The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-17
MINNESOTA POLITICS

is booming Bob Dunn for governor. In fact,
he is saying more for Dunn just now than
for Clapp, and he sees every politician who |
comes into St. Paul in behalf of his latest |
and dearest political project He says:
l am not for Van SAINT because l want to
see the strongest man nominated. l am work. |
ing for the success of the party, and believe !
Bob Dunn is the man to nominate. We need |
him the ticket. -.,t. .
Dunn says those who are using his name |
do so without his authority and he does not |
thank them for it. Captain Rich seems to !
struggle along pretty we'll with his thank |
less job, however. He will have none of |
the Heatwole candidacy. His hearts still
true to Poll" and he says Clapp is entitled to
another term He does not believe there is any
connection between the Dunn and Heatwole
movements, though both agree in being op
posed to Van SAINT. Evidently the captain
is not within the inner circle.
Captain Rich admits there Is some soreness
in St. Paul because Clapp does not bring ap-
pointments to the sanity city. >
'St. Paul has a good deal in having the
SENATOR" says the captain, land it is only
right to- pass the other things around. Min
neapolis is entitled to the district attorney
ship, and is going to get it. .-s
James A. Larson Of Redwood county was
interviewed by Captain Rich yesterday, and
left stronger Van SAINT man than ever He
said he had travelled pretty extensively in
southern Minnesota, and found no Van SAINT
opposition worth mentioning. Any move to
sidetrack the governor would have hard sled
ding III his section. Relative to the railroad
| question he said
There is only one sentiment among people
in our part of Minnesota. They are with
Governor Van SAINT to a man in his action
on the railroad merger. They believe he is
pursuing the right course and that he is sin
| cere. .~#. ?, TO-. . ,.-- ,...- .
I see down here some knockers They have
! always been fed on the public pap, and l
! suppose they think they have some reason
| to be sore on the governor; but their reasons
| will not cut much figure with any one else.
| The governor. is gaining in. strength all the
| time This talk about sentiment changing is
| all nonsense. .-- go. Il
| j. Il. Morley OF OWatonna, another men,
Der of the lower house, says the first district
| is still solid for Van SAINT, and that the op-
position will not be strong enough in any
county to be dangerous. r's $50. -
Elmer Adams says T h esJourn
p! story about an anti-Van SAINT cabal is tom
| myrot,' and he is much distressed at the
| verdancy of the man who puts Bob Dunn
and Joel Heatwole in the same2bed.' Did
you never hear the old saw about Strange
! bedfellows?' AS to the aforesaid combina-
ton, no one has charged Dunn with being
/ an accessory. His name is being freely
used, however, by the parties to the con-
| spiracy.' -H s~:. '-
The Winona. Republican and Herald dis
euusses the mater with considerable acumen.
! saying: +, ~ ~ s''Zsss '""''' *@5's .
F! That such schemes are on foot it is en-
! tirely possible to believe, That success can
4 attend them is not so credible. -
/ After observing that Heatwole will find it
hard work to extend his compact organization
beyond the bounds of the third district Edi-
| tor Vanduzee says:
Mr. Dunn has declared that he is not can
I didate for governor, and further, that he is
for the denomination of Captain Van SAINT
| Perhaps his friends can make him change
| front on these propositions, but we have
known Mr.. Dunn for some time and We don't
believe it. .-'f. 49,
1t is conceded that if the convention were
to be held now, Governor Van SAINT would
i be renominated without opposition. If he is
opposed when convention time rolls around,
it Will be because some gentleman of good
personal and party standing gets out in the
open and declares himself candidate for the
!. The Granite Falls Journal comments as fol-
lows: - - a.'.
Where there is much smoke there must
be some fire, and where there are so many
reports in the newspapers that there is
1 regular. organized movement to defeat Van
SAINT for denomination, there must be some
=, foundation for it.. But we do not believe
/ Van SAINT can be defeated He has hold
upon the people that is too strong to be
knocked out. When it becomes thoroughly
using its influence against him, that minute
will the common people rally almost solidly
to his support.
The Owatonna Journal which has taken
rather peculiar position against Van SAINT
and against the merger, says:
! The people of the state want governor
! whose promise be relied upon, whose ca
i pacty they can respect, and who will dis
charge the duties of his great Office with all
eye single to the good of the state. They
have not much time for a governor whose
public acts are all influenced by the consid-
GRAFTON Of possible personal and political ben
efts. If there is. SO great dissatisfaction in
/ southern Minnesota with the present admins
tration as to suggest concerted action thus
early in the campaign, we do not really see
what is to be done about it. .->.
| Neither does Editor Dean indicate what he
is going to do about it, but it is easy to sur
mise. He is one of the tribe who are so
blinded by personal antagonism to the gov
eTnor that they are unable to credit him with
honest motives in anything he does. Con-
4 stanty impugning the motives of others is
VERY poor way of commanding respect for
ono's self. gl< ..
The Little Falls Transcript says:
! The Minneapolis Journal asserts that there
Is an organized movement to defeat Van
SAINTS nomination for governor this year. The
plan is to unite the party opponents of the
governor with the Great Northern railroad
interests ana nominate some popular r0puD-
lican. 1t would not only be an expensive
procedure for the railroad this year, but
would be a costly adventure for the future.
This is the way the st. Cloud Journal
Press looks at il:
The Minneapolis Journal thinks there is
scheme en- foot to defeat Van SAINT for the
| republican nomination. Undoubtedly the rail-
roads would be willing to pay the price to
have him killed off, but it is asking a great
deal of the people to expect them to slaugh-
ter one of their best friends
Ole Ii. Myran will have an opponent for
the senatorial nomination this year, if the
Shevlin Advocate is to be believed. The Ad-
vocate says:
/ It is surprising with what persistence few
Of the newspapers in this district continue
trying to boom w. F. Street for the congress
sional nomination, but the Advocate has it
from source that. cannot be doubted that
i Mr.. Street does not want and it is doubtful
If he would accept nomination to that Of
\ fee If it was rendered to him. but, on the
other hand, that he would appreciate and
without doubt would accept the nomination
as candidate for state senator.
4 Colonel Anton Weiss, proprietor of the Du-
luth Herald, has been in the twin cities with
an architect, getting ideas for new building
soon to be constructed for the Herald. He
says the race between Truelsen and Hugo for
mayorslty honors is a pretty one, with the
odds in his judgment little in favor of