The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-04
COLLINS REFUSES TO
STAND WITH MARTIN
Former Supreme Court Justice
Regulates His Former $
Manager

Judge Collins has spoken. To re-
move any possible doubt that the af-'
filiation of James A. Martin with the
Dunn campaign committee was the
mans own individual act, for which
Judge Collins can in no manner be held
responsible, the ST. Cloud jurist and
late candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor yesterday gave
out statement. Not only does Judge
Collins deny specifically that Martins
sudden move was with either his knowl-
edge or consent, but he says that Mar
tin the step without counseling with
any of the men with whom he was so
closely associated in the pre-converr-
ton contest"
The responsibility is put on Mr.. Mar
tin and he is left to explain to Judge
Collins friends as best he can what
inducements were offered him to de-
sert and go over to the men whom he
had so persistently fought for the past
ten months and whose methods he had
denounced in public and private.
Judge Collins said in his statement,
made public yesterday:
Judge Collins Statement
have so often been asked as to my
connection with the recent change In the
management of affairs at state Repub-
lican headquarters that it is proper Tor
me to state, publicly, that l nad no 9l1a1
whatever to do with it. 1t follows That
gave no advice to Mf. Martin one way OF
the other.
1 am quite certain that he took the
stem without counseling with any of the
men with whom he was so closely assocl-
ated in the pre-c convention contest. AT any
rate he has assumed full responsibility
for his course, and is prepared, he says,
toll
tives are questioned.
It was matter of common knoWledge
for more than week before Verify went
out of the position of secretary or the
executive committee that radical changes
were necessary; that the campaign was
in bad shape and that an almost irres1Stl-
BILE pressure had been brought upon Mr;
Martin to take full and complete control
of affairs. This was a great compliment
to him. and the confession implied what
| need not point out. A blind man can
see it,
Mr.. Martin has stated his reasons for
stepping into the breach and attempting
to put affairs in shape for victory, and
they are before the voters for examlna-
ton and comment.
Governor Is Pleased
Gov. Van SAINT learned yesterday
afternoon of the fact that Judge Col
Inns would make a statement, and he
made no attempt to conceal his salts
faction.
Are you, too, to make a statement.
defining your position?" Gov Van SAINT
was asked at the capitol yesterday
afternoon.
"Oh. must refuse to talk about that
subject at all" the governor said, as
he abruptly left his questioner, in the
possible fear that he might say some
thing that he might later repent.
1T was too bad for T he Clio b e
to spoil, by the truth, it's morning con-
temporary's lovely story of the IN
dorsement of R G. Dunn by the Ger
man Veterans association" said
state capitol official yesterday. Capt.
Joseph Burger worked hard on that
project. and he and his six men are.
entitled to the full credit given them.
Why The Globe should probe into
the affair and show that five of the
veterans voted against the project and
that the remaining two by refusing to
vote were not in accord with the
scheme, is past human understand
ing"
The incident was productive of much
merriment in G. A. r. circles during
the day, and Capt. Burger was easily
the hero of the hour He had saved
the Veterans association to the
Princeton man, or. at least, had saved
six of the $50 MEMBERS and this ratio
was considered as proper division
of the old soldier vote in general.
Politics Makes Strange BedfeIlows
An incident of the recent develop
ments in Republican state central com
mittee politics was being told about the
city yesterday illustrative Of the adage