The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-06-10
Why The North Favors Dunn.

A writer in the Duluth News-Tri-
bune presents the following which
will prove of interest to those prepar-
| Ing to cast their ballots for governor.
Read it, the writer says:
Northern Minnesota, including Du-
luth, is almost solid, for the noml-
nation of Mr.. Dunn for governor,
and such a nomination in Minnesota
is almost, if not quite equivalent to
election. The reason for Dunn's pop
ularity is very evident. He has hun
dreds of friends over the northern
part of the state, where lie has always
lived, and they are his friends on
account of his big-heartness, his lib
erality. and his general good fellow
ship. He sees his acquaintance on
the train or street or in the hotel
llCbby. He knows their names, and
quite likely their troubles. 1t is in
different to him whether his friends
are In broadcloth or red wooden jack
cts and German SOCKS.
Besides this, Dunn knows the
northern country and low the people
feel. He know its wants, and in
public life has always stood for. this
section. 1t would be difficult to name
single public institution north of
st. Paul, from an experimental farm
to normal school which Dunn was
not efficient in bringing north.
Dunns friends only few days ago
attempted to bring the Republican
state convention to Duluth. In this
they were consistent, and equally
consistent were Dunn's opponents
who insisted that it go to st. Paul,
a Democratic city.
In locating the normal school here,
Dunn, as usual, was in line. No won
der Duluth is for him.
Duluth will want much of the state
within the next few years, Just now
we want the speakership. We won't
get it If Dunn is beaten-not at pre-
sent-but Dunn will not be beaten.
Duluth owes Collins nothing. He
has never set his foot within our bor-
ders, except when he wanted some
thing. An amiable gentleman surely,
but what has he done? Just to please
the ST. Cloud coterie should the inter-
ests of Duluth be sacrificed? Hardly.
Besides no one kDohs the judges views
on public questions. He has said
little. Only once within thirty years
prior to Jan. l last, did Collins eX-
press himself, and that was about four
or five years ago when he made a
speech severity criticising the attitude
of the Mckinley administration on
the questions arising out of the Span
ish war. But Collins made that
speech but once. Did he attack the
administration at Washington be-
cause he believed what he said or be-
cause lie thought it a popular thing
to do? Is he suppressiug thsse-views
now, although he holds them, because
they are no longer popular, or has he
changed his mind? But this IS not
important.
! Undoubtedly Dunn has enemies.
That is because of his energy and &C
tivity. There is not a good law on
the statute books of Minnesota placed
there within ten years that Dunn did
not have hand in shaping not one.
And this made strife, and strife made
enemies. Judge Collins made no en-
emies, for when any step in legisla-
tion was violently opposed even by a
minority, the St. Cloud syndicate
slipped quietly into their storm
cellars, there to remain until the
storm was passed. When they emerged
smilingly, loving everybody and
everything. And when the big Sen
ator Nelson was out on the firing line,
about 1895. Dunn was with him heart
and soul. When Moses Clapp was in
trouble. where was Bob? Everyone
knew. The Senator knew.
Minnesota is proud of her senators,
and Mr.. Dunn had as much to do in
elevating them as any other man in
broad Minnesota. He was for them
all the time.
Really now does anyone recall that
Mr.. Collins raised finger, expended
a penny. said word, or travelled a
mile for either Nelson or Clapp:
Northern Minnesota must stand firm
for Dunn, and thete will be no re-
grets.
Lately the officers paid to tend to
the states business have been Pin
specting" Dunn. They have been
trying to "find something" They
have been at it two years. They have
gone over the books, item by item,
and not a corrupt penny have they
traced to the hands of Mr.. Dunn.
They do claim that lie settled state
claims against Mr.. G. Smith, who is
Collin IS friend and banker, and others,