The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-27
MARTIN MIXES RICE
New Manager Has Dlssffeeted
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FARIBAULT. Mimi, Oct 26.-Wfat
ever may be true in .other parts of the
state. there is no evidence here nf the
least turn in the tide of public sentiment
towards Mr.. Dunn No one knows this
better than the managers of the Repub-
lican campaign in this county. They run
UP against anti-Dunn sentiment every
where. 1t is plain to them that the recent
change in the Republican state central
committee has only served to intensity
and extend the hostility towards the
head of the state ticket in Rice county.
Prior to Mr.. Martins assuming the man.
agement of the state campaign Mr.. Dunn
had at least the active support of the
Heatwole machine, an organization which,
if not numerically as strong in Faribault
as it has been, is still formidable. Since
Heatwole and his lieutenants have. been
sent to the rear there has been no one
to champion Dunn's cause.
The desperate condition of the Repub-
lican campaign in Rice county became
so apparent that at the time of Senator
Nelson's visit. here steps were taken
which it was hoped would result adyan-
tageously to it. 1t had become notorious
that even the county committee itself was
permeated with disaffection. Its members
had found that it was inviting opposition
for candidate for county Office to de-
clare openly that he was Dunn man, or
even to admit that he favored the elec-
tion of the head of the state ticket. The
result was that the committee had ceased
to do anything to strengthen the cause of
Mr.. Dunn, for the reason that it could
do nothing without imperiling the county
ticket which itself, for local reasons,
gave them grave cause of apprehension.
This state of affairs having forced it
self upon the attention of the Republican
Martin determined that something must
be done to help things out. He decided
therefore to take matters into his own
hands and on the occasion of Senator Nell
sons recent visit here the plan he had
evolved was carried out.
This was nothing less than change of
the county organization, which in nearly
every respect parallels the reorganiza-
ton of the state central committee. The
action, which has no local precedent,
was taken of forming an executive. COM
mittee of the county committee. DR.. A.
A. Dodge the leader of the Collins forces
in the late campaign, the president of
the Collins club, and up to the time of his
selection, like Mr.. Martin himself, Bit
ter anti-Dunn man, was appointed chair
man of this executive committee which
is to exercise the authority of the county
committee and was allowed to select his
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In consideration of his being appointed
to the local leadership Dr. Dodge is -ex-
pected to use his influence to>wheei the
Collins forces into line for Dunn. He
has promised to dragoon the Grants, the
Chases and the other local leaders who
are believed to be disaffeeted more or less,
into supporting the Republican nominee.
The means he will take to accomplish this
object and the success that will attend
them is a matter of considerable curiosity
here in Faribault where voters have al
ready shown some impatience of outside
interference in local affairs.
If matters were mixed before. this at
tempt by the state central committee to
take the management of the campaign
out of the hands of the local politicians
and make the county organization mere
ly part of the Martin machine, has con-
fused them more than ever. Republican
candidates whose success was at best
problematical became indignant They
have no confidence in DR.. Dedges ability
to manage the campaign and no respect
for the men he constantly employs as his
lieutenants. The original Dunn men felt
1t an additional reflection on them. Nat
urally they are not pleased that he should
throw them down after the hard fight
they made for him.
Mr.. Martins interference has only made
confusion worse confounded, and has dis
sipated whatever chances there might
otherwise have been of carrying Rice
county for Dunn.