The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-11
! Minnesota Politics

3 l1tnneSOId FOLlIlcS
Republican State Committee Entitled to
ExoneratIon In the John. w. johnson
Matter, from the Reckless Claims hi
the sDemocrats' Fraud" Circular
Cole Campaign Getting No Help from
Observation-Disclosures Reception on the
',s '..il 'ladgy
Speeches. Observation-Disclosures: b .A; T..
Cole and Moses e. sGlappr at Red Wing;
Knute Nelson at Battle Lake.: j.: F.; Ja-t
cobson. at Kasson;2 Frank NJ Eddy at Lit.
tie sFallss a. Z &c.,. * 2,EflS 7:,.f,'1,>
Denocratie;5 John a. ;Johnson and w.
s.. Ha nm ort1T a slayton, Moons and " in
dom. evening; IT.. DE- O'Brien at Waseca;
p. M Magnusson Fat ,Kenstngton. 2aa
'sH,tS.$--s"s as3a:aSiIt f
The John wv. Johnson sircfdent seems
about over. Because the gocialfst bors
party selected a candidate with a name
too near like Governor SJohnson's 1t viii
have to do without d candidate entirely,
rand yet the court will hot reject the fill
ing because Of the similarity Of names.
The socialists had a right to make a bona
f1de nomination Of John w. Johnson, or,
even Of John A. johnson, If that had
happened to be his name. but, in their
zeal to get sufficient names they. over
stepped the bounds of law, and their, pc
! t1tlon Is pretty certain to be rejected,
Enough signatures will: be found that are
either duplicates or Illegally secured, to
1 leave the petition with less than the $4,000
REQUIRED by law. It seems rather drastic
action to deprive the socialist labor, party
OF "a. ticket, but the democratic manage
! "a 60, Ror1H {aor fN
prevent injury ito: their candidate thru
! such a confusion. They can be blamed,
+ however: for making unfounded charges
against the republican,! committee and
the incident should not be closed without
a statement: from Governor -Johnsons
managers generating the republican, or
ganization ofrany collusions I'M the cam
didacy' Of John W. Johnson. Hs:''.a,
F. A. L.. Cole is making very plain
statement of HIS position on the railroad
question, wherever he goes. and = his
straightforward declarations are making
La good impression, > He declared in his
speech at st. James that thesrepublicafi
! state committee. had not received c,one
! cent this year from any railroad Or lum.
per corporation, and did not expect, con-
trloutlons from such sources. If. elected
governor he would be under obligations
TO no special interest, but would work for
the interests of the whole people. It is
fact that the state. campaign this year
Is decidedly hampered for funds, and: a
good snare Of the expense so far has
peen borne by the contributions of the
candidates themselves; The popular sub
scflptlon. scheme is bringing small re-
turns" and Is doing more good as a fac
Tor In stirring up individual interest In
republican success than: in providing the
: slneWs OF war. The railroad corporations
those that take a hand In politics, were
not Tor Coles nomination, and are no.
interested In his election. In fact. his
stand ON the railroad question and hi:
reputation for doing things, makes hin
:. man to be feared by such interests, :ant
II the railroads are taking any hand liz
the state fight, it is against Cole. AID
wees from st. Louis county indicate tina
, special favor was shown Governor John
, sons. party when It toured, the iro,
range. Mines suspended operations IS,
the men could go and hear the goyerno
talk and railroad men were gathere,
: from all the country around to swell hi
meetings. The impression created o,
the range was that the heads of tn,
steel trust interests III Minnesota wer
. favorable to Johnsons reelection. TIL
: democratic Inapagerss say. that the Sspe
ganization,, ahd that they hold receipt
y for the money!, FwhicFe is t1ddestioned
The les republican 7cornp,ittee lis just waitinj
: to see etbeHE the mines will shut dow.
when Cole strikes the range..@: :.',:~
+ :. ! .P. H. stolberg + Of Harris, a :prominen
:; attorney Of Chisago county,, who supporte
= Governor Johnson TWO years ago, is, on
- with letter. declaring himself fo
= Johnson again; NEVERTHELESS it, is pre-
! ,Edicted that Cole will get: a neat pluralit
n in Chisago county. Tt is strong Swed
81 ish county, and normally about 1880 re
! publican, in the ratio Of six or seven
:. one, but; Dunn carried it by, just twenty
= two votes. E. W.. Stark, also of Harris
:, one Of the leading, johnson republicans
:, : us now Judge. Of probate by the, govern
- or's appointment, and he. and : stolber
- are leading in. the Johnson movemen
= Victor L, Johnson, :. who was anothe
20 strong supporter Of John A. Johnson, fls
% been nominated for the state senate, an
- SO is not, active IN the state fight. Tt
=, governor Will get a good many Of tt
;, same votes that were cast for him !
=. 1904, but Is pretty certain to lose groun
- in the. county. 49,. ..I.
: H: G. Hays former secretary of tt
state drainage league, and with newsps
pSA CAPSAASAlSS d. :o4SSpy Eye anu DENNY
~ has started a new weekly at Long, LAX
" in Hennepin county: which he. calls tt
:, y Minnetonka Messenger.
80 Governor Johnson is teaming with Y
=, S. Hammond in the second district b,
, will come In Saturday for the big NEE
ing in Minneapolis. A: L. Cole 5hs
- Jumped back across the, state toda
= from Marshall to Red Wing, where /
:. and Moses E. Clapp speak tonight: u.
y | jacobson also jumps eastward today fro
Slayton to Kasson, and tomorrow .Messr
Cole and jacobson ii appear: together
- Cannon Falls go .~Ii T.. h'"..--':..-
4 Only, three more full weeks remain, al
- the campaign will warm up. next wee
:. with the Fairbanks meeting In Marlka
a Monday night, and practically all of tt
~ congressional -. delegation taking tt
rt stump for Cole. IL: = I: =.
III z: -, = Charles B.! Cheney.
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= 80 - civic ACTIVITIES