The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-06

prudence.
It seems to me that the voters OF
the State will do we'll to just leave
we'll enough alone, and vote Mo-
against the proposed amendment.
VOTER.
CHANGES IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
c. H. Warner Succeeds w. E. Verify as
Secretary of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee and JAS. A. Martin Be
comes Member of Committee.
James A. Martin of St. Cloud. man
ager of the pre-convention campaign
OF Judge Loren W. Collins for the Re-
publican 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 manage
ment 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 Re-
publican nominees shows that the sup
porters of Judge Collins are Republi-
cans first, last and all the time, and
that their regard for the party's well
fare towers above any personal pref
erence.
The election of Mr.. Martin took
place at a meeting of the committee at
headquarters in the Gilfllan block at
3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and
followed the resignation of Kay Todd
of St. Paul, who, for business and
personal reasons, found it impossible
to serve on the committee.
Mr.. Martin has wide acquaintance
throughout the State, and his expert
ence in Republican campaigns makes
him an invaluable assistant in the
present campaign. He was chairman
of the executive committee of the
State central committee in 1902 and
afterwards 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 committee.
simultaneously with the election OF
Mr.. Martin came the resignation OF
William E. Verify of Wadena as secre-
tary and the election of G. 81. Warner
of Aitkin to that position. Mr..
Verify resigned at the request of the
members Of the committee because of
his relations with Former Congress-
man Joel P. Heatwole of Mortified.
who. the members of the committee
have reason to believe, is throwing
his influence against Robert G. Dunn
of Princeton and Senator Moses E.
Clapp of St. Paul. Mr.. Verify was
appointed at the earnest solicitation
of Mr.. Heatwole, and was considered
his personal representative. Informa-
ton had come to the committee that
because Mr.. Dunn refused to oppose
Senator Clapp for reelection Mr..
Heatwole is out to "knife' him. The
members of the committee had no per-
sonal objection to Mr.. Verify, but de-
cided that in view of Mr.. Heatwole' IS
attitude of opposition to Mr.. Dunn
the public would not place in Mr..
Verify the confidence that the secre-
tary of the committee should COM
mand
After the situation had been ex-
planned to Mr.. Verify the wrote the
following letter to the committee:
II have been informed that because
of my attitude of friendship toward
Hon. Joel P. Heatwole my services as
secretary of this committee are no
longer desired. Much as I deplore
the situation which has brought about
this condition, I yet feel that I have,
at all times, performed the duties OF
my position in a loyal and honora-
BILE manner, but under the circum-
stances and in the interest of harmony
and Republican success, I hereby ten
der my resignation as secretary''
The members of the committee were
grateful to Mr.. Verify for his loyal
services and expressed regret that on
account of the attitude of Mr.. Heat
wole a change in the secretaryship
was for the best interests of the party.
Mr.. Verify assured the committee that
he had always been for Dunn and
that he would continue to support the
Republican nominee.
Mr.. Warner, the new secretary OF
the committee, is one of the most
popular young men. of Aitkin county
and is especially well qualified for his
new position. He was born in In.
diana, and his parents came to Min
nesota 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 tho har in Tn1;o-, T,