The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-02
Minnesota Politics
Opening OF New Year a Sign for Renewed
Political Activity Candidates for Cow
ernor Behaving With Becoming Mod
esty-confIictIns Ambitions In Red
wood.

ernor 6endvln9 WIN 5ecoming WOO
esty- CONFLICTING Ambitions In Red
wood.
& Another campaign year has arrived. |
The excuse that it is too early to talk |
will soon be laid on the shelf, and the |
real business of the republican pre-con-
vention campaign will begin. The sur |
face is remarkably placid considering
that the primaries are only four or five
months distant To understand the con-
ttrast it is only necessary to recall the
situation two years ago, when the year
opened with Dunn and Collins locking |
horns in mortal combat, both having their |
managers and headquarters, and CAM
paign of letter writing and personal APP
peal already weeks under way. The heat
of that campaign was already torrid in
January.
Candidates are naturally profting by
the mistakes of 1904, and candidates for
governor now have the general election
as well as the nomination in mind Every
move now is being made cautiously and
with due consideration, and avoiding the
appearance of over eagerness Samuel
Lord is the only candidate for governor
who has given out statement Of his per-
sonal views, and he has explained in that
d
vass but will be receptive candidate.
similar attitude is taken by A. H
L1ndeke of st. Paul. Julius Block tho he
mas done some quiet work and is really
the most active candidate, has not made
his announcement yet. ]. F. jacobson
has not said word. No candidates. have
been announced for other state Offices
but several entries are due and may be
expected during the present month
The political rumor factory which Joel
Heatwole runs in connection with his
| print shop at Mortified, says that Sen
ator Nelson has approved the candidacy
| of Samuel Lord for governor, and c. M,
| Sprague of Sank Center for lieutenant
governor, Sprague being favored because
ne is in the same town as Frank Eddy.
ana Will put him out Of the race. The
| Northfield factory also says that Tawnev
is ambitious to beat Nelson and favors
Eddy for governor because of his prox-
| unity to Alexandria, which would milf
tate against Nelson if he were elected
J Inc only thing the matter with this is
| that Nelson is not backing Lord and
sprague; that Eddy is a Nelson man, and
not a candidate for governor. Eddy is
| gettlne plenty OF offers of support, but
! mas refused to give any encouragement
to the proposition. He was not so modest
! TWO years, ago. and Eddy never hesitates
TO tell people what he thinks and what he
| wants Senator Nelson's appointees are
still talking Brown for governor
! The New Ulm Journal, anti-McClearv.
:, says: -
several comments have been made by second
District publications within the past several
weeks tending to assume that Edgar Weaver
| suoi.of OF Blue Earth county. would be factor
| n, eng race ZOE congressional honors next fall.
que EARN Is counted as the headquarters for the
ahli-McCleafy sentiment, and with Weaver in
| me held the fight would wax hot in that county,
hlue Earth is the most populous in the district,
ana as the auditor is popular in his own county.
mere Is every reason to believe that the letter.
writing congressman would be given the race of
MS life II Weaver SHE'D his castor into the ring
| 1t Is claimed that when Herbert J. Mill
er or Luverne entered the race in 1904
1t was with the understanding that if he
got 40 per cent of the votes he would re-
ce1ve the united anti-McCleary support
THIS year. He made good with the 40 per
cent, and now, Miller's friends say, it
rests with the anti-McCleary men of the
district to stand by the agreement.
| There Is one state office held by more
! than 5000 men. The position, of notary
public Is held by appointment from the
governor, and about the only requisite
to such appointment is the possession of
the SO fee. The last legislature confirmed
/ a list or about $500 notaries public who
mad been appointed during the previous
Two years. The term is seven years, and
as about l,4OO were appointed each year,
the total must be not far from seven
times l,4O0. According to these figures,
the position of private secretary to the
governor is not such a fat one as gen
orally supposed. Fourteen hundred no
! n in oh
which added to the $1,000 salary would
bring in only $500 year. instead of tho
$4,000 or $4,000 usually supposed to fall
into the lap of the, private secretary each
year. AS matter Of fact he doesn't get
much more than the governor.
The retirement of r. W. Hitchcock
from the Bemidji Pioneer, and its repur-
chase by Albert Kaiser Of Bagley, a for
mer proprietor, are attracting good dea
or attention. It is understood, tho, tina,
the deal carries no political significance
and that the Bemidji daily remains ir
practically the same control as before,
= redwood county is going to furnish
. some excitement, and there are complica
. tons involving the ninth judicial dis.
, tr1ct and the nineteenth senatorial dis
trict, in which Brown is Joined to Red
NA' oSAt1Ioi NcOISS w. OOmerV1lle
author of the foreign corporations ant
the inheritance tax law, has declared tina
he would not seek reelection Redwood
county considers itself entitled to tn,
senatorial seat. There are two prospect
= I've candidates already, Frank Clague O.
Lamberton, speaker of the last house
and James A. Larson of Walnut Grove
who preceded Clague as house membe
, from Redwood. Either man would maxi
creditable senator. A. D. Stewart O
Redwood Falls is a candidate for tn
house, and it is claimed that he is tie,
q up with Larson, and with Virgil B. Sew
ard of Marshall, candidate for distric
! judge. AS Senator Somervile is also in
= tending to run for judge if Judge Webbe
: retlreS, he will have an interest in Red
y wood county combinations as of old. an
: the county is sure to have plenty of mol,
! tics. julius Schmahl's candidacy TO
. secretary Of state will doubtless be sun
. ported by the county, and will not com
8 pl1cate the situation any further.
4 Andrew Peterson of Wheaton who ha
. been doomed for lieutenant governor h
: several papers in the seventh district de
= clines to be considered. The Wheato
Gazette Reporter says that for persona
reasons Mr.. Peterson would not unde
any circumstances permit the use of hi
. name in connection with the office q
] lieutenant governor, or any other office
The forty-ffth Legislative distr:o+