The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-14
DESPERATE LEADERS
WOULD SAVE dunn
Republican Committee Flood
ing State With Campaign
Orators

The Republican state central COM
mittee is in a desperate frame of mind
James "A. Martin, upon assuming
| command at headquarters, Immediately
wrote or wired to the different sections
of the state for true reports of the sit
uation. Almost to man the workers
called upon have told the same story
that Dunn is hopelessly beater-and
now,e as forlorn hope, the committee
is preparing to flood the state. with
| campaign speakers.
Senators Nelson and Clapp, Con-
gressmen Bede. Buchanan, McCleary
STEVENSON, Davis, Fletcher, Stevens
Volstead and. Tawney and Oar Reese
III. w. Childs, George B.. Edgerton
| and fully fifty other speakers are to
take the stump for Dunn in an attempt
to stem the tide.
Martin Hears Sad News
Reports have come from practically
every county in the state during the
past week in response to personal let
tiers from Martin asking for bald
statement, of facts. These letters have
been treated privately. The writer's
were asked to, give inside informa ton
OF the real situation as regards the
head of the Republican ticket in each
impaired
has been treated conf1dentially.
The slogan in the campaign has been
to boost for Dunn all along the line
and Republican who told the truth as
his district was Immediately labeled :.
traitor to his party But Martin ask
ed for the real facts and when he got
them G. S. Mitchell and his staff, in
charge of the campaign speakers bu-
reau, redoubled their efforts to put an
army, of spellbinders in the field. From
now to Monday night before the cleo
ton the people Of Minnesota will hear
the changes rung on r. G. Dunn as
they have never heard them for can
d1date for governor since Minnesota
was admitteds as a state.
A map at the Republican headquar-
ters studded with tacks shows the
routes of the speakers. and there is
scarcely "a place on the map large
enough for a fly to light upon that has
not been punctured with tack.
The Republican managers privately
concede that Mr.. Dunn would be beat
en- if the election were to be held this
week, but they pin their faith to the
alleged power of the Republican cam
paign orator to whip the .recalcitrants
into line.
Forgetful of the fact that Minnesota
republicans have been making up their
minds for year, they expect to change
them in. the last three weeks of CAM
paign by waving the party lash and
dwelling on the privileges of Repub-
leans tosyote for a man whom a ma :
jority of Republicans contend forced
his nomination on their party.
Rush Speakers Into Field
Two United States senators. nine
candidates cofor congress, United
States marshal a candidate for gov
ernor, dozen big guns in the legal
profession, and a horde. of small fry
orators, are in the field and are stump
ing the state in an effort to keep a
calm, cool, smiling but convincing
young man from st. Peter from sit
ting in the new state capitol.
Backed by an organization that is
adequate in everything but money,
supported on the stump by less than
ten public speakers in the state, John
A. Johnson has thrown the greatest
scare into the Republican organization
in its history. He has attended strict
ly to his own affairs, talking the doc
trlne of clean government, free from
THE stain of official scandal, and he is
making campaign that is the Won
der of everybody.
Senator Knute Nelson has been
nearly three weeks He is now in
Southern. Minnesota, will spend next
week there and will devote the last
week of the campaign to the north
ern part of the state.
Senator Clapp spoke at Anoka last
night, is at Hinckley tonight and goes
to st. Cloud for Saturday night He
will spend the week of Oct. II in
Northern Minnesota, and will reverse
positions with Senator Nelson for the
week of Oct "a, going to Southern
Minnesota forzthat week.
R.. c. Dunn is at Breckenridge to-
night. and speaks Saturday afternoon
at Dassel. He goes next week into
Southern. Minnesota. and Oct. 81, %
and 20 goes ito Duluth and the iron
range country. United States Marshal
Grimshaw is accompanying him, and
will speak upzto the time of the OPEN
ing of the polls.
All the nine Republican congression-
al candidates aFeson the stump except
J. Adam Bede of Duluth, who is work.
ing under the auspices of the national
Republican committee. He comes home
next week to speak in his district for
himself and Dunn.
Congressman Halvor STEVENSON, who
is without opposition in his district,
leaves the Ninth and goes into South
eastern Minnesota next week. He will
speak at Lake City, Caledonia and at
Evansville.
Oar F. Reese, who is stumping
Washington state, will return Oct. 20
and. will take the stump fer Dunn. H.
W. Childs, George B. Edgerton and
fully fifty others of less luminous light
are on the stump in what is very gen.
orally believed is vain effort to stem
the tide in favor of John A. johnson.