The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-13
Minnesota Politics
Progress OF Pre- Convention "sIow Race,
for GoNernon-Dark Horsea Still. to Be
Reckoned WIth--FIfty. seventh District
situatIon-Dunn Roasting State Ad-
mInIstratIon.

The governorship situation is taking
shape slowly. The announcement Of G..
M. Sprague for lieutenant governor takes
Frank M Eddy out of the list Of cam
didates, tho it does not necessarily pre-
vent his nomination Eddy had no inten-
ton OF contesting this year, but his silence
mas permitted the Eddy men to continue
booming him. u 81
The only real candidates now are Block
and LORD. Block is not announced for
1 maily yet, and Lord insists that he il
only receptive. jacobson has not even
given his friends the word to go ahead
| but he has had the center of the stage
| Tor two or three weeks and is. declared
by his supporters to be the leading can
dldate The st. Cloud Journal-Press
winch mas practically espoused Jacobson's
candidacy, declares he is now far in the
lead. 1t says that if the convention were
held now he would get the sixth and sew.
enth districts solid, most of the ninth
the south part Of the eighth, and parts
OF all the other districts. Lord would
nave the first and parts of the second
third, fourth and d. fifth Blocks
strength 1T says, is largely in the
three Dig cities, and unless the corpora
| lions put a big lot Of money behind him,
he can hardly win, and be it said to his
credit. there is mo indication at present
that ne has an alliance with the big in
terests" ~. <5ss2 3 80 - - = -.
1t is too early to estimate the strength
OF candidates, or to locate their following
| except IN the most general way Nom
lnatlons are not closed vet by any means,
and at this stage the chances of a dark
morse are excellent C.: F. Staples and
Peter e. Hanson may yet be important
factors In the convention. "A. L.. Cole is
likely to come down with a big slice of
northern Minnesota, and with friendly
I delegates from other parts of the state.
ANY one of dozen others who have been
mentioned are likely to loom up as lead
! ing contenders. %+z'@ ,5:,..s .... IL.
! only Ill the last few days, during the
/ session or the state. agricultural society.
new Doom was started which may de-
velop considerable proportions Lyman
u. BAIRD OF AUSTIN one Of the national
| pank examiners, and a member of the
state fair board. of managers, Is the man
| mentioned. He is a successful business
| man, and While he has never mixed much
IN politics, he is popular. and clean, and
free from factional alignment.
There are other such men who may be
brought into the field. The general pub
lc as yet has taken very little interest
| in candidates. Party leaders have NOT
stlrred things much, preferring to avoid
i feel1ng and the revival of fractional Diff
ferences. This sentiment is well put by
| the Little Falls Transcript, which saws:
Inc pest light a man can make to get the
next republican nomination for governor is to
deteat any ambition he has to organize q cam.
pa1gn to get delegates;
| There is an interesting legislative stu
| alton In the fifty seventh legislative dis
trict, comprising Grant Stevens and
| traverse counties. Senator John T.
Schain Of Browns Valley has been con-
| s1dered a candidate for re-election, but
each OF the other counties have prospect.
I've candidates. L. O.. Foss of Elbow
Lake, the former representative and T,
Z. Spooner of Morris were expected t
enter and make it a three cornered race
NOW. however comes Ole @. Canestorr
OF Elbow Lake, who represented the dis
tr1ct In the senate back in 1891 and 1893
He has been urged TO get in and has a.
last consented:, He will be formida BILE
candidate, and it. in claimed that at leas
Il two OF the others will, not, file, and DOS
I sibly Canestorpp1 viii Have no opposition
That would give Traverse and Steven.
counties the house members, and Ware
Stone sof Morris will probably be 'renom
mated. Andrew Peterson of Wheaton i
Il being urged to take the other place. TIL,
victory of the inheritance tax law is
+: feather in the caps of both Stone ant
Peterson, as Peterson fathered the frs
, inheritance tax bill in the session of 1898
While Stone introduced the house bill las
winter. a.. il I'D.