The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
POLITICS OF THE SESSION.
H. -
Developments Were Not Important as
..,T- Party or Personal Capital. 80

The session was empty OF specidl
significance, politically speaking, INC
it's results may become more apparTeih ', ;
later on than they are to-day. The
necn]iar situation in Minnesota did not
favor the framing of party pohcy'
and whatever efforts were made to cor
raj the republican majority for DEL 11,
mite program were not successful. Inc
only time politics came to the surface
was when the Horton bill was passed
over the governors Veto The members
made this party matter by gong lnto
caucus, but outside OF the iegis nanuh.
the bill is not countenanced as repupee
lican measure. The outspoken words OF
| nine.tenths of the republican press OF
! the state are proof OF public sentiment,
! which considered the issue too small TO
be given a party label. 1t is too small,
also, to be made a campaign issue or
! to get any notice in the next republican
state convention, but it is certain to be
made use Of by the opPo 4ha acss;on can
fairly be claimed as republican achieve
ments, for the "G. o. p had seven,
eighths of the members. The handful
Of democrats were neither better nor
4 worse than the average republicans, but
they were too few to make much I'M,
preston on the result. The passage OF
i the code and of the railroad Legislation
the session, and the first has no political
value. The railroad bills, if they are
followed by effective action from the
railroad commission, will furnish some
republican material next year.
The increased expenses of the state
government cannot be made polltlca
question. AS Governor johnson said
: the appropriation bill and the levy
were matters of business. and he volunl
tarily took his share of the RESPONSE
bility. After all, the bill was not
3 heavy one, considering the growth o
: the state and its institutions, togethe
I with the emergencies Of the year.
e The session did not develop a republi
! can candidate for governor to oppos
/ John A. johnson. At least, no nam
;, now shines forth with any luster to in
!, There were plenty Of good men in bot g,
i houses, score Of them equal in abilit
!, to the average governor, and the nom
d nee may come from them, but he j
quite as likely to be taken up from tn
n outside. In the capitol there are Juliu
d Block, Peter E.. Hanson, G. f. Staple
r and E. T. Young, who are more or les
9 possibilities, and there are men holdin
e no public office on whom the mant
y NAV vet fall. The present dispositio
e is not to encourage Blooms and to avo1
4. strife over the nomination, and man
e have expressed the hope that the ne,
le nominee will be a man whom the nor
IS nation has sought. Senator Lord !
e Kasson or Ward Of Alexandria woul
IS be such man, as neither one shows an
e signs Of bidding for horrors. Speak
1 Ciague has, been considered a possibi
g ity every since his election. He was 8
=, able presiding officer and on the, who
:. made an excellent record, but he hs
y the usual difficulty in pleasing ever
!. body. Marry were sore over the
y committee assignments and others ov
q incidents Of the session. While t
90 az speaker has certain prestige which
be an advantage, there is no question tn
~ ~ Clague would have had more golden Q
~ portunities for advancing himself
IN public esteem if he had remained on t
r.. floor.
y, NJ John G.. Lund, new in the game
d. politics, is credited with desire to
Of governor. and may be seen in the. lii
We next time He accumulated consider
ZEE Bile credit during the session by his fig
I'd FOR primary election reform and
%. abolishing private banks. He could /
al be called leader Of the house. a
nd would not be the choice Of his fellol