The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-01
Minnesota Politics
Present Outlook Tor the Democratic
State TIcket-Plans for Convention
Next Tuesday About Perfected--Ltnd-
bergh Challenges Buckman-More Than
Halt OF Senator's Seeking e.eection.

Halt OF Senator's Seeking Reelection.
The democratic state ticket to be
named In this city next Tuesday will
look very much like this ~ ...rr
Governor-John All Johnson, st. Peter
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. G. Fender
CAST, Bemidji.
Secretary Of state-Dr. p, M Magnus-
son, st. Cloud. =, .,.r =.
State Auditor-E. w. Knatvold, Albert
Lea, or some other leading Norwegian
democrat. - e
State Treasurer-some good German
Attorney General-Einar Hoidale, New
Uln. Il. ,,tH'a-E - = 49,. --..s i
Clerk of the Supreme Court-Fred E.
Wheaton, Minneapolis. I
Railroad Commissioned A.
Schafer, Rushmore,;9 or David Evans.
Tracy. -
Chief Justice----Charles:' M. Start, Roch=
ester. - . . ~ >"'."
The ticket will be framed solely for the
purpose Of catching votes for Governor
johnson. Something Of "a fight will be
made on secretary Of state and railroad
commissioner, but with little hope of
success. The nomination of DR.. Magnus-
son Is expected to catch many Swedish
republican voters, on the ground that the
office has always been conceded to that
nationality, but was taken away by the
republicans this year. A fight will be
made on c. F.. Staples with the argument
that the present commission is not friend
ly to the peoples interests. &c.
The platform is already drafted sub
ject to revision, and will be a Johnson
platform. The convention will be as near
cut and dried as any held in recent
years. The ticket has been made up by
the leaders. 1t is generally understood
that F. G. Winston will be chairman.
He has been in conference with represent
tatives Of the governor; and has con-
sented to serve in that capacity if
wanted, but will not go on the ticket
again. The speech nominating Johnson
will probably be made by w. S. HAM
mond. the eloquent St. James attorney
who is running for congress in the Sec
ond district This and Governor John
sons speech of acceptance will be the
oratorical efforts Of the day.
G. A. Lindbergh has done his best to
get Congressman Buchanan on the stump
with him. He challenged Buchanan to
meet him on the platform in Little Falls
tonight, and to answer questions relat-
ing to his legislative and congressional
record. To show how badly he wanted
the meeting, Lindbergh coupled the chal-
lenge with an offer to make donation
to the local churches and orphanage If
Euckman would only accept. Buchanan
must be hard-hearted indeed to resist
such an appeal.
The next state senate may not be as
new and fresh a Body as the prospects
indicated a few weeks ago. Toward the
last of the time allowed for filing sew
eral of the old members came to the
front and filed for: denominations. There
are in all thirty-two of the sixty-three
retiring senators who are candidates
again, and most of them with a fair show
Of being returned. Ten OF them have no
opposition. at all, either in the primaries
or at the polls. leaving out consideration
of prohibition or Socialist candidates
Seven more have clear field in the pri-
maries. Several others have opposition
IN the primaries lima bq 81, b b. case they win
Probably not over halifax dozen of the
thirty-two VIII, drop by the wayside, so
there will be a good-sized nucleus of old
senators next winter.
OF the, thirty tWe.-.Who are candida tes,
twenty-five, are republicans and the other
seven democrats. The list includes Sena-
tors Laugen, Fitzpatrick, Cooke, Camp
bell, Peachey, Collester, Putnam, Shell,
Dale, Johnson, Benson, Dart, Du Tdit,
Collier, Naeseth, Schaller, Dunn. Hardy,
MCGOWAN, Comstcck. Calhoun, Wilson,
Gjertsen,. E. E. Smith, Pugh, Laybourn,
Mausten,; Thorpe. Stone, Peterson, steph-
ems and Sundberg.
The populist party is making it's last
stand in Otter Tail county. The popu-
lists have listed OlegO. sageng as a. can an.
didate for the senate. and John %:
Hompe for the house, both former legis-
lators. The public ownership party has
almost a full ticket in Otter Tail. while
the democrats made no filings at ALL The
socialists seem to be gaining in the
northern counties, and have congression-
al, legislative and county candidates
pretty generally, While few democrats
have made filings. In Norman there is a
full public ownership ticket, and no dem
ocrats. The democratic scheme to dis
courage local contests is working well,
but whether it will result in keeping the
republican vote at home is doubtful.
washington. county has a contest for
the senatorial nomination between sena-
tor E. w. Durant and George H. Sulli-
van of saltwater, in which Sullivan is
said to be leading. There are four house
candidates for two places. John Zelch
and II. B. Vollmer Of Cottage Grove, the
old members, are running again. The
other entries are Andrew Anderson of
Lakeland and DR.. c. o. Burnham of
Saltwater. -. -;
The Goodhue county delega ton to the
legislature will not, be changed. Each of
the four members has, received the COM
plfment of an unopposed 'renominat ton,
which means election. as no democrats
have filed. Senator o. K. Naeseth of
Wanamingo and Representatives W. II.
Putnam of Red Wing; A., J. Rockne of
zumbrota. and u: a: Gates Of Kenyon
have all filed" s"7<', - = 80 =.
81. ]. Amman of Torah, who has filed
for the, democratic nomination for the