The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08
MINNESOTA POLITICS

| MINNESOTA POLITICS
Significant Announcement by the vern-
dale s,n-NeIson, clapp, Van SAINT and
shevln Proposed for Delegates at Large
by Northfleld News ~ st. Paul Club
Wants to Hear from andIdates-News-
/ paper Comment on Questions Now Ups
j permost.
The Verndale Sun editor last week an
i nounced Collins as his choice for gov
ernor, and stated plainly. that. he would OPP
pose the nomination Of his old friend, Bob
i Dunn. He says by wayaof explanation:
1T is with regret tina tsthis step is taken.
4 At, the: time Mr.. Dunn intimated he would
a Sun had no other Thought than supporting
4 him and in fact favorably mentioned his
4 name. Since that time however, the POI
4 l1t1cal complexion has changed, and to our
best knowledge and belief the corporate
4 interests that attempted the defeat Of
i Governor Van SAINT two years ago are
again attempting toZgain control of poll
ties and are earnestly urging the selection
OF Mr. Dunn as, the republican standard
bearer Two years ago the campaign was
fought out on the merger and antimerger
lines Van SAINT as the antimerger candi-
date was elected by one Of the largest
majorities ever accorded a candidate for
Z governor in Minnesota. At that time Bob
Dunn was In sympathy with the railroad
interests and now the hill people are sup
porting him for governor against Collins,
!, who is a pronounced antimergerite.''
The Mortified News has ticket for the
next state convention. It presents as
proper selections for the four delegates at
large the names Of Senators Nelson and
a Nj y1yynY
shevlin. For national committeeman the
| News suggests George Thompson Of st.
Paul.
The News justifes it's selection for dele
,. gates by saying that the delegation
SHOULD be made up Of men well-known in
the affairs and politics of the state, and
official position should count for much"
Its editor, has always contended that the
| senators should represent the state and
. party IN national conventions" Senator
Nelson, he contends should represent the
state on the resolutions committee. OF
the other two men he says:
' Governor Van SAINT has been twice
elected chief executive Of Minnesota and
has attracted national attention on &C
count of q, contest with certain railroad in
terests. ~
y mr. Shevlin is the present member of
, the national committee from Minnesota
: and 1t is customary intnany states to send
the national committeeman as a delegate.
This IS courtesy that should be accorded
Mr.. SheVin.' H; 9Th
One Of the choicest bits of fiction going
the rounds is the statement that Governor
Van SAINT succeeded to- the Clough ma
! chine, and that Judge" Collins is heir to
| the support of that same old 'gang." The
] element in the party that backed Clough
has had no use for!sVan SAINT since the
merger issue was raised, and it has nc
: more use for Collins than for Van SAINT.
! > The lie 1Sueur News whose editor is a
third district postmasterjan a stanch fol-
e lower Of Joel Heatwole, says:
). "a new political slogan is that the nom
nation Of Bob Dunn means the election
of John Lind Well, most of who are
voters remember when Lind was governor
and have a recollection of his election to
n ty Of Hennepin. If the republicans Of that
f county think him good enough to repre-
n sent them in congress- republicans in the
s rest of the state might think him good
S enough for governor a second time
t just what does this signify. anyway
: Does it mean that Lind might be renom-
|, mated for governor and defeat Dunn il
e Dunn were the candidate against him?
: The Hancock Record a stanch Eddy
paper. drops the following suggestion:
e # TASK some, sone5twho Knows whether OF
# I man will support 9lapp aor; re election az
l. United States senator, and then ask whom
y they are supporting fer governor. Their
% draw your own conclusions as to whether
# their candidate would be likely to stant
i in the road Of their scheme after his cleo
,r ton was certain:
: The Roosevelt club of st. Paul want:
g to hear from the candidates for governor
n and has invited Eddy, Dunn and Collins
l. all to appear the evening of Feb. Is, whe1
l. they are going to give a smoker at thu
e Merchants hotel The candidates are re
n quested to give their views on issues o
l. the hour and party duties There will b.
al good chance to launch few persona
n planks.
e The New Paynesville Press tersely re
= marks:
n. Bob Dunn uses two columns Of hi
- Princeton Union to say that he was RICH
l. on the merger question in 1895. He coull
or tell in two lines where he is at in 1904
ct but he won't do it,
m James A. Stewart, formerly a we'll
< known member Of the staff of the Dulut]
r News Tribune, has bought the Grand Rap
ids Magnet from Cobb & Haradon and vii
s. make his voice heard in Itasca county am
q, the eighth district.
~ Lue oCdiOu 1AuIeS' ole u T 4eLfA IIu
l. dy's Pope county boomers, seconds tn
l. suggestion Of the Sank Center Herald tina
De the convention nominate the four suprem
O. court Judges first on the program.
~ Charles B. Cheney.
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