The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-10
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il SvAISSSSGOOk941 O4ELEC8
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Politicians Trying to Discover the Real
s.p Band Wagon ~ Candidates sMorl<lng
M Quietly Eddy Agrees 70 Debate with
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Hennepin and Ramsey counties. are
backgrounds for the candidates. Hard
work Is being done in both. Block is in
personal touch with many workers in the
1.-Two clues. and has strong organize ton.
Jacobson's friends are also busy, and all
sorts of combinations are being figured
on. Cole, somefville and Lord all have
delegations i
Personal preference does not count with
many OF the twin city politicians. What
Ihey want Is to pick the winner and ride
with him. This same desire, Is mani
Tested Ebys men all over the state There
are some good appointments I'm + sight,
|suchtas private secretary, insurance COM
missioner state superintendent and
member OF the board of control and
there are few dozen aspirants for those
places who are feeling rather nervous
over the prevailing uncertainty Picking
the winner is no. easy matter, however.
Both Block and Jacobson men have been
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ones to join, while other wise. ones in
Guiding the federal office holders, give
out the tip that neither: one is going to
land, but that it will be second choice
nomination. VIZ ~ - ...,'a>EE Ti,-s +
Ramsey county has local. candidate
In Walter T. Lemon for clerk Of the SUI
prene court, but there are other ambi-
t1ous ones in Ramsey with eyes for APP
pointive places. Fenton G. Warner would
like to be private secretary or insurance
commissioner, and his organization is
flirting with the jacobson people: Block
Is strong In Ramsey and needs that
county. It would be a. great feather in
Jacobson's cap, and would give him a
decided lead in the conventions ~
| The contest is singufarlys.z free; from
spectacular features. The candidates are
all good friends when they meet, and
there have been, no charges. counter
charges or pronunciamentes.r a little feel
ing has developed between the Jacobson
and Stephens forces, and also between
Block and Somerville. Stephens is ac-
Ecused OF entering the race tGsbeat Jacob
son by taking the ninth district away,
and somerville is charged With doing the
same thing to- break Blocksrin the second.
Both are bona fde candidates. however.
stephens Is working hard to get the ninth
district solid: and wi1ryproba bly,, succeed,
with the exception of two or three coun-
ties. He is also likely to get some
strength elsewhere .4Samervile will not
| have many delegates to- start with, bat
will be a strong second choice man.
| Henrepia Is a very doubtful quantity
| especially due to the underground meth
DDS being pursued in the interests" of diff
ferent candidates. While the general ,ex-
preston favors selection Of delegates by
wards. there is reason to believe that il
any one faction gets hold of the county
convention it will put a program thru
electfng a chairman and giving him the
delegation to appoint. This would create
fa great Zeal of friction, but would give
the winners what they want, the organ
ization. II eE+z.*sa ! -,
T. James T. McC1eary andthis former col
league Frank NJ Eddy, may yet get to
| gether for a. debate orr revision Of the
tariff. In reply to request from the
4 F'aribault County Agricultural society
l.Eddy has expressed his willingness to de
bate the question at Blue Earth during
| the county fair, and as McCfeary has aIst
declared himself willing to debate reyi
[:sion,s it is expected to, arrange meeting
personal regard for the congressman
Do not thing h Se cones s say nsrsr Representing
i 5he great republicans majsatb this great repap
asc fts s 81 81 5 a 7}soG or
l procity than + do OF Representing the VewsSo
the people Of South Afrfcaaf h $the British par1a
ment He Is kept in congress from his dist4aQ
not on account Of his views on this subject 9bu
In spite Of them. "a
d My views on these subjects are well KNOWN
believe that there should've lin immediate re
vision Of the tariff so as totcenfofm to- 2the sfol
lowing conditions: .~' r. NJ
The. tariff on all trust controlled product
i should be abolished or so reduced to pernni
competition from outside countries. II.
Lumber, ash, print paper e1s.s apd paper pull
The tariff on all commodities sold .cheape
abroad than at home should be reduced at leas
to 7the extent Of the cheaper foreign and deare
home price. 5:ils4ss ~
. The tariff on slnxuries, suchH silks, dia ronds
= fine -cloths champagnes ands Similar S artic1e
should be maintained and exemptions shout
| be made for personal USE
That protective tariff should be maintaine
on all products not controlled by trusts eous
, to the difference in the cost of production a
home and abroad 4 '<t y '-.a5r} + ~ x,
q That reciprocity Is fundamental principle Z
| republicanism. f.. :
, That reciprocity is a mutuality Of concession
: between nations and not I1utuality of blu.
fng. -~> -,
I That some protective tariffs should be reducc
OF removed, and whenever this condition exist
IL IS wise to secure similar concessions on til
part OF foreign countries for such removal.
VI mat Whenever, reciprocity Is worth more:
the country as a whole than a. tariff the tart
should be sacrificed for the sake Of reciprocity.
, Brown county is almost as strong afte
the offices as Nicollet There Is Geore
W .somerville Of Sleepy Eye, VIII
would be governorpI. M. Olson of Sleep
Eye, sWhoNWants to be Judge, and L. {
D Vogel Of New Uln, who is out forsastat
q treasurer $: Now comes Joseph Al Eek
stein Of New Ulna, and files as "a scand
date for Judge Webber's place a. {
Davis OF Sleepy Eye may enter ais
With such a field Of candidates In til
}; east lend of the district that judgeshl
Ought to be easy picking for Virgil ]
:. Seward of Marshall. II
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IF The st. Cloud: Journal Press, which
i Jacobson's main organ, admits that the1
is. not likely, to be. a choice on the fir.
8 ballot, but says Jacobson will have mo-
second choice votes than any other cal
~ didate, and will be stronger on later ba
- lots. The popular impression: is . tn;
without a clear majority Of the CONVEX
& ton Jacobsons snomina ton will be in
probable, as the field will naturally con
bine against him, assuming that he go
TO- Duluth with the largest pledge
n strength
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