The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
MINNESOTA POLITICS

The Minnesota press seems to pay little
attention to R. c. Dunn's denial, and in
sists ON regarding him as a sure thing
candidate for governor. tt seems that
Swan Molander scattered his information
in other points than. Duluth, for the Be-
midi Pioneer declares he made it in that
city while conducting a. stumpage sale
last week. The Pioneer talks of the con-
test in the following ingenious fashion:
1.-THE announcements was almost unnec
essary upon Mr.. Molander's part, as the
people in this part Of the country had
practically made up their minds that they
were going to the state convention for
Dunn, anyway. Bob is strong-armed up
in these parts. There is a common belief
that Mr.. Dunn and Mr.. Heatwole have
patched up their differences, and that they
will attempt to divide honors in the next
republican state convention for the high
est office in the state. Of course, any
such division will be upon the most peace
able plan in the world and the friends of
one will be expected to say all the pleasant
things possible of the other. In this con-
. necticn we might say that Mr.. Heatwole
would also make an excellent governor,
and we hope that if Robert cannot get
there, that Joel will be able to do So"
That would truly be a spectacle for the
gods-Bob Dunn and Joel HeatWole en-
gagged in an Alphonse and Castor effort
to give each other the goverTorship.
Speak Up for Lord. ~
= The retiring auditor has many friends in
the newspaper profession, and the favor
able comments on his candidacy are too
numerous to reproduce. However, the
mention of Senator Lords name has
started a counter current in the first dis
trict. The Hayfeld Transcript. for Sena-
tor Lord own county, picks up the Dunn
rumor as follows:
personally and officially Mr.. Dunn has
an excellent record and his candidacy
would create no surprise in political cir
cles. Certainly he has q perfect right to
look for higher honors from his state and
party, but he will meet with an opposi-
ton which will deny him the support
Of southern Minnesota and which will find
adherents al lover the state The Apo
| sition will be led by Senator Samuel Lord,
of Dodge county, who, while having not
| yet declared his intention Of becoming a
| candidate, has a large following and in
| strength OF character, personal ability and
| the happy faculty Of subscribing his own
interests to. the welfare Of the state. is
| the logical candidate to lead the republican
party to victory in 1904
Sam Langum, who has Senator Lord
largely to thank for his steenth success
| in the senatorial slate making, recipro-
! Gates by the following comment in his
Preston Times:
.The Transcript speaks well. With Sen
ator Lord as the standard bearer there
would be no lack Of enthusiasm. He has
already rendered signal services to his
state and his .reputa ton for sterling in
tegrity and conspicuous ability has long
since passed the confines of his district
+ There should be no question about his
nomination and there would not be about
his election, should he consent to become 6
4 candidate
i The LeSueur News man is an expert
i iuggler with arithmetic. He undertakes
i to show that the third district is more wor.
thy Of recognition at the hands of Gov.
1 ernor Van SAINT than the fifth, because
the fifth elected democratic congress
i man. Are not the republicans of the t1ftf
j district sufficiently punished by their fail
ure to be represented in congress? Gov.
=