The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-09
MINNESOTA POLITICS
GienWood Gopher Shows That Only a
Small Share Of the Republican Press
Is Committed to Any Candidate for
Governor-comments on Recent APP
pointments Have Friendly Tone.

observation-disclosures on Recent APP
pointments Have Friendly Tone.
The Glenwood Gopher has been check
ing up the state press, and presents fig
ures to scout the claim that three-fourths
of the republican papers are for Dunn.
The Blue Book shows $40 newspapers in
the state, of which 4O6 are listed as re-
publican, 81 democratic, AZ populist g.
demo-pop. . independent democratic and
80 class themselves Independent. The
Eddy organ analyses the position of these
| papers as follows:
'Practically all of the opposition press
democratic, populist independent and in
dependent democra tic-is assiduously
booming Dunn's candidacy, and nearly
all the democratic and populist politicians
are urging his nomination. So generally
is this the case that leading eastern
| daily recently referred to Mr. Dunn as
| the probable democratic nominee
| "Of the 400 republican country weeklies
and dailies. about 50 are committed to
Dunn. 30 stand for Eddy. a, few howl for
| Collins, while the remaining 300 or so are
as yet not committed to any candidate,
nor 40 they seem to be in any hurry to
commit themselves. The claim, repeated
~ made by some Of the ultra Dunn pa
pers, that Mr. Dunn has three-fourths
| (some: say 80 per cent? of the country
press back of him. SO far as the republi-
can press is concerned. is all buncombe.
! we are WHlllS " dululC tflaC he mas the
deposition press, and he is welcome to it,
but the Gopher cannot believe that repub-
Elican delegates in convention assembled
will permit their choice to be dictated by
the opposition press,
Since the Collins resignation the tone
of the Dunn newspapers has changed
not1ceably. For instance, the Crookston
Times, which could not see anything but
Dunn before, now thinks the gubernator-
1al fight threatens to be battle royal"
: However. the Times thinks that the SEN
ators will not take any hand in it. '"Ther
political interests says the Times, ARE
! intertWined with those Of all the candi-
dates for gubernatorial honors and to
espouse the cause of one would be to
make invidious enemies of the other three
candidates. This would be extremely poor
politics. The senators will remain neu-
| trail and retain the friendship of ALL If
they owe political debts they will seek
some more opportune time to pay them
The press of the state might as we'll drop
| the contention that Nelson is for this man
and Clapp for that. as it is ineffective
and will mean nothing to political leaders
! who understand the situation. It is some
what different with representatives. They
will, as individuals. probably support the
men from their districts, but in most
cases they will prefer to remain in the
| background"
| Very few newspapers have any criticism
! to make of the appointment of Douglas.
DonahoWer and jacobson. Even anti-ad-
ministration editors like Huntington Of
| the Window Reporter. admit that the
governor "chose wisely and the Dona-
! hover appointment is even commended
out in the seventh district The Elbow
| Lake Herald says:
Attorney General Douglas has been
appointed associate Justice of the supreme
| court to succeed Judge Collins. w. J.
Donahower. of st. Paul will succeed Mr.
Douglas as attorney general Both APP
t pointments are eminently proper
Since his appointment, Mr.. Dona hover
has discovered a number Of new ways to
spell his name. Perusal of the various
F.! newspaper comments brings out Dana
| hover, Danenhower. Dannahower. DON
nahower, Danenhauer and Donenhower
and there are several more counties to
| hear from.
A. M. Dare. state printer, says in mis-
Elk River Star-News:
! The appointments are generally con-
sdered very meritorious. tho they add
no strength to the Collins gubernatorial
candidacy. The original scheme was to
make these appointments with view to
strengthening the Collins gubernatorial
candidacy. but the people made such
hoWl about the contemplated prostitution
OF the judiciary for political purposes that
it had to be abandoned and the appoint
ments were doubtless made on merit
There were lots of Original schemes
by self-appointed slate makers, to fix up
appointments that would strengthen the
Collins candidacy, but there is no evil
dence. that the governor ever intended
to take any other course than he finally
adopted.
The Thief River Falls News saws:
While Red Lake county has been re-
peatedly promised to Dunn, it may be an
nounced that the republican county com
mittee will call convention as usual, and
the people will be allowed to select dele
gates
Editor Wliteman of the Ortonville Her.
I ald-Star is state oil inspector, but he
is also a Dunn man. He is always candid.
and his testimony as appended is inter
esting. He says:
+ All talk about the organization of
state appointees into Collins boomers is
nonsense. The oil inspectors, the boiler
inspectors, the deputy game wardens, etc.
are doing as they d. please
/ The st. Cloud Journal Press saws:
i Fred Schiffman of st. Paul who was
! appointed by Governor Van SAINT as chief
i oil Inspector. and then joined the demo-
! Gratis in the vain effort to elect Rosing, is
said to be one of the Dunn managers in
i Ramsey county. Dunn should not be
condemned. however. until he has had a
! chance to disprove the rumor'
] 1t is not likely that Bob would deny
! the support of the big Four He Ger
tainly would not care to drive 1T away.
! Charles B. Cheney.