The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-19

c.. A. Smiths statement in T Jour
last Thursday, revealing an attempt
to draw him into the Dunn campaign with
promise of succeeding Knute Nelson in
the United States senate, was evidently
body blow. Mr.. Dunn's managers did not
get their wind to reply until yesterday,
when Joel P. Heatwole gave an interview
to morning paper.
Mr.. Heatwole does not deny the story
told by Mr.. Smith, but challenges him to
produce proof by affidayits or witnesses.
This he knows to be impossible at the
present time, as the man who brought the
proposition to Mr.. Smith is quite ill and in
the care OF a physician. The story rests
on pretty secure foundation, the posi-
tive assurance of c.. A. Smith, who saws
there can be no doubt about the authority
of the man who came to him, to speak for
the Dunn management. They know the
facts as well as he does, and are not in
need of proof
Mr.. Dunn has not denied knowledge of the
occurrence. 1t is worth noting, too, that
Mr.. Smiths interview said that the man
who called on him came from zone of Mr..
Dunns managers without giving the
name. Mr.. Heatwole attracts attention to
himself by taking it up, and leads to the
natural conclusion that he was the man
ager referred to-.
Wherever two Or three republicans are
gathered together in MINNEAPOLIS, there Is
discussion of possible material for congress.
Indicating that, there is no disposition to
llet the nomination go by default It is
likely that the discussion will drift along
for several days, and end in some candi-
date being brought out with the assured
! backing Of many prominent republicans
Several men mentioned have requested
that they be counted out. M. H Boutelle
says that he made up his mind months
Ind ,
refuses to consider the proposition for a
minute, and other prominent republicans
I VINO have been approached by their friends
and urged to run have nipped the incipient
bocms in the bud.
! There is some talk of bringing out w
p. Hale but that gentleman has not beer
consulted. Friends of Judge H. D. Dick.
| inson Of the municipal court have! started
a movement in his favor which seems tc
meet with considerable support. Judge
Dickinson has not given an absolute re.
fusal but Indicates that there would
have to be some assurances of party har-
mony before he could be induced to give
i up his present post for campaign agains
John Lind. There is also movement OF
foot in favor of w. 7. Coe, which may re-
suit in something tangible.
The republican voters of Hennepi1
1 county will lay the foundation for thei
campaign organization at the primaries t,
be held the last Of June or the first O
July. They will then select precinct com
mitteemen, and the committeeman o
i each ward will meet later and select thei
chairman. also their member of the co,ln
ty campaign committee. The county com
. mittee, consisting of one member from
each ward and one from each of the fou
. country districts, will select its own chair
man and secretary, and the county will b
organized for the campaign.
s, The democrats of Hennepin county wi
i select their precinct committees at tn
i first caucuses, to be held June II. TIL
. city and county campaign committee
built up in the same way, from the pre
! cinct organization.
The Hearst campaign in Hennepin
, progressing merrily. Large consignment
of campaign literature have been re
ceived and are being distributed. TIL
forces of the New York publisher hay
been augmented by the return of Swan
Turnblad of the Svensl1a Amerikansk
e Posten, who has been in the east, an
says the strength of Hearst in that sec
ton has been underestimated
J. w. Craven of the Norwood Time
egE former state senator from Carver count,
is a candidate for one of the third distrit
= delegates to the democratic national cor
4 vention. In the first district the selectio
/ seems to lie between T.. L. Brown of w
! mona, Captain w. II. Harries Of Caledeni
! and Peter McGovern of Waseca-
Charles B. Cheney.