The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
MILLAR TEACHING
BEDE A LESSON
Eighth District Member Is Learn
ing the Duties Of a
Congressman.
BEDE PRETTY SURE
TO BE RENOMINATED
Business Interests Are Dissatisfied
with Bede, but Not Ready
/ for Change.
BY a Staff Correspondent.

BY Staff Correspondent.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 13.-Two able
orator-humorists are chasing each other
from one end Of The eighth congress
sional district to the other. Each is
doing his level best, with limited time
and means, to round up the republican
voters Of the district between now and
next Tuesday. The main issue between
them is this: J. Adam Bede wants to
stay in congress. Ellis L. Millar wants
to put him out.
Nosvital question in national politics
has been raised, and the voters Of the
eighth have not been wrought up to
any pitch Of excitement over the re-
suit. In such circumstances everything
Is in favor Of The sitting member, and
the ontlo0k Isl that Bede will be renom-
mated a managers claim he will GER
tainly caIEy every county In the dis
view 81 tie sore spots that have
developed. ede will know he has been
In fight, and probably get some
unpleasant surprises when the votes
are counted.
The issue is entirely personal, how
ever. The opposition TO Bede is based
mainly on his neglect Of the district,
but as far. as the politicians 60, it
springs more from soreness over ap..
pointments. The business interests Of
IN the contest. They are not satisfied
with Bede, but they are(not in a hurry
TO change until they are offered a
stronger man than Millar. 1t looks
very much as tho the present fight was
only preliminary, and that two years
hence he would be seriously endangered
BY the candidacy of such a man as w.
~. Culkin, Joseph B. Cotton or e. M.
Ferguson, deliberately launched several
months ahead, and organized with
strong business backing. It depends
fressman-humorist makes for himself
IN the next year and half. -
Bede's Plans All Upset.
Millar's candidacy caught Bede nap
ping. Culkin had refused to run, and
30 had Ferguson Bede thought the
coast was clear, and had made a lot
OF lecture dates and campaign engage
Rs r. T. ten 9th days s 81 sssaas oPy
his district. He dropped everything
else when Millar fled, and began a
vigorous campaign. He hasn't much
Of an organization, but Millar has far
less. He made his announcement only
five weeks before the primaries, and
was too late to get over the district
properly. or to effect an organization.
to speak, and this week has spent con.
siderable time on the iron range. He
hash It much Of campaign fund. He
insisted on $4,000 being put up before
he filed. This was made up by G.. G..
Hartley, Captain John McAlpine, Sena-
tor E. B. Hawkins and few other bus
mess men. Very little has been added
to this ante, and $4,000 will not much
more than pay the expenses of the
It will not cover much Of a mailing
Millar Claims Six Counties.
Mr.. Millar is managing his own cam
yaign: He maintains headquarters in
the Mesabe building here, and when he
Is outside they are in charge Of A. D.
Cook. Mr.. Millar casts his own horo-
scope as follows:
II feel entirely certain of carrying
the counties Of Aitkin, Isanti, Itasca,
Kanabec, Mile Laos and st. Louis. I
believe I stand good chance in Carl
ton. Anoka and Lake are doubtful,
with the chances probably in favor of
my opponent. Pine county is the only
one he seems certain to carry. I will
lead Mr.. Bede in St. Louis county by
1900 to 1000 votes.'
Haven Comedies Nothing. I
R. D. Haven, manager Of Bede Is
campaign, is even more optimistic. He
cannot see where Millar has a look-in
anywhere. He says:
'from the most reliable information
we can get, l do not see where Mr..
Bede's opponent stands chance of car
Tying single county in the district.
Our reports are uniformly encouraging.
There is trouble in some localities, but
nowhere as serious as 1t has been mis-
represented, and Mr.. Bede s friends in
each county are confident of success
He will carry Duluth by a large plu.
rallty, and will win out strong in St.
Louis county,
MIR. Haven was supervisor Of the cen
sus OF st. Louis county last year, and
had about sixty enumerators under him
When he took hold Of the Bede cam
paign last month he wrote each one OF
his former subordinates, asking thei,
cooperation and wanting to know the
local sentiment. Without exception
sentiment prevailing, and they arc
boosting for the congressman.
The sporting fraternity picks Bede tc
win. A Duluth saloon has posted odds
on which it is willing to accept bets II
will bet 10 to that Bede Is nominated
10 to that he carries ST. Louis county
and even money that he carries nine OF
the eleven counties in the district.
Campaign Educating Bede.
There is no doubt that Bede is learn
ing lesson from this campaign. Hi
best friends admit that he has laid him
self open to criticism by spending 81
much time on the lecture platform ani
go little in the district. Bede realizes
himself that he has made mistake, ant
that there is widespread feeling that hi
has neglected the district. If renomi
nated. he will no doubt profit by wha'
he has found, and fortify himsel1
against another such campaign by do
ing some hard work at Washington
and by spending more time among his
Il don't think Bede has done
right said one of his friends to The
Journal representative, but I am fol
him because / believe he is the better
man of the two, and because he will
be better congressman after this scraI
is over.
The Duluth New Tribune has never
been lover of Bede, and is now going
after him savagely. Its attitude is at
tributed to the fact that tst5ii, Hart
ley fell out with Bede over the boun
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