The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-25
Minnesota Politics

Dwinneu May Serve as Rallying Point
for Local Republicans Who Want to
Keep Governorship Fight Out of Hen
nepin-Legislative Gossip.
W. s. Dwinnell's statement as to the
lieutenant governorship brings new
factor into the Hennepin situation. |
While Dwinnell declines to be an active |
candidate, his name is before the peo
pie, and he may serve as rallying
point for the men who don't want to
see Hennepin tied up to any candidate
for governor, and want to avert the
clash between the three local candi
interests of Block, jacobson, Cole and
other candidates for governor are all
figuring strong on Hennepin and if al
lowed to have their way about it, will
tear harmony to rags by the time the
county convention meets. Girling,
Sloblom and Osborn have had the local
field to themselves. Combinations have
been inevitable, and the trend of
things pointed to an understanding be-
tween Block and Girling, with Thomas
Voegeli as their candidate for chair
OF the Staples boomers. The other in
terests have shown tendency to unite
on NJ, H.. Boutelle, and the tall pine
is favored by the friends of Dwinnell.
While sentiment generally favors Sc
lection Of the delegates by wards,
there is reason to believe that if any
candidate gets control Of the county
convention he will want a delegation
chosen by the chairman, or at least
good share Of them, leaving the wards
to select the rest. The argument is
made that delegation picked by the
chairman could be made more har-
monlous, and could do more effective
work at Duluth. A delegation chosen
by wards and free to act as individuals
would be in a perpetual turmoil, and
accomplish nothing. Experience seems
to bear that statement out, but there
is a good deal Of feeling against cone
man power
What shall we do with our candidates
for governor who fail to .land7 There
will be at least six good men to fall
by the wayside. Four Of the candi-
dates now hold seats in the legisla-
ture: and another, or rather two others
are IN state offices. The friends of each
candidate are making suggestions for
disposal of the others. The jacobson
men are much in favor of Cole fo1
speaker of the house, and some of the
other candidates have suggested Diment
as good man for chairman Of the
state convention.
The Ada Herald says that the bosses
IN Norman county are for Hanson
while the rank and file are for Jacob
| son. Isn't Norman county in thu
| Stephens column?
The following from the Fergus Falls
journal seems to carry poisoned dar
for Sam Iverson:
The effort to keep J.. F. Jacobson of
the state ticket so as not to have i,
overloaded with Norwegians may result
in someone else staying off the ticket.
Julius Schmahl was calling on friends
in Minneapolis yesterday. Captain
Hunter of Faribault was. here Garlic
in the week, and Swan B. Molande
has also been interviewing Minneap
olitans. The outside candidates TO
secretary of state don It seem to realiz
that we have three real candidates TO
the job right at home.
( R. S. Munger, one of the old-timer
at Duluth, has fled for the republican
senatorial nomin alton in the fiftiet1
| district, and will oppose Senator T. N
+ Pugh, the patriarch from Wales. IL
I @Gunder Krostue of Fisher, who ha
I'd served in the house at the last two ses
sions, is a candidate for the senate i
Polk county, to succeed A. D. Stepl
ems.
Senator F. f. Putnam of Blue Fart
is a candidate for denomination i
Faribault county, and has no oppos
ton in sight.
A. M. Hayes Of Hastings, who helpe
! chrlsten the battleship last year, is
candidate for denomination to tn
house. He has been holding down
senate clerkship at Washington.
!; The Tracy Republican saws that ne
. Their V: B. Seward Of Marshall nc
| Judge Brown of Tracy seems DISPOSE
j to try for the iudgeship in the eight
! district, which leaves the field so fs
) to the three Brown county candidate
: |. M. Olson and L. G. Davis of Sleen
I Eve, and Joseph A. Eckstein of Ne
t Ulm. If Judge Weber also runs, the1
t will be Brown county quartet.
Frank C1ague may not lack an o.
: nonent for the senate, even tho s. ]
= Peterson, keeps out Of the way G..
Mckay Of Redwood Falls is said
: contemplate fling in the same distric
Charles B. Cheney.