The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
BOWL[R's BOLT is
TEMPEST IN TEAPOT
Democrats Refuse to Treat Se-
rlousIy the Action of Min.
neapolis Man

Democrats We're not inclined yester-
day to treat seriously the disaffection
of MAI M. J. Bowler, the Minneapolis
politician who has announced his in
tention of supprting R. c. Dunn for
governor. Maj. Bowler's decision TO
cast his political fortunes with Mr..
Dunn was regarded as about of equal
importance with his TRADE against the
Democratic party, which was given as
the controlling cause of his acrobatic
feat.
Maj. Bowler is about the only Min
neapolis Democrat who is not giving
John A. Johnson and F. G. Winston
the most loyal support" said w. H.
Williams, of Minneapolis, yesterday.
Mr. Williams was manager of w. r.
Hearst's Minneapolis campaign during
the pre-eonvention period, and was a
candidate for the Democratic nominal
ton for congress in the Fifth district.
Though defeated, he is giving the en-
tire Democratic ticket enthusiastic
support
Bowler is the only so-called Hearst
Democrat who has not got his coat off
and working hard for the Democratic
state ticket Mr.. Williams said. "The
party in this city and county is united
as it never was before, and it is easy
to support Johnson and Winston in
this county because nearly every Re-
publican is with us. In the Eighth
ward, where l live, it is almost unani-
nous for our candidates.
A Political Kaleidoscope
maj. Bowler is an. old friend of
mine, and one of the incest fellows in
the world" G. d. O'Brien said. But
the major has been a Republican, a
Populist and a Democrat. 1 am not
surprised that he has now become a
Dunn man. The major has belonged
to so many political parties that he has
become a political Kaleidoscope.
His statement, appearing in a St.
Paul paper this morning, is not entirely
like the statement he made when he
was elected chairman of the Demo-
cratic state convention at Duluth in
June. If he had expressed those views
then I might have beaten him for the
Craftsmanship.
Maj. Bowler wants new party, but
he wouldn't stay in that but a few
days after it was organized He is a
nice and a good natured man, but po
litically he is an unknown quantity.
His declaration will have no effect on
Democrats. because he starts out by
attacking them and their party
Perhaps now that HeatWole and
Verify have been deposed, Chairman
Hanfin will put Maj. Bowler in charge
Of the Republican state central conn
mittee and in charge of the manage
meHt of the Pioneer Press. His state
ment of belief reads very much like a
stock Pioneer Press editorial"
Days Plain Talk
D. D. Daily, the insurance man, was
not so charitable in his treatment of
Maj. Bowler.
His conduct of the dairy and food
department was the only blot on Gov.
Lind's administration" he said. "An
otherwise spotless state administration
was besmirched by talk of baking
powder and vinegar scandals in con-
nection with the dairy and food de-
partment during Maj. Bowler's incum-
bency of the office"
Maj. Bowler's recent utterances have
recalled the surprising developments
just in advance of the Democratic state
convention, when the Hennepin county
delegation refused to indorse Johnson
and Winston. The difficulty was imme :
diately remedied when the situation
was more fully understood, but Maj.
Bowler's part in the proceedings has
never been satisfactorily explained.
He, however, sat in the convention that
nominated the Democratic state ticket
and nominated one of the candidates
for state Office.
This is not the first time that Mai
Bowler has executed the unexpected
for it is related that in 1894, in a speech
at Faribault, he urged his hearers if
they could not vote for him to vote for
Joel P. Heatwole for congress. He was
the Populist candidate for congress, o.
M. Hall, of Red Wing now a candidate
for the supreme court, was the candi-
date on the Democratic ticket, and Mr.
Heatwole was the Republican candi-
do re- for am GRASS