The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-08
Minnesota Politics
Republican State Committee Has Good
Meeting Tams Bixby Will Prob
ably Lend a<Hand at Headquarters
Judge {Webber's withdrawal.

Tams Bixby Of Red Wing and Musko-
gee, formerly great sachem of Mime
sofa republicans, may return to his old
hunting grounds for two or three weeks
and help elect A. L. Cole governor. He
Is no longer3a resident Of the state, and
ity, but would give the committee the
benefit of his long experience in hand
ling hot campaign finishes. He is in
Minnesota now, and was in st. Paul the
other day talking things over with the
The state committee had a well-at-
tended meeting yesterday In all
there were thirty.five present, two be-
3mng represented by proxies. Henry
Felg Z Of M Atwater appeared for Senator
Nolan of Grand Meadow for R. i.
Shepherd OF Austin. The question of
finances was the. most important subject
Of discussion. It was decided to push
the, popular subscription scheme and
each; member of. the committee under
took to raise 5000. Each one present
made report on conditions in, his Sec
tion, and without exception they
showed the fences in good shape The
session lasted about three hours. Can
{; dldate Cole was not present. He has
had great time at the fair grounds all
week, meeting thousands of people.
Hundreds have called to tell him they
voted for johnson two years ago, but
intend to give him their votes next No
Fvember. Mr.. Cole viii appear at three
county fairs next week, Wednesday at
garden City; Thursday at Candy, and
friday at Blue Earth City. !
One of the nominees on the democra-
TIC state ticket is going into the cam
son of St. Cloud, the candidate for sec.
rotary of state, has secured a three.
months leave of absence from the
state norma! school, and will put in the
time until election, > -. 49,
Judge B. F.. Weber has withdrawn
MS candidacy for denomination in the
ninth NM district, and will leave the bench
aIter continuous service of twenty
TOUR 10 years. His name will, appear on
me primary ballot just the same, as
IL IS too late for an affidavit of with
araWal, but ne has asked the voters
not to mark his name. The serious i'll
ness of his wife has brought judge
Weber himself to the verge Of COL
lapse, and he has felt the Retirement
necessary. The contest now lies be:
tween three Brown county ATTORNEYS. I.
M. Olsen and L. G. Davis of. Sieenv
Eye and Joseph A. Eckstein of New
Ulm. The other counties that will have
a hand in the nomination are Nicollet.
Redwood, Lyon and Lincoln. ). This and
H5.ennepin county, the fourth judicial
alstrlct, are the only ones in the state
Wnefe there is. :. contest this year,
either tor nomination or election. The
district: Judges who have no opposition
ha ~ s11
tenth district; W. S. McCienah hus'l Of
1BSlraIinerd, fifteenth district, and S. A.
tIaherty Of Morris, sixteenth district.
M: d. Taylor of st. Cloud has: no oppo.
sltlon for the judgeship in the seventh
dlstrlct, as successor to Judge Searle.
The Cannon Falls Beacon sppeculates
on the possibility Of Pierce Butler Of
st. Paul being in training to succeed
governor y ohnson as democratic stand.
arg bearer In. 1908. The proposition is
not at, all farfetched The two are
close friends personally, and Butler is
now IN position to carve out -polit-
zeal career, having severed his. legal
connection with the Omaha road. He
is a democratic candidate for the sen.
ate IN the thirtyseventh district. and if
he, should win he would have a chance
to make a record next. winter in the
legislature and place himself in line fo1
the domination for governor. The onniv
trouble with this program is that the
thirty seventh district is, overwhelm
rngly republican, and is pretty. sure to
elect to the senate either J. M. Hack.
ney or-J. w. Pinch. the two republican
candidates. The district includes Mer
RAM Park, Hamline, St. Anthony PARK
and the country section Of Ramsey
county, also part Of the eighth ward.
Charles B. Cheney.