The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
Minnesota Politics
Member Of State Committee Tells What
independent Voters Want--Buckman 10
PeddIins st. Cloud Appolntments-Leq-
IsIatlve Gossip.

J. c. Applegate, editor of the Cannon
Falls Beacon, and one of the obstreper-
GUS advocates Of rate reform, has not
been muzzled in any degree by his ap-
pointment as third district member of the
state central committee. After a eulogy
of the independent voter In Beacon edi-
torial, he says:
We would suggest to those in control of the
party machinery that the independent voter has
read the Duluth platform, and that the best he
can see in 1t Is the possibility of the party
managers and candidates making 1t mean some
thing IN the campaign which is not obtrusively
apparent in 1t now. Rate reform, taxation
tarin revision; these things are questions that
are occupying the thoughts of the independent
voter. and these are the things he is waiting
to hear the republican party say something
about; and. If 1t does not say something that
will make the standpatters wonder where they
are at his vote will go toward prying loose
the hold OF some more Of the party barnacles.l
The Independent voter will not have
long to wait. The republican candidates
and managers will have plenty to say on
these questions, in terms one may misun-
derstand.
Congressman Buckman has two ap-
pointments on his hands at St. Cloud, as
a result of the designations Of nj. D. Tay-
lor as register of the land office, and Of
James A. Martin as postmaster. In this
crisis Mr.. Buckman does not want to
waste any of the patronage, and he has
been busy trying to place the two jobs
to the best advantage. He wants to give
the appointments to. men who have been
his enemies, and SO bring their influence
to bear In his favor, but this has been
hard to do. No less than three are said
to have turned down the land office
position. They are Frank W. Lyons of
Little, Falls, Frank White Of Elk River,
and Senator e. B. Wood Of Long Prairie.
The. place has now been offered to Frank
Tolman Of Paynesyille, who says he will
accept. The postoffice position Is said to
have been offered to C. D. Grinols, a st,
Cloud business man.
The legislative situation In the thirty
| second district is becoming complicated.
Chisago county has three candidates for
| the senate, and is conceded that office.
Pine and Kanabec are each entitled to
ono house member, H. P. Webb of Sand.
stone is in the field from Pine, and Henry
Rines of Mora from Kanabec. Now Kan
abec has a second candidate in Charles
F. Serline, mayor of Mora, and forme,
| treasurer of Kanabec county. He is said
to be an excellent campaigner and with
progressive ideas on the leading issues
of the day, which he will express durine
the campaign. C.+
]. O. Haugland of Montevidee.i whit
served two terms in the house with cred.
1t, has filed for the senate in the Lac uu
Parle- Chippewa district. It is under
stood that Senator o. 6. Dale Of Madi.
son will not be candidate again, ant
Chippewa county thinks It has a tur1
coming. '' >. 49, '.~''
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| D. G. Lightbourn, editor Of the Ada
Index and former deputy insurance com
missioner, has amplihed his position a!
a candidate for the senate, in reply t,
questions by the Thief River Falls News
He says:
i am heartily in favor of reasonable redue
tion of railrond and passenger rates. and be
neve that these questions should be thorol
Investigated by the coming legislature. I fave
Ia reasonable reciprocal demurrage bill, an
strongly favor extending the primary eiectio
law to state officers. 1 also favor strict regr
iat1on OF all corporations. " 80 :.
- K f%Tott9 3t1---S'~% eaffs1Yss,Ty =
t,I' John F. L4andeen OF GARFIELD, Doug
las county, .bne of the reliable member
of the last house, has filed as republi
can candidate for denomination.
| Charles B. Cheney