The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-13
Minnesota Politics
Campaign Gathering Speed for the. Elm
Ish, Which Will Come Ii the Twin
citIes-W teaton Campaign. Among Fra
ter1aI Societies stIrs Some Trouble
Eberhart Getting Bouquets.

Speeches Today-Republican A. L.
Cole, afternoon at Cokato; A. L. Cole and
Moses E. Clapp, evening at Whitman;
Knute Nelson at Wadena; j. F. Jacobson
at Franklin; Frank M. Eddy at Elk
River.
Democratic: John A. Johnson Frank
D. Larrabee and J. G. Haynes at the
Auditorium. Minneapolis; T. D. O'Brien
at Jackson; F. M. Magnusson and David
M. Evans at Parker's Prairie; T. R. Kane
at Cannon Falls.
Three weeks Of active campaign work
remain, and the state candidates and
their corps Of speakers are making hay
while the sun shines. The democrats are
putting out quite a string of spellbinders
and do not seem at all hampered by lack
| OF funds. The republicans are also COW
| ering the state pretty thoroly A. L..
Cole Is standing the racket much better
| than Was expected, and seems to thrive on
the life Of a campaigner., He is covering
lots OF territory, and will have made
speeches In every section of the state be-
fore election. The last week it is ex-
pected that both sides will bring the
candidates into the twin cities and con-
centrate their efforts In Minneapolis
there is the utmost harmony between the
state and city tickets. w. W. Heffel-
finger, the local member of the state ex-
ecutive committee, and therefore head of
the Cole campaign in Hennepin, is a. per-
sonal friend and strong supporter, of
Mayor Jones. Mr.. Cole himself Is heart
lily In sympathy with the mayor, and will
talk for him whenever he appears in
Minneapolis. On the other hand Cover
nor johnson and Mayor Haynes will APP
pear from the same platform tonight, and
will work together this time. Two years
ago johnson and Haynes were distinctly
hostile. The Johnson men cut Haynes
and the Haynes men did the best they
could to slaughter Johnson.
The non-partizan campaign among
members Of the knights of Pythias ane
other fraternal organizations. in favor OIL
Fred e. Wheaton, democratic nominee
for clerk of the supreme court, is run.
ming against some snags, especially since
the members of the K. P have found
that c. A. Pidgeon, the republican nom
inee, has been a member of their orde,
for several years and is still in good
standing. This order, in common will
nearly all fraternal organizations, bar
politics, and the letters sent by tn,
Wheaton club to the recorders of tn
lodges over the state have in few CASE
provoked an indignant response. The OBJ
ject of the movement is to make a show
Ing for Wheaton, but when it is choic
between two K. P. members, goot
many object to playing one as favorit
because he has been especially active II
their work IN ~.
From Chisago county it is reported tina
Victor L. Johnson, the nominee for sen
ator, is openly and actively supporting
Cole for governor, and on account of hi
, wide acquaintance and influence in tn
/ county, he is proving a tower Of strengt
for the ticket. -. '- -
, The state press is giving considerabl
) complimentary mention to Senator Eber
= hart, as an example of the self-mad
\ man. He Is SO years DID, and was Dor
l in Sweden, coming to this country whe
7 a small boy. He began to earn his wa
as a farm laborer, and worked his wa
: thru Gustavus ,Adolphus college after
I. ward studying law IN Judge Cray's office
) LIE, has been SUCCESSFUL in the law, an
! -four years ago was the q unanimous ci,oic
Il of the republicans Of Blue Earth count
1 for state senator, and was elected b
= nearly 1000 majority. IN the senate h
+ has made, a record as an Independent an
e progressive member, and started the raj
:, road rate investigation at the last sex
4I;sion, which has resulted in such notab
E productions in rates. He has also bee
active in the cause Of good roads and I
f the national guard, and in the sena1
s was the champion Of the bill to abolis
: private banks &
Charles b: Cheney: