The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-27
MINNESOTA POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS
Many Republicans Weary Of 6uIidozing
Campaign Conducted by Some Dunn En-
thusiasts-Democratic Editor Defends
Loyal Leglon-Senator Torson Not Con-
WINGED That He Is Ineligible to Railroad
Commission.
There are a good many republicans
who would like to see the state conven-
ton over and the governorship fight set
tied. They are the people who have had
to stand the "bulldozing'' of R. c. Dunn's
| campaign managers for the past three
months. Several republicans from outside
the twin cities have related narrowing
experiences at the Merchants hotel, where
they have been set upon, pleaded with
and threatened until they have been about
worn out, all because they would not say
they were for the Princeton candidate
| One. at least, was openly abused in the
presence of number of people because
| he had the temerity to say that he couid
not support Dunn.
! Here in Hennepin county candidates for
office and officeholders have been threat
| ened with political death If they did not
| climb on the Dunn wagon. The local
been satisfied with a neutral attitude.
They tried to force Ray Jones to unite
! forces with them, and threatened to fix
him if he would not come IN line. HE
protested that he was running his own
campaign and keeping free from every
other. but said that if they We're deter
mined to have trouble they would be ac-
commodated. Assurances have been con-
veyed to him since that his attitude IS
perfectly satisfactory, and everything is
! lovely again. The same game OF bluff was
| tried on Frank M. Nye before his with
| drawaI from the congressional contest
| and was promptly called by him. The
bulldozing tactics tried on well-knoWn
business man were told in h e u r
nal some time ago. Many other in
stances are known, and the work has
gone so far as to threaten city employees
with loss of their jobs by the vengeance
of Dunn men in the city council. In
some of these cases Mr.. Dunn's represen-
tatives have gone too far; and they have
seen the danger of a reaction, SO there
is a disposition now to be somewhat mild
err They have even 'let up in the at
tacks on c. A. Smith, much as they hate
him for his expose of the senatorial deal.
The latest line of attack on Judge Col
Inns is that he is a member OF the Loyal
! Legion and therefore an aristocrat, and
@'AS
G. A. r. An article of this tone in the
Fairrnont Sentinel stirred UP Editor Mac
Donald of the ST. Cloud Times, president
of the State Editorial association and an
ardent democrat, to the following reply:
The writer is member OF the G. A. r. but
Of the Loyal LEGION g. we t are
ton that mmebers Of the Loyal Legion are held
in contempt by the c. A. R. rank and file; 1t
is false and absurd. Grant, Sherman, Sheridan,
|
commanders Loyal Legion members Were
k snste Of the
, won promotion on the field of battle or by other
meritorious service. Nearly if not quite all the
Loyal Legion members belong to the u: a, ~: IL
Torrance, Compton, Hicks. Castle, Harries, Ma
han and others are Loyal Legion members. a a,,e
have been elevated to the highest honors in the
G.. A. r. Oh, no, the Grand Army Of the Re-
public is proud of the officers who led it, and can
only feel contempt for such senseless, out,
' ia geous and baseless attacks as the above upon
their brave and gallant comrades of the Loyal
Legion. The truth is that the Grand Army OF
i the Republic and the Loyal Legion are, like the
one as the sea- To attack one Is to assail the
other. Surely the service of the Loyal Legion
members forty years aga on te the ron
assaults
!. Senator Thomas Torson is not convince.
: that he, is ineligible to run for railroad
it will get legal advice on the subject. TIL
a decision governing this point is in tn
well-knoWn Sutton case, u Mimi, 46t
: which decided that a member Of the legis
> lature could not hold any other state of
q flee during the term for which he wa
= elected, whether he resigned or not TIL
: constitutional provision Is found in sec
p ton of article ", which reads:
n mo senator or representative shall
n during the time for which he is elected
: hold any office under the authority of tn
= United States or the state of Minnesota
: except that Of postmaster.
This is not operative as to federal OF
40 fees, since the state cannot limit feders
authorities in making appointments an
- congress is the sole judge of the quail
Id 1cations of its members. Congressma
er Tawney was first elected to congress Will
- serving a term in the state senate. Bl
. the Sutton decision makes the rule ver
! plain as to state offices. If 1t were NJ
lie for this rule we might have seen Senate
,r Samuel Lord in the race for governt
this year.
If Senator Torson were eligible he won
OF get strong support from the second oil
s. trict.
a. There is one seat in the state sena
~ to fill this year, the one made vacant I
u the death of A. F. Ferris of Brainer
Or There are two Breinerd republicans col
ut testing for it-John T. Frater, the veters
-, county treasurer, and S. F. Alderman
- wel-known attorney.
Mt Charles B. Cheney.
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