The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-20

10 lHe SOVernOrSn1p contest next year.
It takes the form Of comparative indiffer-
ence as to the nominee, on the ground
THAT there isn't much show to beat
Johnson anyway" All admit that this
is remarkable state of things in state
with a normal republican majority Of
$4,000 to 100000, but those who take the
dubious view defend themselves by say
ing that on state matters the voters have
learned to lay aside party distinctions to
a large extent, and having voted for
Johnson once they are likely to do it
again. ""
Such an attitude is favorable to an act
i've candidate for the nomination, like
Julius Block, who stands good chance
to get the nomination by default unless
others want it badly enough to take it
away from him.
The prospects Of a fight against Sem
ator Nelson are getting slim. 1t is now
understood that the influences opposed
to Nelson are convinced that it would be
useless to spend money for his defeat.
and that the politicians who had hoped
to have. the handling of a good barrel in
senatorial fight are doomed to disap-
pointment- Nelson is not at all satisfac-
tory to the old railroad machine, but the
financial end does not care to waste
money on losing fight.
Some of the senators s. friends have been
alarmed to learn of the quiet work being
done against him, and have chided Nell
son with: Over-confdence. He has re-
fused to believe that he stood in any Sc
rious danger, and so far has taken no
steps to guard against the undermining
| Of his enemies. The senator is not as
much of a fighter as he used to be. and
| does not intend to be drawn into a fight
| when there is nothing to fight. He has
! insisted that there was mouse to- recog-
| nize the existence of opposition. until a
| candidate appeared against him. The
lack of a candidate has been serious
matter, and up to date no one has been
found who could make any stand against
him. In such a. condition, naturally, the
! opposition zcan make little headway, and
it is not surprising that the senator re-
fuses to take alarm.
The scheme to sidetrack Brewer from
the congressional fight by running him
for governor is being thoroly organized
in the sixth district, in spite of all
Brewers protestations. A prominent
sixth district politician says:
"Buckman's organization is playing the
game carefully and deeply, and If its
program is carried out the sixth district
will go to the state convention solid for
working they will also have bunch Of
delegates for him from outside the dis
trict. The Buckman men don't care any
thing about Brewer, whether he is nomi-
mated or not, but they want to get him
out of the way, and if they are per-
mitted to present his name to the con-
vention they will say afterward, what
ever the convention. does, that Brewer
has been a candidate for governor and
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som mething else. T.
"The only way Brewer can head off
this game is to file his affidavit as a
candidate for congress before the state
convention, and make a public announce
ment that he will not permit the use OF
his name in the convention. That IS
what he is likely to do. OtherWlse the
kidnapping scheme will go thru flying.
The Fergus Falls Press says 1t wants
Ito see Jacobson nominated for governor
because he is not the choice OF the
Ipolitica1 crooks of the state and has not
the Endorsement of the dishonest polltl-
cal rings and combinations
The Warroad Plaindealer, which is fol
Frank Eddy all the time, looks at the
Jacobson proposition differently, and goes
after him as an enemy Of drainage II
says:
jacobson might suit T'h e j o rna and the
politicians Of the Cities but the northern par
of the state will have none OF him. Every
, representative that has sat in the" state leg1s
lature in the last twenty years knows that ever!
dollar ever secured for drainage was gotten afte
fight with j: F. Jacobson. He has opposed
, drainage ever since its inception and 1t is vel
understood in the northern part of the STATE
= that drainage is ten years behind what 1T woult
have been only for jacobson. Jacobson wOult
be a 'puddin - for Johnson
It will be news for jacobson to learl
that he is a favorite Of city politicians.
Replying to some hard knocks from {
t former Dunn organ, the Paynesvil
Press says: s@
The johnson republicans are the people If
as you self-styled "regulars' assert they hav
left the party, they desire to return and asss
in the election of a respectable republican VIII
was decently nominated. If a few chronic office
seekers and soreheads propose to deny them tina
r modest request, then your old meetin' -hous
must remain forever down, that's all. = -
, Early convention talk is already goin.
the rounds. The argument advanced i
that the republican nominee ought t
: have plenty Of time for campaig
to get the people acquainted with him
: Governor Johnson is before the people al
>. the time and so has an advantage. Th
argument is all right provided the re
n publican, nominee is the kind that wi
d bear close acquaintance.
Charles B. Cheney.
FIERCE EXCITEMENT IN DETROIT
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