Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
A SENSATION SPRUNG
LIVELY STATE CAMPAIGN IN
MINNESOTA.
Break Between Republican Candidate
for Governor and Former Repre-
sentative Heatwole.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening star
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, November Q, 1904.
Another sensation has been sprung In a
state campaign already well supplied with
hot STUFF for the newspapers and gos-
sips
Joel P. Heatwole, for representa-
tive from the third district, and pre-
convention manager for r. c. Dunn,
the republican nominee for governor
has broken openly with his for
mer associate He now proclaims openly
the agreement made year ago between
himself and Dunn, by which Dunn was to
help Heatwole in his ambition to supplant
Senator Moses E. !Clapp. This pact was
alleged against Dunn before the state con-
vention, and denied by both Dunn and
Heatwole.
AS already told in this correspondence,
Dunn broke with Heatwole in September,
and made peace with Senators Nelson and
Clapp. Heatwole's wrath has been gather
ing ever since. Dunn had been very guard
ed In his Endorsement of Clapp, but Monday
nigh made a f1at-footed statement favoring
Clapp's reelection. This called forth a
statement from w. E. Verify, Heatwole's
man Friday, who was ousted from his po-
stion as secretary of the state committee.
Verify declared that the agreement had ex-
listed. and that proof of it could be sup
piled.
Pulled Dunn's Letters.
Dunn, who had never made a formal
written pledge to Heatwole, fell into the
trap and declared that he had never made
such promise, and that he would get off
the ticket if proof could be produced.
Heatwole at once to Verity's res
cue, and furnished a morning paper with
extracts from two of Dunn's letters to him.
abusing Senator Clapp. In one of them he
said he would the governors office
long way from st. Paul, before he would
support Clapp. In the other he said
Clapps friends were fighting him, and that
if Clapp were to declare for him publicly
he would never declare for Clapp. 1--WE
may have to fight Clapp openly before
long he remarked in this connection.
Dunn denied the authorship of the let
ters, and Heatwole promptly turned over
the second one to the newspapers, which
made fac-smiles and printed them, showing
Dunn's handwriting and his signature Mr..
Dunn has refused to talk on the subject
since.
This incident has had strong moral eff
feet the undecided voters. Before it
happened, however, the democratic man
ayers made some strong claims, and the
tide now seems to have set in toward
Johnson, the democratic candidate. Sew
eral things have contributed to the feeling.
There is some indignation over affidavits
being circulated to injure Johnson by re-
nearSlnR some pdln1ul- incidents OF his early
family life. These afidavits state the bald
fact that his father died in the county
poor house. The. whole story is that the
father deserted the family, and that john
mere boy, was his mothers main
stay. The father was committed a
hopeless inebriate, and confined till his
death for his own self-protection. The
true story has been heralded broadcast,
and has more than counteracted the eff
feet of the secretly circulated afidavits
A Spectacular Debate
One of the spectacular features of the
campaign was the debate in this city be-
tween Representative John Lind and James
A. Paterson. The subject was Mr.. Dunn's
record as state auditor. Mr.. Lind attacked
it with some formidable facts and figures
from the records to prove his charges of
Official recklessness'' and favoritism. Mr.
Peterson did not meet these to any extent
but amused the republican section of the
1900 people assembled by a vigorous at
tack on Mr.. Lind's record as governor.
Thus the debate degenerated into farce.
Mr. Lind disdained to reply to the attack
on himself, saying that he was not can
didate for office. He established his case
against Dunn by PeterSonS effort to meet
1T.
Since the debate. which occurred the night
of October 81, the air has been full of
charges and counter charges There is no
campaign is in bad shape. Roosevelt, to
whom no attention has been paid, will
carry the state by 1900 or over, while
Dunn's chances are now worse than they
have ever been The situation Is reflected
in betting circles. This week some heavy
money has been wagered on the result.
Johnson men were demanding odds before.
and even money on Dunn was hardly
touched Some heavy plungers like Michael
Doran and r. T. O'Connor of ST Paul, who
have made big killings" in the past, have
come into the game with large wagers on
Johnson at even money, and have cleaned
up all the Dunn money in sight in the twin
cities.
Neither state committee seems to be well
supplied, with funds. The usual symptoms
of tapping the barrel have not appeared,
though IL is rumored that something will
be doing a night or two before election.
There is absolutely no interest in other
features of the campaign here. Buckman's
managers in the sixth district are some
what worried, but expect to pull through.
The rest of the state ticket and of the
congressional candidates are safe for the
republicans.