The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-29
LOCAL POLITICS
The CITY MUST
HAVE GOOD NAME
D. P. JONES SAYS POLITICIANS
~ SHOULD BE BUSINESS MEN.
He Addresses Banquet Of 1900 Repub-
iicans at the Masonic Temple Hall
r, G, Dunn Pleads for Himself and
State Ticket-Loren Fletcher and
Others Speak.

Twelve hundred republican workers
of Hennepin county held banquet and
enthusiastic rally last evening in the
Shrine hall, Masonic Temple; Long
tables extending the length of the great
banquet was served at $3.50 o'clock,
followed by, toasts. Each man who
spoke was given warm welcome, and
applause was frequent.
Thomas Girling, chairman Of the re-
publican county committee, to whom the
in Hne IL; Tho&as f. IL sReV as toast
master. Mr.. Shevlin, in turn, intro
duced Robert G. Dunn, who was well
received and spoke at considerable
length.
Mr.. Dunn first complimented
r rep ce1n Success i in Hennepin: He
then took up the recent democratic
meeting at the International audi
forum in Minneapolis. "The plat
cd, "with the greatest segregation
neys, and railroad contractors, that ever
got together in Minnesota He con-
Il demned johnson for having made per-
sonal attack upon himself and the rest
of the republican ticket; said that John
son thought himself a bigger man than
comparing Johnson to Lind is like com.
pairing a singed cat to a Bengal tiger.'
| He defed johnson to point to any law
or part of any law on the statute books
and of benefit to the people that he,
Johnson. could claim authorship 81 Of
4 called attention that Johnson had voted
to pass the sugar bounty bill over Gov
4 ernor Lind $ veto-a bounty which he,
: Dunn, as auditor. refused to pay and
was sustained in his refusal later by the
supreme court.
a Says He Did These Things.
q Dunn made claim to being the in.
strumental power behind number of
" legislative measures-the bill giving
n the state board Of equalization the
\ right to increase individual assess
i system of assessing the iron mines, in
4 creasing revenue in taxes on St. Louis
4 county mines from $4,000 to 100000
u when he left office; the present law
q for taxing timber and mineral lands;
q the public-printing law, which saves
q the state $4,000 annually, and the
4 drafting of the board of control law.
q Mr.. Dunn asserted that the latter law,
n as drafted under his supervision, did
Il not include the control Of the board
4 Of educational institutions, but that the
4 amendment forcing the university and
81 nOTudls uuuer unanC1d! SupelV1sAou U!
81 the board, was attached to the original
q bill by John A. Johnson in the state
a senate.
Dunn asserted that during the past
q three years the board has made net
a saving in maintenance Of institutions Of
the building '"e endf rep pa fapd
n a total saying in all lines OF
d Safe, 900 in three years. This saving
Il has been made while at the same time
& salaries have been increased $40 pc
Il capita-a 20 per cent increase, or $75,
A mates were never as we'll cared for a.
4 at present. In operation of the prison
Is Irvine plant, $451 $50 has been saved tn
Il farmers, and the state has also had al
b additional profit Of $226,468.
b ''This m onth," said Mr.. Dunn, eth
RSaF ea6 of y R5e
u Irvine plant, $250,000-and still have
III balance on hand Of over $500,000.'
u "If T Become Governor
N eff become governor,V he contir
III ued, land a measure removing the uni
n versity and normal schools from boar
b Of control supervision passes the legis
n lature, it will receive my hearty az
IA proval.'
n The speaker claimed to have been tn
II first state official to recommend the
II one and all to vote for it at the comm
b election. He concluded with TRAD
W against railroad passes.
q 81 believe railroad passes should +
ID prohibited by law,' he said. 1.-THE ma
who can well afford to pay for h
- is the poor working man who. :nevt
has a pass: I favor a law making
a felony for any railroad to issue
i pass to any other than bona fde en-
i ployee:, Abolish the pass system, ar
i the railroads can afford to reduce tran
Dunn also spoke Of the change MAJ
that day in the state committee.
FLAMES A. Martin, Collins campais
manager, will hereafter have charge
| the state republican headquarters
ffd "a1 haa will manage b my ca% aPi
l don't believe I'd ever have had al
r. fight for the nomination.
: D. P. Jones' Speech.
Cries then went up for "Jones, Jon,
nSs,n and Mi tb Zones ne resRGHde
in Hennepin county ever before gat
! cred to face the common political er
N.Y. he said. cit is an omen Of 8,
50 crowded. Scattered thruout this h
I see many business men. Polit
SnOulu W III Iuo uauuS VI UuSlloSS ILL
The business interests Of every c1
are paramount to the general .prosp
ity and happiness Of it's people. Q
Hennepin county ticket is composed
many business men. The nominees {
all good, clean men, representative
the best interests Of the city. Let
put in tho ticket from top to botto
And let harmony prevail thruout I
city, the county and the state tick
TIL, republican party has ever be
one Of men and measures. We m
we'll be proud Of it,. Let us give
- Endorsement at the polls.
- eff I am elected mayor shall
every ounce Of strength and cours
, that 7 possess to bring about the b
results for this city. believe tina,
' mayor should make it his sole obi
to 50 govern that only the best thil
shall come to the people; that his
ministration should always aim tow
r creating the greatest good possible
, the greatest number. And moth
short of a good name at home {
. abroad will do for Minneapolis.
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