The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-27
Minnesota Politics
Democrats Settle on French for Con-
/ aress ~ the Flrst District end Ham
7 nnond In the second-Governor's Man
In St. Louis County Beaten In conven.
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Two, candidates for congress- were de-
veloped by the democratic county con-
ventions Saturday. Judge Buck of Wi
mona and other leaders in the first dis
trict had evidently agreed on Andrew
French Of Plainview to make the run in
the first district, so Endorsements were
passed In several Of the counties and
wired to the Wabasha county convention,
which also Endorsed Mr.. French, and Sc
cured a promise from him that he would
file. 1t is likely that the Plainview man
will make as good a run against Tawney
as any one in the district. He Is a prom
inent farmer and an official in the farm
ers' mutual insurance associations. He
has served In the legislature, and Is now
a member Of the state board Of euualiz-
alton. .- . , 49,, .,...
w. s. Hammond Of st. James, the
! choice of second district democrats for
congress, Was brought out by the Wat
onwan county convention, and agreed to
file as candidate. He said he would not
be able to give as much time to the can
vass as he would like, but would do his
best. Mr.. Hammond is one Of the ablest
attorneys in southern Minnesota and a.
member OF the state normal board. If
Congressman McCleary is renominated
Hammond will go after him on the tariff
| question, and is likely to get the votes
OF good many revision republicans, not
with the idea Of beating McCleary, but
OF showing him that he is on dangerous
| ground. 1t is very unlikely that Ham
mond could win over McCleary, but he is
| likely to give him such a run as L. L..
Brown did Tawney a few years ago.
The prohibitionists have brought a.
man out to file for congress in the SEQ
ond district. David A. Tucker of Hunt
ley, Faribault county. This is claimed
by the Guttersen men to be a McCleary
move, for the purpose Of getting the pro-
hibltionists to vote their own ticket In
the primaries, and not to vote in the re-
publican primaries for Guttersen.
There is very little interest in the
democratic conventions except In Mime
| apolis and Duluth. In the latter place
The radical element, headed by r. T.
| Hudson and Bert Fesler, which has felt
| sighted by the state administration,
made a fight and defeated Fred Ryan,
surveyor general and the governors rep
resentatlve in the district. The conven-
| ton Endorsed Governor johnson, of
| course, but it Is likely that the delega-
ton will do its best to work up a fight
on Frank Day, who is held responsible
by the radicals for their turning down.
They also intend to depose Ryan as
chairman Of the county organization.
Ryan is resourceful politician, and has
been able to hold his own against the
radical wing in previous battles.
There Is little to bring out the crowd
In most of the conventions, and even
the prospect Of a row between the city
factions failed to f1ll the seats at the
Hennepin convention. Only six delegates
showed up from the second ward, and
the country delegates mustered only four
teen, but six Of the thirty rural pre-
cincts being represented. Hennepin was
about the only convention that took the
trouble to adopt a platform. The others
were contented with brief resolutions in.
dorsing Governor Johnson and demo.
cratic doctrines. Even Ramsey county
democrats had all their say in para
graph. The Hennepin convention was
remarkable for the temperance Of DR.
A. A. Ames in a democratic gathering
He will be one of the fifth ward dele
gates to the state convention. The sec.
ond ward delegation did not contain
Major Bowler, who supported Dunn two
years ago and has not returned to the
fold. ~
| Senator Wood has Withdrawn as
candidate for denomination in the-hfty.
third district, and a mass meeting o.
4 Wadena< citizens brought out Represen
tative Asher Murray as candidate fo
the senate against James Johnston o
Bertha Now comes third entry in tn
person Of T. J. Sharkey Of Staples. HI
and Johnston are both from 'Todt
county, and Sharkey's candidacy com
plicates things. Mr.. Sharkey has beef
in the employ of the Northern Pacific TO
twenty-five years, and Is one OF the pic
neers Of Staples, which Is the larges
town in the district. He announces tina
his hobbies are drainage, good roads
creameries and starch factories, indi
eating that he is a pusher for state de
velopment. Judge Murray also has
good record along that line. tu545 s.
$al{Gs.*
Michael Ferch Of Odessa, Big Ston
county, has become a candidate for tn
senate against Senator H. w. Stone Q
Benson. He is former universit
strong man, and is expected to carry
Big Stone county, tho he may not ru
as we'll elsewhere as , the man fror
Swift. /. Charles B. Cheney.