The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-23
Politics in Hennepir

The democratic county committee will
meet this evening in room 1924, New
York Life building, to consider import
ant matters, among which will be the
resignation OF George Douglass as chair
man of the committee. 1t is also ex-
pected that A. T. Williams, treasurer of
the committee, will present his resigna-
ton. Both have been prominent in To-
cal democratic politics for years but
to retire for all time. Especially dur
ing the Haynes administration they
were in the front rank. Mr.. Douglass
acting as private secretary and Mr.. Will
| liams as first lord of the privy council.
Just what the resignation Of the
chairman and treasurer may mean is a
mystery to politicians in both parties.
Mr.. Haynes has been mentioned again
as candidate for mayor on the demo
cratic ticket, but the retirement of his
special representatives on the county
committee, which also handles city az
1alrs, Is taken to mean that the former
mayor may be planning to retire or has
some project in mind.
AS matter Of fact, however, Mr..
Haynes and all other prospective candi-
dates Tor mayor against Mayor Jones on
either ticket are up against something
they dislike to face. Tho there are
plenty OF men who would measure
swords with the present mayor if the
cid" issue could be cut out of the
campaign and the fight carried on on
| other lines, there are few who care to
buck the mayor when handicapped by
the support Of the saloon and sporting
! element Of the city. This support
| hitherto considered desirable in mayor.
| atty campaigns, Is bugaboo this year.
| 1t is out to attach itself to any likely
| candidate and every man who sees it
| coming his way is afraid to travel with
this year, and able students of Mime
apolis local politics realize that man
with the saloon backing is going to lose
because Of that fact.
Money naturally will be thrown into
the fight by liquor interests to wrest the
nomination from Jones if possible, and
failing in that, it will be used before
the fight at the polls. That everybody
is afraid of the Htainted" backing is
shown by the scarcity of declared can
didates. It is believed that Mr.
writing on the wall and will keep out
of the fight against the present admins
tration rather than enter with the sa
loon backing acting as a drag. Mr.
Haynes has been mentioned as posi-
BILE congressional candidate on the dem
ocratic ticket. To that. faction of his
party which fought him two years age
and is ready to. fight him again fol
mayor, this move would be satisfactory
There would be little objection to hin
as candidate eor congress, but there
are many democrats who would be out
with club if he attempted to enter the
mayoralty race.
The Garfield Republican club held E
well-attended and interesting meeting
in Morgan Post hall last night. Loca
affairs were discussed and several new
candidates admitted.
I The newly organized First Ware
Roosevelt club, formed Of the old frs
itward factions, is becoming strons
united organization that promises t.
} 3wield large influence in the "bloody
| first' during the coming campaign
much new blood has been infused ant
the new organization is enthusiastic ant
determined At a well-attended meet
ing Monday night. plans for the coming
campaign were discussed and the OLE
First Ward club swung into line will
1.-the new. by turning over all its fund
remaining from two years ago. Presi
dent j. B. Murphy has called a specia
meeting Of the executive committee fo
Sunday, at pm, in Foresters' hall
Working committees have been organ
! lized and are at work. A determine
FIGHT will be made for aldermanic an
legislative candidates. So &, : =