The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29

had suggested that their removal from
the scene of activity might help to re-
unite the party Mr. Dunnss deciara-
/ ton for M. e. Clapp for senator had
aroused MIR. Heatwole and he is charg-
ed by the Dunn men with systematical-
ly knitting" the Republican candidate
Tor governor ever since the first an
nOuncement of Mr.. Dunn.s friendliness
to Clapp at West Duluth some weeks
ago.
Nelson Bound to Have Harmony
harmony scheme, and after interviews
with Mr.. Dunn and his close friends. it
was decided late Tuesday afternoon to
call a special meeting Of the commit
tee to force Secretary Verify to resign
| from the commit and to. placate
James A. Martin by offering him a
place on the committee. The fact of
/ the call for the meeting was not gen
orally known. and its purpose was
the meeting Of the committee.
When -atss3l o. clocksyesterday afternoon
the meeting was called to order in the
Republican headquarters, the resignation
| of Kay Todd, st. Paul. Judge Jaggard' S
representative on the committee, was an
nounced. there was a mild surprise. He
| gave his reasons as purely personal.
When, however, the name of James A.
Martin was proposed as his successor on
the state central committee there was a
genuine sensation.
R. C. Dunn eulogized Mr.. Martin be-
fore the meeting, and others added their
word of commendation for the man who
had given them so hard-a fight before
| the convention When Martin had been
elected member Of the general com
m1ttee, 1T was moved that the executive
| committee be increased by one, and he
was added to the executive committee.
Both motions were unanimously carried.
and there was practically no discussion
of the propositions
Labored Hard With Verify
Reports of the decapitation of Mr.. Yer
ity as secretary are not voluminous His
resignation was demanded and he was
presented with statement of his resigna-
ton written out and ready for his sig
nature. 1t IS said that he absolutely re-
fused to sign it. The committee spent
an hour and quarter IN discussing the
matter with the Wadena editor, and final
ly he attached his signature to the state
ment printed at the head of this article
Charles II. Warner, of Aitkin, was then
| unanimously chosen tosxsucceed him as
secretary. Mr.. Warner was for some years
a clerk in the auditors Office under Mr..
Dunn's administration of that office
4 The committee then voted an expression
Of thanks to- the. retiring secretary fol
his labors in the committee.
/ It is made sufficiently plain in the
/ resignation that the cause of the removal
of the secretary Is his friendship tt
former. Congressman Joel p. Heatwole OF
Mortified. Mr.. Heatwole was Mr.. Dunn's
manager in the convention fight, and in
speech at Northfieid as late as last Sat
urday Mr. Dunn acknowledged that but
/ for Mr.. Heatwole he would not have beer
nominated over Judge Collins. For some
| weeks there have been rumorS Of an eS-
arrangement between the two Republican
leaders. Mr.. Heatwole's ambitions, if moi
| to. succeed Senator Clapp himself to die
tate the nomination of the next senator
is given as the cause of the trouble, an6
yesterday story, that was later denied
was going the rounds that Dunn anG
Heatwole had almost come to persona
encounter in the Republican state head
quarters on Tuesday.
Mile BunneIi Explains
The. unusual situation involved in thu
Involuntary retirement of the secretary O.
campaign committee in the midst O.
the campaign and the addition to. the
campaign committee of a man who fol
many months had openly condemned the
candidate for governor and his methods
was explained by Mile Bunnell, one O
the Duluth members OF the committee
- diiA1SA4 S0ld IL tit COuCidSiOQ. OF
meeting:
SITS az simple as one, two, three I
is an open secret that Joel T. Heatwol,
has been knitting Bob Dunn for weeks
His overpowering ambition to succeed
Senator Clapp in the United States sen
ate was not concurred in by Mr.. Dunn
and Heatwole has been knitting him q,
every occasion. We are not fools. We knew
it and we didn't propose to stand for it
Verify was secretary Of the committe,
! Simply as the representative of HeatWole
In view of the changed conditions ant
with his close political friend and baeke
opposing the candidate for governor, w,
could do nothing else than demand hi
resignation. He saw the Justice of GU
position and has resigned It was hardl,
fair that he should be in 8 position @
close confidential relations with Mr.. Dunn
and his. committee as the personal repre-
sentative of Heatwole. & man who i
s charged with circulating stories refectin,
on Mr. Dunn, and doing everything h
can to erlbarrass us in the Campaign
Verify the sacrIficiai Lamb
W. e. Verify was seen after the meet
ing had adjourned. 81 have no statemen
to add. he said, the whole story i
told in my resignation. I don't thin
that any member of the committee vii
say that have not been fair and squar
with the committee and the candidates
, | for did not propose to have the publ
} believe that had been dishonest or I'm
!, worthy the confidence of the committee
1t is purely political move, i'll which
}. am the sacrificial lamb
Mr.: Verify has been in charge OF tn
!. Dunn headquarters in the New York Lif
. building during the entire spring an
early summer. while the war was bein
:. waged for the Republican nomination. FL
, is newspaper man of Wadena. and wa
active In the management Of DR.. Bah
cocks campaign for the speakership tw
years ago. He will return to Walden
and resume the editorial department G
his paper.
Charles S. Mitchell, who is in charge Z
the Dunn speakers bureau and who, mex
to Senator Nelson, is credited with hay
ing had more to do with the sensations
c developments of the Republican commit
c tee meeting Of yesterday than anybod
0 else, said: last night:
6 81 think it may be safely said that Nj
c Martin win accept the appointment Q
the state central committee rendered hir
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