The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-05

DEMOCRATS TO ASK
LIND TO LEAD THEM
Effort Will Be Made to Have
Congressman Enter Race
for Governor

A determined and concerted effort
VIII be made by Minnesotans at the ma
tional Democratic convention, which
meets TINS week at st. Louis, to secure
the consent of John Lind to become a
candidate for governor. Mr. Lind, who
Is delegate-at-large from Minnesota
TO the convention in now in st. Louis
ana with him are forty of the promi-
lleIl leaders of the party in this state
While there IS a difference of opinion
between Lind and some of these men
DIS TO their choice of a candidate for
PRESIDENT, the leaders of the North
otar democracy are united in the de-
sire that he listen to their call and be-
come candidate for governor
IL is said that some weeks before
the Duluth convention Lind told a
group OF his closest political friends of
ms intention to retire from national
pohtlcs and to give up his seat in con-
gress with the expiration of his pres
ent term. He told his reasons which
were largely financial ones, but made
no mention Of an intention to leave
state politics. Later at Duluth he an
nounced his purpose to retire from pub
nc NE, and this of course included any
ambition that he might have to be
governor of Minnesota again.
VIII Bring Pressure to Bear
The former governors friends. how
ever, who are gathering at ST. Louis.
are not willing to take him at his word
ana they will present a strong case to
MN When they are given the opportu-
nlty, which will present itself during
Inc conferences that the Minnesota DEL
esation VIII necessarily have at the con-
Frank Zins, one of the leaders of the
Stearns county Democracy, who has
IN 81. Paul yesterday on his way to
81. Louis, said last night that he be-
lleVed that Lind might be induced to
consent 70 become candidate for gov
ernor. Z1ns comes from Judge Col
ms, home town, where naturally the
feeling against the Republican machine
that succeeded in nominating r. c.
Dunn for governor last week is only
second in Intensity to the resentment in
Hennep1n county, which, if anythings
was as much interested in Collins sue
cess as Collins home.
we are going to make a statement
OF the situation to Lind at ST. Louis"
SAID Ems last night, land I think that
he may be induced to consider the mat
ter.
Not in twenty years has there been
SO good an opportunity to elect a DEM
ocrat1c governor as exists this year.
Republicans, not only in my part of the
state but in the strong Republican cen
tiers, are sore beyond expression at the
methods invoked by Dunn. Not only
do they not like Dunn's methods, but
they do not regard the candidate very
highly personally, and Republicans by
the thousands are ready and anxious to
vote for clean. high-class Democrat
uncontrolled by any clique of office
seeking Republicans
The Scandinavians are especially in
revolt, and with a strong Scandinavian
Democrat at the head of our ticket
there is every reason to look for his
success at the polls.
Lind is the man who can beat Dunn
and beat him to a Standstill. We will
make statement of the case to Lind
that 1 have reason to hope will induce
him to listen to the call and get into
the game
o'Brien Not Hopeful
c. d. O'Brien, While strong personal
friend of Congressman Lind, does not
have much hope of inducing him to
forego the pleasures of private life and
to take up the strenuous fight which
would be necessary to land him in the
executive chair.
Il believe that Lind's declaration is
final" Mr.. O'Brien said, ''but I look on
this man, John A. Johnson, of st. Peter,
as likely candidate. Johnson is fine
fellow personally, a good speaker, has
a clean record and is a Scandinavian. I
am sure that he would give Dunn the
fight of his life. You know there is
such a thing as eXhauSting ones re-
sources and energies in a preliminary
skirmish, and it is just possible, that the
six months fight from which the Re-
publicans have just emerged has left
them somewhat handicapped for the
real struggle to be fought out before
November