The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-26
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Minnesota Politics
One Week Remains Before the Caucuses,
Which Will Probably Be Poorly At
tended-Eberhart Of Mankato An
other Possibility for Lieutenant Gov
ernor-Arneson Admits Designs on
Authorship.

One week, from tonight republican
caucuses will be held in over 1000 iyot-
ing precincts Of Minnesota, and they
will mark the beginning of the end of
a most peculiar preconventien. contest.
There is no interest manifested, in the
caucuses, and very few will develop
any kind of a contest. In fact, it, is
considered likely, that at least third
Of the, country precincts will fail to
has held back, farm work, and if June
2 is.a fair day farmers will put in every
hour till dark. There will be only a
struggling attendance at, best. Even
in the cities good many precincts are
likely to go unrepresented. It is com
plete reaction from the tremendous ten
sion Of two years ago. Local rivalxv
will be responsible if any degree of ex-
E1te e1l aa stirred up during the next
AS the governorship entries appear in
the stretch, Jacobson shows a clear
LEAD, but the others are pressing him
and trying to put him in a pocket. Cole
IS running strong and has passed two or
Hanson, the dark horse Of the bunch.
JIG, making his bid for. the leadership,
and his efforts are squirting all the
others TO- greater speed, but the pace
IS telling on some. 80
i! Senator A.. o. Eberhart Of ..Mankato
is another. possibility for lieutenant
governor, who is beginning to attract
attention. Within the last few DAYS
his name has. been sprung and ddifss7 7
eussed among the politicians, who are,
beginning to figure on a balanced. tick
et. II is noted that unless the Swedish
republicans get the candidate for gov.
ernor, or are represented by the nomi-
nee for secretary Of state, they will
nave no place on the ticket, and. on
nationality grounds Governor johnson
would have a big advantage. Eber-
hart is a native Of Sweden and prom
inent. alumnus of. Gustavus Adolnhns
college, the St. Peter institution. whose
graduates have been such strong fac
TOR for Governor Johnson. He also car.
ries a good senate record. He initiated
the legislative Investigation of freight
rates at the last session, served as
chairman Of the Joint committee. and
took charge Of the resulting bills in
the, senate. He was also prominent in
good roads legislation and helped frame
the highway commission bill. With
these talking points, his friends claim
he could do some effective work in The
campaign. and help the head Of the
ticket. Eberhart :, has. made no an
nouncement, but has the matter under
consideration. : ~g-~u !.
The field for lieutenant governor is
enlarging rapidly. Snrague, DwinnelI
and Eberhart will probably all be pre-
sented: and a fourth possibility is NJ.
a.. Nolan. of Grand Meadow, who ,ex-.
poets to be: taken up by the first. dis.
tr1ct If. the governorship goes outside,
Nolan banks on his reciprocal demur-
rage bill record. - - - -:
The friends of Gilbert Guttersen are
emitting roar over the action of the
second district congressio nal. commits.
tee in sending out McCleary circulars.
rehearsing the : inqratitude charge
against Gnttersen. The Lake CRYSTAL
Union, which is Guttersen's home pa.
per, says: - - =
We are surprised that the circulars re-
ferred to above are sent out under The
auspices. Of the republican congressional
committee. What right has any politi-
cal, national, state or district committee
TO : }. take part In a nominating contest be-
tween men OF their own party? What
would you think of the republican state
committee II they would get out a SINH
lar document attacking one OF the re-
publican candidates for governor and ia:
voring another, or II the national repub-
lican committee would try to dictate
who should be President Roosevelt's sue
cessor? 'E.@-1,.t
The same paper says Guttersen ia
with ROOSEVELT on rate legislation and
9 federal Inheritance tax, and wants
to know how McCleary stands on those
questions. He will doubtless elucidate
later on.
!. y. g. Arneson g possible candidacy
for state auditor is discussed in this
week IS issue of his home paper. the
Elbow Lake Herald, which says he IS
not an active candidate, but a strong
possibility, and if Iverson is defeated
he will be the man to turn the trick
Arneson Is not in position now to make
an open announcement of his candidacy
on. account Of Jacobson. If the Lac
qui Parle man fails to land, then the 4
seventh district could take up Arne.1
son, and with the help Of Hennepin,
Ramsey and St Louis would make an
int araatin Fl NH A YER