The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-10
Minnesota Politics
The State Ballot as 1t VIII Appear I'm
less John ". $Jot1nson Goes off-RBespub:
Leans Waking Up, and Cole stock: on on
the up Grade. 800; &

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Cole and Noses 81 Clapps at Marshall:
Knute Nelson st Fergus Falls; j. &. ia
Staples - 9sF 81: ~ =
Demo erats::a John AZ IL hnIsonS At "a
Shall afternoon, and Pipestone. evening:
T. M Mllagnllsson at HOFFMAN, IS. 81.
Sample state ballots have been printed.
and they are the shortest that have been
distributed in a. good many years. There
are only nine places to be voted for this
tine' ana only twenty -four candidates III
all. Fhe republican, have nine. the DEM
'ocrats eight, prohibitionists four, public
ownership two, and the socialist labor
party one, whose hold on the ballot: is
somewhat precarious. If John w. john
son goes off, there will be "23'' on the
state ballot for somebody. AS the ball
lot is now made up, the candidates will
appear in the following order:
Governor-A. L. Cole, republican,; John A.
Johnson, democrats; Charles w. Dorsett prohibi-
johnson, socia.ist-labor rs
Lieutenant Governor-A o. Eberhart, .republi-
can; Lloyd G. Pendergast, democrat; Ole Lo.
kensgaard, prohibition.
:. Secretary of state--;Juius a. schmahl, repub-
-lican; Peter; NJ, ,Maglusson, democrat; n. d.
Hendricks, prohibition. :.
State Auditor-samuel G. 1verson, republican;
A. H. Aarnes. democrat. -, -...,
State Observation-Disclosures G. Dlnehart, repub-
lican; David H. Evans democrat; John Kolu,
public ownership. :: : i So y ~ t4S =
Attorney General-Edward IT. Young, republi:
can; John DWan, democrat
Chief Justice .of the Supreme Court-Charles
NJ, Start Republican, = =
Clerk Supreme Court-C. A. Pidgeon, repub.
lican Frederick 3. Wheaton, democrat.
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner-C. F.
Staples, republican,; Anton Schaefer, democrat;
J. +: Heiberg, prohibition: h::l"- r
Both state committees are now send
ing. out large Quantities of literature, and
| Autographs. of 1dthe candidates are being
distributed It. isosiri2 keeping with the
| characte of the campaign that the sre-
publican COMMITTEES Is sending DIT q
sheet with portraits OF every candidate
on the state Ticket, from SKnuteE Nelson
and AL. Cole down the line. The dem
ocratic committee is sending, out large
poster with a halftone of '4overnor John
! A. Johnson, candidate for reelection .
without even the democratic label.
The signs of apathy in the republican
! The meetings being held BY, the senators
] Al, Cole and Il, F. jacobson, show
that*ein nearlyisevery case they have. halls
I full Ind plentysof enthusiasm. The eloca
! committees are getting Interested, ant
4 are piling up correspoflde on The
hea dquarters tables. They are begins
for speakers, and wherever the speaker.
d have gone there are reports Of improved
conditions. This year Governor johnson
I had foundations laid, and it was sneces
! sary to- make the republicans acquainted
with their candidate, and to arouse Z
sentiment in. his favor. The county com
mitteemen are reporting that whereve
work has been done sentiment Is shift
ircr ord To1n Il
continues along the same lines Cole Il
4 going to get. very close to the normal re
i publican majority IN many counties
The greatest problem is to get out tn,
vote. With a full vote in the countr,
i districts there should be- little question
! of Coles election This Is an off year
:; and the same condition prevails now; a,
Z in every election since the primary Law
was passed. In the. strong republica,
!. counties the local fights are ali over
: There is nothing but the state contest t.
4 arouse enthusiasm. There will be a bi.
! vote in Hennepin, and the McCleary
: Hammond fight win"sbringss cut "a !, goo,
vote in the second district IN The othe
I districts: it will. be hard to get the farm
4 ers out to the POLISH second time. !
\ The Vote will be brought out we'll ii
the Red river counties, according to Rep
Preventative IT, o. Bjorge, Of Lake, Park
lwho was in yesterday. He says the .pri
: mary election comes at the worst tim
+ for Rocker county farmers, when thresh
ling is atHits height. so they: had d ,lfgh
; vote In September, but by NOV. s the,
+, will. have work well out of the way, an,
Will have leisure to. go to the polls. Cole,
1 prospects look better every day in tina
;, section, says Mr.. Bjorge.,
y sEsss5. --ak.5s ,s;Es.s - 49,
j, The candidates for governor a1nos
collide again today John A., johnson /
! billed to speak at Marshall this Afternoon
, land A. L.i-Gole will be there tonight i
company with Senator Ciapp. 4. :
: The Con1stock- E1well contest furnishe
: Lone of those rare instances where q cor,