The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Minnesota Politics
situation u HennepIn and Ramsey az 70
State Ticket Interests the LEADERS
Cole Cole VIII " Gain over Dunn IL Hennepln,
but but Ramsey Is Uncertain Labor Ticket
IN ST Paul New Factor In LegIsIa-
tive Contests.

IN state political circles there is a good
deal OF speculation as to how the two
large counties will stand as between
Johnson and Cole. If the election is at
al close' 1t will be settled by the vote Of
ramsey and Hennepin, as 1t was two
years ago. Then Johnson's plurality in
tne entire state was Z, ,S62. while Hennepin
county gave him 8,282, so that outside OF
Hennepin Dunn led by 42o votes It is
the history OF the. past ten years that as
f1ennepln goes. so goes the state. Clough
earned Hennepin In 1896; Lind in 1898;
in 1904. :,
The Johnson plurality in Hennepin was
surprisingly large, even to those who fol-
lowed the campaign closely. It was gem
eraliy estimated at 5000, and 5000 was
considered a liberal calculation In Ram
sey county, on the other hand, Johnson
leN down, getting only Lila, where he was
thought to be good for 5000.
Ihe democratic leaders admit that they
VIII lose ground in Hennepin this year
conditions are altogether changed, and
there Is no open revolt Of leading repub-
lcans, such as swept the republican
Fourth, fifth and eighth wards into the
Johnson camp by such enormous plurali-
Ties. johnson will get a good many re-
publican votes, but they will go by indi-
vldua!s and not by droves. The heavy
republican wards will go for Cole this
time: Johnson will probably make bet
ter showing in the democratic wards than
ne did before. The large Irish democratic
vote that went for Dunn win drift back
to Johnson. He is expected to hold his
own fairly well in the heavy Swedish pre-
cincts also. The governor has been cul-
tlvating the acquaintance of Minneapolis
people, and has a good many personal
friends here Who did not know him in
1904. In spite of all this, he is bound to
lose ground. With a candidate who is
satisfactory, the mass Of the republican
voters will stay by the ticket. One of the
local members of the republican state
committee is predicting $500 for Cole in
Hennepin. Other republicans think Cole
will do well If he gets out of Hennepin
with an even break. The Johnson men
are not making figures, but claim that the
governor will get good plurality in the
county. = They cannot afford to concede
much of a loss in Hennepin with the mar
gin outside SO close. %, ..a
The democrats claim they will make a
stronger showing in Ramsey than they
did two years ago. They have a good or
ganization while the republicans are
somewhat demoralized after their losing
city campaign The republican vote was
sWelled In Ramsey two years ago by a
thousand or so democrats who voted for
Dunn on nationality grounds. This year
they will naturally swing back to Johnson.
The republican committee is going to
make a special effort in Ramsey Messrs.
Hoffman, Warner, Webster, Walther and
Anderson, the state committee members,
are men of influence in their various
| spheres, and they will work hard to wipe
out the Johnson lead in Ramsey county.
The workingmen's legislative ticket,
| which was named in St. Paul last even
| ing, provides independent nominations in
most Of the Ramsey county districts, and
| 1t is likely to upset old party calculations
For one thing, the labor party adherents
Twill have to stay out of the primaries OF
they cannot sign the petitions Of thei,
candidates. ThencitE is hard telling which
Of the old parties. will lose most by the
third ttickets 3In tone orr two leases the
labor man may be elected, and in every
close district the tnew atickets will be ar
important factor ~.."~,"'
.eaSss R-g8AI
| 1t is reported that Mayor J,u E. c., Rob
inson, of St. Cloud will be- the democratic
candidate for the senate in the forty-sev-
! enth district. WI. Sartell lis the repub-
lcan candidate, and the two are.not like,
ly, to have opposition in the primaries
Louis Weber has filed as: democratic
candidate for the thouse in" the fifty.
i fourth, which includes the country dis
4 tricts Of, stearnsa county. He wants tc
succeed II. c. Block, who is running fol
the senate. .-l.. .,... 49, r : :
Barnesville has two candidates for the
legislature already. John McGrath and
Peter Engles Of that city have both filed
for the seat vacated by George g. Perley
Of Moorhead. Charles B. Cheney.