The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-08
WILL SEE JOHN LIND.
Democrats to Call on Congressman
at st. Louis.


A determined effort is being made by
the leading Democrats of Minnesota to
induce John Lind to become guberna-
torial nominee to run against R. G.
Dunn. Considering conditions in the Re-
publican party, the Democrats feel sure
that Lind could lead them on to victory
a second time, and the Minnesota dele
cation at st. Louis has decided to make
united effort to insure Lind's candi-
dacy.
Frank Zins, one of the leaders of
Stearns county Democracy, who was in
the twin cities yesterday on his way to
St. Louis, said:
"We are going to make a statement
of the situation to Lind at st. Louis,
and l think he may be induced to con-
slider the matter. Not in twenty years
has there been such chance for Demo-
cracy in Minnesota to elect governor
as there is this year. Many Repub-
licans are sore beyond expression at the
methods which were invoked by Dunn.
The Scandinavians are especially in re-
volt, and with a strong Scandinavian at
the head of the Democratic ticket, Demo
cratic success would be assured."-Min-
neapolis, Journal
His friends in Minneapolis assert that
r. G. Dunn, if elected governor, will rec
ognize Collins men in Hennepin county
in making his appointments if the Col
Inns men viii turn in now and aid him
as the head of the state ticket.
Andrew Rain, who has been, and still
is, in charge Of the Dunn headquarters
in Minneapolis, gave out the following
statement:
1--WE propose to work in the country
for the good of the party, with no i'll
will against any man. We desire to or
ganize Republication in the county so
as to place the various districts in the
hands of the strongest men for leaders,
regardless Of whether they supported
Dunn or Collins for the nomination. Col
Inns men are not to be ignored by Mr..
Dunn. If they simply play square with
him in the campaign and aid us in secur-
ing desired harmony throughout the par
ty, they will be recognized by Mr..
Dunn as well as the men who were
originally with him."
Justice W. B. Douglas has given
practical demonstration of the fact that
he would rather carry out his constitu-
ents' wishes than be supreme court JUS
tice.
Just previous to the calling to order
of the state convention in st, Paul,
Justice Douglas was offered 300 Dunn
votes in the state convention if he would
swing the thirteen Collins votes of his
home county, Clay, for Dunn. Mr..
Douglas refused. The man who as attor-
ney general spent most of his time in
office fighting the merger, would not
Dunn, even when that refusal meant his
own official destruction.
So when it came to the original test
vote between Collins and Dunn, that of
whether the original Hennepin county
delegation should be unseated, Clay
county voted thirteen votes solid on the
Collins side Of the issue-in favor of
seating the first delegation-and sounded
the official death knell of Justice w. B.
Douglas.
On the vote for nomination of SUI
preme justices, w. B. Douglas received
but 277 votes, the Dunn managers hav-
ing swung every vote they could control
against him. Jaggard, the nominee, re-
ceived the full Dunn vote, his returns
being minneapolis Journal.