The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-25
January Is, 1906.
Minnesota Politics

Nationality Considerations and Their
Bearing on Candidates for state onice
--Huao Early In speakership Field.
& Candidates for state treasurer are no
tably backward about coming forward. |
While candidates are openly In the field
Tor every other position on the ticket |
here is not the scramble for julius Blocks !
place that might be expected. P. C. |
koerner, the present chief clerk in the
office. Is the only candidate yet an
nounced There Is an impression that
Louis G. Yogel of New ulm will get into
the race later, and Henry Feig has been
talked OF, but there Is nothing doing up
to this time. 5l
this modesty on the part Of candidates.
Disguise 1t how you will, the nationality
question cuts figure in making up state
tickets, and while the Norwegians,
SWedes and Germans all want their share,
and there Is a disposition to give each
element representation, conventions are
not likely to load the ticket with an UNI
due proportion of any nationality. If
julius Block should get the nomination
Tor governor, that would be made an ar
gument against putting another German
onsthe ticket. If he Is not nominated it
is quite possible that In the interests OF
harmony he will be pushed for another
term as treasurer, where he has unaues-
tionably made good If he should stay off
the ticket entirely, there is Julius
schmahl. also of German Descent who is
husIling for secretary of state. The nom
inatlon Tor treasurer comes after that of
the secretary, and the nomination of
BLOCK for governor or Schmahl for secre-
tary would be to the prejudice of Ger
man candidates for treasurer 1t has been
the custom for many years to give the
treasurershlp to, q German. and no cam
dldate except of that element has been
presented. There seems to be an opening.
now, however, for breaking the old prece-s
cent, and 1t would not be surprising to
see some scandinavian, Irish or native
american aspirant come to the front for
the on1ce.s&With German candidates for
TWO other places on the ticket, this would,
be nothing to complain about. Hazs v.--a
Jacobson's candidacy, if such Il NAV he
termed, conflicts with Schmahl's cam
palgn for secretary OF state. The seventh
dlstrict already has the attorney general
ana justice OF the supreme court. It
m1gnt De conceded one other place ON the
state ticket, but would have a struggle To
land two. Schmahl is not deferred Nv
such' obstacles. He overcame lust such
q handicap In the last house organiza ton
ana got the chief clerkship hands down
after the speaker had been chosen from
his own county. = - ~ ~
one OF the leading arguments used
against jacobson is that of nationality. II
IS urged that to nominate a Norwegian
against Johnson would ALLEVIATE the swed-
ISM vote generally, and precipitate a reg
ular race war in state politics. Fyerv
effort is made by leading men Of both
natlonaltles to avoid friction, and talk
or this kind is generally frowned upon.
but 1T passes current Just the same. = ~
IN. f. Hugo has entered the speakershir
! pool before sun-up, but he pronounces
the water salubrious. Hugo was much
disappointed over his failure to land last
time. and laid plans during the session
for another trial. He Is popular ainone
| his old: colleagues and win be hard to he
denied this time: but may have another
hard fight The objection to him 10 thu
locality and environment, which AWAY:
| puts Duluth man under suspicion q
| friendship to railroad interests. It wa.
| that feeling that beat Hugo before .wheI
he seemed to have things coming his way
! Frank Clague will run for the senate
/ but there Is other speakership timber il
sight. Lawrence johnson may go bach
to the. house from Hennepin and try fol
the place. A NoIans author OF. tht
/ reciprocal demurrage bill, is a possibl.
| candidate, and II A. L. Cole, does not lant
somewhere else, he is quite likely to re
turn to the house and be a formidabl,
! FL he Eof
| The yarn about friction between Gov
| ernor Johnson and Frank A. Day ha
fstarted the rounds again. There has
never been any evidence of trouble in tn
executive official family, and the gov
I ernor himself has a good deal Of amuse
| nlent out Of the stories of his trouble
with Day. It is not always so funny 70
/ the private secretary, however, for Their
are some democrats who harbor grudge
against him for failures to Gland" an,
i they spread the story for the purpose o
breaking down Days influence in tn
party. The relations between the tw
are extremely cordial now, as they hav
always been.
The Little Falls Transcript says: = .
i IA Grand Rapids newspaper favors di
viding the state just south Of Brainer
and releasing northern Minnesota fror
4 the control of the rest Of the state. North
ern Itasca county. Is planning to get ava
:, from Grand Rapids influences, and we wi
all be independent soon. 1t might not b
bad to have the new state line run be
tween st. Cloud and Little Falls
i The Heron Lake News declares tina
!. there is friction and pickering among tn
anti-MeCleary men, Notwithstanding the
assertions that all is harmony. Thos
wanting to make the race have har
; time, says the News, in convincing til
| others that they stand q show