The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
WILL Verify IS OUT.
H, Resigns Secretaryship of
State Central Committee.
Mas Paying Too Much Attention
to JoeI's Interests.
Js mes Martin is Added to the
Executive Force.
Warner of Aitkin is Elected to
Succeed Wadena Man.
From Thursdays Daily.

rIOm lnuISuay Dally.
James A. Martin of st. Cloud, man
ager OF the pre-convention campaign OF
Judge Loren w. Collins for the republi-
can nomination for governor, was elected
a member of the executive committee of
the republican state central committee
yesterday, and will take an active part
in the management of the campaign Mr.
Martin was the leader of the anti-Dunn
forces before the convention, and his
desire to do all in his power to elect
the republican nominees shows that the
supporters of Judge Collins are republic
cans first, last and all the time, and tina t
their regard for the party's welfare tow
ers above any personal preference.
The election of Mr. Martin took place
at a meeting of the committee at head
quarters in the Gilfillan block at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and follow
ed the resignation of Kay Todd of st.
Paul, who for business and personal rea
sons, found it impossible to serve on the
committee.
Mr.. Martin has wide acquaintance
throughout the state, and his experience
in republican campaigns makes him an
invaluable assistant in the present cam
paign He was chairman of the exc
cutive committee of the state central
committee in 1902 and afterward was
appointed member of the state board of
control, from which he resigned last
winter to manage the campaign of Judge
Collins. He was executive clerk under
Gov. S. r. Van SAINT from 1900 to 1902,
and before that had been twice elected
chief clerk of the senate judiciary COM
mittee.
simultaneously with the election of
Mr. Martin came the resignation of Will
lam E. Verify of Wadena as secretary
and the election of c. III. Warner of Ait
kin to that position. Mr.. Verify resign
ed at the request of the members of the
committee because of his relations with
Former Congressman Joel p. Heatwole of
Mortified, who, the members of the COM
mittee have reason to believe, is throw
ing his influence against Robert c. Dunn
of Princeton and Senator Moses E. Clapp
of st. Paul. Mr.. Verify was appointed
at the earnest solicitation of Mr.. Heat
wole, and was considered his personal
representative. Information had come to
the committee that because Mr.. Dunn re-
fused to oppose Senator Clapp for re-
election Mr.. Heatwole is out to knife
him. The members of the committee had
no personal objection to Mr.. Verify, but
decided that in view of Mr. Heatwole's
attitude of opposition to Mr.. Dunn the
public would not place in Mr.. Verify the
confidence that the secretary of the COM
mittee should command.
After the situation had been explained
to Mr.. Verify he wrote the following let
ter to the committee:
81 have been informed that because of
my attitude of friendship toward Hon.
Joel p. Heatwole my services as, secre-
tary of this committee are no longer de-
sired. Much as l deplore the situation
which has brought about this condition,
| yet feel that | have, at all times,
performed the duties of my position in
loyal and honorable manner, but I'M
der the circumstances and in the in
terest of harmony and republican success,
hereby tender my resignation as secre-
tary."
The members of the committee were
grateful to Mr.. Verify for his loyal serv-
ices and expressed regret that on ac-
count of the attitude of Mr.. Heatwole a
change in the secretaryship was for the
best interests of the party. Mr.. Verify
assured the committee that he had al
ways been for Dunn and that he would
continue to support the republican nomi-
nee.
Mr. Warner, the new secretary of the
committee, is one of the most popular
young men of Aitkin county and is es-
pecially well qualified for his new posi-
ton. He was born in Indiana, and his
parents came to Minnesota when he was
three months old, settling in Buffalo.
Wright county. After reaching young
manhood he taught school and read law,
and was admitted to the bar in Indiana.
In 1898 he moved to Milaca, Mile Laos
county, and established The Mile Laos
County Times. Two years later he was
appointed assistant land clerk in the
state auditors office during the admins
tration of Mr.. Dunn, which position he
held until 1900. In 1896 he bought the
Aitkin Age, which he published until re-
Gently. He is a member of the Mcqueen