The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-23

Hostile to Observation-Disclosures HelnIno
Bloek-Governor's Bryan Interview.
Some rapid moves are being nada ~,
tie goVernorshtp checkerboard The |
liiie mas come for action, with the pri
MARES only ten days away, and the
friends Of the different candidates ere
coming as close to an organization now
as possible. 1t is now apparent that If
taxes work to get delegates, and that in
tnat respect the campaign is not a whit
u q, this year from its predecessors.
Inc canoldates who refuse to get busy
ana look after their interests are having
an easy time of it, but the others, who
are IN one way or another pushing their
own interests, are cutting in everywhere
ana snar1ng delegates right in the pre-
serves Of the receptive candidates.
The result will be that the receptive
fellows will have the good will of eyerv-
pody, but. a small showing on the first
ballot at Duluth If the convention can
be held away from Jacobson or Cole.
there will be chance for diversion in
favor Of somebody else, but it has been
wisely observed that conventions seldom
stampede to the low man. p
Somervile, Lord and Diment seem to
be doing little or nothing to advance their
own interests. The rest are all working
effectively in one way or another. ia
cobson has an endless chain system of
letters going around, and reaching work
ers In every corner Of the state A Wis
ltor to the southern tier Of counties in
the second district, territory which has
been supposed to lie between Block and
Somerville, found more Jacobson talk
oil fc~ no
Jacobson's friends had been flooding the
district with. letters, and had aroused a
sentiment for him. The other candidates
are getting in their work now in that
section, but Jacobson is bound to make
a showing there.
Block Is putting most of his personal
efforts into Hennepin and Ramsey. His
lines reach out In every direction, but
there Is little Block talk outside of the
cities, and his strength Is hard to locate.
He will have Nicollet and some neighbor-
Ing counties, but the Heatwole-Davis in
fuence in the third district is hostile to
him, and he is not going to get moro
than half Of the delegates there. Rice
county will be for Captain Hunter for
secretary Of state. and Dakota for Sta
pies. Goodhue is disputed territory, with
work being done for Somerville, Cole and
Jacobson -..
Stephens Is hustling over the state,
while his Crookston club is busy lining
up the ninth district. The biggest re-
suits recently have come from the Cole
campaign, which is conducted with sys-
| tenn and aggressiveness. It has reached
into the territory Of every other candi-
date not to take away mans local
strength, but to get the good will Of the
delegates and secure second choice
pledges. DR.. A. B. Cole Of Fergus Falls, a
brother Of the candidate, was in Mime
apolis yesterday after a trip over the
western part Of the state, visiting over
twenty counties, and while conceding that
Jacobson will lead on the first ballot he
Is confident that the Walker man will win
out. ..z 49,. 80 II
An effort may yet be made to secure
| the Hennepin delegation for Cole. So far
| the Block forces have done the only real
| work in Hennepin. The Staples move
nent has not caught on. Staples himself
| has not countenanced it, and is UNDER
stood to be suspicious of the motives be-
hind 1t. Some Of the men who are talk
| ing Staples do not care whether he is
governor, but want him off the railroad
commission. Men in the grain depart
ment have been appealed TO on the ground
that Staples is a hard taskmaster, and
that their work will be easier and pay
better If he can be gotten off the COM
mission. With that peculiar argument
some Roadway has been made, but the
Staples movement cannot be classed as
friendly to Staples. 49, ~ s.r
The strength of the Hanson movement
| is generally recognized, and one Of the
|secretary's townsmen was in the city yes
terday offering to put up money on his
chances Of nomination. The avowed
candidates did not like the Hanson talk
and are likely to combine in an agreement
to shut out dark horses. The seven in
the field have no bitter feelings toward
each other, and are trying to make it a
friendly contest. All fear dark horses
and a combination for the purpose Of con-
firling the selection to the seven would
be welcomed by all Of them.
The brewing interests in the state are
fearful Of Jacobson, and it Is reported
that they have already contributed to q
fund for defeating his nomination. Wher
in the legislature jacobson was always
radical on the. subject of temperance leg
islation, favoring county option and kin.
dred legislation. The liquor laws in the
new code are understood to be quite tt
the liking Of the liquor contingent ant
they are willing to let well enough alone
With Jacobson as governor they woult
be in perpetual trouble, SO they feel tina
they have stake in the campaign which
iustifies their taking part.
It is an open secret that Congressman
Fletcher is helping the Block campaign
along in Hennepin. The Fletcher me1
are all for Block, practically, and there il
believed to be thoro understanding
Uncle Loren has not given up his idea o
being factor in the race for governor
and told a Washington visitor only a few
days ago that he was still a possibility
It is claimed that the Block-Fletche
combination hopes to capture the Who'll
delegation. and if Block cannot win, 1t
to swing to Fletcher. At any rate. it ex
poets to capture the local organization
, and use 1t to help renominate Uncle Lorel
. for congress- There is plenty Of circum
stantial evidence to bear the story out
, tho It would, Of course, be denied by tn
principals.
! Some of the Hearst leaders have bee
, comforting with Governor Johnson sine
: his return from the east-subject, tn
BRYAN interview. # the governor ha
realized how many different construction
, were going to be placed on that talk, an
Z how many different kinds Of trouble
would raise he would probably have ia
! lbooed politics while east He was aske
some questions point blank, however, b
some of the Washington newspaper mer
, and answered them in his usual offhan
way, He said that Roosevelt or ma
who stood for the Roosevelt principles
: | If nominated on the republican ticket mex
! +;rna would sweep the western state