The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Careful Check on State Papers Shows
Dunn and Collins About Even on That
Kind Of Support-Bob Dunn Is Back
from Hot Springs Ready for Business.

Captain c. c.. Whitney has been check
Ing up the state press on the governor
ship, and presents the results to show the
fallacy of claims made for Dunn. In the
Marshall News-Messenger Of last week
he says:
Much comment has been made in the city
and country press regarding the support given
the gubernatorial candidates by country news
papers, From a careful study of newspaper
files during the past weeks and which are ac-
cessible to any In the Historical society at
the state capitol, it is shown. as between the
| two leading candidates, Mr.. Dunn has the sup
port Of LIB papers. thirteen Of which are demo
cratic and the balance republican, and
that Judge Collins has the support Of
100 papers, six of which are democratic and the
balance republican. The pronounced support for
the two candidates Is about equal in the news
papers which have declared themselves, while
there about 200 papers that have not as yet
been committed to any candidate The Dunn
| newspapers were first and hurriedly committed,
| and the campaign progresses during the next
three months it is reasonable to suppose that the
Collins support will be the more largely and
! rapidly augmented. especially in view of the
| greatly predominat1ng sentiment shown for Judge
Collins in the recent state convention.
| r. G.. Dunn returned home Saturday
from his recuperating trip at Hot Springs,
| but his return was not heralded until
yesterday. He says he is in fine con-
| dition and ready to make things interest
>~AAs~A SANO ~oAN' O-~S~oN
meets. He says: ....s .-
about July L. will not be such a Collins ratif
cation meeting as the one which was held OF
st. Patrick's day. 1 thought that convention
was called for the purpose of electing some dele
gates to the national convention, but 1t seems
to have done all sorts of things. Well, guess
the boys enjoyed themselves, 50 let 1t go al
that.
Alvah Eastman says in the st. CLOUD
Journal Press that A. N. Dare, who Wa
Dunns companion part Of the time a
, Hot Springs, furnished proof Of the stor!
that Dunn is getting ready to run on tn
democratic ticket. Dare's letter to hi
home paper informed the people tina
Dunn was learning to ride donkey.
The Morris Tribune pokes fun at tn
claim that the seventh district conventio
was Dunn convention. Editor Morri
son says: s..@.'~
If Dunn has no more strength in the state q
large than he had at the Ortonville convention
his name will not be mentioned when it comes
, the state nominating convention. If this is
. fair sample of the claims of Dunn strength, the
$ a motion is in order to make the nomination
Judge Collins unanimous.
N. O. Tanning, staff correspondent
2 the Brooklyn Eagle, who has been toul
= ing the entire country to inquire into til
:, political situation, is taking a look 6
y Minnesota. Mr.. Tanning says that Judg
: Parker is in the lead for the democrat
. nomination., but that Hearst is going
. have considerable strength in the ives
= and it is not likely that Parker will
= named on the first ballot, as many state
. will present favorite sons. The Parkt
= boom will gather momentum from now Of
- Mr.. Tanning found Roosevelt very stror
. all thru the west, and say that the on
chance for democracy is to name cal
didate acceptable to the eastern stat,
north Of the Mason and Dixon line.
J. r. G. Saunders of Pine City, who w;
n democratic nominee for attorney gener
) in 1900, is Parker candidate for one
=. the district delegates from the eighth di
/ trict.
n, Frank M. Wilson Of Red Wing is gi
IN ing the congressional situation in tt
re third district very careful considerable
E but declines to commit himself as to h
o1 intentions. 1t is reported by some Of h
lg friends that Wilson's entry is practical
N certain, but that he will not say an
I'd thing until more opportune time la
III err on.
e. The Fergus Falls Journal puts in
ur good word for A. L. Cole Of Walker Of
" Of the leading members Of the last hous
m and says that in the event of his r
election he will make likely selection f
10 speaker next winter
be Charles B. Cheney.