The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-29
Minnesota Politics
Eddy Club Sending Out Literature and
Working Up State orsanlzation-ThIrd
District Democrats Want Collier to Run
Cole as Drainage Candidate Tor GOV
ernor--TaIk Of Poor Mans Campaign
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The Eddy boomers are just getting
busy, it seems. The Warroad Eddy Re-
publican club, recently organized with 100
members, is sending letters out to all
parts of the state, urging the formation
of Eddy clubs and concerted work for the
nomination of the Sank Center man. H. A
circular, signed by DR.. Lawrence Parker,
president, and Thad S. Jones, secretary,
has this to say about Eddy's qualiflca-
tons: A5 Ms 81 j.
| He is the only man that has been mentioned
as candidate who has had any experience in
campaigning against overwhelming odds. -Four
times has he made such campaign in the
seventh district, winning out each time when all
the practical politicians in the country pro-
| nounced his chances hopeless He Is more
than az match for Governor johnson cam
paigner and stump speaker, and he Is the only
| man that has been mentioned that is anywhere
near a match for the present governor in this
! respect. He, with the exception of Senator's
| Clapp and Nelson, Is the most widely-known
man In the state, and no man in public life
| has any more personal followers than he. He
has wide public experience, is fearlsss, fnde-
pendent and will give everybody 'square
| deal" He has thoro knowledge of national
and state questions and is in fun sympathy
| with the majority of the republican party and
Ethey in sympathy with him. He loyalty
}supported all of the republican candidates after
the late convention. Mr.. Eddy will not make
| any canvass for the nomination. but If the
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1 will accept and make a campaign that will be
historical in Minnesota politics.
Third district democrats are beginning
to, take notice, and recent attacks by
| democratic papers on Congressman Davis
for his vote against the Philippine tariff
bill indicate that they have serious inten-
lions of trying to capture the district this
/ time. The man most favored for the
nomination is Senator julius A. Collier of
Shakopee, now finishing eight years of
service in the legislature, where he took
a leading part. He is a well-knewn law
yer and an able speaker, and should he
run would make the campaign interesting.
j A pipe story has gone the rounds
! that Governor Johnson would pull out of
the state game and run for congress.
/ There has never been any foundation for
1t, as the democrats will not permit the
i governor to desertsthem when he is their
only hope. The third is naturally the
, closest district in the state, and if there
should be shift of party lines on ac-
count Of mistakes by the present con-
+ gress, they would make their hardest
1 fight in Minnesota in the third district
4 Congressman Davis carried the district
in 1902 by 5,704, and in 1904 carried it by
/ nearly 10000, or two to one, but not many
4 years ago it would be considered demo
cratic.
4 In the second district democrats have
some hopes. They are expecting bit.
ter fight at the primaries between Nc
Ceary and Miller, or some other revis-
ionist candidate, and they pick McClear3
& to- win by smaller margin than he die
last time. In that event they will name
8. w. IS. Hammond Of ST. James, if he will
Il take the nomination. and try to rally tht
disaffected republicans around him ant
! defeat McCleary at the polls.
81 There are a good many versions Of TIT
1 Sam Fullerton coup by which the diligen
j warden landed for another year as ex
ecutive agent. 1t seems to be a clea
case, however. The state administration
thought his term as executive agent raj
until August. There was all sorts o
pressure being brought to bear to dismiss
him, but the governor had not made III
/ his mind. and was taking his time be
/ fore making the two pending appoint
| ments on the board. Sam did not wan
| to take any chances SO while the gov
ernor was thinking about it he got TIN