The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-10
Minnesota Politics
Buchanan Coming Home Soon to Size
UP the Revolt. In His District-A- D.
Stephens Getting Ready to Speak
Dwinnell Favored for Second Place
on Ticket.

Congressman O. B. Buchanan has
sent word from Washington that ne
will be home about May 1. He has
been getting reports from the sixth dls-
trict that must be rather disquieting,
ifsthey give any Indication OF the true
condition things are in, and is coming
back to investigate. He has given no
tice already that he is in the fight to
stay and will file later. The Washing
actual conditions at home, and the Int
tie Falls congressman and his friends
there evidently do not appreciate the
feeling in the sixth. The revolt is un-
q~uestionably gathering strength all the
time.
What the republicans of the sixth
want is a reorganization. They had
hoped to get it with Brewer, and with
Brewer out, they are all turning to
consider being a candidate, and so far
the opposition has not turned to any
one else. There are several available
men. but so long as there is a chance
to get Martin in as a candidate they
will hold back. There is some talk of
a Little Falls candidate, C. A.. Lind.
bergh, who is a prominent attorney
there. The matter may rest till the
state convention. By that time the sit:
uatlon will be crystallized better, AND
when 1876 delegates go to the Duluth
in the district, there will be some get.
ting together.
In their determinationsto retire Buck.
man, some of the republicans Of the
district are talking of bringing out ar
Independent republican candidate
President Shoemaker of the ST.. sClouc
normal school is discussed as available
timber. If Buchanan stays in the race
1t is the general feeling that he il
bound to meet the fate of Dunn. II
face a rebellion at the polls, and t.
save the district for the republican par
ty, every effort is to be made to brine
out a strong candidate to capture thu
republican nomination..
A.. D. Stephens is expected to make
an early announcement as a candidate
Tor governor: There Is plenty of evi
dence2 to confirm the story Of an agree
ment between Stephens and Steener
son. printed recently in this column
Eihe Crookston man told some of his
friends while in St. Paul at the state
committee meeting that he was goine
to be in the game. "
Every week or SO the rumor is re
vlyed that R. C. Dunn will ask for an
other nomination for governor. He j,
understood to have sounded seyeral al
his friends on the subject at the time
OF the state committee meeting, bu-
the idea does not take with them. Tn.
81. Peter Free Press, which has beer
an ardent Dunn supporter, says:
All this talk about MI. Dunn's prob
~aolescandidacy for governor at the com
ing republican state convention shoult
De cut out. It is not a. question Of swha
should have been done at the last cleo
ton, but of what can be done at tn,
next. Perhaps Dunn might have beea
elected two years ago, but he is out O
the question this year as a candidate
1t Is idle to quarrel over tn,
supposed wrongs Of the last campaign
We know the voters were discontente,
and We must accept their verdict a
final. The question now Is how to avoi,
former mistakes. If the republicans Elk
peet to elect their candidate for goverrlo
next fall they must put5up.sa man sac
Eceptable to the people,, nd this they Ca,
easily do If they quit trying to get eve,
with one another and select one from til
many excellent men regardlessof part
differences. r.. 10
Sentiment is developing in some o
the outside counties in favor of w.
; Dwinnell as a candidate for lieutenan
governor. Nothing has been done abou
1t in Hennepin county, but ifethe me
outside who have been talking Dwinne'
get busy, they may rouse DwinnelI'
J friends in Minneapolis. In his one teri
IN the legislature Dwinnell won. som
golden opinions. and is still pointed t
as the type of city man who has n
; strings on him.. He got along NIGEL
with members from outside, many {
whom are stillthis friends. t:$4