The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
MINNESOTA POLITICS


Suggested for Douglas Place AIvah
Eastman Says a Majority Of State
Capitol Office Holders Are for Dunn
Wlnona TaWney Organ Roasts shev-
lin.
Frank NJ Eddy says the fight for gov
lernorship is between Bob Dunn and him
self. He thinks their chances are equal.
but does not give Judge Collins much Of a
look in He says this in an interview
given out at Crookston, and appearing in
three morning papers, with identical Ian
guage The object is plain. Eddy wants
to corral all anti-merger republicans, and
keep them from going to Collins, ON the
plea that only Eddy can beat Dunn. The
GlenWood statesman says he does not
agree with the newspapers and political
seers, who are inclined to figure him out
of the race. They never picked him a
winner when he was running for congress.
and he would beSsomewhat disappointed if
! they did now.
Eddy is a good Underground campaigner,
and is always stronger than he looks. He
Will show up with votes from unexpected
places. There is scarcely any outward evil
dence Of Eddy strength, and his chances
7 look very slim, but he may come into the
convention with two or three hundred
votes. That seems a liberal estimate at
this time. With three or four candidates
show for nomination, but the fight appears
to be between Collins and Dunn. ..
Eddy's Crookston interviewer asked him
what he thought about Dunn Frank re-
Piled
MR. Dunn has the reputation of being a
fighter, 1 believe. He will give me a fight
but 1t will be Dunn and Eddy all the way
thru. 1t will not be a. political conven-
ton. More delegates will go there in
structed than ever before entered a con-
vention in this state. The people will
nominate next year as they never did be-
fore, both state and national candidates.
However, I do not think the contest will
be close. 1t will be in one direction or
the other by a good majority. ....
''Mr. Dunn is a strong man. He will
make a hard fight and SO will l. Our
chances are about equal Some good poll
ticians think that Mr.. Dunn has no show
but know better. He will be the nominee
if fail.
II believe that Mr. Eustis will yet be-
come a candidate. He will probably
divide the greater portion Of the Hennepin
county delegation with Judge Collins,
while Mr.. Dunn and I will each get a.
, few
Mr.. Eustis is still in Minneapolis. His
| departure was delayed by business mat
, tiers, and he is now detained as one of the
bondsmen of c. B. Dickens, being COM
PEELED to find some one to take over the
contract for carrying the United States
mail in Minneapolis. He is taking consld-
e cradle interest in the course of political
, events. but declines to announce himself
: a candidate, altho urged from a good many
i quarters. When he leaves for the south,
he does not expect to return to Minnesota
until April. when he hopes to see the situa-
ton clarified.
The Faribault Journal says:
Governor Van SAINT cannot do anything
= else. He must appoint Attorney Genera
!. Douglas, willy -nilly, to the supreme court
/ bench in the event Of Collins resignation
4 He has no choice. He is up against it
i Douglas was the head and front of the
+ merger prosecution. - If the governor is
:, entitled to credit for the course he pur'
= sued in regard to the Northern Securltle:
: company. Douglas is entitled to more
t. credit. He now demands that he be giver
his reward. Governor Van SAINT canno
refuse him, for if he does it will be {
IL confession that his zeal against the mer
s ger was assumed for a purpose. To give
+ the iudgeship to Elliott or Simpson o.
Jamison would be for Governor Van San
to say to the world THAI he was acting
e part; that his zeal for the people was as
e sumed and that the entire merger prose
=. cution was a sham. It will be poor poll
, tics in a sense, for Douglas can bring t
It the administration candidate no strength
e but Governor Van SAINT must appoint MI
~ Douglas to the seat at the supreme DeHcl
about to become vacant
Well, the governor is going to appOln
IS Douglas, and there is no reason to bel1ev
"a that he ever wanted to do anything else.
81 Alvah Eastman is fighting Judge Col
l. Inns battles valiantly i'll the st. ClOu
a Journal-Press. He takes issue with tn
, Brainerd Tribune for declaring that senti
ment in Grow Wing and Morrison j
e overwhelmingly for Dunn" and say
= there are some influential men in Brain
y erd who are ready to make winning figh
for Collins. In the same issue Edito
{ Eastman remarks:
e 1.-The Glencoe Record is kind enough
r. to say that no better man for governo
can be found in the state that L. w
Collins, and the only thing against hin
0, is that he is supported by the office
w holders in the statehouse. That may o
, may not be a reflection upon d candidat
for governor-but if the contention is tru
: the Record cannot consistently support r
G. Dunn for governor. If there is a.
'officeholders' trust it is with Dunn. /
i ma jority of the men holding office an
! located in the state capitol are support
~ ing Dunn. If the Record wants proof
:: it can be furnished with a list
90 The following comment from the Vino
" ma Republican and Herald is of interes
q, in view of Congressman TaWney's repute
. influence with that paper, and the here
~ tofore friendly relation between the con
- gresham and the committeeman: -
:, Tom Shevlin, the Minnesota membe
-, of the republican national committee. di
~, not attend the meeting held in Washing
he ton the other day to select the place Il
holding the next national convention
the party. He was necessarily absent Q
t. business, and sent his proxy in such wa
& that it fell into the hands Of Perry Heat
i, of Utah as the representative of this stat
al in the meeting. And now a good mar
Id Minnesota republicans are led to inquire
err Who is Tom Shevlin, anyway, and WI
of should he have been chosen as a repr'
~ sentative member of the republican par
e of this state? Anyway, whether purpose
IN Or by thoughtless intent, Mr.. SheVl
Ia made a blunder which should debar hi
:, from reelection
Sc. The Granite Falls Tribune says:
Left to his own Judgment. the chanc
is are that Justice Collins would not resig
Ia but the push demand it, which will pro-
re ably retire Judge Collins and also il
Martin if he quits the board of contr
to manage the Collins campaign o
(. there is no politics in the board of CO
LII troll; none whatever. The chairman
tie resign to manage the administration car
! paign. 1t is too bad that a board Great
9 for the ostensible purpose of better ma
Ike aging the institutions of the state shou
al be used to further the candidacy of 81
man..
That is Jhv Martin is going to reti