The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS II
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Dismissal OF Fullerton III Case OF Dunn,s
Election Entails Some I'D IffIculty- eat
| Wole's Business Trip Taken to Mean His
Temporary Retirement from the Politl-
cal Game-BeIleved to Be Waiting on
| Nelson--W. T. coe Said to Have Made
First Harmony Proposal-AIbert Lea
Times Cites Presidents of 1902.
The head men of the Dunn camp are
already announcing that Sam Fullerton.s
j head is to be brought In on charger
las soon as their.&c candidate takes office
i They are aware that Fullerton is not
Ian appointee' of the governor but IS;
1 elected by commission of five, only one
4 Of whom retires next year. However.
I they say, there's a way around that"
IN fact, two methods are under $considera-
ftion One is a. repeal Of the present game
4 and fish act, which would legislate the
/ commission; out of price, and the enact
Iment Fof another. This procedure would
lSgive all sorts of opportunity to tinker with
i the game and fish laws which are very
annoying to some of Fullerton's enemies.
But 1t would arouse a storm of protest
j from those interested in game protection,
who are well satisfied with the law as
| 1t stands. 49,
1. II the legislative remedy fails. then the
4 next thing would be direct attack on
4 the board from the governors office.
4 Charges would be preferred against Full
lerton On which he would be removed
Iron his place on the board and thus
4 deprived Of the right to serve as execu-
tive agent. Under the law the executive
agent must be a member of the board
and he serves during the pleasure Of
i the board. So, as executive agent, Full
lerton is not subject to removal by the
governor. The only way to get him would
be to drive him off the board.
Captain William Bird of Fairmont Is
, the only member Of the board who retires
next year.
Fullerton was a. Collins man before
the convention. He was formerly a great
friend of Dunn's but they fell out be-
cause Fullerton declined to keep a subor-
dinate at Dunn's orders, and they have
been industriously knocking each other
ever since. The legislative investigation
L Eof Fullertons office at the last session
was admittedly inspired by Dunn and
, 1t is presumed that the same sort OF
Z charges that were threshed over at that
4 time will be renewed nextgwinter. Some
former game wardens who have, had
t trouble, with Fullerton are expected to
: supply the ammunition. -.
There is already talk of possible sue
cessor to Fullerton, and the Akeley Trib-
3 une5preserlts the name Of John II. % Nei
e of Park Rapids asformer member of the
8 house and one of the most active Dunn
men in northern Minnesota ri
: Joel P. Heatwole has executed stra-
! getic movement to the rear, having gone
: to British Columbia to look after his min
: ing and railroad interests, temporarily
n dropping his role of humble country edi-
tor 1iS iC fa1<o TO hot ho
have little to do with the Dunn cam.
$ paign and will not be a candidate agains
4 ESenator: Clapp next what ter. s ys.s3 &
n The ingratitude Of Rice county m a.
: have had something to doewiths this de.
i. Il terraina ton. However, no one believes
I that HeatWole has given up his ambition
s to be United States sena tor. The out
. Hook for a fight against aMoses e. Clap
is not hattering, after the senator's hi
y at the state convention and its irdorse
n Emer1t Of his candidacy. The publication
q Of Heatwole's interview and his plan!
against Clapp forced many Dunn leader
= and newspapers formally to renew &thei
e allegiance to Clapp, and tho most Of thu
= Capp men fought for Collins, the senate
himself kept neutral, land there is littl
= excuse for the Dunn organization to .rnak
!, a fight on him Heatwole's efforts sue
didate, but Hennepin tKas against Clap
: before and he does lpt need this dele
g gatton.gs II nj Ut H Moi 81
t; It looks as tho Heatwole had abou
= given UP the idea of making a ..f1gh
81 against Clapp next winter, and would la
= his wires toT&contest+ with Nelson tw
IS years. frornr now. V, Nelson is more unsat
isfactorxs to- the interests behind Heatwol
than ;Clapp could possibly be. Two year
I from now there will be a senate to- cleo
as: well *as a house. and it will be a NOR
Fl suitable occasion. The time is not rip
| mo- hl1t5 ic
"a waiter, and two years Of a Dunn admin
q istration would give him great opportun1
+. ties Of building up a machine to compass
err the defeat Of Nelson, AS Heatwole sal
e. to his Rice county friend last winter
"a eff don't make it against Clapp, I wi
i the next time. I" SO US
4 Clapp's friends on both sides Of til
IS governersfip fight abused him for h
Of neutral attitude, and he would have ha
d! all sorts of trouble if he had not dis
10 armed criticism by his splendid work a
in chairman of the convention. His recor
or in that capacity sent his stock wa
as above par. 13'
ut Publication of the recent abortive effo
in at fusion between the candidates for cor
or gress opposed to, Mr.. Fletcher, he
r. brought from friends Of Mr.. Coe a char
er, ter Of history dating a little farther bac
n which they cays,explatn ms Mr.. Goes refus
OK Ito go into sat onferenee last week. A,
ss Icording to this, story, Coe was the first
NJ. propose ''get together conference. In
ed Immediately after Frank Ne Nye Announce
as his 5Withdrawal, Coe sent out t'lett
by Ernissive'' to seven, other gentlemen WI
eli had been prominently mentioned for. ii
nd congressional nominations They we
ne Frank M. Nye. a, HI Hall, M H. Bo
nd tene, D. p. Jones w. "a. Kerr, w. +
Hale and John Day Smith. He invite
ng them all to meet at hisI office and discu
Ter the situation. Replies. were received fro
,dt Messrs. Nye,1 Smith and Kerr, and VIII,
ay the hour for the conference came Jol
IS? Day Smith was the only one to appes
nut The plan fell thru, and from that tir
les on Coe began an active canvass for t
,ia nomination. He now takes the positi
M that he has done his part in the effort
~ secure unity Of action, and his plan ha
90 ing been rejected he will not listen
he further talk involving withdrawal fro
So the race. s:lr
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The Fergus Falls Journal says:
We have seen q good many reasons advanc
e.UI for why the Hennepin delegation in the rep,
=, licans state convention unseated, but
'ie think the one advanced by Otter Tail cour
q I,delegate is the most rational: ..We did it
lts cause we wanted to test Bob's strength rs
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