The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
MilNNESOT a POLITICS
Bob Dunn's Silence Broken by the Coll
Inns Announcement and the Van SAINT
lntervlew--F arIbautt journal Over
rules Attorney General Douslas-Talk
of Eustls for Governor Again.

Bob Dunn is out In a signed statement
in the Princeton Union, in which he takes
editorial notice of two recent interviews
Judge Collins announcement of his can
didacy and Governor Van SAINTS recent
interview on state politics. With regard
to Judge Collins, he indicates that he ex-
poets to take the; sixth district delegates
in spite of the judge, and he declares his
confidence in his own success.
The only reference to the Van SAINT in
;teWiew is a closing paragraph, which
does not mention merger but says what
a candidate for governor should do with
regard to corporations. The statement
in full is as follows:
JUDGE COLLINS "A BARKIS
'"The expected has happened Judge
Collins has announced himself as a can
didate for the republican nomination for
governor. The Judge has been a candi-
date several times before. The sixth dis
trict is a large thickly. populated and
intelligent district, but its claims to both
the governorsllip and United States SEN
ator will not meet with general approval
We are in position to say that Judge
Collins will not be nominated by accia-
nation.
"If the judge gets any delegates out
side of Stearns county he will have to
fight and hustle as never before. Hun
dreds of letters received, at the Union Of
flee from all parts sof the state and as
surances of support from a large majority
of the country newspapers, give us gem
eral grounds for this belief.
"a candidate for governor who has any
regard for his oath sof office will stand
for the fearless and impartial enforcement
of law and will show no, favoritism to
corpora tons, or individuals. Il
r. G. Dunn
Elsewhere in the Union, columns the
Prinoatnn "a u
to task for saying that Senator Nelson
would support Judge Collins. Bob saw
the statement in some other paper, for
it has not appeared int h e. j o ur n al
up to date, &C. $@S
Hit the Northfield News, and the Fari-
bault Journal will strike back few
days ago undertook to inform the North
field end of the combination about the
iron ore merger, and the Faribault end
Immediately came back in its usual Wig
orous style The meat of Editor Lawson s
reply is that Attorney General Douglas and
his three associates stultified themselves
by their opinion, which will be Interesting
reading to these{Ggentlemen and their
friends. Of course, the. Faribault editor
knows a lot more about the law in the
lease than the attorneys for, the, state.
There is renewal Of the talk Of William
H. Eustis as a. candidate for governor
Considerable local pressure has been
brought to bear. and lit is reported that
former Congressman Fletcher favors Mr..
Eustis as candidate. The movement on
foot to nominate Mr.. Fustis for congress
may : have something to do with Mr..
Fletcher's interest In the case The friends
| of Ray Jones and Judge Elliott would not
look with favor. on a Hennepin county
candidate for governors. and both Dunn and
Collins have stfeng friends here who will
do all they can.:toa keep Eustis out. Mr..
Eustis will only say that it is too early to
discuss guberna torial candidates..
The Faribault journal in commenting
on the Collins announcement, says:
't1'he announcenle11t of Judge Collins
candidacy In the 3 administration organ
contains the prediction that "he will re-
sign from the supreme bench some, time
/ this Wliater. he iNd ge did not res
sign prior % m fig his announcement
shows, however, that his candidacy is
merely tentative and that the announce
ment itself is one of the feelers. The
resigna ton is now as it always has been
| in the dim future and will only be made
| in the event that the Judge concludes that
he has a. reasonable. assurance of the
nomination which. under all the zcircum :
stances, is a sufficiently remote CON
tingency.''
The Mankato Review says:
Judge Collins has been a candidate fol
governor on two previous occasions but
each time was defeated. He is an ole
7 resident of the state. q good and honest
man and has proven an able .jurist Per
sonally the Review would like to see him
1 governor. but we fear the politicians have
I the party affairs SO well in hand that the
wishes of the majority of the republican
party will cut no figure
Charles B. Cheney.