The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
Minnesota Politics
Meeting OF Candidates to Discuss State
Committee Is Without Definite Result,
and Another VIII BE Held Next Week
Democrats Rehearslno Candidate
Coles Record-Press Comment.

--SStu0SidtS t0HSaTSIn0 SdUOIOAI0
Coles Record-Press Comment.
The state committee problem is a big |
one, and the first meeting of candidates |
yesterday afternoon failed to solve it. |
After the meeting, which was attended |
by Chairman Sivright and all the nom |
nees except Chief Justice Start and G. |
G. Dinehart, whose train was delayed, it |
was given out that no results had been |
reached, and that another meeting would |
be held next week. The conference |
lasted a couple Of hours, and the whole |
was present except DR.. A. B. Cole. Each |
Of the candidates has a choice for per-
sonal representative on the committee,
which will be respected unless there Is
some serious objection. An effort is be-
ing made to get men Of the highest
and representative Of the differ
ent elements in the party. so as to leave
no room for complaint by any old faction.
By agreement OF the candidates, however,
no names selected will be given out until
the entire slate has been agreed to.
The democratic press Is making consid-
cradle capital over the fact that A. L.
Cole was &once a democrat OF course,
that Is an illogical sort OF an argument
for q democrat to use against a man,
but it is advanced to show that the re-
publican nominee Is not good party
man. That is not a fair conclusion. There
were a good many stanch republicans
carried off their feet by the silver wave
in 1896, and A. L. Cole was one Of them.
He was located at Motley, In Morrison
county, and in 1898 was democratic
committeeman for the county. He came
near being nominated for the senate that
year, but the democrats instead Endorsed
G.. B. Buchanan, now the congressman,
who ran independent for the senate and
was elected. In 1900 Mr.. Cole returned
to the republican ranks, like good many
others now in good party standing. He
never ran for office till 1902, when he was
first elected to the legislature.
A wrong impression seems to have been
given by a paragraph in The Sunday
Journal, telling of the meeting between
A. L. Cole and ]. F. jacobson after the
nomination was made. This did not oc-
cur before they addressed the convention,
but in the evening after the final ad-
| journment. When Mr.. Jacobson pledged
his allegiance to the ticket on the plat
form, he had not exchanged any con-
versation with: the nominee Those who
know J. F. Jacobson understand that he
is not the sort Of man who requires
promises or recognition to secure his
allegiance. By the way, there is good
authority for saying that Mr.. Jacobson
| is not a. candidate for any appointlve
office. He was offered anything In a
governors gift at that meeting after the
convention, but replied that there was
nothing he wanted.
Mr.. jacobson is an exception. There
are a hundred or so republicans in the
state who have not waited for Candidate
Cole to call them in and offer them
something good. Mr.. Coles mail is
heavy with letters from men who want
Il to help elect him and would like some as
surance Of q. reward to follow their eff.
FORTS T."
The 'Crookston Times, which was the
main Stephens organ, discusses Colet
| chances Of election frankly, and says tina
q the outcome depends largely on Mr.. Cole
7 himself ITO win says the Times, "h'
must wage campaign that will reconcil,
the warning elements Of the party he rep
resents, and that will demonstrate to tn
people of; the state his ability to discharg
the duties Of the highest office within
their gift. Were the election to tax,
( place today Mr.. Cole would doubtless b.
defeated. But If before November he cal
} show the state that he has in him tn
stuff Of which a governor should be mad
| he Will Ue aeleCLeu.' he VIII D
fought out upon its merits-the merit
Of Mr.. johnson against the merits Of MI
Cole" ago - S....~ - ''-+
Il The difficulties lying in the way ar
enumerated as follows: The old factions
,, fight with the sores still left, the feelin
of the warm Jacobson supporters, tn
/ good record Of Governor Johnson, MI
/ Coles meager public record, the Scandi
navian vote, and the stay-at-home re
v,15 tho, 1N&o of off ~ !,
other hand, says the Times, he is the can
didate Of the dominant party, which
out and anxious to get in, and being ne
, in public life there is nothing to be sal
against him, so the democrats will find
T hard to furnish arguments why he shoul
y not be supported by republicans.
The winona Republican, Herald like
l the Cole policy Of state development, an
T says: ....
To make this state, instead Of Canada, t
|, goal Of landseekers is the purpose of Mr.. Cole
n broad policy, and it should appeal to MINI
e sotans generally. Mr.. Cole is not an ordina
man as measured by the usual political stan
, ards. He is one of the most successful busine
men in the northern section of the state, thoro
reliable and honest and the possessor Of he
crammed full Of practical ideas for the a
r vancen ent of Minnesota He is also man
! earnest convictions on questions Of public &C
: Germ and the courage and ability to proper
I. | present t0eH. AS d narQ-WOrk1nS ana prom
It nent member of the legislature, fearless
J. doing what he conscientiousy thought to be
q plain duty, Mr.. Cole has studied the gre
a questions Of state interest, therefore, what
- says is entitled to respectful attention a
~ consideration. 1t has been said of aim that
- accomplished more for the benefit Of the sta
g in the four years he was in the legislature th
e many others have in twice the time. He b
It the faculty Of getting things done the way
wanted them.
Capt. c. c. Whitney, of the Marsh,
News Messenger, supported johnson ty
years ago. and was for Somerville tt
time. However, he comes in line f
Cole. He says the corporations dereat
J. Jacobson, but: < .5 4, -. II
t. But in defeating jacobson with Cole. Il
ID opposition gained no PRESTIGE for the delega
J., who made. the result possible, in fact, tn
u, who forced the result, were enc in politi
y sentiment with the jacobson delegates and
Fl Cole comes before the people as a candid
y. for governor with clean skirts and no tinge
r corpora tie control. And he cdlles before
N party with clean record and from b
i, nlonious and united convention, with no shad
. Of manipulation by either of the factions VIII
: caused the disaster of two years ago.
Charles B. Cheney.
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