The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Dunn supporters Revive the Band Wagon
Talk to Cover an Apparent Drift In the
Other DirectIon-Press Comment on Re-
cent Events of the campaign-lnlustlce
to Eddy.

Band wagon talk has been opened up
again by newspaper supporters of R. G.
Dunn. Since the Dunn speech accusing
Judge Collins of soliciting and securing
campaign contributions from James J.
Hill, these newspapers have insisted that
Collins was out of the race, and it was
"all over but the shouting
It is hard to see any grounds for such
a claim. The public examiners report,
followed by Dunns attack on Collins,
stirred things up so that many republic
cans were like bees swar1ning up in the
air and not knowing where to come down.
Judge Collins statement, publishing the
Hill correspondence and clearing him from
the charges at the same time taking high
ground ON the merger question, had set
Ting effect. Things have been much
quieter since, but the only trend of opin-
ion to be noticed has been reaction IA
voring Collins
| One of the judges supporters said yes
! terday:
| THAT band wagon talk doesn't scare US
any more In fact, it is an encouraging
sign. Since this fight first began, every
time we have got them on the run they
have rallied around band wagon cry,
trying to check a stampede from their own
ranks. Their use of that argument at
this time is pretty conclusive evidence tina t
the tide is setting in the other direction.
The Rochester Post and Record SAYS:
| at is a well-known fact that Mr. Dunn
| has temper of the most inf1amnlable
kind; that he takes no pains to govern
| it, and when under it's influence is reck-
| less in his statements. He was smarting
under the report Of Public Examiner
johnson when he made his charge against
Judge Collins, and his fiery temper over
mastered him. Since then his managers
have wisely forbidden him to talk. What
| lrin of ha or m
make who has to be tied down because
of his lack of self control before election?
| The state does not wish any such person
as it's chief executive. This one exhibit
tion by Mr.. Dunn is all sufficient"
The Detroit Record states its position
frankly as follows:
..The Record has all along advocated
the nomination of Mr.. Dunn, and we
have stated our reasons therefor But
| if the fool friends of both candidates con-
tinue this senseless warfare it will be
better to nominate one of the strong,
clear-cut business men of the. state, OF
whom there are many fully as capable
as any of those whose names have yet
been mentioned. We believe the interests
of the state Of Minnesota and of the re
publican party should be considered para
mount to the political ambition of any
one man. and rather than the continuance
of this mud singing campaign the whole
outfit might better be invited to step tc
one side.''
:. The Wheaton Footprints discovers thai
the Dunn men in that part of the state
- are using Eddy for blind. The Collin:
men are accused of doing the same thing
in other sections. 1t is hard luck fol
Eddy, when every time a man declares
himself favorable to his candidacy some
1t - H.
. frank statement in yesterdays Jou r
, n a ought to set this talk at rest a:
far as he is personally concerned.
Charles B. Cheney