The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-04
BLOCK And COLE
GETTING RETURNS
TWO CANDIDATES PLEASED OVER
PRIMARIES.

Results Of Saturday Leave the Situation
Still Mixed Contests Between Jacob
son and Cole Feature-Several Del
egations Split by Agreement Of the
Local Leaders Cole Cuts into Third.
Candidates for governor are begin |
after the primaries Saturday night. In
most of the counties there is no con-
| test at all, and the delegations will go
uninstructed and unpledged but issues
4 have been drawn in twenty or thirty
counties, and their attitude will be de-
termined in the county conventions
4 "wednesday.
| Only two of the candidates for gov
ernor were in the twin cities today. Ju-
/ illus II. Block was at his office in the
capitol receiving callers, and expressing
himself as highly pleased with the har-
mony prevailing in Hennepin and Ram
sey. He has not received many re-
ports from outside counties, but is ex-
pecting strong support from the third
and several counties Of the second.
L A. L: Cole Of Walker was seen by
TIL j ourn.al in his room at the
Ryan hotel. He said:
| I have no complaint to make after
the primaries. I have not been disap-
pointed anywhere, and have received
ties where had hardly expected it..
| The candidates do not care to go into
details as to their strength, but T h 9
j ournal has reports from number
of the disputed counties. They are
not decisively in favor Of any one can
Il l1+o To hn
seventh district solid, az expected, and.
: the fifth will 90 for Block on the first
ballot at least All the other districts
will be divided. t- + S..
} Quiet in the First. b,
Caucuses were tame in the first dis
trict, except in Fillmore county, where
! gum, a leading Lord man. Langum lost
. Preston, and the delegation will not be
= instructed, but is likely to go for the
q Dodge county man at first. He will
: have the greater part Of the district,
: Diment taking Steele and some split
a delegations. -.:a.
There have been lively times in Blue
Earth. The delegation appears to lie
!. between Cole and Somerville, but the
" congressional fight entered the caucus
es, both McCleary and Gutterson being
anxious to make a showing in the
a county conventions. Faribault will
' erville. Brown IS for somerville. There
! is a fight on in Martin, where some OF
the leaders are for Block and Others
s for 3Somerville and Cole. Block has
y the best outlook there. He will split
Z Cottonwood with Somerville, and ex
l. poets jackson. The western counties
will not instruct on governor, but vii
be for Dinehart for treasurer: II
: '1::' e.. Third Badly Divided. L.. -,
Al / Blocks home county, Nicollet, is TO,
"a him, but his enemies there claim h
~ will not have the delegation to trade
70 Lord is given as second choice, ane
~ Vogel for treasurer, as he is popular il
IS the west end. Carver, Scott and Nc
- Leod are doubtful as between Bloel
e and Cole, and Dakota is also SO re re
y. Egarded. None Of these delegates vii
rs IS Instructed, and they are likely, t.
&c Hand anywhere 'Goodhue will divide
y jacobson and Block getting about al
:: Of it. Rice county will he at the dis
4. posal of Captain Hunter, candidate TO
a aI secretary Of state. -, r,
Us Ramsey is for Walter Lemon TO
or clerk. Washington is for Block appar
~ emily, and Chisago is claimed med for jacob
:. Cole and jacobson in South.
n In the sixth district Wright is 70
gh Pidgeon for clerk and Mseker for Koe1
he divided between Jacobson and Coll
be Morrison has agreed to split, and WI
in dena also reports a compromise, 1v
es, for Cole and four for jacobson. Cas-
ire is Cole's home county and he has Gro
i Wing, with Jacobson as second chole
ks there. In Benton, Sherburne and Tod
ost there are contests on, and Coles 10
I : 4o hox, oil I,ron IHratl
icy hand. IS is solid Tor Jacobso
MS, report. !: in from St. Cloud, Sau
es, Center. Csc and Paynesville.
se, Little IS heard from the eighth di
fe. trict, but st. Louis county is expeete
90 to present Holden for auditor, Co
rds and jacobson are contest1ng IN Anok
900 IN Isanti and Kanabec, the repor
= favor jacobson, while Cole leads in E
,ro. the northern counties. "
I've Both Claim Ottertail.
sks Ottertail, in the ninth, is in .disput
i've Jacobson has the, most delegates f +
. .rse claims that the outside precincts W
Use Use turn the scale for the Walker ms
a aI Breckenridge is split between Cole a
az az Jacobson, and the two will fight.
% Wilkin county. Jacobson lost in MO-
head and GAINESVILLE, but has eno ~
4 delegation. The northern counties
.a far as reported are for Stephens. M
shall will elect Stephens delegatl'
wv with Cole for second choice.
IL There are some contests Of only To-
= significance. Stevens is all for JAG,
=. i, son, and the battle was between w.
the Bicknell and L. c.: Spooner, rival c.
ring didates for the house. Ricknel
rail-, ried Morris and leads in the coun
ents with thirty-three delegates already
Il b " ported for him out of a total Of fit
on nine. 49,.
, nor Peter E. Hanson, secretary of sta
to and a possible. dark horse candidate
, enss rreouest Of support from his he
. n9sg county, Meeker: He, maintains that
WA WA ia not a candidate, in accordance "
~, ~ his statement made in January.
nber Tire. e Mssr ), -
. . to stetson So shoes, 1926.
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