The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-15

X. Z. Dunn's persistent attacks on Gov
ernor Van SAINT have alienated consider
able support from him. and one of the
results appears in the announcement Of
Elmer H. Dearth, insurance commits
sioner, that he can no longer support Mr..
Dunn. He does not say that he will OPP
pose Dunn but that he will cease to work
for him. He gives his reason as follows:
was Dunn man, and I still have
kindly feeling toward him, but he has
made mistakes, and one Of them is his
antagonisttc attitude toward Governor
Van SAINT. He appointed me, and 1 would
be an migrate did I not resent uncalled-
for attacks on my superior. Mr.. Dunn's
attacks on Governor Van SAINT have been
persistent and unwarranted."
Mr.. Dunn, who IS seeing things" with
considerable frequency Of late, sees in
this interview an announcement of Gov
ernor Van SAINTS candidacy for third
term. He takes it to mean" that Gov
ernor Van SAINT has decided that it is
best to throw the judge overheard"
The governor had nothing whatever to
40 with Dearth's announcement, and the
Collins men say that it only means that
the insurance commissioner has seen the
handwriting on the wall and does not care
to be identified with a losing cause any
longer.
THAT Is just another hypodermic dose
OF the saline solution that they are TAX
ing every three hours or so to keep them
alive said one Of the Collins managers
to-day, referring to the Dunn interview.
They are losing ground so fast lately
that they have to have something new
to talk about every day to keep them
going. We all know that the governor
meant what he said when he declaSed he
would not be a candidate again.
MIR. Dunn must be joking when he saws
he has not attacked Governor Van SAINT
He has gone after him in public and
private for months. with every variety
OF epithet known to his extensive vocab-
ulary."
Redwood Falls has been advertised as
one of the solid Dunn towns, but the
showing made there Monday nights puts
different face on things A meeting
was called to organize a Collins club, and
the roll was signed by 1O6 voters of the
village. Judge A. r. A. Loudon was
elected president and s. G. Peterson secre-
tary 1t is confidently predicted that the
city will be carried for Collins and three
out Of the five commissioner districts in
the county are expected to elect Collins
delegates.
| A. T. stebblns of Rochester, candidate
| for railroad and warehouse commission
err was in the city to-day looking over
the local situation. Mr.. Stebbins is in
dustrlously hoeing his own row, and what
ever he hears about other things he IL
carefully keeping to himself He shares
the general opinion that one nominee for
the railroad and warehouse commission
Will come from the northern part Of the
state, and one from the southern. He
expects to have a majority of the first
district delegates, and to fight it out TO,
the southern Minnesota nomination with
w. II. Young or whoever is agreed on by
the second district
! The Minnesota anti-Hearst leaders helG
a conference yesterday in ST. Paul, afte]
which l.. A. Rosing gave out a length,
statement showing why the delegation
from this state should go uninstructed
He said that the democrats opposed tt
Hearst instructions are not "reorga MIXERS,
and are conservative only in the sense
that they arc opposed to advocating un
known men and unknown policies Fo,
himself, he was willing to stand on Mr.
Bryan's Nebraska platform for a state
ment Of principles.
Mr.. Rosing said from the reports re-
ce1ved he felt confident that a ma iorit7
OF the convention would be against in
structions.
On the other hand. the Hearst leader
express the same confidence in the out
come, and say that many uninstructet
delegates that have been counted agains
Hearst will be with them when it come
to a vote. In addition to the countie
counted in their column in T h e Jour
n a yesterday, they claim Clearwater
Fillmore, LIE Sueur, Mcleod, Meeker
Mile Laos. Redwood Stevens and Wa
dena, and part of Brown county's dele
cation. -Charles r Cheney,