The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-21
Minnesota Politics
E. Young Doomed for Governor on the
Strength OF His Aggressive Work at
Attorney General - WldeII Candidacy
Shakes Things Up-Dunn Talk Not
Well Received.

Edward T. Young is in the limelight
considerably Of late. AS attorney gen
eral he has fallen heir to vast deal Of
litigation, and the work of cleaning up
timber trespasses and other cases Is most
unpleasant. The situation requires a |
man who will stand up to the rack and
refuse to bend or break. and Young
course thus far has been uncompromis-
ing AS part Of the nationwide cam
pa1gn against graft" and official dere-
LECTION of every kind, the attorney gener-
! ais conduct has been winning golden
opinions, and a good many Of them have
come In the form Of suggestions that
Young would make a good nominee for
governor.
The attorney general has not seemed
TO warm up to the idea. He seems to like
the work of his position. trying as it is,
| and does not fancy making a fight for
another place when he can have renom-
ination without any effort. In looking
at the proposition he probably takes in
consideration several things. One is that
his prosecution of the Mabel Evans case
and the trespass cases, with his firm
| stand on the timber board for law en-
forcement, have brought down on him
the displeasure of the late candidate for
! governor and all of his thick and thin
apologists They would fight his NOM
ination and probably cut him at the polls
If nominated. In such a contest as next
years campaign promises to be, every
| little factor counts, and this opposition
might prove fatal to success. Whatever
his reasons, Mr.. Young does not seem
! to heed the call. He is good for two
more terms as attorney general, if prece-
dent Is followed, and by that time there
may be a good opening for the governor
ship or something equally as good.'
The semi-announcement Of Gus Widell's
candidacy for secretary Of state seems to
put an end to discussion of the Mankato
man as a governorship possibility. There
has been considerable sentiment in favor
Of Widell, who is a prominent Swedish
American with clean political affiliations
and a good business head. This senti-
ment has been fostered by other aspir-
ants for the shoes of Peter E. Hanson,
who have hoped to get Widell out OF
their way. This seems a vain hope, and
now that Widell Is decided on running
for secretary, there is sure to be a
stirring Of the dry bones He is already
made the favorite in predictions of the
politicians, and it is again reported that
J Julius Schmahl is going to Switch from
r secretary of state and run for state treas
urer, an office which precedent gives tc
the Germans.
WidelIs candidacy means that Manka.
) to, at least, will have no candidate TO,
/ governor, It already has a railroad com
missioner, and with the secretary. o.
state added would have it's full quota O.
/, offices. The boom for A. o. Eberhar
has not been making much noise lately
, and WideIs announcement is likely tt
give it the qutetus.
The Anoka Free Press, Dunn demo
. cratic, returns to its favorite theme t.
+ remark that the Princeton man wa
beaten by traitors in the republican
party. The democrats who supporter
: Dunn must have been patriots.
, On the best authority it is said tina
: Dunn is laying his plans, and is goinl
= to make another bid for the governor
r ship = Judging by & the reception wit
l. which the talk is meeting, he will star
J. out with small following compared witt
two years ago. The country press is
: pretty good index; and its, yerdietlis ode
J cidedly adverse even t;ifg the former Dun
l. papers are taken exclusively. The Win
! nebago City Enterprise is a sample Q
the rest. 1t says:
= There seems to be movement On foot
o start boom which will give R. G. Dunn til
, nomination for governor. The Enterprise wa
among the first papers of the state to supper
o Dunn, during the last campaign. We stuck
him thru thick and thin and are Of the opnio
that he is much-abused man. In spite Q
this, however, it is our belief that those VIII
II are doing their best to get the Dunn boo1
N started will do good for the cause of re
publicanism in this state. The people at tn
last election demonstrated at the polls that the
+ did not want the Princeton man for their go,
ernor, and for the republicans to again pu
him at their head would be nothing more
ia less than political suicide. There man
: good men in this state, Why send Dunn to til
= | sacrifice again? ~"
That was a mean slam the Minneapol
e. morning daily gave Bert Miller, in speak
20 ing of the delegates appointed by Gov
>, ernor Johnson to the interstate commerc
1t law convention. With the exception
ut s. r. Van SAINT, they were all classed g
democrats. The worst of this is that tt
McCleary men have been trying to max
as democrat" stick on Miller ever since
- started after the schoolmaster's seal
.. Judging by the Luverne mans recor
OF however, he is a pretty good republican
sh Charles B. Cheney.
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