The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-17

lQuent speaker and has made good I'M
preston among the voters he has
REACHED.
i The campaign has been conducted
flor the most part in a friendly spirit.
land with little complaint of unfair tao
tics. In the last day or two, however.
1.-THE Washburn men have been busy
mailing a report that their man had
Withdrawn in favor of Nye, and they
II are disposed to blame the Nye workers
L for the story, and also for some cam
j paign material attacking Washburn
(which has been given wide distribution.
The Legislative Contest.
4 There are lively legislative contests
ki, o-rcrv one of the seven senatorial
districts. The thirty-eighth, which is
1.-THE democratic stronghold, has only one
s1~ ,3,ss1Ic;,n candidate, j. b. Murphy for
I the house. John T. MCGOWAN has no
Opposition either for the democratic
1 nomination or the election. There are
4 four democratic candidates for the two
house places.
In the thirty NINTH Senator E. 7.
I Elwen, F. A. Briggs and William Stew
ems. The result lies between Comstock
and Elwell. There are four republican
& candidates for the house. B. IL. Timber
lake is up for denomination, which is
u,
for by J. +. Conroy, James Everington
and H. l.. Widely.
Senator Calhoun has a hard fight in
the fortieth district, with Charles r.
Fowler strong contend for the noml-
nation, and j. J. Windrum also oppos-
ing him actively. There are seven
I candidates for the two house nominal
4 tions, all of them new men.
Senator Wilson has no opposition in
Iictr TT M thpYH
eight entries in the race for four house
nolnina tons, and an interesting contest
l has been waged. In the forty-second,
Senator Gjertsen has his hands full
with Manley Fosseen and AXel Ander-
son as opponents, and the result IS
l thought to be in doubt. There are five
house candidates, with w. l. Nolan, the
only old member.
The contest between f. z. Smith and
Carl L. Wallace for the senatorial NOM
ination in the forty-third is one of the
most heated and interesting in the city.
One reason is that the two were OPP
posed four years ago, when Smith won
by a very small margin. Smith S legis-
lative record has made trouble for him.
Six are candidates for the two house
places, including Lawrence H: johnson,
who is likely to be candidate for
speaker if nominated.
tirely new field. Edward G. Dahl and
Frank S. Lane are contesting for the
senatorship. Lane s record in the house
-, in 1901 is a handicap to him, and Dahl
is picked as a winner Alex Mcneil of
Dayton is running for the house, the
only country candidate. N. d. Bosses
sen is a strong candidate. DR.. t. j
Reid and George E. Mas are also con
tending for a house nomination.
Strong for Nelson.
While the reelection of Senator Mel
> son is generally regarded as a certainty
his friends are considerably interested
/ in the attitude of candidates for tn
legislature with respect to his re-elec
tion. A canvass Of the entire list 0:
fifty candidates for house and senate
from this county indicates that forty
i two Of them are pledged to Senator Mel
sons support and it may be that 9th
ers who have not been reached by tn
+ ing the services of Minnesota s distin
guished and capable senior senator. I
~ aks now as if the Hennepin delega
Ia would be practically unanimous TO
flator Nelson in personal preference
aftloubtless unanimous in political &C
or SUI.
9 si1aI r The Judicial Ticket.
= were judicial ticket. county and city
/ :Dlots1s four pretty fights that are clos
4 and for the NEST part uncertain. o.
the five candidates for the distric
bench three at least are played TO
winner and the other two have loya
4/ supporters who will stick by them t.
= the finish. There are seven candidate
for judge of probate. and again. Their
81 are three who are picked as winners
fi9ht D1o no
cipal bench is warm.
The Municipal Ticket.
On the city ticket the interest. O
both sides centers on the mayoralty
Jones is picked and backed as the viii
ner. The betting odds range from eve
/, placed today. The U. G.. William
hackers are trying to pick up som,
thing on ward results. On the demo
cratic side, W. H. Williams is believe
to be the winner against Haynes.
There is a contest on the republica
side over city treasurer, both claim
ing the nomination. Dan C. Brown, tn
CONTROLLER, has no opposition in hi
- party.
The school director fight has an i
sue in that there is opposition to D
G. M. Jordan, superintendent of school
and candidates pledged for and again
him are running. Friends and TO-
alike are working hard.
The library board offers little excit
ment. but there are doings on the PAL
board. Local Improvement association
- have candidates in the race and a.
out to make a fight for them. The,
are six times as many candidates
places and the results are by no meal
certain for anybody.
The Aldermen.
The thirteen wards have for Il
most part some aldermanic excitemer
tho in some there is but one candida
- for the two leading parties notably
the first where Alderman Gerber h
no republican or democratic oppos
ton, and in the fifth, where Alderm;
Hertig has no opponent. The secon
third, fourth seventh. eighth, mint
tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteen
have aldermanic contests in the repu
hcan party. some of them close al
hot The democrats have contests p.
the third, sixth, ninth, eleventh al
twelfth wards r
With the entire exception of coun
attorneyship, which is generally co
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