The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-22

Ing Of State Campaign Next Week.
AS the time draws near for closing the
lists OF primary candidates, the demo-
cratic program stands out plainly. The
Johnson organization is discouragine
local contests wherever possible, and un-
less the democrats in a district have
practically "cinch,' they are being in
nuenced not to put up any candidates
at all. This Is done for a two-fold rea-
son. One is to deprive the election of
local interest and SO keep down the re-
publican vote. The other Is to avoid
stirring up partizan feeling by local
fights, so Governor Johnson may profit
by the non-partizan attitude he has gen.
/ orally assumed. In other words, the pol
| icy Is to keep the good will of repubn-
cans and cause them either to vote for
johnson or to stay at home
| The danger Of this policy is that
straight democrats will resent such a
wholesale surrender. Many old timers
are in favor Of nominating full tickets
everywhere, SO as to keep the party or
ganization and party spirit alive They
are especially opposed to leaving con-
gressional nominations blank, and it
now seems likely that in two or three
districts no democrats will run at all.
| The sixth district Is one where no fill
ing has been made by the democrats,
and there Is only week more for action.
1t Is reported on good authority that the
sixth district democratic program is all
agreed upon, and Is only. waiting the
| result of the republican primaries. No
democratic nomination is to be made,
unless some rank outsider jumps in and
nles before Aug. 80, without consent of
the leaders. The program Is to make no
nomination at all if Lindbergh wins in
the republican primaries, as that will
leave no chance whatever of carrying the
district. In case the unexpected hap
pens and Buchanan is renominated, then
petitions are all prepared to be put in
circulation for the nomination of an in
dependent candidate. The name of the
candidate Is understood to be agreed
upon, and it is believed to be either J.
d. Sullivan of st. Cloud or DR.. J. A. Du
Bots of Sank Center. Both are demo-
Gratis. The democratic leaders have
tried hard to get some prominent repub-
lican to assume the role of independent
candidate. They wanted Dr. w. A
Shoemaker, president of the st. Cloud
normal, James A. Martin or Frank M
Eddy, but none Of the three cared tc
throw aside party regularity to make
such fight, practically as a democratic
candidate. So the independent candi-
date, if placed in the field will be a
democrat, labeled independent for the
purpose of catching the votes of anti
Buchanan republicans. The nomination
Of Llndbergh, of course, will put spike
in this plan.
Any democrat of standing who wants
a nomination on the state ticket car
hox
conceded that the men who go on the
ticket with John A. Johnson will simpl,
be offering themselves as sacrifices, an(
there may be some trouble in securing
the sacrificial material Two places arr
agreed on, l.. G. 'Pendergast of Bemidj
for lieutenant governor, and James
Manahan Of st. Paul, the youthful hero
of the rate hearing, for attorney gen
eral. Judge Pendergast wants to b.
Johnson's running mate, and it has beer
decided to accord him the honor. He /:
a veteran Of the First Minnesota, ant
so will give the ticket bid for thu
Grand Army vote. 49,. .-...
II The formal opening Of the republican
!. state campaign will probably occur a
Cass Lake next Monday night, but plan:
are not definitely made yet. 1t will b,
tanning a full statement Of his position
on state questions. His declara ton OF
the railroad rate question is beins
awaited with great interest The speech
entire will be given circulation in tn,
j republican press Of the state as cam
paign document. so that every voter will
have access to the views and principle!
Of the candidate.
i Senator Julius Collier of Shakopee /!
not ready to retire yet, altho two othe
Scott county democrats have alread,
filed for his job Charles Kinds of Shake
pee and r. J. Farley Of Credit River
Senator Collier will file before the tim,
limit, and is likely to be renominated
I His eight years experience in the senat.
will make him a valuable member mex
time, with so,many Of the old standbys re-
tired. The democratic house nomination
in Scott county is being, contested b,
Daniel Campion of Cedar Lake and P.
Welter of New Market. The republicans
have no show in Scott county, and sci.
dom put up candidates.
i Judge Stephen A. F1aherty Of Morris
Judge of the Sixteenth judicial district
has filed his affidavit for nomination fol
that office at the next primary election
Since no other candidate appears to have
been mentioned in connection with the
office up to this late date, it would bt
pretty safe to predict that Judge Fiahert.
will be reelected without opposition.
Representative T. T. Ofsthun Of Glen
wood has announced himself as a candi
date for the senate in the flfty-eightf
district against Senator G. B. Ward o.
Alexandria, He claims that Pope count!
| 70 fho In I'M
Senator Ward has made good record
and Ofsthun has been good house mem
Der. AS Douglas county has about 80
more republican votes than Pope, the ad
vantage is with the senator.
Charles B. Cheney.
.tIsla RoYale and Return S10OO.''