The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Strong Endorsement of Judge Parker
Credited to John Lind, Who Has Post
poned His Visit Home Until the Adj
Journment of congress-Weiss Of Du-
luth for Delegate at Large-Guns Turned
on Bowling - Roseau County Citizens
Authority for the Use of the Railroad
Argument in Behalf of Dunn.
Judge Alton B. Parker has received
certificate of character from zone Of the
most prominent and influential democrats
in the west" who is quoted in Frank A.
Days Fairmont Sentinel. The quotation
is from a personal letter to Mr.. Day, and
from the tone of it there appears to be
ground for the suspicion that the anony-
nous correspondent is John Lind. Who
ever the writer may be. he puts up a
strong case for Parker. He says:
regard Hearst's nomination as utterly impos-
siblc. 1t would mean ruin to the party north
and south. The best people in the south would
not repudlate their well-rooted moral convictions
TG5 the tbex ks of the party At that
for Parker. If a better and stronger man is sug-
gested, who is reasonably available, I am for
him. have taken pains to go thru his record
believe him great and good In day
or two l will send you a print OF some Of his
decisions labor Read them. and If you
hs rmness and of stamina his CONVICTION s and
senting. opinions) is the. tool of corporate
interests Int 5 then am no judge Of human nature
him is that Hill is his friend. Well, If 1 were
in politics in New York, should prefer to have
Hill my friend. But enough for the present. I
am for Parker, and I am openly and avowedly
from this time He may be more conservative
than You or l. possibly, but with him we should
stand some show of success In fact. we might
reforms that would imply would be worth centu-
ries Of mere froth.
! 1 know he is right on imperialism. F..
| I know he is right an increased ornaments.
| know he is right on the question of econ
omy in expenditures.
I know that he would clean out the reeking
corruption that pervades every department Of the
government. =
do not know that he would favor 16 to / now
and I do not care, but I know that he would
not stand pat for the continuance of the robber
schedules for the protection of trusts.
The Parker ticket for delegates at large
to the democratic national convention
from Minnesota is John Lind, L. A. Ros.
ing, T. D. O'Brien and A. G. Weiss Of
Duluth. This will give representation tt
each of the twin cities, one to southern
Minnesota. and one to the northern sec.
ton. If the state convention is not con.
trolled for Hearst, these four are likely tt
be selected.
Mayor Cullom of Duluth has been men
toned, but he is not a candidate, and it i.
understood that he will support Mr.. Weiss
who has come out vigorously in his paper
the Duluth Herald, favoring the nomina
ton of Parker. The understanding is tina
none of the four gentlemen named will
care to go as delegates if the convention
instructs for Hearst.
; Congressman Lind has expected to re
turn this week for a few days, but wor,
has been received from him, saying tina
: be does not think he can come away from
Washington at present. He expects con
| gress to adjourn early in May, and evi
IDENTIFY intends to postpone his trip unit
! that time.
The Collins advisory committee held it
: first session last week, attended by all tn
members of the committee and seVers
other enthusiastic supporters in Hennepi
. county.
M J. Dowlng's attitude on the COVER
;; norship has been guessed at by goo
many, and Bowling seems to enjoy keeI
> ing it going. The Fairfax Standard, or
y of the Renville county papers, goes afte
u him pretty hard for his fickleness.
says: ..
rs "a month ago it was stated upon goo
Sd authority that Mike Bowling : was a
9 avowed Dunn man. On the day of tt
o state convention his friends stated thu
n he had come out flatfooted for Collin
II and at the district convention held at o.
$ tonvil1e last week he offered resolutic
II indorsing the candidacy Of Frank Edd
81 1t hasn't been intimated, however, th
Il Michael will support Frank Day or son
e of the other democratic candidates as the
n line up for public favor
n Various constructions have been place
le on Dowling's motion to ndorse Edd
'e One is that he did it expecting the M
e ton to be lost. and another explanatit
lie is that being friendly to Dunn, Dowlir
: wanted to tie the district up to Eddy al
IT. prevent it going to Collins. There we
very few Dunn men at the conventio
that is certain, and there was no sho
Il to do anything directly to help the Primo
ton mans cause. However, Dowlin
er when at the state convention, denied tt
ID report that he was for Collins, and al
~ declined to say that he favored Dun
ia If he is working for any candidate +
CT governor, he is "devilish sly
~ The Thief River Falls News conf1rr
= the report of the railroad argument us
a, in that section to influence it's choice
70 governor The News says:
go IF Roseau county sends Dunn del
r. CATION to the state convention the ro
Sc will be built to the villages of Badger Al
c. Roseau if not, the terminus of the ro
Sc will be just over the Marshall coun
G. line, as at present surveyed. This
n formation has been given out to prom
TX nent citizens Of Roseau county who ha
ne visited the Great Northern's headquarte
I'd in st. Paul. It may be a bitter pill
re the people of that county to swallow, b
s. they want railroad very bad-and j.
ey Hill wants his friend, Bob Dunn, MOI
mated for governor"
MT Two years ago the republican sta
en- committee received, the evening befc
e. election, one Of a number Of letters sc
IN out by railroad official, notifying pc
-, pie along the proposed extension that
81 would not be built unless Van SAINT "
H. defeated. It was too late for the lett
a to be of any use in the campaign,
~ it was never given out for publicatit
~ but it still remains to verify the stor
10: printed about week before election.
he lends credibility to the latest reports.
Charles B. Cheney
as HEAVY DEMAND FOR ROOT
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