The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-26
Minnesota Politics
Twin Cities VIII Be Center During the
Closing Week-LegIslative Candidates
Getting In Line on Shippers Program.

/; Speeches ,todav1-RepubHcan A. l..
Cole at -Moerhead; ,Knute Nelson at AL
bert. Lea; Moses E.. Clapp at White
Earth; j. F. jacobson at Elbow Lake;
Frank M. Eddy at Pequot; S. R. Van
SAINT at A1nboy; w. H. Eustis at Spring
Valley; A. O.. Eberhart at St.. Vincent;
E. T. Young and s.. G. Iverson at Apple
ton; James A. Tawney at Owatonna;
Halvor STEVENSON at Middle River; A. J.
Volstead at Hector and Bird Island; c. A.
Lindbergh and James A. Larson at Eagle
Bend; D. F. Reese at Henderson.
Democratic: John A. Johnson at Hast
ings and Winona; 7. D. O'Brien at Hec-
tor and Olivia; P. M. Magnusson and D.
H. Evans at Milaca; Anton Schaefer and
Fred b. Wheaton at GAINESVILLE; Edward
Peterson at Hendricks; NJ G. Brady at
Grand Meadow; e. J. Wine at Pelican
Rapids &c.,.
i Prohibitionist: The Tallyho c.. w.
Dorset and Oliver W. Stewart at Milf
to1ia; Carlos at Alexandria; W. J. Arnold
and Pathfinder quartet at Freedom coun<
ty points; James H. oertendyke at
Lake Elizabeth Joseph Hogg at Win
throp. p ? -, S : d., :
Governor Johnson speaks in four Min
neapolis wards Saturday night, and his
dates at Blooming Prairie ard Faribault
have been deferred till Monday. He will
also be in Minneapolis one or two nights
next week. A. L. Cole IS winding up his
tour Of the outside districts and will
devote nearly all Of next week to the
twin cities, giving three evenings to Min
polls.
| IA good many candidates for the legis-
lature were a little slow to wake up tc
the Importance Of the little postal card
with the seven questions ON addressed tt
tie Minnesota Shippers and Receivers
asso ciafion. Those who have neglected
tine card have begun to hear from the
business men OF their district; however
and the responses are coming in now a
q rapid rate. It begins to look as TIKI
the men pledged to 2-cent fare, anti-pas:
Legislation, reciprocal demurrage ant
other things desired by the civic organiz
ations Of the state would be in sufficien
numbers to put the program right thr,
both houses. The hardest road will be IL
the senate, OF course A determined
stand will probably be made there agains
a 2-cent fare bill and reciprocal demur
rage bill The shippers are not going tt
remit their efforts however, and JUS
NOW. before election, they are working
hard to get pledges. The little cards ar
In the hAnds OF business men In TIT
small towns all over the state, and the.
are getting after legislative candidate.
in their respective districts. -.
The Austin Herald wants to know why
A. l. Cole does not make signed state
ment denying that he played double
with the reciprocal dsmurrage BILL NJ
one IN a position to know has accused
! Mr. Cole Of such thing. he voted fol
the BILL and conducted himself to the en-
tire satisfaction OF its supporters, ex
pressed by George 8. Lnftus, the st
Paul business man who Was in charge O
the measure The man cited by the dem
] ccratE press bureau 1as saying that DIR
Cole talked to him against the bill, deuie.
any a1eh conversation The accusation
rests ION nstt1ins. end II fWuuld be an In
suit to ask an hnn2At aman to affirm hi,
honesty whsn 81 II nat IA d1uE.f
Il 81 s,ss sss ts,zs <E7lsste1 n Cfp5.