New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-08
DEMOCRATS SEEKING LEADER
Horizon Being Scanned for Oppo-
nent to Candidate from
Lac qui Parle.
John Lind and w. S. Hammond
Among Those Most Promi-
nently Considered.
The Only Point Against Lind is
the Minneapolitan's Own
Objections.

There is great deal of speculation.
says the Minneapolis Tribune, as to
whom the democrats of Minnesota will
nominate to oppose ]. F. Jacobsen in
the coming race for the governorship.
Two prominent names have been
mentioned, those of Former Governor
John Lind of Minneapolis and Con-
gresham Winfield Scott Hammond of
ST. James.
Frank Day, chairman of the demo-
cratic state central committee, declines
to be interviewed regarding the prob
able candidate, but he intimates that
the man who can turn the trick is in
sight and will be sprung at the psyco-
logical moment.
Lind, of course, is universally
looked upon as the man best equipped
to perform the remarkable feat, but the
principle obstacle in the way of Mr..
Limbs candidacy appears to be Mr..
Lind himself. Lind has been out of
active politics for several years and
is now doing a lucrative law business
IN Minneapolis. If he should make
the run and be elected he would have
to give that up and at the end of his
term start over again to work up
practice. Having gone through this
experience, before it is said he does not
take kindly to the idea of repeating
it, conceding that there is a chance of
his election.
Then there is another point which
makes it improbable that Mr.. Lind
will make the run. He was victorious
once and defeated twice and now that
Governor Johnson, under the peculiar
conditions which have existed during
the last four years, has made high
water mark in the way of plurality,
Mr.. Lind would naturally feel re-
luctant to make a trial this year when
the Republicans seem to be united and
disposed to enter the campaign solidly
arrayed behind their candidate.
II Lind should make the race and be
defeated by goodly number of votes,
it would tend to mar the luster of his
fame, especially as it would be in such
direct and immediate contrast with the
record made by Governor Johnson
The distinction of being the most
prominent Swede in the state now lies
between the present and former COVER
nor and such a result would not be
| pleasing to the latter. He has had his
fling at the game, gained position of
prominence in the state and it is not
surprising that he does not jump at
the suggestion of making another trial
at the uncertain game of politics.
Congressman Hammond is frequent
~ mentioned for the nomination, but
it is generally believed that he does
not care for it. He is now serving his
| first term in congress and is the only
| Democratic representative from this
state. With a three-cornered fight in
his district for the Republican nomi-
nation for congress he probably feels
that he has better chance of being
sent to congress for another term at
the hands of his more immediate neigh
bors than he would have of being cleo
ted governor.
There are shrewd political judges,
however, who regard Hammond's
chances of being elected governor far
better than his chances of going back
to congress, and it is not at all I'M
likely that he will be brought around
to this view Of it himself
Jacobsen is not going to be as strong
in certain rural districts as was ex-
pected, and in the city precints it is
conceded that Hammond or any other
good man would have much the best
of him.