The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-07
Minnesota Politics

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tempts at Assassinatlon-"P -"PlcayunIsh
Criticism ef Johnson-DuIuth Man
with an issues Suggested for Governor
cIapp Turns Down ''the Boys" in ST:
Paul. 80
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The candidacy Of Samuel Lord Of Ikas
son is not dead, Kin spite Of some recent.
attempts to declarestt 1.-THE Dodge county
senator out Of the race for governor. The
fact Is that Lord has not started yet, andtI
has no intention to get into the fray in
the sense of seeking support. He will
make 1t known at the proper time, how
ever that he Is willing to make the run.
and would like the nomina ton. His
friends will endeavor ito do the rests One
Sof them, first district man, said yester-.
day: soss. ssfS1s
There is no. foundation for the talk
that Senator Lord is killed as candi-
date for governor gs He is not going to
get out on the shousetops and demand the
nomination but he is "a candidate and
will sbe a candidate when the convention
meets. He may not be nominated, but
ne VIII nave good many friends in that
convention, Who will present his name as
suitable material. for the governorship. |
II the convention does not want him,
there Will be no hard feeling, but If they
1t
take''7e -si
The attempted assassination of the
Lord boom has been one Of the queerI
FEATURES OF the state situa tion this fall. |
FOR some reason there seems to have |
peen a concerted effort to nip his candi- |
dacy and eliminate him from the list of |
ellg1bles. One cry has been that he was
d @ traitor IN the last campaign who de- /
served nothing att the party's hands. |
Ihat IS wholly without foundation Lord
was a collins SUPPORTER, In the state con-
ventlon, and had every reason to- quit in
disgust after that event, but he was
asked to take a place on the state com,
1nltsee and did Sc, serving thru the cam
palgn and supporting the nominee, much !
as II went against, his inclnations ~
Lord mas also been condemned as the
candidate Of the <issenate combine.,,. 1t
=: true, mat he! Unsupported by good
many state senators, but any one who
watched. the legislature during the past
| seven years knows that on vital legisla~
I'VE issues Lord was distinctly at outs
Wleii the combine. Ha% The zone exception
maenade onn llgnt on the gross earnings bill
| IN 1889, when Lord with several other
| ape attorneys opposed the bill as uncon-
stitutionai: This gross earnings bin rec
ora u.s. one which the democrats are keen
If1ng IN store for Brewer, Young or Lord
and Will make the most of, if any Of the
TRIO should be nominated for governor. It
would pe made to overshadow all subse-
quent WORK and achievements. Those
who oppose Lords nomination are using
it. But that dees=not seem sufficient
reason for the strenuous efforts being
made to strangle the Lord boom. ..s
! FRANK M. Eddy reads some republican
| newspapers and politicians a lecture for
their snall-boreS criticism Of Governor
Johnson.s. Picking Cat the governor for
i speaking at county rs, and similar at
1 tempts to- play; to. >prejudices, are in
i Eddy's opinion poor sort of politics. His
lecture is. an editorial in the sauk Center
Herald, which says. in part: x,,,-.x.. ..
We are getting tired of the small-bore criti
clsm OF the present governor. He was an expert
ment it is true, but he has made good and
tae oals atezeritlcism that can be made
It is the stern, imperative duty Of the repub-
neans OF this state to defeat him for reelection
Butt the fight against him must be made upon
4 the broad ground Of principle, not upon the mar
row foqndstton- OF Individuality The fact that
n Governor johnson has made al goeda governor
makes BIN aik the more dangerous to the contin-
ssssBe I aSf H sao fsar sns
" tsathe, a .Rrya,s, ste Fplks apd the 1ohnsens
IS e S"Ss1 worEed @ GGsnns pefo4s
n We maihtainT republican supremacy in the nation
n.ld the state And we can't win with Lodges
Fora kers, sGrosvenors and men Of that ilk for
standard bearers sWe must have aRoosevelts.
La Fotlettes, Nelson's men; from the people and
II of 1.-The people,, to lead in battle Men that
position: ~ = 49, i@.-' 4:*&I i'<.r
r. 6Governor johnson must be beaten but must
60 after him with artillery; we can't bring him
, down with popguns. Cut out picayunish criti'
cism. - @.'T%. = .'' r" - E'''
1 = $780, lc,a .s{s-- tas; ~ - -
!. + ,'I agree with The journal that
:, the next nominee for governor should be
:, a. man who stands for something" said
t Representative w. I. Nolan yesterday
t LIVE will need some live issue for our
! state campaign.sfS~ 1 have been thinking
: that e. M. Ferguson of Duluth. who has
. been leading. the fight against the private
. car lines, would make a good candidate
:, Mr.. Ferguson was one of the best wit
! nesses: who appeared before the senate
8 committee on Interstate commerce, ant
r the private car lines, which he has beer
e 1%fghting, seem to be one of the wors
+ features aimed at in our railroad legisla'
f tion..1 q Mr." Ferguson did some effeetiv,
: work in.&the legislative investigation las
d winter, and he isa a pleasant, convincing
speaker 80 ;,...s ........ ...-a.- T.
: In personal appearance, Mr.. Ferguson
: bears quite resemblance to Governor
t johnson and seems about the same age
! He is a commission merchant at Duluth
$ and the active fight he has been making
= against. private car lines indicates that h
has nerve and agressiveness. s%.5. +.
8 Senator Clapp found another membe
/ For the legislature to fill the st. Paul post
:, office. General Flower was one of tn
: most effective workers the senator ha,
!, last winter, in his fight for reelection
:, and members of the legislature will no
F. .hegrudge him the honor and the emolu
= - ments. The St. Paul situation was pc
- = culiar, and Senator Clapp was forced t
- make what seems a personal appoint
3 n1ent.s The political forces of the cit
y. were largely lined up in support of Fen
/" ton G.. Warner, and big and impressiv
er delegation waited on the senator to urg
D. Warmers appointment. But most of tn
!; members Of this delegation were nc
IS Clapp men last winter. The city an
~ county organization was unquestionabl
q . knocking, - and it was natural that tn
u s senator should ignore their wishes whe
Fl he came to hand out a plum. From.
- Z, business standpoint the selection of Ger
- eralS Flower is above criticism.
Ae s:a&sats '5- Charles B. Cheney.
4al 49, s. OVERWHELMING ODDS .,s.s.c
- Chicago Inter-Ocean. 80
al Governor Folk of Missouri tells a
he amusing story about a colored man VII
80 was brought before a court for a triti;
Offerlse.
$3aThes state Of Missouri against Jol,
Il, JONES' was read in loud voice, and tx
- Fcolored mans eyes bulged nearly out (