The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-23
: Minnesota Politics
Al! Democratic County Conventions Ex-
pected to Pass Resolutions Sent from
Headquarters, lndorsng Governor john
son-Goss of Anolea Out for Senate.

All democratic county conventions will
be? held next Saturday Some of the
caucuses, including those in Hennepin,
have already been held. In a good many
counties it is likely that the conventions
will be Of the chara cter of mass meet
ings. In every county, according to the
program, resolutions are to be passed in
dCrsing the administration of Governor
Johnson. Resolutions to that effect have
been drafted at state headquarters, it
is understood and are being sent out to
the chairman of each county committee.
The county conventions will either adopt
these resolutions or some like them, and
every delegate to the state convention
will come instructed by this means for
the denomination of John A. Johnson.
| There is really no prospect Of a contest
| in the convention over anything. The
delegates will be unanimous for the in
dorsement Of Bryan, and in making UP
the. state ticket will act solely in the in
| terests Of Governor Johnson, and accord
ing to the plans framed by his managers
1t will probably be one Of the most do
cile conventions the democrats of the
state have ever had. The prospect for
excitement is so poor that if it were not
for the state fair, the attendance would
be very slim,
| Judging by the ante-election state
ments of candidates for the legislature,
tit is an absolute certainty that an anti
| pass bill will be adopted next winter
I There will doubtless be a rush as soon
as the session convenes to get in with
, the first bill. One member predicts that
| there will be 400 such bills put in by
members. No matter how many there
are, the honor of introducing such a
| measure ought to go to Senator F. H.
Peterson of Moorhead, who made such
a good fight for the bill at the last SEES
sion. He is coming back to the senate,
and probably without opposition.
|fr4There IS more music in the forty fifth
Legislative district. This large constitu-
ency, with it's four counties, is generally
the scene of trouble, and the present
year is to be no exception. John Goss
OF Aroka has filed for the senate, and
will be lively opponent for C. +: Swan
son Of Fridley, who seemed likely to. &c
in without opposition. Mr.. .~Goss is an
old time lumberman, and has a large ac-
quaintance in Anoka and Mile Laos
counties. The Goss candidacy is attribu-
ted to R.. c. Dunn and George H. wy
man. The latter wanted to be senator,
but did not feel like running against
Swanson. Some of Swansons friends In.
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interests of Wyman, and that. if nomi-
mated ne will appoint a Wyman commit
tee and then withdraw, when the COM
mittee will put ,Wyman on the ticket to
! fill the vacancy. Swanson has the in
side track for the nomination, however
There are five house candidates in the
district now for three places. Isanti
county furnishes Thomas H. Horton and
Eric Thornberg. c. A. Dickey of Prince
ton is the Mile Laos entry Andrew Da-
Wis of Elk River Is a candidate, and
Sherburne county supplied another today,
when County Attorney Frank T. White
filed. White ran for the senate four
years ago against Barker, and made a
good showing. His conduct Of the Craw-
ford case has given him added reputa-
ton, and he is pretty sure to be one of
the three winners. There is a DISPOSE
ton among the candidates not to de-
clare on. United States senator. Mr..
Dickey was on the Mile Laos delegation
which refused to vote for Nelson
| Charles B. Cheney.