The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-03-27
STATE CAPITOL WEEKLY
POLITICAL NEWS letter

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Republicans generally and friends
of the present Republican state ad-'
ministration, who have been looking
forward to the uncontested return
of present Republican incumbents,
can not but view with some degree
of alarm the coming convention of
the state democracy. The get-toge-
ther will be held in St. Paul March
9th and according to the best post
ed will put full ticket in the field.
This means spirited fall campaign.
1t further means that Gov. Burn
quist, whose path is now being care
fully cleared Of primary obstruc-
tions, will have to go against the
best gubernatorial timber that the
unwashed can find. Two months ago
men active in Democratic way de-
livered themselves of the expressed
hope that in view of the war any
contest for state control would be
dropped for this year at least. That
these same Democratic leaders knew
little of the temper of the unwashed
is evident, as never before in the
history of the party has interest in
get-together of the rank and file
of the Democratic forces been so
keen. Even those same leaders, so
anxious two months ago for party
less campaign have caught the fever
and they are just as active as the
rank and file. If they cannot prevent
they at least hope to control and be-
tween them and those who hope to
pull down the plums the state is be-
ing combed for delegates. Control of
the coming meeting of the unwashed
may it please you, is not so much a
matter of who will be the next Dem
ocratic standard bearer as it is whe-
Their Fred B. Lynch, National Demo-
cratic committeeman, and his bro
Their Ed. Lynch, who acts in his alb
sence shall longer occupy the state
throne. 1t is known that strong re-
solution calling for the retirement
of the two are now in the making.
AS to the ticket, especially the selec-
ton of governor, quite a fe whave
the plum in mind and it can be said
with truth that the contest will be
a lively one.
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Though early accepted as guber-
material size, the possibility of James
A. Carley of Wabasha county as the
Democratic rival Of Governor Burn
quist took definite shape this week
when friends began an active cam
paigh for his endorsement by the
Democratic convention. Admirers
enroute north in his behalf, who
stopped off at St. Paul, gave out
without reservation the claim that
the First district would be solid be-
hind the Wabasha county man and
that Ramsey county was included in
the list of other districts now being
brought over to the Carley standard
Senator Carley, who came later, adj
mitted that work was on in his be.
half, but he would not go so far as
to say that he was an out and out
candidate. He was willing to be
drafted however, and further would
not feel sore of the convention saw
fit to place it's endorsement else
where. He was confident that the
state Democracy had more than 6
chance this year and he was goine
to give every help possible. While
friends Of Senator Carley are active
however, they are not alone in thu
matter of convention control as fa1
as the selection of standard bearer
is concerned. Fred Wheaton of Min
neapolis, chairman of the Democrat
tic Central committee, has a number
of admirers who look upon him a!
good gubernatorial timber and the!
also are combing the state for sup
port. And further it is said, tn,
movement has Chairman Wheaton,
full endorsement, though when APP
preached a month ago he said pub
licly that he would have none of it
Business connections, he said, woult
not permit of any political activit,
on his part. Wheaton, if he does ge
into the game, I gather will have t,
fight the country end Of the conven
ton. He is city man and the poin
is even now being raised. Still an
other possibility is Senator S. 3
Nelson of Luverne. Senator Nelson
was among the first of the Demo
cratic possibilities to be named, blu
it has to be said for the Luvern
man that outside of expressing hi
pleasure at being mentioned, he ha
done little to cinch matters. Il
some sections the talked of slat'
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