The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-18

Cloud Times, will be honored with the
presidency. 1t is claimed that of the
Republican editors vast majority are
committed to r. G. Dunn's candidacy
for governor. Dunn is the publisher of
the Princeton Union, one of the best
country newspapers in the state and Is
personally popular with his brothers
of the stick and rule. 1t is conceded
that no more potent force than that of
the friendship of the country editors is
included in the Dunn elements of
strength.
John H. O'Nie1, member Of the house
from Hubbard county, is in the city,
and says that Hubbard county is for
Dunn for governor. There are a few
old soldiers in the county who feel
very friendly to the Collins candidacy"
says Mr.. O'Niel, "but it is not probable
that they will be able to turn the
county into the Collins column, even
II they can find the column"
A. w. Stanton, the Appleton lawyer
and former newspaper man, who is
trying a civil case in Judge Lewis
court in St. Paul this week, is a be-
lever in the proposition of holding
but one Democratic state convention
to elect delegates to the ST Louis
convention and to nominate a state
ticket. Il see that The Globe
quotes leading Democrats as favoring
the single-convention idea. I see no
objection to the plan proposed. Ger
tainly the element of expense involved
In the suggestion is worthy of careful
consideration. Democrats are historical
ly poor and lowly, and when the party
leaders strike an economical idea like
this l believe in giving 1t favorable
consideration. That Hearst boom
doesn't seem to have awakened much
enthusiasm among Minnesota Demo-
ton, as he left the Windsor for the
court house.
r. c. Dunn attended meeting of his
advisers in Hennepin county last night,
and 1t is said that the feeling of op-
tlmism grew so strong with him at
the good reports that came in at the
meeting that he announced that unless
Collins was very good, he (Dunn) and
Eddy would combine and take Stearns
county away from the judge. Eddy
owns newspaper at Sank Center, and,
it is claimed, that there is some anti
Collins sentiment in that part Of the
judges home county.
L. p. Hunt, the Mankato statesman
and newspaper man, is in the city and
gers. Mr. Hunt says that his district,
the Second, is largely for Collins, the
only disaffection being in Martin and
Jackson counties, where there is a
strong Dunn sentiment II have never
known time in my twenty years DO
nt1cal experience" said Mr.. Hunt,
when there seems to be so little desire
among the leading men Of the district
10 represent the district at national
convention. I have not heard of man
who wants to go to the Chicago con-
vention from the Second. The trouble
is that there is no contest. Everybody
knows now that the convention will de-
clare for Roosevelt's nomination, and
were all for Roosevelt down in the
Second. The only candidate for a
place on the state ticket is Vogel. of
Brown county, who wants to be state
treasurer. l don't know just what fig
ure he will cut in the state convention,
but 1t is not considered probable that
he will arrive. Block, of St. Peter, is
no longer In our district, but as he
lives just across the river from US he
naturally has many friends among the
Republicans of Blue Earth county"
There is bit of friction over in
Hennepin county relative to the recog-
milton by the Republican state central
committee of the congressional cam
paign committee of 1898 in preference
to the Hennepin county executive com
mittee. The latter committee has is
sued call for the county convention,
to be held at IL o'clock March Is, to
select delegates to the state conven-
ton. The district convention, which
will be held at 2 o'clock in the after
noon Of the same day, will elect two
delegates to the Chicago convention.
W. D. Hale is chairman of the old COM
mittee, and the authority Of his COM
mittee is disputed by the committee
appointed in 1900.
Peter ]. Schwarg, of Dodge county,
is in the city to attend the grand lodge
meeting of the A. 0. U. w. Schwarg
has been a candidate for something
like a year for State Treasurer Blocks
shoes, and despite the evident fact that
they are large, the Dodge county man
says that he Is sure he could fill them
If given the opportunity. He. was for
fifteen years clerk of the district court
Of his county, but is not now the oc-
cupant Of any Office. Schwarg says he
has always been a consistent Repub-
lican and is making an active canvass
for the treaSurerShip.
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