The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-29
Minnesota Politics
Populists a Waning Factor In the State
Campaign sohmahl Says Chairman
ship Was Offered TO- Jacobson-c Com
sressIonaI and Legislative Gossip.

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It is not likely that the populist party
Of Minnesota will hold any state. conven-
ton this year. Two years ago conven-
ton OF populists assembled in hotel
parlor and sent delegates to the national
convention, but no state ticket was put
up. Most OF the populists who had not
gone back to the. republican, ranks voted
Tor the Two socialist candidates. Some
OF them like I. j. Meigllen Of Fillmore
county, and MajorrJ. M Bowler of Hen
nepin, supported Dunn for governor, but
Victor F. Lawson of Willnnar, state chair
man Of the party. was for johnson. This
year there will be another go-as-you-
please policy by the old populists. Law
| son will support Johnson, and Meighen
Twill probably do the same.
Julius Schmahl, the nominee for Sec
rotary Of state, gives something away in
| In his Redwood Gazette. when he says:
II ]. +. jacobson of Madison accepts the
position OF chairman OF the republican state
central committee. which has been offered to
him. the fireworks may be expected early, and
continue until the last vote is placed in the
ballot box on Nov. g. :.
Either Mr. Jacobson was not offered
the place or else he refused it. and it is
likely that Julius knows what he Is talk
ling about. There has been no more talk
OF Jacobson for chairman since his visit
to ST. Paul last week. His place in the
campaign will be on the stump.
| A lively senatorial fight is in prospect
for Otter Tail county. Senator A. B.
| Cole is not a candidate for denomination,
having his hands full with the state
campaign. Elmer E. Adams and H. T.
Hille, both Fergus Falls men and mem
bers of the last house, are the candidates
The clash between the Jacobson and the
| Cole men in the county convention has
left some soreness, and the Cole men
claim that Adams is knocking the
nominee in his paper, the Fergus Falls
Journal. They threaten to retaliate by
lining up their forces for Hille.
The opposition to j. Adam Bede is hav-
ing hard work to find a Moses to lead it
out of the wilderness. Captain F. M
Shook Of. Aitkin turned the proposition
down, w. E. Culkin Of Duluth has beer
besought to be candidate, and has had
the question under serious consideration
but the latest reports are that he is not
going to fie.S ~
There are only four of the Minnesota
delegation in the lower house of con.
gress who appear to have plain sailing
for denomination and reelection. They
are James A.. Tawney of the first dis.
trict, G. R. Davis of the third, A. J. Vol.
lstead Of the seventh and Halvor Steen.
erson of the ninth. There, has been some
talk of, an opponent for Davis. but none
seems likely to materialize.
r" H. Jefferson of Bingham Lake, wht
was a leading figure in the. last house
will have an opponent in the Cottonwood
county primaries this fall J. D. Schroe
der Of. Mountain Lake, Mr.. jefferson
predecessor, has announced his candi
dacy for the legislature. I'D.
J. D. Davidson has announced hirnsel
a candidate for the republican nomina
ton for the lower house from Wasec;
county. Charles B. Cheney.