The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-09
Minnesota Politics
Governor Johnson's Political Future
Inc Next Republican Candidate
Tho New Legislature State Ticket
Below Governor Running Well.


Tho New Legislature State Ticket
Below Governor Running Well.
in 1908? A"A Ao-
It Is a foregone conclusion that he
Will run for something. A man Of his
wonderful sprinting abilities is mot
Iound every day in either party. and
when the. democrats develop a man who
can corral republican votes by scores of
thousands, they are not going to permit
hlmpto retire on his laurels.
enthusiastic democrats are talking
or johnson for president. The governor
attracted attention two years ago in
the east, and his second victory is even
more phenomenal, SO his name must GER
talnly be received with much favor. He
has not stood for national democratic
principles, however, and has no rallvinp
cry to appeal to voters outside of Min
nesota. His personal popularity can
not cover the nation because he cannot
reach the whole country. It is quite
conceivable that the Minnesota democ-.
racy will present Governor johnson "a
name two years hence for the highest
office in the country's gift, and it is
possible that events would turn the con
ventlon his way. With Bryan for presi-
dent, the democracy would hardly put
announcer western man on for second
place, but should Hearst or some east
johnson would be very likely. non1i,
nation for vice president.
Barring place On the national tick.
ct, the, question arises whether he
would be nominated for a third term
as governor. Before election that did
not seem probable. It was believed
that he had set his mind. on going to
| congress from the third district, as an
avenue into national politics. The
thlrd-term idea is not popular in this
state, and no governor has ever
acheved it but John S. Pillsbury. But
Johnson s Walkaway this year makes it
LOOK probable that he could win even
Tor third term, in presidential year.
He will have hard work to side-steD an
other nomination for governor. if he
runs the gauntlet Of the national con
vention. : =,
Colonel kiingsbury of Mankato, inter
viewed in Cincinnati today, predicts
that johnson will be the next presiden.
tlal nominee Of his party. -:
When John Lind was in the game.
stories appeared every few months that
ne was about to return, to the republi-
can party: Lind as republican would
probably have. gone farther in public
NE than he chose to do under demo-
cratic auspices. johnson has, never.
| committed himself on national po1iciesl
to, any extent, and could easily work
INTO the republican ranks. where his
qua1tles as vote getter would proba-
oily keep him at the front. He could
not desert democracy with GOOD
grace just now, however, and such a,
contingency seems rather remote. R zs;
Talk Of the next republican. nominee,
dof governor IS starting already ia
cobson is the man most in mind. His
hard SIX weeks Of campaigning for
Cole left no reason to accuse him of
olslo'yalty or sulking. He occupies the
position now that S. R. Van SAINT did
a1ter the defeat Of Eustis in 1898. Many
thousand OF his followers voted for
Johnson because jacobson was not nom
mated. but apparently jacobson could
not help that. - .'"...',','-" -
The only. other man who looms bic
In the public eye as possibility is At,
torney General E.. T. Young. He comes
from: Jacobson's district and is 9, ner.
sonal friend Of the Lac qui Parle man.
lie. has made splendid record in two
years, and will no doubt better it in
tne next year or two. If the next legis.
1atlve session does not develop a'rpopuz
lar hero, the next nomination seems
to lie between those two, with a strong
chance that there will not be serious
contest IN the convention. Even a
clean contest like that Of last lime
leaves trouble for the candidate.
Only twenty.three members of the
ola state senate were reelected. Four
who were renominated were beaten at
the polls, Senators Collester. Benson.
Dart and Peachey. Those reelected
were Senators Cooke, Campbell, Put
nam, Dale, johnson, Naeseth, Dunn,
Calhoun, Wilson, E. E. Smith. Pugh.
Laybourn, Thorpe, Peterson, Stephens
and Sundberg, republicans, and Sena-
tors Fitzpatrick, Witherstine, Du Toit.
Collier, Schaller, Hardy and Meow
an, democrats. D. S. Hall Of Renville
and Ole O. Canestorp Of Grant county
served IN the senate some years ago,
and eight Of the new senators have
W. A. Hinton, Marley Fosseen and
Henry McColl were in the last house.
and s. A: Nelson, J. r. Elwell, D. M.
Gum and Ole Sageng have had pre-
vious experience in the house. So in
all thirty-three of the senators have
served in the legislature nd thirty
are entirely new men. Some of the
new ones, like Durment and Hackney
of st. Paul, Sullivan Of Saltwater. Sc
ward of Marshall, Gunderson Of Alex
andria, Victor johnson Of Center City,
Garfield of Luverne, Alderman Of
Brainerd Swanson of Anoka and Car
penter of Buffalo, are already known
for business or professional ability, and
are sure to be heard from. They are all
republicans, and the democrats have
several good men coming, like Glotz-
bach Of Faribault, Moonan of Waseca
and Harrington Of Ortonville. In all,
the senate seems likely to measure up
in ability with the last one, while it's
membership gives indication that it will
be even more progressive. The county
option people claim to have pledged q
majority to their bill, and majority
have been pledged to the anti-pass,
2-cent fare and reciprocal demurrage
laws.
The house is much newer in proper
ton. Of the 10 MEMBERS, only SO
served in the last house, and in pre-
Yious legislatures, making 49,, or less
than a third, with legislative expe-
rience. Few Of the members reelected
have been prominent. There are the.
candidates for speaker, Hugo, johnson,
w. A. Nolan, Wells, Tighe, Rockne and
possibly Adams, and there are Dorsey,
g. D. Peterson, Rachie, Mmberlake.
Judge Hicks, Lennon, W. II. Nolan and
sBiorge, all Of whom will take promi-