New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-21
THE POLITICIANS
Governor .Johnson's Plurality
Over Seventy-two Thousand.
Mr.. Peterson Has Entered the Con-
test for Speaker of the House.
Some Promise of Hot Fights for
Local Appointments.

With few counties still to hear
from Gov. Johnson's plurality is over
II, 900, Hennepin having given him
II, 1874 and Ramsey a trihe over 1900.
The pluralities, in order of size, in
the last eleven state elections, were as
follows: John A. johnson in 1906,
$1,000: Knute Nelson in 1894, 60,053;
S. R. Van SAINT in 1902, 56,487; W. R..
Merriam in 1888, "a, lo4; John Lind in
1898, 20,l94; Knute Nelson in 1892,
II, 500; John A. Johnson in 1904, 1852;
D. M. Clough in 1896, 1862; A. r..
McGill in 1886, 1900; w. r. Merriam
in 1890, 2,267; S. r. Van SAINT in 1900,
2,254.
Representative S. D. Peterson of
this county has entered the speaker
ship fight in earnest. Last week he
attended a'gathering of the newly -elect-
ed members in St. Paul and while he
does not claim to be in the lead the
veteran legislator insists that at last
accounts it was free for-all contest
with the chances really favOring no
one. Sam is one of the few old men,
bers who were lucky enough to be re-
turned to the present house and in the
matter of experience it is conceded that
he has his speakership competitors
distanced.
It is rumored that Julius Schmall
will make some changes in the secre-
tary of states Office force and that
James A. Larson of Walnut Grove
will be made assistant secretary, the
position now. held by Mr.. Lomen.
Larson is we'll known in New Ulm, hav-
ing been a strong Peterson lieutenant
in former days and later member of
the lower house. He is now postmas-
ter at Walnut Grove.
Hugo Schleuder of Springfield would
like to go on the State Board of Op-
tometry. His name appears among
ten others recommended for the ap-
pointment by the state association OF
optometrists.
Thus far three candidates have de-
veloped for the Office of oil inspector
in Brown county. They are George
Glotzbach of Sleepy Eye, the present
incumbent, Capt. S. A. George and
Christ Filzen Jr. of New Ulm. The
latter has apparently been the most
| active in furthering his claims and the
fact that he is an officer of the present
county committee may be of material
help to him. Besides, he was the first
to circulate a petition, move that
secured for him the endorsement Of
nearly all the leading men of New Ulm
and Springfield.
| Fendall G.. Winston has rendered
his resignation as surveyor general o.
logs for the Minneapolis district. The
governor will appoint as his successor
Fred Wheaton, the young Hennepir
county democrat, who made such {
splendid run for clerk of the supreme
court.
The scramble for the boiler inspec
torship in this district, which includes
the counties of Brown and Redwood
promises to be intense. O.. K. Bjore
of Walnut Grove is the present incum
bent and of course desires to be re
tanned. The Redwood county demo
cratic committeeman, however, are
against him and have lined up to a mar
for P. J. Pint of Sanborn. Both Mr.
Bjore and Mr.. Pint were in New Uln
during the week to see Chairman John.
son of the Brown county committee.
Joe Danielson of Walnut Grove is a
third candidate for the place.