The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-25
Minnesota Politics
Democrats Not GoInssto Nominate a SEN
q atorlal Candidate Claim that Platform
Was Not Adopted at DuIuth-Lind-
bersh on a Tour-cuIkIn May File Soon
Against Bede.

The democratic state committee does
not include in Its state convention call
anything about the nomination of can
didate for United States senator. If the
democracy Issins faynr, of electing sena-
tors by the popular vote. II should name
son, and let the people decide between
them In voting for candidates for the
legislature.
The Elbow Lake Herald springsra sem
sation in declaring that the Duluth con-
vention did not adopt any platform. Ac-
cording to the Herald version the conven-
tion adjourned while in the air oyer the
i platform. L. o, Foss of Elbow Lake was
fighting the plank indorsing the, wide
open tax amendment, and adjournment
was taken without taking a vote on his
amendment. This is not the record Of
i Secretary George t. Simpson, or the rec
election of others present. They are
positive that vote was taken adopting
the platform just as it came from the
committee, and just before adjournment.
Mr.. Foss has issued challenge to
joint debate the amendment, open to
anyone, and he got the Grant county con-
vention tc. pass, resolutions against it.
! The Little Falls Transcript refuses to
stand for direct primary law to cover
state officers, because it would give the
big cities the advantage. It is true that
there would be no delegate at large in
justice to smother the city delegations.
AS the Transcript points out the eighty
outside counties had 400 :. delegates at
large in the Duluth convention, or twice
as many as the three big counties had
altogether. and not based on votes. at all.
A direct primary law would not give the
cities an advantage It would only give
:Ethen "a fair show, the city vote cutting as
much figure as a vote from the country.
That is not the best reason to. urge
against the statewide primary. z
c. A. Lindbergh of Little Fallsyis out
again on another tour Of the sixth dis
: trict, and the. congressional contest there
will hold the center of the stage for the
! next two months and a half. The Lind
bergh men, who generally supported ia
cobson, got a disappointment at Duluth in
the nomination Of Cole but they are more
than ever determined to win out lin the
district. In the county conventions the
Lindbergh people showed up strong, and
counting the Jacobson strength at Du-
) luth as for Lindbergh, they had the dis
trict split about even. On the informa
ballot for governor e4sixth district gave
Cole 81 and Jacobson SO. On the final anG
decisive ballot jacobson actually gained
in the sixth. The district gave. Cole anC
Jacobson Sc each on that vote. =
Mr. Lindbergh is not assuming that the
Cole men are all for Buchanan, and il
fact that is far from being the case. He
has just paid a visit to, Walker, Mr.; Cole:
home where he was cordially" received.
Reports from Duluth say that w. E
Culkin is soon to file as a candidate fo
i congress against j. Adam Bede. The
]Bede men are roasting Culkin for his fail
ure to land Odin 'Ha1den a winner in tn
auditorship fight but CuIlxin is hardly II
blame FOR THE outcornel Of that contest
It was not in the cards. '*>'< = -
q, rstN" - ----'Gi'E:: - - :>'"~ :
i The Glenwood Gopher Press says;
That Mr. Jacobson, was; not, the choice of tn
convention was q great disapp9intment to til
Pope county delegation, but every candid ma
present knows that-it-7ras- square deal an
an honest victory sossfsssas --geleswas' cor
=, cerpsd He bad servo Faatif sha cobso
81 concessions 4b the; interfst witch eontrolle
the city sdelegntions which startled the landslid
in his dlsecttsh# sHeSwas simply less objection
able to those interests than NJ: Jacobson & 9mp