The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
Minnesota Politics
Large Majority OF Candidates for LegIs-
iature Already on Record Publicly for
Senator NeIson-cole's Opening Gun at
cass Lake-speakersnrp Candidates
Have Trouble at Home.

Plenty Of hard work Is being done IN
quiet way to stack the legislature against
Knute Nelson, but the senator's friends
are not taking anything for granted. In
every legislative district they are seeing
to 1t that candidates are put on record.
In consequence, a large majority of the
candidates for nominations are publicly
pledged to vote for Nelson. II the non
committal candidates should all be nom
mated and elected, Nelson would still
have clean majority in both the house
and senate.
Present indications are that the effort
to beat Nelson will never reach the I'M
portance Of the warfare against Clapp
two years ago.
A. L. Coles opening speech Of the
campaign will be delivered in Cass Lake.
at date not yet determined. 1t WILL
probably be some time during next week.
The Cass Lake people sent a deputatlon
over two weeks ago, asking that Mr.
| Cole should open the campaign IN that
place, and he promptly acceded to the
request. Walker has had jubilee al
ready, and Cass Lake is the other I'M
portant town in Cass county, the candi-
dates home .
The address will cover all live state
issues, and will be the keynote for the
state campaign, SO it's coming is awaited
with great deal of interest.
Cole headquarters for the G. A.. r. en-
campment are open, and Mr.. Cole Will be
on hand at the rooms in the Hyser hotel
from now on to welcome all comers
The Brainerd Tribune says: .@.-. ,
I 1.-THE danger to the republican party
in the reelection Of Governor johnson
is by no means imaginary. Every day ne
is in office he devotes to Strengthening
the democracy in the state. He Is one
of the cleverest politicians in the north
west and has already created III tnls
state a sentiment in his own favor, ana
in favor Of at least one of his appolntees'
which greatly strengthens their hold on
the administrative offices they fill. MOI
only this; a political machine has peen
organized which extends to the remotese
parts of the state, and which two years
hence. unless it is smashed in November,
will be used to aid, If possible, in turn
ing the state over to Williams Jennings
Rryan certain to be the democratic nom
inee. and whose nomination, unless all
signs fail, is going to make the result
doubtful. Before making up their mlnos
to support an1able and accom- pnshed
governor the republican voters Oh Mln-
nesota should pause long enough to con-
template the consequences OF such
course" ~ > @.-
II is evidently little early for a
speakership campaign, for most or the
nrospective candidates for the throne IN
the house chamber are not yet able tc
read their titles clear to the republican
nomination in their districts. N. +. Hugo
has opposition in the person OF Clarence
B. Miller, a young Duluth attorney "nc
has fled The third candidate IS "A. j.
MCGEE Of Two TIarbors, who may ge'
left by the heavy Duluth vote for the
other two candidates. = ~.
George H. Sullivan of Saltwater,
member of the last state committee anc
+ an active politician, has filed Tor tne
state senate in washington county
against e. w. Durant,@ and Is giving
the veteran a hard race: - f. ..
Senator Dale Of Madison has filed 1ol
, denomination, and will have contes
with the Chippewa county s. cano'oate' no :
: o. Haugland. fy9F " f8esta'N '~S's ? .5 /
Senator 6. 4. Benson Of Winthrop has
hIed for another term, and lis beint
opposed BY J. W. Stark Of the same place
/ Senators L. O. Cooke Of Wabash:
| county and A. S.. Campbell OF Move
, have no opposition SO far In their deslr
to be returned. i Z - --...-z -
: E. H, Canf1eld of Luverne has file'
: for the senate in the sixteenth district
, against William Lockwood Of P1pestone
Rock county has two house candidate
Q also, and now It is likely that one WI
4 be- brought out In Pipestone.
, Renresentative W. G. Fraser is the onl
: ono who has filed so far for the sena
! torial nomination in Olmsted county.
& - Charles B. Cheney.