The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-13
MINNESOTA, POLITICS
Nine Republican congressman VIII Be
Elected in Mlnnesota-onIy Contest
Worthy the, Name is in the sixth-In
Joint Observation-Disclosures Said to Be As
sured of oIsen's Place. VI.

sured Of oI.en's Place. ~,
Congressional campaigns in Minnesota
are tame this year. The only district in
which the democrats have any hope of
success Is the sixth The best they are
counting on in the other districts is a
good showing
In the sixth district the democrats have
an aggressive and popular candidate in
Cleve w. Van Dyke of Alexandria. He
is very strong in his home county, Doug
las, which he carried for county superiI-
tendent when all the rest of the republic
can ticket was elected handsomely. Van
Dyke Is quite an organizer, and is max
ing careful canvass of the district He
Is depending on republican votes, of
course, and Is hoping to get some on ac-
count Of the timber-trespass record Of
the present congressman. However there
is the question of control of the national
house to be considered. Tho democrats
would only need to gain sixteen seats to
have a majority, and they are likely to
elect their candidates in a number Of
doubtful eastern districts. Minnesota is
considered good for a republican gain Of
one member, on account Of the retirement
Of John Lind, and national issues being
involved, it is not likely that many re-
publicans will cut Buchanan. Two years
ago he had an able and popular opponent,
it was an off year, he carried the district
by over 1000. With a heavy vote this
year he will probably hold his own, in
spite Of the trespass case.
The result in the fifth district is not
questioned. Uncle Loren Fletcher will
get the party vote. His opponent, Dr.
Kohler, is not well known in the district,
and does not attract any particular at
tention as a campaigneS. The 1000 ma
jority for Lind two years ago was per-
sonal victory. This year Mr.. Fletcher
should win out by from. 5000 to 10000.
Congressman Tawney is paying no at
tention to the campaign in the first, and
even at that is bound to increase his
1902 plurality Of 1000. His opponent.
H.. G. Nelson, is plain, modest farmer,
who took the burden Of the canvass from
a sense of duty, and is making no par
ticular effort. He will not get republi-
can votes with the exception Of a few
complimentary ballots from his friends in
Freeborn, and Tawney ought to be good
for 10000 ma ority with full vote.
George P. Jones', the able young orator,
is making an aggressive campaign in the
second district, opposing MoCleary on the
tariff issue, and bidding for the votes of
| republicans who voted for Miller at he
primaries. He is likely to get some OF
them, but, Miller himself, and his leading
newspaper advocates, are all supporting
| McCleary, and the rank and file will follow
Miller's example, postponing the fight on
| McCleary two years. Some of the Miller
men may stay at home, and a light vote
would not be surprising, but McCleary
is safe by 5000 to 5000 votes. Two years
ago he beat Andrews Of Mankato by
nearly 1000
! The third district democracy will vote
quite solidly for Joseph W. Craven OF
Norwood, and the return Of the demo.
cratic party to the gold standard is coun.
ted on to bring back some Of the colo
democrats of German descent in Dakota
Carver and Scott counties. The result
may somewhat reduce Congressman Da
Wis plurality of 5,704, but his reelection
is absolutely sure.
Out in the seventh district the demo
Gratis put up a candidate against Vol
stead, just for the sake Of appearances
Two years ago Volstead had only popu
list opponent and got the banner plural
. ity of the nine, some 15,400. The demo
cratic candidate, Driscoll, may attract
, few more votes than Forsberg, but Vol
T stead will get another enormous majority
2J.H Adam Bede has; an opponent in Mar
| tin Hughes, a bright young attorney o
Hibbing. Mr.. Hughes has made a fey
! speeches, but is not attempting to. organ
lie the district in his interest. Some re
publicans are sore on Bede, and ma
cut him, but he will make any slight de
r lection up in democratic votes. Tw
3 years ago he won by nearly 5000. TIL
vote will be larger this time, and Bede'
l majority ought to reach 1000. Bede /
becoming a figure in Washington, a cred
liable representative. and his constituent
< generally are proud of his prominence.
? In two Of the districts there is no oppo
sition. Fred c. Stevens will. have tn
compliment of a unanimous reelection i
the fourth district, and Halvor Steener
, son, who won out at the primaries in 100
: from a field of five candidates, and ha
. two opponents at the general election, ha
novel experience this year. He has bee
the. only congressional candidate in tn
district, either at the, primaries or tn
? general election.
So Minnesota is sure to send a soil
nine to join the republican ranks in con
gress. The eight republicans now in con
gress will return and have increased in
f1uence. John Lind, who succeeded Lore
i Fletcher -wo years ago, will retire t
/ make room for what Mr.. Fletcher declare
- is to be his last appearance"
The winona Republican-Herald said re
l.. Gently:
> 1t is worthy of note that no democratic cand
date for governor was ever elected in a presidel
t ttal year in Minnesota. Lind elected i
e an "of year. but he was defeated in pres
e dental year: And it might be added that Il
4 ueInOcrdC Will De elecIeu Win Roosevelt at I'll
head of the ticket.
: To which the St. Cloud Journal-Pres
> replies:
a There several other things worthy of not
8 One is that never before in the history of IL
4 republican party of Minnesota did candida
for governor find it necessary to disfranchise
q whole congressional district A few years rs
II it might have been said that no democrat hs
,. ever been elected in Minnesota even in an
y year for a third Of century, and it is worth
j. Of note that only four years ago the republics
e candidate for governor, backed by united part
r. and good management, received only 2,2OO m
-, jority, while the presidential candidate had ov
> 900 to tn. good. What has happened Is u
{. always proof that something similar will happ,
- again. That last paragraph Of the Repub!ica
v Herald has the favor of whistle over the gray
v yard fence at midnight.
,. Since the visit of R. c. Dunn to Crool
-. ston, the friends of E. E. Mcfntire a
- confident that he will be appointed sta
~ superintendent in the event of Dunn
y election. The Crookston Times says:
There seem to be clear Indications that sure
intendent McIntire will be appointed. T:iend
:. assurances from Mr.. Dunn count for much. +
the solid backing Of four-ffths of he lea6i,
= Dunn men in the state and a larger per CO
- Of the educators are of more consequence 1t
~ understood that Mr.. Dunn has made no prom's
but that he will appoint the who seer
Re be the most acceptable to the educators and t