The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
Minnesota Polite.
Nicollet the Only County Where john
son Fell Of Several Others Which
Held Up Close to 1904-Senators
Not Invited Into Conference Threat
en- Revolt Republican, Hamperea
by Refusal Of Local Committees to
Work Without Financial Help.

by Refusal Of Local Committees to
Work Without Financial Help.
A few localities in the state almost
| escaped the johnson wave, but the only
county where johnson actually lost in
| comparison with two years ago was his
own home county, Nicollet. He carried
| it overwhelmingly both times, and the
slight loss from J, 299 plurality to 1,261
was due to the lighter vote cast.
Several other counties held up well in
comparison with two years ago. Rock
county gave johnson 80 plurality be-
creased its Johnson plurality from $50
to 1904, very small gain. Stearns
increased it from 1885 to 1902, and in
St. Cloud city Johnson's plurality fell
from sol to 694. The Journal-Press
| claims this is the best showing made
for Cole by any city in the state, and if
republicans elsewhere had been as loyal
Cole would have been elected. Pope
county gave johnson 100 last time, and
with one precinct missing, gives only
creased from IL plurality to 10, and
Isanti from l13 to $3.50. Becker in
| creased from l45 to $50 for Johnson.
In all these counties effective work was
done in organization and reaching the
individual voters by schoolhouse meet
ings, personal solicitation and the like,
and this work told wherever it was
done. Mr.. Cole home county Of Cass
is not all heard from, but will hold up
bard decreased its republican plurality
only little, from 387 to 242.
The complete vote of Faribault coun-
ty shows that Cole carried the county
by IS votes. The first returns put
johnson ahead. Two years ago the
county went for Dunn by 387.
Fifty-three of the counties have
made complete returns on governor,
most of them official, and with Henne-
pin still estimated at $4,000, and the
Johnson's plurality stands at 69,321.
Bets may now be settled unless they
were made on a basis Of 10000 plurality.
Senators who were not called in for
the conference of Thursday are threat
ening trouble. The Langum senators
maintain that they have thirty-six
votes pledged, which is not only a ma
jority of the republican caucus, but or
the whole senate. The outsiders claim
on the other hand that many Of these
PleuSeS dIe uotHIuS nuc 1oLGeio oAPi Soo-
ing the opinion that Mr.. Langum has
made a good official .
The old senators are exercising their
| prerogatives in selecting the choice
seats, and are fling claims to the desks
| they will occupy for the next four
years. Seats on the center aisle are
most in demand.
The first report has been received
1oh, hos
probably carried It. Six out of Ell ght
precincts give him fifteen plurality.
A man active in the management of
the state campaign declares that one
of the biggest reasons for the repub-
lican slump was the fact that repub-
lican workers have been spoiled in past
years by big campaign funds lavishly
| distributed. This year the committee
got Just about money enough for head
quarters expenses, and had little or
nothing to distribute to county COM
Bunches Of halftones of the candi-
dates were sent out to the local COM
mittees, and in many cases were not
put up at all. The local committees
would not pay to have it done and the
state committee could not, so the pos
ters were wasted. The local commit
tees in most cases refused to pay the
hotel bills of speakers, and in every
way declined to assist in the state cam
paign unless expenses were paid by
headquarters. In good many coun-
ties practically nothing was done for
the republican state ticket. ,.*'-&.
A prominent first-district republican
says that Congressman Tawney's re-
| duced plurality was due almost entirely
to the aggressive fight he made for
the state ticket. He made good many
speeches in the district, during the last
two or three weeks of the campaign,
pounding johnson and laboring the best
he knew how to line up republicans for
| Cole. The thousands OF. republicans
| who had made up their minds to vote
for johnson would not be lined up, and
they resented Tawney's activity.
OF course the johnson wave helped
democrats along everywhere, and would
have swelled French's vote some if
his own fight for life, and he, too, suf-
fered by the drift toward independent
voting. The primary cause of his de-
! feat was his disagreement with the
voters on the tariff question, but had
it not been for Johnson and the start
| he gave republicans at cutting the tick
ct, McCleary would not have lost so
many votes.
A strange thing happened in Clay
county. Sheriff Bayer was renominated
in the primaries over Archie Whaley
in close contest. Whaley's friends
were not satisfied and claimed there
was illegal voting in Moorhead. I'm
| der the law Whaley could not run in
| dependent, but there was nothing to
prevent his name being written on the
blank space Of the ballot. The Wha-
ley forces made a campaign and sue
ceeded in getting enough voters to
write his name and mark it, to win a
victory for him in the general cleo
ton. ~.. =, 20
j. The jacobson men are coming to the
front, as expected. The st. Cloud Jour
nal-Press says: eff the republicans
Of Minnesota want to reclaim the state,
there is one sure way to do it, and that
is to nominate J.. F.. Jacobson He
has earned the honor by his work for
the people and his loyalty to the repub-
hcan party. A word to the wise should
be suffcient-in the face of two de-
feats.''
| /, The Ortonville Herald-Star places Ed
ward z. Young in nomination for gov
ernor in 1908. Z
| Frank A. Day can no doubt have the
board of control job, if he prefers
So, 800 year for six years to So 900 a
| year for two years. The appointment
does not come due till next April, how