The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-02

Against tre NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. NOT a
Collins candIdate--Dunn Headquarters
Opened. .I;.>5
Some Of the newspapers friendly to Bob
Dunn are barking back to the campaign
of 1894, when Dunn and Collins were both
candidates, to show Dunns running quail
ties Both Of. them were well tested at
that time, and a comparison is somewhat
difficult, as the democrats and populists
fused on Judge Willis. as candidate
against Judge Collins, while each party
had a candidate for auditor. However,
the comparison is nothing to the discredit
Of Judge Collins, any way it IS made. as
he got the largest vote and the largest
majority of any candidate on the ticket.
The comparison, stated briefly, Is as fol-
lows:
8 Dunn's vote, 14s,2s1; Dunns majority,
1926. ~ -, e
Collins vote, 162,7O1: Collins majority,
1852.
OF course, conditions are different now.
There was no merger issue in 1894.
The Red Wing Republican furnishes a
sample of the unwarranted attacks being
made on Governor Van SAINT and Judge
Collins in the following statements:
Van SAINT has gone so far as to assign
to Judge Collins room in the capitol for
his headquarters, and has turned his pri-
vate secretary over to, Judge Collins to
conduct his. campaign.'' -
Both assertions are wide of the mark.
The first is a distortion Of the room 1S
issue, which has been made much Of by
the Dunn newspapers. There are several
vacant: committee rooms on the third floor
of the capitol, which are often put to tenn
porary uses, and while getting his present
office quarters located Jim Martin used
one Of them for a few days as a place to
confer with some of his friends. 1t was
never assigned to him by any one, and
the governor knew nothing about it. It
was vacated as soon as the rooms in the
Manhattan block could be occupied.
| AS to the second statement, Martin is
| not and never has been private secretary
| to Governor Van SAINT Judge Jamison
! who is private secretary, is not conduct
ing Judge Collins campaign. but is de-
| voting his time to the business of the
governors office and his new law firm.
A. r. Stebbins of Rochester, the former
state senator, may become a candidate
for railroad and warehouse commissioner
but the report that he is being Doomed
for that place in the Interests Of Judge
| Collins is entirely without foundation
Judge Collins and his friends are not pay
places on The titaset, hut >are working 70,
Collins for governor. - -
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The Roseau Times displays a commend
able spirit Of fairness, which might vel
be copied by some of the governors ,othe!
political opponents, paying him the fol
lowing tribute: 3'st -. . Fi"'t
"Now that Governor Van SAINT will re
tire at the end of his term, with no fu
ture political aspirations, it is just as vel
to accord to him the full measure Of credi
due his able administration. AS governo
Of the state, Samuel r. Van SAINT 1la
made All excellent record. It is true tina
his characteristic enthusiasm has mad
him a subject, for personal criticism whel
his political desires have come In contac
with friends Of favorite candidates TO
governor, but this does not in the leaS
detract from the fact that he has made
using, homely phrase, a good governor
Some Of us have questioned the governor
| motives and sense of fairness in using. hi
position to advance the interest Of Judg
| Collins as his successor, and while we d
not concede that the governor is RICH
| in this: position, we can see no Justice i
withholding the deserved praise he merit
for giving the people of the state goo
administration. The universal sentiment
F outside Of few disgruntled officeseeker
, and their friends. is that Governor, Va
SAINT has given the. state Of Minnesot
a clean administration" ..-
Dunn headquarters have now bee
opened In the Merchants hotel, st. Pau
and the trusted henchmen of the Prince
= ton candidate will be in attendance at a
: times to extend the glad hand to incon
, ing politicians. 80. ~.
n The political editor of the Mortified
e News was away last week, having take
f a few days off to build a railroad in Car
, ada, SO the agricultural editor again ha
4 full swing Joel would make q fine raj
e road magnate. but we should miss h
: serial romances on state politics. 80.
Charles B. Cheney.
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