The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-03
Minnesota Politics
Gilbert Gutterson Being Urged to Get Into
the Second District Congressional
Race-BIock and Hanson Possibilities
for denomination.

!, There is a new possibility in the sec
Ond district congressional situation. Gill
bert Gutterson of Lake Crystal, an APP
;pointee of Congressman McCleary, is be-
ing urged by the "antis" to take the field
for the nomination. Gutterson was a
prominent member Of the legislature
prior to 1900, when he was appointed an
inspector of rural free delivery routes,
and has since held that position. He
has always been a supporter of McCleary,
and, of course. would have to resign his
federal position if he became candidate
He comes from the rural section of Blue
Earth county. There is also renewed
talk of Judge p. e. Brown of Luverne,
but the Judge has refused to allow con-
sideration Of his name -. -
The McC1eary opposition Is looking for
I the strongest man. The congressman S
enemies feel that this is their opening,
and that if he is to be beaten it must be
this year. There will only be one candi-
date unless they get badly mixed up.
They want straight issue between Me-
Cleary and the best vote-getter they can
secure to make the race. Whether the
man is Miller, Weaver or Gutterson will
be determined, it is believed before many
days. .ssr sa 49,
When speaking of possible nominees
| Tor state treasurer and secretary of state,
| the assumption is usually that the. pres
ent 1ncurnbents are entirely out Of it.
They are not candidates for reelection
! that Is true, as each is serving his third
term. julius H. Block is a candidate fp1
governor, and In a more quiet way Peter
| ~. Hanson is also figuring on the outcome
OF the next state convention He occu-
| pies receptive position and hopes thai
the nomination may come his way.
1t mas been suggested that if Bloch
should not get the nomination for gov.
ernor, the convention might give him an
/ other nomination, for treasurer, as a pro
moter. Of harmony. 1t would have thu
same. soothing effect on the friends O
Hanson, should he fail to score in tn,
governorship ballot, to return him to hi
present position. Neither official would
| ask for such a denomination, but in DO
litical circles it is looked on as a stron.
! possibility. s.,.. ..s. =
~GoFernor johnson has two vacancies t,
! fill on the state capitol commission Th,
4 removal Of Colonel c. H. Graves of Du
luth, now minister to Sweden. has ere
ated one vacancy, altho no resigna ito,
has ever been filed. The other has JUS
occurred because of the death of H. "
Lamberton of Winona. the veteran frs
district member. The vacancies hav
not been filled, and may never be, as tn
work of the commission is all but fin
! 1shed, and a new man would have hardl
| time to warm his chair The amende
horton law fixes two years as the limI
Tor the commissions control of the build
ing, which leaves barely another twelve
month for its rule. However. if the gov
ernor filled the two vacancies he woul
nave, with his own vote, pretty re
spectacle showing on the board, whic
mas only eight members in ALL - g.
/ Senator Moses E. Clapp leaves fc
washington the last of the week n
expresses himself as confident that raj
way rate legislation will be passed. wit
= the main features of the Dolliver bill &
the basis: The bill approved by the Sc,
ate committee will give the interstat
commerce commission power to nan
maximum rates, and will bring priva
car lines under its Jurisdiction.
= 49, .,s Charles B. Cheney.