The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Parker Hearst Wrangie II, the Local
Democracy May Cause Trouble Later on
for Congressman Lind-change at Fari-
bault-House Members Announce Them
selves for Reelection.

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selves for Reelection.
Local republicans have some hopes from
the present lively contest between the
Parker and Hearst elements Of the demo
cratic party. The Hearst boomers have
worked up considerable enthusiasm for
their man as trust buster" and dis
penser of charity, and they have played
effectively on the prejudice against the
eastern democracy and the old leaders of
the Cleveland Hill schools Many of the
Hearst men say openly that as between
Parker and Roosevelt. they would vote for
the present occupant of the White House.
OF course republicans are not worrying
Minnesota. The thing that pleases them
about the Parker-Hear struggle is that
it BODIES trouble for Congressman Lind.
The Hearst men are bitter in their feel
ing against Lind because he has declared
for Parker, and they say that II he comes
bank and takes an active hand against
| them they will get even later on. Con-
! gress will adjourn in two or three weeks.
and Mr.. Lind will be home for over a
month before the primaries are held. He
may not take off his coat. but he will GER
tafnly make his influence felt against
Hearst and In favor Of Parker. If the
Hearst men carry the county, it will be a
| serious blow to the congressmans pres
| tige. If Parker wins the delegation, the
radicals who are behind Hearst are likely
to make good their threat to get even.
| Most of them are men not identified close
! ly with the party organization, and with
no hard and fast principles Of party 10y
atty. They will fly the track very easily,
| and in this presidential year Lind will
| need every democratic vote, as we'll as a
large share of the republicans, to win him
another term at Washington.
h So the democratic row sounds music tc
the ears of republican leaders, and they
are giving the most friendly encourage
ment to the followers of the New York
journalist.
The Elbow Lake Herald gives it's rea.
sons as follows:
When Mr.. James T. Hill undertook to merge
the Great Northern, Burlington and Northern Pa
cine railways and thus do away with all compe
i tition i'll the transportation line when he thus
undertook to place the people in position wher,
they We're largely at his mercy. Governor Var
SAINT stepped into the breach and instituted {
| ngnt 10 protect the rights and interests of the
people. 1t was no small undertaking; it required
l a lot OF courage. He needed tile sympathy ant
support OF the people, and especially the backing
OF the men OF influence in his party. Here waE
Mr.. Dunns opportunity. for he was then state
laud1tor-elected on the same ticket with Cover
nor Van SAINT. How did Mr.. Dunn meet this op
portunity? Not only did he withhold his sympa
thy and support, but he openly, insistently ant
persistently ridiculed the efforts of Governor val
SAINT and did what he could to make the COVER
! nor's fight failure. The issue in the bal
ance, the outcome doubtful: it was critca
situation Mfr. Dunn did not take the side of thu
people in that struggle; we know it because w,
heard 1t from his own lips. That is the Herald
warrant for saying there would have been no mer
ger case if Mr.. Dunn had been governor instea,
of Mr.. Van SAINT That is the reason the Heral
i not tn now supporting Mr. Dunn for governor
, ana perhaps that is also the reason the Pionee
Press. st. Paul Globe and other railroad inhu
ences are supporting Mr.. Dunn
Joel Heatwole and his associates hav
!, let go Of the FaribauIt Journal, whic
they have been running as daily for sew
eral months, selling control of the stoc
to new set of men, with r. c. Brew
saugh as editor. The new editor saws h
, will make 1t more of newspaper, an
! the editorial columns twill deal MOI
largely with topics Of strictly local inter
est This probably will be good new
: to the readers of the paper.
, p. A. Gunders writes r he Journ
to take exceptions to a statement in tt
II Warren Sheaf. recently quoted in this co
!, umn. Mr.. Gunders admits that he wa
= in Warren, and that he said Mr. Dun
: wanted Marshall county. but he denie
, saying that ANY one who would activel
= take hold Of the Dunn campaign wou
be furnished with the snews of war
Perhaps it wasn't necessary.
= P. A. Gunders Of Sunberg, one of tt
!. substantial members Of the house in 100
! 1902 and 1908, has announced himself
a candidate for reelection, and the Wilm:
> Republican, Gazette indicates that he wi
have cordial support. He has a splend
: record, and was chosen to introduce tt
antimerger bill framed by Attorney Ger
eral Douglas.
Q Emmett Mark of Princeton, also a vel
I eran Of the last two legislatures is
!. candidate for another term, in the b
h forty fifth district. He is a hustler
1 the live stock business, but does not hay
) much to say in the house
), Charles B. Cheney.