The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-22
Politics in Hennepii1

With two exceptions all the contests
on the republican side of the primary
ticket have resolved themselves into
pretty duels. e 1t is q. case Of hand-to-
hand fight between two men, the man
who is in and the candidate who is will
irg to be in. The two exceptions have
gone to the other extreme. Seven can
didates are in the field for sheriff, in
Guiding the incumbent. Six candidates
are after the nomination for register Of
deeds. While every office on the slate
on the republican side is we'll supplied
with candidates who would fill it, but
fees on the democratic side. The lone
democrat is Peter Weingart, at present
county commissioner from the fourth
commissioner district, who is this year
candidate for sheriff.
The shrievalty candidates on the re-
publican side are all we'll known in Hen
nepin county politics. j. w. Dreger,
the present sheriff, is candidate for
denomination. The other candidates are
George A.. 10th one of the deputies in
the sheriff g office; Fred M. Powers, who
was for eight years prominent in the
city council as alderman from the
eighth ward; Sherman s. Smith, who
served in the last session of the legisla
ture as a house member from the for
tieth district; Andrew Sandberg, a
prominent Scandinavian worker; Arthur
l.. Jones, formerly chief deputy in the
sheriff 8 office, and John P. Hoy. All
the candidates are at work, and each
Processes more than the usual confidence
Of success. On the fact that six of the
seven are doomed to disappointment,
the friends and hackers Of Weingart,
the democratic candidate. are relying
when it comes to fight at the polls for
the election.
The six candidates for register of
deeds are whipping the county thoroly
in search of support. All are confident.
The present register of deeds is not a
candidate for reelection With the in
are all on comparatively even basis.
The candidates formally in the field for
the place are: A. w. Skog, chief depu-
ty in the register of deeds office; W.
E. Albee, Robert McMullen, street COM
missioner of the fourth ward; J. H.
Ego, former sheriff of Hennepin cooun-
ty; Horace E. johnson, at one time
chief deputy to the clerk of the dis
trict court; and William s. Jenkins. Of
deputy in the office at present, Albee
and Jenkins who are abstractors, are
especially familiar with the work Of the
office.
The dual contests are for the nomina-
lions for county attorney, county treas
urer, auditor, coroner, surveyor and
superintendent of schools. Al J. Smith.
by w. E.. Hewitt. Henry c. Hanke,
who is filling by appointment the unex-
pired term of Charles w. johnson, elect
ed for two years, who died before COM
pleting his first year, is candidate
for the nomination. George c. Merrill,
the present register of deeds, wishes
to change offices and is the opponent
of Hanke.
The fight for the county auditor
ditor, Hugh R. Scott. and Joseph T.
Mannix, a veteran Minneapolis news
paper man well known in the city and
county. Mannix served in the last
Legislature as house member from the
forty.frst district Coroner j. M.
Kistler, who seeks denomination after
a service of one term, is opposed by
G. D. Whipple, who was a candidate
| two years ago for the same place.
w. E. Stoopes, the county surveyor
serving an unexpired term by apo int.
ment, is a candidate for the nomina.
tion and is opposed by F. E. Haycock
Duncan c. Mackenzie, the county SUI
perintendent of schools, is candidate
for denomination and is opposed by H.
| NJ. WILCOX.
| One Of the first Hennepin county
measures to be presented'"in the legis-
lature this winter will be bill for
redistricting the legislative divisions of
the county are tied to large city divi,
sions which control the nominations
and elections. with the result that the
rich and well-settled country districts
Of Hennepin county have had no direct
legislation thru country men.
The. forty-second, forty-third and
forty, fourth districts inclu de large
change district lines to form one dis.
trict composed of everything in Hen.
nepin county outside the city of Min
neapolis. This proposition has been
made an issue in the districts that en-
brace some of the country and candi-
dates are on record as favoring the
new district. It is not believed that
the changes proposed will cut down the
city delegation or the number of dis
tricts in the city. It will probably
mean the creation of an eighth district
in the county.
Campaign meetings in every section
Of the city and county are planned for
the next two weeks. Heretofore politi-
cal affairs have been given slight rest
during state fair week, but it is hardly
probable that there will be any lull in
the campaign this, year if people will
attend meetings. Less than a month
remains for the primary fight and the
candidates seem to feel that they must
make the most Of it.
| Plenty Of house meetings have al
ready been held and many more will
be held. Much of the work this year
has been Of the gumshoe order. Every
pleasant night the candidate may be
seen wherever there is an opportunity
to meet voters. It has been the mix
,er's game, and much work has already
been done in this quiet manner. From
now on the campaigning will be more
in the open and accompanied by more
| noise. -.
In several wards large mass meet
| ings will be held before the primaries
1t is planned to have the official party
organization Of the wards in charge of
these and the entire affairs managed by
the ward campaign committees. All
local ward and legislative candidates
will be given preference, but candi.
dates-at-large will be welcomed. No.
body will be allowed to monopolize the
time. There will be rallies to create
interest in the coming regular cam.
paign and to give the candidates an op
portunity to meet the voters and be
seen.