The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Minnesota Politics
Democrats cutIvatIns the FrIendahIp of
Duluth, and May Call the Convention
There-Eleht In Field for Secretary Of
State.

There Is a movement on to take the
democratic state convention to Duluth
The democrats figure that if Duluth loses
at the republican committee meeting
April they can make good play for the
favor Of the head of the lakes interests
by sending their convention that way.
One of the. 1904 conventions was held in
Duluth, the first state convention of a
great party that had been held there.
ST. Louis county gave Johnson little bet
ter than the democratic vote last Time
but the governor has been cultiva tfng.the
friendship of Duluth since he has been
in office, and the democratic leaders think
that with proper care they can make a
better showing there next time, espe-
cially if Jacobson should be the OPPOSE
ton nominee.
The Garfield club dinner in Duluth Fri
day night was a success in every way,
except that it did not bring the expected
number of visitors from other parts Of
the state. One object Of the banquet
managers was to give a boom to
! Duluth as the convention city Those
who did attend were royalty: en-
tertained but there were not enough
of them to make. it a state occa-
sion. julius Block and Samuel Lord
were the only candidates for governor on
hand. . s
Stories connecting r. B. Brewer with
the governorship are rife in the land. The
| Ortonville Herald Star thinks he is the
real dark horse, and has been liked upon
as the heir apparent to j. F. Jacobson
AS far as Brewer himself is concerned,
there is nothing in these stories. He has
pulled out entirely. He did want to go
to congress, and has always preferred that
to the governorship, and when he pulled
out of the contest for congress he with
drew from politics. He withdrew for
some time to come, moreover, as politi-
clans will be slow in tying to him as a
candidate again. after being let down so
cruelty in this instance :.
Herbert j. Miller in his Luverne Her
aid urges Senator J. H. Nichols of Pine
stone to consent to recollection in that
district. He has declined to be a candi-
date so far, and there are several aspir-
ants for the place. re r II m.
+ The Princeton Union declares that '.at
least $3.50, 900" wasEspent to elect John
son governor. Using the same multiplier,
1 we find that over $2,000,O00 was spent in
the pre-convention campaign to nominate
R. c. Dunn. Il -. = ~
| There are now seven announced can
didates for secretary of state, not count
ing Thomas H. Girling, who is in the
field but has not made any public state-
ment yet The first candidate an
nounced was Julius A. Schmahl Of Red
wood Falls, closely followed by e. A.
Nelson of Hallock. Since then have come
announcements from ]. J. Lomen of Ada
Captain James Hunter Of Faribault Swan
B. Molander Of st. Paul, and Captain
Joseph Osborn of Minneapolis. The last
one out is P. G. Sjoblom of Minneapolis
whose announcement was printed in the
Sunday Journal. 1881 az.
| The Verndale Sun says:
There will be opposition to Buchanan at tn.
primary election, but just who the Barkis is
to be Is as yet only matter of speculation. The
| names of Frank Eddy, Cole, Judge Searle anC
W. R. Banmbach have been mentioned, but il
will not likely be any one OF these A we'll
known politician Is being. groomed daily and the
| announcement OF his acceptance may be looked
for any day, and If the deal >materializes ther,
is going to be a contest I'm this district next fall
that will put to rout the celebrate Morris Town,
fight Of several years 81 go: Wait for, the biz
show. eTsS$ss s%5F sss5ss zsss9S
i Aivah Eastman complains that this col.
umn has had him performing some rather
contradictory stunts in the sixth. distric
congressional %muddle He says he aha:
not tried to pull anybody out of the con
lgressional race. and is not trying to pusf
anybody In. Things have been hummins
In the sixth, and politicians up there
must have been In a daze over the rapid
shifts in the scene. 1t has been hard t,
follow their gyrations.
The st. Cloud Journal-Press says tn,
legislative ticket has been about agreed
on in the fortyf1fth district, and it in
cludes an entirely new delegation. C. j
Swanson Of Fridlev for the senate w. S
Foster Of Milaca, Eric Thornberg o
Isanti, and Frank White of Elk River 70
the house. Where does that leave Georg
H. Wyman of Anolsa? 80 -
Charles B. Cheney.