The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Judge colllns Discovers That His News
paper Following Is Already About
Even with Dunn's-He Announces the
Result OF Checking Up in Letter to
Papers Which Are Friendly to Him
Attitude Of Reese, Warner and ,schIff-
man Is No Mystery--Nho Viii Be Ma.
|! tlonal Committeeman?
The Dunn band wagon has been checked
m It's mad career among Minnesota news
paper oH1ces. The claim that nine tenths,
OF tnree-tourths, of the state press is for
Dunn has been disproyed by the cold logic
OF ngures. Judge Collins has been check
ing up the republican papers Of the state,
and finds that he and Dunn are now
practically even in newspaper support
Inc result OF his checking up he has
given in a letter sent out to all the papers
friendly to the Collins candidacy. q
Inc republican newspapers Of the state,
36l In number, were carefully checked
over for the last three weeks, The ex
animation showed just sixty-seven papers
friendly to Dunn. There were sixty-tWo
| favorable to Collins, thirty eight making
comment but not making any choice be-
tween them, and 100 that did not men
ton either candidacy. These were all
/
gressional districts. In his letter Judge
Collins calls attention to the fact that
| the Dunn campaign among the neWspa-
! pers mas been In progress for year, while
the Collins campaign has just begun.
he promises that there will be a very diff
| 1erent story to tell in the next six months.
Southern Minnesota papers are generally
| noncommittal. On Judge Collins list
| there are twenty two papers south of the
twin cities declared for him and twenty
| four for Dunn. North Of the cities he
! lists forty for Collins, and forty three for
Dunn. Judge Collins comedies that the
great majority of the democratic papers
| Of the state are for Dunn. -. +
! Inc Dunn papers persist in charging
Jim Martin with sending for newspapers
| under the head Of 1.-THE Northwestern
Land Information Company" Martin says
| he knows nothing whatever about any
such company, or what it is doing, and
no such communication has ever been
sent out with his knowledge or consent
Judge Collins has subscribed personally
Tor the Minnesota papers, sending his
personal check for the subscription price
and not a IS bill. There is no necessity
| to resort to any subterfuge to get them.
Inquiry about the capitol fails to disclose
any information about such a concern.
If Joel Heatwole doesn't look out Fred
Schifman will be linking it up'' with
him. Joel charges that Schiffman has
| been brought in line for Collins by the
Donahower appointment It is not yery
hard to find out the facts. schiffman is
| for Dunn, and proclaims his attachment
| for the Princeton man and his hatred
! Of the state administration from the
| housetops. He has done so both before
and since the Donahower. appointment
| which was received I'M the camp of the
! pig four: without any acclamations of
JOY. Oar Reese andc Eli Warner have
! gone on record for Dunn in Interviews
! So much for the claim that the Dona-
| mower. appointment was made to secure
the support of this-pewA rfuls combination.
Donahower's relations with them have not
been close Of late years ana be has never
claimed any influence in that. direction.
Collins supporter who has been fol-
lowing the frantic contortions Of the Heat
wole string Of papers for the last two
or three weeks said yesterday: 'tIt is
very plain to me that Joel IIeatwole is
either very. badly scared, or else he is
afraid people will forget that he is manag-
ing the Dunn campaign.
| Heatwole's demand that Martin get off
the state committee is very inconsistent
coming from Heatwole. It leads one to
inquire a few things about him. Why did
ne abandon the state campaign in 1890 at
|
for a trip to Europe? Why did he, when
a member Of congress, come back from
Washington and leave his post to lobby
at the extra session Of 1902? Why did
| he come back to Minnesota and dictate
the nomination of his successor and then
Ibefore his term as a congressman expired
enter into a contest for control of the leg
islative organization? It seems to me Mr..
Heatwolc has few things to explain him
SELF
The 1902 campaign is over, and there are
just two things left for the present state
committee to do. 1t will fix the date for
the next state convention, and determine
the basis for apportionment. One mem
Der Of the committee has as much to say
as another about these two matters, and
there is no more improperly about Mar
tin holding his post, his friends say, than
for E. B. Hawkins or Mile Bunnell, who
are working hard in the Dunn organization.
to retain their membership on the state
committee.
The refusal of Thomas Lowry to serve
on the republican national committee as
a successor to Thomas H Shevlin leaves
Minneapolis without candidate for the
place, unless Timothy F. Byrnes should
aspire for it. Just now every one seems
ITO shy at the honor, but when the time
comes to elect there may be a wild scram-
BILE for it. St. Paul is. quite likely to
present a candidate. George Thompson is
prominently mentioned, and there has
been talk lately of Oscar Hallam. That
gentleman's friends would like to see him
receive recognition, and after his mag
unanimous action in the interests Of Ram
say county harmony, 1t would not be sur
prising If the republicans of that county
would present his name for the place, He
has not been consulted, and may follow
the general example in refusing to con-
slider the proposition.
/ ]. F. Jacobson, the new chairman of
the board Of control, arrived from Madi-
son this morning and took UP his duties.
He has wound up his private business at
Madison, and will give his entire time
hereafter to the state.. He took the APP
pointment with the understanding that
he have time to close up his home affairs,
and the story in a democratic paper to-
day that he has been rounding up votes
for Collins Is a complete fabrication.
Charles B. Cheney.
RULING BASED ON COMMON SENSE
madison CWis.) Democrat.)
Il The Minnesota supreme court is guilty
Of the truly sensational 1t has given
La decision in the cause Of justice and
ignored pestiferous technicalities in the
process. Three young fellows murdered
man near owatonna to obtain SIS in