The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28

OF the legislature recently appointed a
deputy United States marshal, is said to
ne slated for something considerably bet
ter, the deputyship being merely a make
shift to tide over until the other position
IS ready The report is that Senator
.Clapp has him slated to succeed Major
g. L. Scott as Indian agent at Leech
lake. Major Scott is about to retire from
the army under the thirty years rule, it
rs said, and now that the Leech Lake tn
dams seem pacified and easily managed,
1t Is not thought necessary to keep an
army officer over them any longer
/ Rider is a former sheriff of Morrison
county, a former railroad man, and
sturdy son of old Massachusetts. He
served In the house in the 1908 and 1905
sessions and took leading part in the
campaign for Senator Clapp's reelection,
standing as sponsor to the early caucus
call While the state constitution does
not permit a member of the legislature
! to hold any other office except that of
postmaster, it does not govern federal
appointments. If Senator Clapp does not
run into too much trouble in the Indian
department, there seems to be no obstacle
ito prevent Riders appointment.
Senator A. D. Stephens of Crookston,
commonly called ANDY" is getting con-
Z ob4S aSIC1AIiOl1 DIS d SONCTIlOIS1llp pOS-
sibility. He has had ambitions to dis
place Halvor STEVENSON and go to con-
gress, but, the present member seems to
have the district pretty well in hand.
!. Rather than have a fight, they would
probably unite the ninth district as far
Las possible and present Stephens for gov
ernor, IT, he, wants to try for the nominal
|, tion Stephens is a banker and one of
the biggest business men in the Red
T. ,o11 - 5;sl,
age, like John A. Johnson, was born in
/ Minnesota. -l...., -.
+ A recent report is to the effect that
|. Senator Stephens would be willing to take
7 the nomination for lieutenant governor.
T With Hawkins, Torson, w. A. Nolan and
several of the Hennepin delegation crowd
7 ing up the lieutenant governorship be-
I gins to- look like a bargain counter.
The senatorial conference slated to meet
yesterday in St. Paul. did not confer. In
I fact, among the outside visitors who at
tended the banquet there was notice.
able dearth Of state senator's The pub.
licity given the affair led to it's being
called off for the: present. So, r. -
F Those gathered at the st. Paul ban
| quet last night watched curiously to Sc,
whether Judge Collins and r. G. Dunn
would meet. It was the first time eithe
had seen the other since the convention
a year ago last June. They did not i'm
: prove the opportunity, and the Princeton
man was noticeably distant with severa
T old acquaintances about the board.
The Willmar Republican-Gazette ha
! been interviewing Senator L. c.. Thorp
| about the governorship boom started b
America Of Madison, Wis. The Will
mar man declares that the office shout
/ seek the man, and that he will not max
any active bid for it. 'He believes say
( the Republican, Gazette. that the. con
= vention should name the ticket, after du
and careful elaboration, and without tn
81 dictation of political bosses or a ;pre-co
! I vention fight, and that ticket so nom
:, |. mated will be satisfactory, to the peopl
ri and party and h will =, be triumphant
) elected. If the nomination, should come t
him under such conditions he would mai
i urally be proud Of the honor and glad
: accept it., but under no circumstance
: f would he make a pre-convention f1gh
. with its attendant canvassing of the stat
: and attempted manipulation Of eaucuss
and conventions" = =. ~ =. -,
Il The Jacobson talk has struck fire
q Kanabec county. The. Mora Enterpri
:, declares that he would surely be electe
=! if nominated, and touches off the follow
ing. pin-whee1: s .so -.
~ Hurrah for jacobson, the anti graft, the ant
e railroad, the anti-corporation, the Folk, La Fl
IT. lette and Roosevelt of Minnesota all in bu
l. die. There may, and doubt will be, maj
"A well qualified candidates for the position, b
= among those already mentioned jacobson, in O
= opinion, is the leader from the peoples stan
!, point. y r..
leE another candidate for secretary
es state has announced himself in the perst
d. of Marion S. Norelius Of Vasa, Goodh
8, county. Mr.. Norelius is the son of Il
r venerable president Of the Lutheran A
i gustana synod, and a graduate Of Gu
ID tavus Adolphus college at st. Peter. I
IS has been in newspaper work for the Ia
ten years., and in the last national car
paign spoke for the national committee
Il Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Minnesota.
+ Bernidji is in the throes of a municir
IN campaign having adopted city chart
on There is keen rivalry for the honor Of b
tel ing first mayor. The two political ia
H. lions OF the city. are lined up once me
ed1 for a death struggle. and the newspape
MS of. the thriving burg remind one of thin
n we used to hear about a year ago.
.e5l=34,tt HI .=z.r,- Charles B., Cheney