The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-22
! Minnesota Politics

Minnesofa Politics
"Flylha squadron" lHaslnsg ORGANIZED iun-
der Cover OF Other Candidates. to
Stampede Convention for Hanson
More Newspapers Out for cole-Jacob-
son Likely to Break Into NInth-Arne-
son fer Auditor.
Under the surface a deal is being ar
ranged for contamination at the Duluth
convention, which Is not in the interests
or any announced candidate for gov
ernor. AS near as can be learned, the
enterprise 1s backed by various bust
ness interests which have decided that
Jacobson will not dc as a candidate, and
that some OF the other entries are not
much more to their liking. They are
working together, but under the banner
Of various candidates, and with the in
tention of securing asgood-sized ,t'fying
SQUADRON Of delegates, which can Nbe
delivered at the proper time where they
VIII do the most good. Unknown to the
candidates themselves, men who are os-
tansibly working for them are really
working to get hold, Of their delegates
and unite them to the flying squadron.
AT, this time the. underground rove
ment is said to have Peter Z. Hanson
Tor les raHyings point,s> and sunless' plans
are changed the votes are to- be thrown
to him after the first ballot. The Han
son candidacy is not, to- be announced or
advertised to- any extent before the con
%vention meets, but will bessprung on the
convention after az fruitless first ballot.
Enough delegates Will beitan the flying
squadron to start%ar. stampede, which
would be likely to bring Urinary others.
The program does not can for any pre-
convention contest No fight Is to be
made at c~aucuses or county conventions.
The, delegates who will be-, inp the deal
will. go on as Block men, Cole men, Som
/ eryile men, Stevens men, cor even as
Jacobson men. just. as: circumstances die
tate The details sof. the deal are begin
ming to leak out, however, and are in
possession OF some of the candidates..
A. L., Coles boomers are jubilant cover
the reception hts name, ID getting from
the state press. ! Within ythe last week
the Hastings Gazette and EIAkeyilIe
Leader In: Dakota. county; the Warren
Register and Warren HSheaf,3 In Marshall
county; the Brtcelxns Sentinel, iii Fart
bault county; the Preston Republican and
Wykof Messenger, In Fillmore county,
duu Vie 1M1tdGd - tIIeS5 II white EacS
county, have all come in line with edt-
torials approving OF. Cble ASA candidate.
The: Thief River Press notes a; visit
from Senator A. B: Cole Of Fergus Falls,
a brother of the candidate, who is doing
missionary work in the ninth district.
Red Lake county is conceded to Stephens,
but 1t is hoped to secure, It for Cole as
a second choice. . e go 49, +.
The. Little Falls Transcript says, that
Cole. and jacobson together, will have
a majority of the delegates, In the Duluth
convention, and that lone or the other
should get the nomination for governor
It also denies that there Is hostile feeling
in the sixth between thu Jacobson and
Cole men, and maintains that neither, Of
the Little Falls candidates for5congfess
lis taking a hand in the'c contest fors govss
er1or. sIT Eng s>aelfA r. ~: 70 )
H. 60 ,~.:~% AI zt1t ~ ,S3iza1& !
Senator A. b. Stephens was I'M DnfutI
yesterday looking after his interests He
expressed himself as, Very Well? satisfied
with the outlook, and hopes to get. soms
delegates from the eighth district : Il
the ninth there are things, doing. and aps
lparentiy the; stephens.' elub@wIl1 have K
Fight for the delegations. 81. al, bit tthlres
Or four Of the ,%countbtfeAgsr = Olson and
ICole are both breaking into the district
Tail aeisgationI and : aSa nb taaiso H HmnaEs :
fight in Wilkin, Clay, Becker, Marshall
Beltrami4and GlearwaataeNEto He has beef
In Moorhead within the week, looking
after his prospects there. LIN FzT1F n
Theres%are ardent ~ jacobson 9? MEM ii
4 every county toffthe ninth, and they arr
making plans to capture a share of tn,
delegates The Hawleyi Herald Says tina
unless there is a radical change irS sen:
timent Clay county viii send a delegation
to- Duluth that Is favorable to Jacobson
The jacobson workers also have. design!
on Becker. Norman county Is for LONE,
for secretary Of state, and ,Ktttson~ 10
/ E. A. Nelson for the same. position. ant
both, counties will probably, stand b.
Stephens, not caring to Jeopardiz;e ,t ll
candidates chances. " -, 49, ~. ~:
The Lamberton Star, says jacobson vii
get the most delegates in, Redwood, tina
Somerville will come next. and that Col
:, and Block will also have, friends on tn
= delegation. =. -. :. 49, d
Jens K. Arneson Of Elbow Lake, for
merly, an assistant clerk in the. house
t and now auditor of Grant county, ha
been investigating the situation as t
:, state auditor, and If Jacobson fails t
: land the nomination for governor, Arne
son is likely to be entered as a candi
date for auditor. If he comes out 1t !
. likely that the Hennepin and Ramse,
.county delegations will be lined up 70
Thin, and If sHalden. refuses to be a can
didate, st. Louis will also. be looked fo1
as Duluth is hostile to, 1yerson.
ii ',.-an r. @-f.@ T-a4~t~g,4 ,:*= 81
Il The Norris Tribune. suggests that II. tn
g seventh district did not already have 1t
: share Of candidates for state office
Frank CIague. Of ,.Lamberton .wouldrmak
an excellent choice for lieutenant gov
b ernor, and If the opportunity offers, hi
name should be presented. : ~, ~
f. The Buffalo Lake, News offers the nam
Of Tim O'connor of Renville as, a rMnnin
mate for Governor Johnson, His nam
: It is reasonably urged, would give ma
Eterial strength to- the state ticket
h.: : ,Se Charles b. Cheney.
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