The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
Minnesota Politics
No Surface Developments Lately In Race
for eovernor-vosel Out f0r, State
Treasurer-TaIk Of candy" Stephens
for Governor contlnues-W. 3. Douglas
Declining Offers of Support. -,

No. open moves are being made in the
governorship game { There are good
many rumors afloat about the plans or
the candida tes. At: least two aspirants
for governor are already charged with
having made corporation deals and COM
binations with candidates for other places
on the ticket. Workers are being tied
up in the cities, but. in the country dis
tricts they are slow about pledging their
support to anyone. The situation is too
uncertain, and something is likely to hap
pen at any time to change the whole
face of things. :aR--s lE~ i
Louis G. Vogel of New Ulm has made
formal announcement Of his candidacy
for treasurer. He will contest with G. c:
Dinehart of Slayton for the second dis
trict support, and in all proba bility a dis
trict caucus will be held before the con-
vention to decide which shall receive the
support Of the district as a unit Mr..
Vogel was candidate for the nomination
two years ago, and is at present auditor
Of Brown county. s..
A list of candidates, present and pros
pective, was printed in this column a
week ago. The only addition necessary
is the name of Captain Hunter Of Fart
bault for secretary of state Three 9TH
ers ANNOUNCED themselves during the
week. Haekins for lieutenant governor,
Lomen for secretary Of state and Vogel
for treasurer, but all were included in
1.-THE list,4 as their announcements were
expected. ca, *se
Senator A. D. Stephens Of Crookston
is understood to be a candidate for re-
election to the legislature, but they are
talking of Stephens for governor consid-
| erably in the valley country. Visitors
take pains. to ltall Gt.Andy" >"Governor
Stephens" and it, doessnot seem to insult
him at all, stephens has. the credit fol-
landing the branch school of, agriculture
for ;Crookston. and itTwill need some ap-
preparations at the next session, which is
the reason given for his wanting to re-
turn, His ambition for higher prefer
1 ment is only held in check for some fu'
| ture time. 6 f..
| The Breckenridge Telegram says:
While discussing candidates for governor
4 would be we'll to keep in mind the name o
one W. B. Douglas He is a good, clean man
who would unite the party and prove winner
He may not &get the nomination, but 1t woul
be we'll to keep an .eyeIon himajust the same
Judge Douglas has had hard tim
lately standing off friends who have beer
| irving to get him into the field. He in
sists that he has no inclination towar'
the office, and is not in a position t.
make the necessary sacrifice Of time am
money .- ~ ssss[t
The Ada Index carries the formal an
nouncement of j. J. Lomen's candidac
for secretary of state. It says OF him:
i IT merit is to govern, 1as it should, the non
i inee will be j. ]. Lomen. Few men have mol
+ friends in the state than Mr.. Lomen. h
/ quiet unassuming manners, backed up by ste
ling qualities of manhood and splendid abilih'
as an official will assure him active suppo
in every county in the state. No more popul'
naminat ton could have been made, and he
serves the honor. T. - - -. -
!. The Mora Enterprise wants J. F. ia
cobson al the topsof the state ticket an
!. C. F. Staples for railroad commissions
: at the bottom, with men Of like char
I: acters sandwi ched imsSbetween.'
Three Minnesota editors landed post
office plu1ns this week They were Jou
bert of Wheaton, Eastman of Walden
and Schonlau of Houston. Fa:. . -
Alderman Hackney Of Famline is &c
! ing to be a candidate for the state ser
atesin the thirty-seventh district, to SUE
: coed the late A. R: ;McGill.
Charles B. Cheney.