The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Il mlHN6OVkA EVAlIlVD
Joel p. HeatwoIe confers with Political
Friends In St. Paul-Mr. Lohren Tells
OF That Legislative InvestIgation-An-
other Attack on Senator cIapp.
Joel P. Heatwole met several Of HIS
political friends In st. Paul yesterday.
The conference included Senator c. M.
Buck Of Faribault, A. B. Kelly Of North
field, Representative J. Is. Kelly of Eure-
ka, J. c. Hoffman Of Hastings, John
Sheehy Of Montgomery, R. G.. Rasmussen
of Red Wing and Congressman G. R. Da-
Wis of st. Peter.
Mr.. Heatwole says that no decision was
arrived at in this conference. There was
no occasion to make a decision, he says,
as they are all supporting the ticket"
His friends wanted to meet him, and felt
that some statement was due from him
| after his throw-down at the hands OF
Dunn, for in JoePs fall, as Marc Antony
said, 'you and I and all Of us fell down.
There is no doubt that the Heatwole
men have indicated to the state commit
tee their resentment, and that they do
not intend to make any strenuous efforts
for the ticket, unless the trouble is
patched up in some way Just how a
peace-pipe can be smoked at his late day.
| no one seems able to explain, but mutual
friends are doing what they can. Any
resumption Of the relations between Dunn
and HeatWole means an apology, from
Dunn and some liberal. concessions to the
Mortified statesman. ~-~
| James A. Martin was much disturbed
when he learned that Heatwole had called
on Governor Van SAINT, and yesterday af-
| ternoon the Dunn manager bald the gov
| call T. oe>1P
private, and what passed no one knows.
A. J. Lohren of Waseca, who was q
member of the last house, and one Of the
committee on public accounts and ex-
penditures, writes T II e Journal his
version of the now celebrated 'investiga-
tom of the auditors office by that com
mittee. The Waseca Journal-Radical re-
Gently published an article by ]. w. Wolf
giving an account purporting to como
from Christian Won Wald another member
of that committee, and saying that the
committee had made thoro examination
and could not find one instance where Mr.
Dunn had failed to do his duty to the
state. Mr.. Lohren asked the same paper
to publish his statement, but was refused
and as he has repeatedly told the story Of
that investigation to his neighbors, hi
asks T h e J o urnal to give space tt
his reply. Mr.. Lohren says:
1.-THE committee on public accounts ant
expenditures made a report three day:
before adjournment of the legislature
which is published in full on pages al!
to 1924 Of the House Journal, and OF
page 1920 is found the following, which
clearly bears me out In what J have stat
ed, towit:
"Your committee finds as facts
"First-That there are outstanding railroad ex
press, telephone and telegraph taxes. also stump
age and individual stumpage and mineral LAM
accounts due to the state some Of which hav
been long past due (see Exhibit D of report)
+ viz:
Railroad companies ......-........ $69S. $780,
Telegraph and telephone companies. 65,574.s
express express &c companies aapo'n 1'SeS'7
Stumpage account ................. 3,561
, Individual stumpage .............. 27,1e2.4
+ Mineral lands ...................... 2,475.O
r Total sos s2e 2
1--WE would recommend that the public exam
ner investigate thoroly this account, and If sam
3 are actually due the state of Minnesota that h
be requested to: take such steps are neces
. sary to enforce their collection.
a This report was prepared by Mr.. Gun
y ders of the public examiners office, wit
q assistance of John Barry, the expert &C
\ countant, who assisted the !egislativ
9 committee, and it will be seen tina
= many discrepancies were covered up b
' being punched, making it necessary t
continue the investigation; SO that collec
!, lions could be enforced
~ Ine PUBIC examiner says ne acted o
= the recommendation of the legislativ
\ committee, and if he went any further
= he certainly had full authority, and
, think it was his duty to do so, if he foun
y it necessary, as it seems to me that if tn
- public examiner was to shield any wrong
- doing he would be a very useless official.
Referring to the complaint that John A
y Johnson has descended to 'persons
= abuse Of Dunn, Chairman Day Of tn
democratic committee says, in the Fair
mont Sentinel:
: Is John A. Johnson Robert c. Dunn respor
sible for the fact that enforcement of the ant
> merger law, the timber trespass laws, the mir
s eral lease laws, the gross earnings law and til
laws protecting the public. school funds issue
: in this campaign?
= If in any respect a reference to the enforce
. ment of these laws is, in Mr.. Dunn's opinion
caused such reference to be personal and abusive
John A. Johnson is discussing principles an
not personalities. He is discussing principle
that germane to the office of chief eXecutiv
of Minnesota If such discussion reflects in
personal way upon his opponent. it is not tn
fault of John A. Johnson, who stands upon tn
platform that the law should be enforced withou
fear or favor for the protection Of the public il
terests.
The Virginia Virginian says:
| Since Collins and Van SAINT have takan q COO