The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-10

The stalwart figure Of Jim Diment
has recently doomed large on! the poiti
cal horizon. Modesty is 81, the ii. fashion
among governorship possibilities, and the
Owatonna, man Is not outdone by any
of them. He has made no public state-
ment Of any kind, tho pestered by friends
and by the local newspapers. He has
only said that he would not turn. down
a nomination, but that he has inten-
ton Of getting into any scramble for 1t.
He does not consider this the proper time
for a contest over the head Of the ticket.
Some of his friends are busy, however,
preaching Diment, and considerable sem
timent is being developed in his favor,
especially in southern Minnesota. The
lDiment boom clashes with the Lord
wagon in the first district, but both have
strength outside and are not depending
| entirely on local support.
James NJ Dlment is SIS years DID, and
came to Minnesota in 1879, engaging In
the milling business. He has always been
stanch republican, and was member
Of. the minority in the famous populist
house of 1891. He has been a member Of
the state central committee and chairman
of the first district congressional COM
mittee. Since 1901 he has been postmas-
ter at Owatonna He has been grand
:, master of the state A. o. u. W., and has
thousands of friends in that order, scat
tered over the state. He is a forceful
speaker and a. good mixer" and a sue
|cessful business man also.
They are telling a good story around
/ the capitol on a prominent Minnesota
republican, whose name has been men,
! toned more than once for gubernatoria]
i honors. - 49,.
Several years ago they were having ar
old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration
in this mans home town. One young
university student had been selected tc
Egive the Declaration of Independence, anG
he committed it to memory In. order tt
deliver it with greater freedom. He gave
it in stump speech fashion,, and poures
forth the periods about men being free
and equal and about the tyrannies O.
King George most generously
/: The statesman, SO, the story goes, wa
standing on the outskirts of the gaping
crowd, He listened a few minutes to tn,
torator, and then turned to friend stand
ing by. .1- .s..- G.s-a r.4. =. ,sz<@s r
Il Come, les get out of here" heasait
: with a Disguised expression. m to-
} good republican, to stand here an
listen to that populistic talk. = s.
O. Since St. Paul landed the Swedish vic
consulship, many Minneapolitans Will b
pleased that it went to James a. Jack
Ison When in the legislature Jackso
? was a fearless and Independent member
one Of the best Ramsey county ever sen
to the statehouse. SE-..s .r...3~.-.--ea.
Messrs Dorset and Lotus are run
ming for governor already, and the re
publican convention three months away
Ole Ostensoe of Candy has announce
himself for the senate in the seventeen
district. This means another lively set
to out there Marcus Laur1tsen or lyle
lis expected to be a candidate ana Jon
i Schultz of Marshall may try again Wit
i lIsuch a field others are more than. ilkel
| to enter.
i r. H Jefferson of Bingham Lake, on
/ of the. Woodworking members or the las
i / house. will ask for reelection. he ha
i been talked of for the senate, but Il
/ takes the position that Jackson county ]
t lentitled to the senator from that dis
i Itrict, to succeed W. A. Smith OF W1ndon
i p A. Gandrud of Sunberg, who ha
I~Irepresented sKandiyolli county IN IT
i house for three sessions, declares thu
ia he will not run again. He cannot amor
to take SO much time from his buslnes
i Gandrud was one of the sterling, member
i'll always to be depended on to cast
i vote for what he considered the lnteres
o. lof the people. -lhaTles p. 5s Siilshey.'