The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-18
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Republican Newspapers Speak Their Mind
About the Head of the Ticket-Alvaf'
Eastman Refuses to Be Read Out Of
the Party, and Makes Timely Sugges-
lions to Dunn Men-Growing Indepen-
dence Asserting Itself.

the Party, and Makes Timely Sugges-
lions to Dunn Men-GrowIng Indepen-
dence Asserting Itself.
TO those newspaper supporters of r. |
9. Dunn who have been busy rubbing
1t in since the state convention, the st. |
Cloud Journal-Press addresses itself in
an editorial which handles the existing
situation in the republican party with
cut gloves. Editor Eastman uses some
plain talk for federal officeholder. He
says:
The Bemidji Pioneer threate to tread out Of
the party some of the newspapers who crit
ieising the nomination of K. g. Dunn. This is
OF course rank idiocy, and Is not worthy at
tenton, as neither the Pioneer any other
paper can read anybody out of into any party.
AS republican paper the Journal-Press may
be permitted to say that this is not the most
opportune time for the selfadvertised friends of
Mr.. Dunn to put on any dictatorial airs. There
are thousands of republicans in Minnesota who
DO not approve of the nomination Of r. G, Dunn,
but who, as republicans, expect to vote for him
and there are many other thousands who do
not hesitate to say that they will not vote for
him, and believe that the best service they can
do the republican party of Minnesota is to make
| impossible hereafter any such campaign we
have passed thru. Some of these, under the
stress of the campaign, probably will vote for
him. If the election was to be held tomorrow,
and the democrats had popular candidate and
one in whom the people had confidence Mr..
Dunn's election would be by means certain.
This is condition to be met and treated in
sensible manner. It should be remembered that
IS. Il. Van SAINT, nominated by reclamation, and
supported by united party, had only 1900 ma
Ejority, while President Mckinley at the
election, had 10000 majority. These figures
, show that Minnesota voters are by the thousands
perfectly independent of party dictation. Two
years later Governor Van SAINT had the largest
/ majority ever given a candidate for governor
In this state. demonstrating again that the indie
pendent voter Is not confined to any one party.
There is hard campaign ahead of the republican
party, so far governor is concerned in Min
nesota. Mr.. Dunn will need every vote he can
get. His friends will be wise in refraining from
threats of driving republicans out of the party.
In the first place they cannot do it-and in the
second place any such rank foolishness will stir
up more dssens1on within the party and result in
! less votes for the head Of the state ticket.
The democrats if they half wise-and they
}. occasionally have streak of sense--wil keep
the republicans busy enough without one action
melting bitterness against the other.
The men who manage Mr.. Dunn's campaign,
and this includes the candidate himself. want to
be on their good behavior until the polls close.
The best element of the republican party cannot
be frightened by any threats that may be
made. They have the good of the party at heart
and they will be influenced by what they believe
to be for the best interests Of that party. II
Mr.. Dunn can convince them that his election
the worst element of the party-disreputable
politicians and democratic grafters will not
be surrender to corporate interests-they may
after they have consoled themselves with the
glorious history of the grand old party and have
: been enthused by the splendid manhood of Theo
dore Roosevelt, conclude to vote the tickle
straight. r.. ~
y For this reason Mr. Dunn is the man whe
wants help and not the men and papers wht
. are not afraid to tell the truth. unpleasant as i
is. This is fact his fool friends will do wei
to remember. {. -,' ..,
| The Starbuck Times, republican pa
] per in Frank Eddy's county, carries tn
state ticket at the top and saws farthe
down the column:
: Vote 'er straight and Hllize the state You
Uncle Jimmy needs Minnesota in his business.
d The Dawson Sentinel, a stanch repub
6 mean paper OF Lac qui Parle, says sig
IT nificantly: -,
n The Sentinel believes there are enough indt
o pendent men in the state of Minnesota to elee
a man governor who is fit to hold that offic,
l. The Hills Crescent remarks with a ting
- of sarcasm: -
e That the republican party is the creates
party lin. existence, and that it is equal to an
emergency, was fully demonstrated at the rece1
J. republican state convention, where platfor
i, vas adopted Endorsing Governor Van SAINT an
y his fight against the merger, and not over tW
e hours later a man was nominated for govern,
l. who has publicly opposed the fight against ii
Northern Securities company.
10 The Albert Lea Times expresses itse
- as follows:
IN Inc outcome OF the republican state cOnVe
70 ton is a grave disappointment to the MAORI
% % and the better element of the party thruout tt
- state, and Of the people generally. It must
u conceded that for the time the powerful corpo1
tions Of. the state, with headquarters in Ne
u Jersey and New York, have full control of Il
oe republican organization in Minnesota, and, wi
49, the election of their candidate, Mr.. Dunn
VI the office of governor, the executive branch
Sc the state government will be in friendly hand
a This paper, together with all the better class
o. republican papers and trusted republican 1eade
~apttOnS of state t1v n
he posed attempt of these influences to don
Nv nate the policies and executive branch of
ne government OF the state, and grave fears m
well be entertained by all for the public w
. fare and continued party supremacy If forces
this character are to continue long in control
uo The Owatonna Chronicle islands pa
- with the following: r .-.- ..
~, The Chronicle will own that it is disappoint
in the selection of r. G. Dunn for the republic
ca nominee for governor. Since the Chronicle
Is lieves vet what it has said in discussing
m Dunn as candidate. and has nothing to ia
m back, it would be hypocritical to pretend 9th
r., wise. a.-.-. .-.-.-.
MS. The New Richland North Star says:
~ The voice of the Blue Earth Post is raised
nS the cry, down with the gang and the P
90 intimates that Dunns nomination means
yer ousting of ''the gang Well there ism
in whole lot Of difference in gangs" and
BUSTING of "gang" probably simply me
M the installation of a new one; and who knt
tudL tue new one may not De worse imam
~ old. So long money cuts such a figure in
choosing of men to fill important offices,
may expect the rings and combinatio of p
-, | ticians to flourish
1t is evident from the attitude of tn
ped and other republican papers that there
err a deep-seated feeling within the pa
us against the nominee. These expressit
wv are, the result of no concerted effort, g
OF are made in the face of the acquiescel
I'M Of Judge Collins, Frank M. Eddy. Rob
sts, Jamison, James A. Martin and OF
OK leaders in the result of the convent
les. They are all voiced at the risk of be
the called 'bolters' and ''irreconcla bles''
al the party organization The prevale
DRY Of this sort Of talk shows that the sh
VI boleth of party regularity is not as pow
;eu, full as it once was, and that there
hef other considerations held more weig
by many citizens.
Candidates on the republican 81
ticket will hold an informal confere
T. with Senator Clapp Thursday aftern
aW- and may agree at that time on the mt
g bershipE of the republican state commit
t IN The question of the craftsmanship is
!pe!. closed, tho there is growing belief
put, Condo Hamlin Of st. Paul is Dunn's
pear sonal choice, and that he will there
lred be selected. The Duluth News Trib
10 says that ST. Louis county is not ash
Wait for the honor, which seems to elimir
uesI Senator Hawkins and Mile Bunnell.