The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
Minnesota Politics
Governorship Situation Begins to As
sumo the Shape Of a Dilemma
Blocks Platform-Lund as a Favor
! lite SOMA. D. Gray suggested-Leg-
islative Issues.
The Buffalo Journal saws:

tslatlve Issues.
The Buffalo Journal says:
There appears to be no candidate for
governor who VIII suit all the politicians.
three big cities are strongly opposed
to Jacobson, while the country is for him.
Block is getting quite a following, but it
is a question If some of Dunn's friends
;dosnot look on him as dead certain to be
beaten by johnson. and this result would
be better for Dunn than to ave the re-
publican candidate succeed. The situa-
ton Is very much In the air.
The situation is beginning to worry
those republican leaders who really care
about republican success. They feel
that the party is between the devil and
the deep blue sea On the ~governorship
question. If jacobson is nominated he
Will command enthusiastic support from
most sections Of the state, but he will
cans, especially in tie twin cities. If
Jacobson is not nominated, the cry will
De raised that the corporations beat him
and dictated the nominee. This will be
usea In the johnson campaign for all
1t is worth. If all republicans were
sincere in their efforts to bring about
harmony. the situation might be man
aged without much difficulty, but there
are evidently disturbing influences at
work with anything but harmony in
view.
Julius Block covered state issues
pretty fully in a general way, in his
announcement published Saturday. That
statement, it is understood, is a mere
skeleton, on which he will build his
platform, and, the ideas contained in it,
especially the novel ones, will be elabo,
rated later on.
John G. Lund, the newest candidate
Tor governor, has covered Minnesota
pretty we'll in his thirty-seven years.
II his efforts prlosper,>we will see the
delegations coming in like this:
First District-For Johnnie Lund,
the Fillmore county boy.
Ninth Dlstrict-For J. G.. Lund. the
former mayor of Kennedy.
Seventh Dfstrict-For Lund, the
Candy land man.
Minneapolis. ,-.-
There is only one corner of the state
Lund hasn't put a nail in, and he will
PROBABLY be opening an office in Du-
luth before long.
AonesDorO Leader n0m1nateS A,
u. Gray OF Preston for governor. as a
man who could .."unite all the warning
factions. It says Gray is mentioned
without his knowledge, but Wouid ac.
cept IT a strong, demand was made on
him.
gray IS a strong man, and a clean
man, but the first district has two can
dldates for governor already, and how
does the Leader know that GRAY would
prove any more satisfactory to James
A. Tawney than Samuel Lord is?
Ole o. Canestorp Of Elbow Lake, has
been put on the witness stand by the
Hancock Record, and has made a state.
ment OF his position as a candidate for
the state senate. He declares for an
for an antipass and a 2-cent fare law
a reciprocal demurrage law, for a law
requiring stock in transit not to be
held more than t~wenty-four hours
without food and water, for changing
the primary election date to the latter
part OF June, and for the reelection of
Senator Nelson. Mr.. Canestorp balks
however, at the extension Of the direct
primary to state officers, as we'll he
might, but says he is willing to help
pass it In order to see it tried. This
cross-examination of legislative can.
didates is growing popular, and ought
to be more generally practiced.
William sartell of st. Cloud is a can
didate for the state senate, to succeed
Ripley B. Brewer in the forty-seventf
district. The district is close politi
cally, and tho Brewer carried it twice
for the senate, the house member has
been democratic about half the time
The republicans are trying to unite or
Sartell, who is believed to be a good
vote getter.
The Eveleth. Star objects to having
the state convention indorse a candi
date for United. States. senator, and
says the convention will be "arrogat
that law nor former. precedent evel
established Well, it was a foregone
conclusion that the convention would
follow. the old precedent and indorse
Nelson, and twas certainly more fail
to. give. due notice in the call. AS tc
the right and duty of a state. CONVEX
tion to voice the wishes of the people
on this question, prevailing opinion does
not indorse. the Star. .
Another county division scheme is
being agitated in St. Louis county. The
residents in the southwestern corner
who have hard work getting into Du
luth, want to form a county of Their
own with Floodwood as it's seat Of gov
eminent.
The. Mora Times has absorbed tn,
Mora Enterprise, which, under the abb
editorship Of W. A. Howard, has beer
a strong factor in forming public opin
ion in Kanabec county. but has no
been profitable financially. Mr.. How
ard will devote himself to his law prac
tice. Charles B. Cheney.
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