The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-05
Defeat Banner Valves Over
Dems" Headquarters.
FRANK DAY IN A DILEMMA
He Can't Find Patriotic Party Men
Who Are Willing TO Sacrifice
le Themselves.
Especial to Tie Free Press.1


ST. Paul, Oct 2-The flag of distress
is ont at the democratic headquarters.
The committeeman is Frank Day,
Mike Kahn, Dick O'Connor and
some more of the bunch which
generally hang ont at the head
quarters except on pay day-got to
thinking over the matter of filling out
the ticket. There are two vacancies to
be filled by the committee. One is the
position of justice of the supreme court,
which the democratic convention refused
TO give Judge Start "beacuse he was a
republican" and the other is the attor
ney general which Tommy Kane would
not stand for. Tommy knew there was
no show and that it would only be a
waste of that fervid oratory for which
he has some reputation and that he
would be called upon for campaign
contribution. Recent reports coming
from southern Minnesota in regard to
this matter have not been very reassur-
ing. Down in Olmstead county, where
Judge Start is well known and highly
respected by people of all parties, the
attitude of the convention did not take
very well, even among the faithful. 1t
had all been fixed by Frank Day and
the governor to put the judge on as
stroke of good politics" But that part
of the program did not work out, and
I understand some of the Olmstead
county democrats don't like it and have
no hesitency about saying so even at
headquarters. This action of the conven-
ton does not comport to that high
flown attitude of non- partisanship which
the governor assumes when he sees re-
publican votes in sight. Frank Day
made mp his mind that something had
to be done to stem the tide of detection
which the party was suffering through
the treatment it had given to Judge
Start. Notwithstanding the attitude OF
the convention Frank thought that they
would have to put the Judge on anyhow,
and so he marched up to the capitol one
day this week with the papers all made
out. but the Judge declined with thanks.
He really did not need the nomination
ANYHOW and refused to have his name
add strength to the other ticket. There
Is gloom around the headquarters be-
cause those two places will in all prob
ability have to go vacant. The average
democrat is hardly patriotic enough to
submit to be bled for the campaign fund
for those empty honors.
OF course people posted in politics
don't imagine for a minute that there is
any show for the democrats to elect
anyone on the ticket but the governor.
But some of the fellows who have been
given these minor places seem to think
that there is a chance for them. / I'M
derstand that it is really true that Mr..
AlagnussOn has got a Ieave OF absence
for three months from his st. Cloud
school so that he can devote his time
to the campaign. 1t is only about six
I figures that he will need the other six to
get over the soreness of his defeat. /
met one of these nominees the other day
who had just been at headquarters. The
light had just began to percolate into
his brain, and he had just discovered
that he was only a sacrificial lamb. He
referred to the governors endorsement
in his Redwing speech of the republican
heads of departments as being "the most
efficient in the history of the state
This gentleman said that if the governor
really wanted to throw down his assOci-
ates on the ticket the least he could do
was to keep his mouth shut about it.
He said that some of the candidates
would get tired shouting johnson all
over the state while johnson was shout
ing for the republican candidates for re-
election.
1t was matter of great regret to the
republican committee to have Mr.. c. H.
Warner leave them. Business interests
made it necessary for his resignation
from the active duties of secretary. He
was. most efficient manager. 1t was
due to his successful maneuvering that
was resourceful fellow and practi