The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-01
MINNESOTA POLITICS


Democrats Have Asked Him to Run for
Governors Candidates for Railroad Conn
mlssloner-John Lind Writes a Letter,
Saying He Does Not Expect to BE
Candidate for Office.
An absurd story has been on the street,
involving the name of G.. A. Smith, the
Wen-RnoWn Iumberman, now spending his
vacation 1n-Florlda, As it is related a big
delegation Of democrats from all parts Of
the state waited on Mr.. Smith, and urged
MIN TO accept democratic nomination
Tor governor, promising him united party
support Friends of Mr.. Smith heard it,
and knew 1T had no foundation, bur decid-
ed that it should be nailed before going
any further, so they wired him at Palm
Beach, lie wired a reply to Judge NJ o.
werner, saying that the entire story was
news to him. and that it had not the
slightest foundation in fact
MIR. Smith has been a lifelong repub-
llcan, loyal to party principles, and it
would pc folly to make such request of
MN. democrats are anxious to get some
republican to head their ticket, but they
know better than to offer the place to a
further proof of his loyalty to the party
by conserving to the use of his name for
one OF the district delegates to the Chicago
convention.
| Job Lloyd of LIE sueur and p j. Kerwin
OF WaterVllle were in st. Paul yesterday
on business. Both agreed that sentiment
In LIE Sueur is not crystallized on the gov
ernorship, and thought that the delelultiont
to the state convention would not be in
structed, but would come down to the con-
vention and look over the ground for ITSELF
Mr.. Lloyd has been mentioned as a candi-
date for railroad commissioner. He made
a good tight for it four years ago, but says
he is not in the race this year.
H. R. King of Grand Rapids is brought
/ out as a possible candidate for railroad
commissioner. Dan Gum of the same city
is possibility, and Grand Rapids has
third availability for state office in C. G.
Mccarthy, who has been mentioned for
attorney general. The last named is
Dunn man, but is not strong with some
of the interests supporting Dunn on &C
count Of his famous "lumberjack' BILL
so it is not likely that they will consider
} him available AZ
The Albert Lea Tribune suggests SEN
ators F. e. Collester of Waseca and r. e.
Thompson of Preston for first district dele
gates to the national convention.
Beltrami county may have a candidate
) for state office. Frank p. Hannafin of
5 Bemidji is said to be considering the pos
railroad commissioner.
Wilkin county is supposed to be devoted
2 to the interests of Ezra Valentine for
. railroad commissioner, but some question
has been raised about it. R. j. Wells
of Breckenridge has aspirations in the
direction of the speakership, and it has
a been claimed that the county seal
e crowd" which has come out for Dunn
. for governor and thereby embarrassed
Valentine In the Red river valley cares
g more about Wells promotion than it does
n timber as has been mentioned for the
commission 60
r. J. Bell of the Roseau Times an
nounces that he has a letter from JOIN
Lind in reply to a question he pro
It pounded. Editor Bell wanted to know
i If there was any truth in the story tina
= Lind intended to run for governor if Bol
q Dunn were nominated =. The Minneapoi
) congressman replied: ~ ~. r. 81 .
- IF the republicans of Minnesota wsl
y to nominate Mr.. Dunn that is their bust
II ness and not mine. am not a eandidat
al for any office and do not expect to be
4 If were / should -a5e governed by m
own Judgment and sense of duty and no
= by the partizana action of republicans"
w The letter Is not particularly significan
al except for the phrase and do not eXpec
" NC. : WILL I1tlliSpll COuIly .uSlllOCldt
~ have to use persuasion to get their idc
into the congressional race this year?
- The Morris Tribune says:
= Bob Dunn can publish interviews /
lie half the papers Of the state declaring tina
is he believes in enforcing the state la,
- against the consolidation of competin
% railroads; he can get out on the stree
s. corners and howl it if he wishes to, We
en- the people will only ask why did he max
sport of Van SAINT enforcing the law, an
~ what stock can now be placed in his sir
a certify lee >, ..... ..,y 49,
Is.
:, Accounts in T h e Journa and othe
Il papers Of the attempt to drag politics int
re the session of the state editorial assoc
he alton, have brought out the expected crc
:, of denials from those chiefly intereste
I'll in the game. If their candidate had bee
1t elected, these newspapers would have bee
le. loudest in their proclamations of a Dun
~, victory but now they protest that the
- did not know there was any politics I'M
1e, That will do to tell to the marines, b
n not to editors who were there and keeptr
tab on the proceedings. The impartial We
Gil dict of such men as John A. Johnson
st. Peter was that the result was a r
Duke to those who tried to drag the ass
BILE citation into politics.
IS The Pipestone Star is out with a colun
lily roast on the appointment Of P. A. Ewal
da. editor of it's "hated contemporary" as a
at sstant attorney general.
yer l.. A. Rice of Park Rapids may
brought out by Hubbard county for o
&. of the sixth district delegates to the CT
of cago convention.
Former members Of the house are bel
u heard from again. and some Of them "
ad- be seen in the next legislature, if tn
oil have luck w. B. Anderson of Wino1
. NC who served with distinction in the Sc
49, sions of 1901 and 1908, but took a lay
two years ago to make AN unsuccess
run for district judge, is likely to be
ent candidate again to succeed d. Sincla
The veteran editors health will not p'
= nit him to take a second term. Geo1
Ion r. Mallory of Duluth, who was a promine
ady member In 1899 and 1901, but was defeat
at the primaries last time, may be a ca
didate again in the forty-ninth district
J. D. Jones, former state senator a
ster now register Of the Cass Lake land Off
get is in very poor health, and it is rumo,
that he may soon resign, in which ev'
Congressman Buchanan will have anotl
plum to dispose Of where it will do
. most good.
: it Charles r. Cheney
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PROPER SUBJECT FOR PARDON
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