The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17
Minnesotal Politics
Conflicting interests in Hennepins Make
the Local Situation "a Chinese Puzzle
Control Of the Organization a Lead
Ing Motive-Guttersen Men Claim
Progress. j.,

No prophet. canaforetell what Hen
nepin county, q delegation is going to
do In the state convention. There are
many minds in Hennepin, and half a
dozen different programs are under con-
sslderation;; There is the Block organ
lzatlon' which Is bending every energy
St. Peter man. There is the Staples
Lydiard coterie, which wants to send an
uninstructed delegation, but to select
men friendly to their program, and
present Q. +. Staples as candidate for
governor: Then come the friends of
Thomas II. Girling, who want dele
cation free. on the governorship, and
instructed for Girling for secretary of
state. P. g. Sjoblom would like the
Hennepln delegation for the same pur..
the workers to assist him. There are
also various unattached republicans, in
Guiding friends of jacobson, Lord, Som
erville, Cole and Stephens, who are not
in favor of any Of the before-mentioned
programs, but want an uninstructed del
egation, to ask for nothing, but to split
It's vote according to individual choice
Of the delegates. ::g@ ~" ...-
8; 1T does not, seem likely that any one
element can control the county eonven-
tion, and some kind. of a combination
-aspI
are prominently. mentioned for chair
man., NJ. H. Boutelle,. John #. Steele
and Thomas Voegeli. If any one fac
man, It will probably try to-, have the
chairman appoint = the delegates, but
sentiment generally is in favor. Of choos-
ing them by wards. AS to the unit
rule there is considerable difference of
opinion. Beyond q doubt the .delega:
&ha Ia al n
more influence, but the minority would
object most strenupusly, and the unit
rule for Hennepin Is not popular with
the outside counties, who say It would
amount to dictation from this county
Republicans from other districts have
given the opinion that any candidate
getting the Hennepin delegation fo1
governor under the unit rule would
suffer in other sections OF. the state by
Behind: the, contest For different can
to control the county committee. I'm
fortunately, there are a good many
local republicans who care less abou1
harmony and the success of the state
ticket than, they do about control Of tn
local organization 49, 49,, >, .. ~ !
The newspapers: have opened the con
gressional campaign~in the SECOND dis
4 trict in lively fashion. The Gutterse1
forces are busy an q claim that og ss. o.
! six are, already declared for their man
while: several others@ are still non-eom
initial: e. I, III Z @ II s5..zs. :,
| W. s, Hammond IF. St. James ma!
| get Into the seconds district compression
al fight, but 1t wil19be as q democrat
and not as an opponent of McC leary a
the primaries, as Stated by a. contempt
| rary. Hammond is one of the ables
democrats in the state, and the hope o
| The atmosphere Of the Merchants
| hotel IN. Paul us all political. I
| Is a great hangout for the politician
| of Minnesota and North Dakota, ian
the management spares no effort t
pls1a;s;s; g5 esspls sTe TX Nv
Echine in the slabbySthAt registers you
fE crtSna isai i'll s4op ppe
out he read: "Within one year yo
5? sre s%pGfss ysb S9' 81
| haa>been showing It to his friends. sbp
| they put !; q. damper on his feeling:
! They say the machine has been az
;; Efor the Merchants and will tell tn
same pleasant story to every man VIII
drops his nickel: b.. 49,, r.. ssss
Il In the Cottonwood jackson senate
rial district they arc playing a waitin
7 game. Windom: has three possibilitie
for senator: Henry r. Hanson, G. "
Gilman and y. A. Stewart, who ar
doing the Alphonse and Castor act. I
II Gettonwaod has tWess OF three ,cand
a dates tits likely that Captain DsssI
= Riley of Lakefel dwiH come out, HOT HOT
ing to get enough votes in Jackso
county to lead them all.
Scion O. Morse of Slayton will as
for another term in the house, BIT
after Slavton gets thru running Ola
ence G. ~Dinehart for state treasure
opposition may develop to Morse. H
was private secretary to Senator Was]
burn when Nelson was first elected, an
for that reason is suspected Of bein
unfriendly to the senior senator. !
| Charles B. Cheney.