The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-08
WOULD Be FOLLY
TON0M|NATEME'
LETTER TO CHAIRMAN is AN OUT
RIGHT REFUSAL.
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Gratis to nominate for governor a man
who is ineligible to hold the Office"
said John Lind this morning, speaking
of the possibility of his becoming a
candidate for governor. to the st. Paul
Dispatch.
Under chapter l05, section ], Laws
of 1907, could not hold the office II
elected. 1t is held by this statute that
a member of the university board OF
regents can hold no other office under!
the state of Minnesota during the time
for which he was appointed
1t was suggested to Mr.. Lind that,
he might resign, but he replied that
this would in no way change the stu,
alton as the law says during the
time for which he is appointed"
If this explanation of the law holds
it is evident that john Lind will be
unable to head the democratic forces.
Letter to Day Is Outright Refusal.
1t became known today that in the
letter which Mr.. Lind wrote Frank A.
Day. following the chairman's outburst
at New Ulm, he reiterated his refusal
to take the nomination.. 1t Is said that
he declares in that letter that there is
DO possibility of the nomination being
forced on him or his accepting the, call.
So far as known there is no reference
to the senatorial situation, but the real
contents of the letter will not be made
public until Mr.. Day returns from
'Fairmont At the same time it is
known that Mr.. Lind, in mysterious
epistle, refers to county option, and it
is believed that he advises the demo
Gratis TO espouse the. cause.
Mentions Only County Option.
1t was said yesterday that Lind had
outlined a platform for the democrats.
but this is denied, and it is said that
outside of the reference to county OPP
ton there is. nothing indicative of what
the former Governor would like to see
written into the platform on July %.
With this apparent ultimatum from
Lind the democrats can scarcely go
ahead and nominate him. II, as he
says, he is ineligible, .theFeeeaH be no
question about the folly OF attempting
to Johnsonize him and democratic lead
ers were this morning busy trying to
find way out of the dilemma.
Constitution May Max" Law Invalid.
They think they have ioL.ld ii in tic
provision of the constitution, article Z,
section Z, which guarantees to every
man, with certain specific exceptions
the right to hold office.
1t is pointed out that the section re-
ferred to by Mr.. Lind is Il violation
of this constitutional provision, and,
therefore, void. However, it was said
by one of the democratic leaders that
if Lind has decided not To run, not
to accept the nomination if offered to
him, that settles the matter. Nothing
further can be done until the return
of Mr.. Day and the actual contents
of the letter written by Mr.. Lind arc
disclosed. Everything now depends up
on how strong Mr.. Lind made his state
ment in the letter which he sent to
Day.
! Hammond Being Considered.
If his refusal. and it is believed Ger
q Y
and irrevocable, the democrats will cast
about for some one else. That some
one will ON the first blush be w. 5.
Hammond of the second district. In
case it is Hammond. of course the lieu
tenant governor will not be Fred W.
Johnson, but may be J. b. Galarneault
; of Aitkin.
i Even should the nomination go to
Lind the second place on the ticket
will not go to Johnson, for the reason
4 as was pointed out in The Dispatch
that the democrats would not give
both head places to Swedes, and par
! ticularly Swedes from the same section
of the state. The only chance of John
son getting the second place is in case
the gubernatorial nominee is Judge T.
, M. Stanton, who is being something
, more than seriously considered for the
place.
Caustic Comment on the Republican
:. q. Platform.
/ In discussing the platform adopted
:. by the republicans on June Il, Mi
T.. Lind has said to friends that so far
as he kliews the only unqualified IN
. dorsementss Of, it have come from Presi-
i dent Taft and the brewers. 80,
!. 1t is said that Mr.. Lind has also de
.clared that any one of half a dozen
, strong democrats can be elected COVER
nor this fall. Among them he has
mentioned Judge c. M. Stanton, W. S
!, Hammond, Mayor James C..gHaynes OF
Minneapolis and John Jenswold, Jr., Of
< Duluth.
;. just what Mr.. Lind's real opinion is
e of the section which he has referred
. to as barring him from the race seems
A to be a question for debate. 1t is sait
: that he has told at least on epromi
!. nent democrat that he looks upon thu
: provision as unconstitutional, while t.
!. Others he has pointed out as a bar t.
: his taking the nomination.
J. Attorney General Offers No Opinion.
{. When the conflicting provisions OF lay
|, were called to the attention at the at
torney generals office this morning j
was said that there had been som
talk about the law, but no opinion ha
n. been officially asked for and none HI.
i been given.
g Mr. Lind will not be in Minnesot