honorable citizen. Ever since the close of the
war he has been citizen of Minnesota. He
has never been seeker for political honors, but
was once persuaded to accept the democratic
nomination for congress in the first district and
was elected by handsome majority, notwith-
standing the fact that this district has repub-
lican majority of about ten thousand
The Faribault Pilot, a strong democratic
organ, gives this birdseye sketch of the
Caledonia man:
Among the many democrats whose names have
been mentioned for the democratic nomination
for governor, is more popular than W. H.
Harrles. He possesses every qualification. He
is man of splendid executive ability, of ster-
ling integrity and long and large experience in
public affairs. When the war Of rebellion began
Captain Harries, then young man of 49, en-
listed in the Second Wisconsin volunteers one of
the regiments composing the famous Iron bril-
gade. He served with distinction with his tregi-,
ment to the close Of the war, when he was hon.
orably discharged with the rank of captain. I'm
mediately after the close of the war he began
the study of law and was admitted to the bar
and ranks among the leading attorneys of south
ern Minnesota. He served several terms as
county attorney of his resident county. He
was elected to congress in 1890 from the first
district. defeating the veteran statesman and
politician, Mark H. Dunnell. He served as col
lector of internal revenue for the district of
Minnesota from 1884 to 1893. He has also been
honored by the office Of state commander of the
g. A. R., for the department of Minnesota.
| An editorial statement by w. e. Verify,
secretary of the republican state commit
tee, that many democratic papers are
due to line UP for Mr.. Dunn furnishes a
text for Alvah Eastman to discourse as
follows in the st. Cloud Journal Press:
| This is additional evidence that Frank NJ.
Nye Of Minneapolis was stating facts when he
said in behalf of the regularly elected Hennepin
| county delegation: ''This is not contest be-
tween republicans, but is a contest between a
majority Of republicans and a minority of re-
publicans and democrats The republicans Of
Minnesota have majority Of at least 50, 900 in
Minnesota-but 1t seems necessary this year to
line up the democrats to help out republican
candidate, both before and after the convention.
LET the majority rule is back number in
practical politics.
And can any republican be read out Of the
party who refuses to be bound by convention
which was dominated by democrats? Will the
| arrival Of the overdue democratic papers help
soothe the outraged feeling of republicans who
are republicans all the way thru and who believe
the democrats should not mix In republican con-
tests within the party?
/ We do not insist on an answer to these ques
tons, as we can penetrate sufficiently deep Into
| the future to see that such discussion will not
contribute to republican harmony, and we mere
~ make the above suggestion to warn the man.
ayers of the machine that the boasting of demo
cratic assistance now due,' Is the limit OF
| foolishness.
f Oar Reese and w. e. Verify, who have
been taking a vacation at Cass Lake, re.
turned to st. Paul today, and 1T is giver
out that active work will be commenced
at once by the republican state committee
in organizing for the fall campaign.
The Waseca Herald agrees with 7 h
] o urna In high regard for A. r
Hall, author of Wisconsin's antipass bill
but does not agree with the conclusion o
ia recent j u a editorial, that there
, is room in Minnesota for a man like A. r
Hail." The Herald says:
Mr.. Hall is No. man. He was speaker
of the house in Minnesota during the Legislative
sessions Of 1873 and 1874. He was one Of til,
leaders in the fight which eliminated in thu
passage Of the only railroad law that was eve
Of any value to the people of the state, the Law
: Of 1874. And thereafter there not room
for him politically in Minnesota. The Jour
n is mistaken. J. ]. Hill ct al. have no room
in Minnesota for such men in politics.
, The younger generation in Minnesota
knows very little about the history o
Minnesota government and Legislation
thirty years ago, and the struggles of A: 4
! Hall in those days meet with little recogni
:, ton now. He was elected to the lowe
house from Hennepin county, serving i
: the legislatures of 1859, 1870, 1871, 1877;
I 1873, 1874 and 1877. He was speaker c
:, the house at the sessions Of 1872, 1878 an
y 1874.
Z One Of sthe wild runners abroad is civ
: en- currency by the Royalton Banne
. which has it on the authorityrof a "stearr
. county man" that Judge Collins may .ye
, = be candidate for governor this yea
= The informant says that strong pressu1
: is being brought to get him to- come OF
. as an independent candidate, with an lei
fort to get. the democratic indorsemen
: with which he would be elected "han6
: down.
s. OF course, there is nothing in the stor.
"a except the wishes Of a. good many dissa
= listed republicans, and the troubled cor
- sciences of some others. The fact ths
= such q rumor receives serious considers
= ton from Dunn enthusiasts goes to sho
- - that they feel there is some justifcatie
:. for an Independent movene sSs
: .S2. 49, CHARLES B. Cheney.
81 -. WHAT'S IN "A NAME? ST. ST..
le Is Just before sailing for Scotland Andre
toll Carnegie told the following story to illu
Is trate a characteristic Of the Highlander
:Ewho think SO little Cor SO much) Of
name that they frequently change thei
| when changing their residences: II on