The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-14
Minnesota Politics
DIment Maintains His Position as a Re-.
ceptlve Embellishments House
Deiesatlon-eovernorshp Gossip.


James M. Dfment Of -Owatonna has
made a statement to the Journal Chron-4
1cle OF that city, emphasizing his position
as receptive candidate for the gov
ernorship. He quotes an editorial in the
Preston Times, advising candidates to
campaign when strenuous activity will
be needed. Mr.. Diment says: t.~~.
! am heartily in favor Of the sentiments
my firm conviction that anything partaktng of
the character Of a pre- convention campaign Is
unWarranted on the part Of the several candi-
dates for governor If there ever was time in
the history of the republican party Of this
state when it was the part of wisdom and good
politics to leave the selection Of our standard
bearer to the good judgment of the convention
without preliminary scramble, now Is the
time There Is strong sentiment in the party
all over the state to send uninstructed delega-
lions to Duluth whose uppermost purpose shall
be to promote the welfare Of the party first
and that of the individual candidates second.
While I aspire to the high honor that the
yentlon will confer upon some man, 1t will be
left entirely to the party without any pre-;
by the article shown me, prefer to save my
strength for the campaign should the honor fall
to me. If not. I pledge my loyal and hearty
! support to the nominee, whoever he may be.
| l appreciate the loyalty Of my friends and the
many kind offers Of support and ordinarily
would be glad to cooperate, but this is not the
time for candidates to enter into ill-advised
| scramble. Believing I d. shall not enter
into any personal canvass. ''~
Hennepin will have almost an entirely
! new. delegation in the house next win
ter. OF the fifteen republicans on the
| delegation, only four are likely to enter
| for denominations Lawrence H. johnson
| is an assured candidate in the forty
| third and w. I. Nolan in the forty-sec-
ond- John G. Lennon has declined to
run for the senate, and will ask for an
other house nomination in the forty first,
B. H. Timberlake has about decided to
file again in the thirty-ninth district. So
| far as heard from, all the rest on the
Hennepin delegation are either going to
| run for other office, else drop
out. w. P. Roberts is expected to run
for judge Of probate, and Sherman Smith
for sheriff, leaving room for two new men
in the fortieth district. W. D. Wash
burn will probably run for congress, and
W. w. Bardwell is a candidate for the
municipal bench. Manley Fosseen may
run for the senate in the forty second,
and Carl L. Wallace is a sure senatorial
candidate in the forty-third. George W.
Armstrong may run for county commits
sioner in the forty fourth. John G. Lund
may be persuaded later to run again for
the legislature, but is disposed to cut out
politics for the present.
The Litchfield News Ledger puts up a
plea for an uninstructed delegation from
Meeker county and for deliberate action
at Duluth. The News-Ledger says:
What the republican convention wants to do,
If it really desires to succeed at the polls, is
| IN that meeting inst and above
board it possibly can. Let the avowed can
didates for governor test their strength fully
and then If choice is not in reach without
resorting to political trtckery for heavens sake
drop ali Of those who have had their chance
and 20 to some good strong man, who has not
in any way been mixed up In the scrap. II
that course had been adopted two years ago the
republican party would not now be In doubt
about this falls result. Be honest with the
people, pick a good and Minnesota Is good
for so, 900 republican majority on its candidate
for governor.
Sentiment in Faribault county IS said
to be strongly in favor Of an unrestricted
delegat ton to be sent to Duluth to find
the best man! ,. ... H.. -sE
The St. Cloud Journal-Press says:
The political writer Of The Minneapolis Jour
nal is still impressed with the rallacy tnat al
the other candidates for governor are cunning
for Jacobson. That is true with at least two
and possibly three, but it Is an Injustice to TIM
others to make this assertion. Senator Lord
T. NJ DimeIt, Senator Somerville and A. l.
Cole are not working for the corporations, ant
while each would like to be nomnated-whicl
is proper and worthy ambition-when they hnt
this out of the question we do not believe the!
will be out to 'do Jacobson - .fs
This column has not pretended to fore
cast what action a candidate and his
' friends will take after finding success
! impossible but there Is no getting aroune
: the fact that at this time all the can
didates are especially anxious to keel
| delegates away from Jacobson. He oc
, cunies the position Of thigh man" In thu
oId-fa shioned game Of smear" will
which the J.-P. may possibly be familiar
) S. R. Snow Of Little Falls has an
nounced himself a candidate for IN
house to succeed H. A, Rider OF. tn
same place. -.
81. w. Bills Of Akeley may complicat
the legislative race in the fifty-third b,
running against E. R. Kinds for tn
r house nomination.. Judge Asher Murra.
! az wadena, is conceded a denomination
:, and the two Hubbard county candidate
: would fight it out.
$3.50 " Charles B. Cheney.
: A NEW EXCUSE
T I Detroit News. ~ #5#F
Persons who are agltated over tn
/ California disaster as to be- unable to at
IS tend to business just naturally fetch u
at the ball park.
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5. else. This seems to be one Of the inevl
= table results Of prosperity.