The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25

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enth. 80 sE4i
A well-known politician, who is a close
observer oftthe big game now being played
in Minnesota, without being participant,
says e,ss@ Ii,
1T would not surprise me in the least
to see Dunn's candidacy and the HeatWole
machine part company within the next
few weeks. The combination has lost Its
cock sure feeling, and is showing panicky
symptoms 1t is no longer a parade OF the
Dunn band wagon, but. a general rally
under the battle cry, Anything to peat
Collins The campaign is getting away
from them, and unless they can create,
diversion. the fight will all be over IN
short time, and Collins a winner. That
is the last thing on earth that they want
to see. They do not care for Dunn per-
sonally, but what they want is to win, and
they do not care much under what candl-
date they win, SO long as he recognizes
them and gives them voice IN the ad.
ministration and the distribution of pie.
They thought Dunn was a winner, out
now that he is losing ground, they are
ready to jump off, and mount any likely
dark horse. They would even go to Eddy
or to Eustis if they thought either one
was a winner, and they could make salts
factory terms. IT
1T is a, funny thing-this sudden slump
in Dunn's stock and great increase in Col
Inns chances. A month ago. it looked Inn
possible to me to head off Dunn lie
seemed to have the state so we'll organ
lied and such an army of workers, That
could not see how it was possible 1or
him to lOse Now everything is changed.
Every one admits that there has been
big shift, and as it looks to me, Dunn is
beaten to-day: -. .
"After all, We might have known it was
coming, and I am ashamed OF sell TO
think that didn't see it. 1t is the same
thing we saw two years ago. The railroad
interests were fighting Van SAINT for re-
election and they were stirring up such
fuss that we began to get scared. 1t
looked like a close thing, and we held our
breath till the returns began to come in.
Van SAINT broke the record with $1,000.
Then we realized how the issue had taken
hold of the voters: 1t mas the same holo
on them now. They realize that the same
fight is on again, and they are taking the
same stand they did before. There has
been some change lately. but on the Whole
I think that it is the Collins men just
beginning to show themselves: Ihey
were there all the time, but didn't nave
much to say till the county and state
conventions brought them out and got
them together. Then they were surprised
to- see how many there were of them
Most of the farmers are anti-Dunn. and
you don't hear from them till it comes
1 to occasions like the conventions last
week.
| eve were also surprised to see how
few Dunn men there were when 1t came
to- a showdown. It reminded me OF the
farmer who undertook to supply the sum
mer hotel with million frogs for thel1
boarders. When he went after them he
only found Six: and explained that they
| had made SO much noise ne thOught tnefe
must be million.
| "All this showing has been a very un.
pleasant surprise for the Dunn managers
especially Heatwole and his personal fol
lowing, and I would not marvel if we had
a great change Of front in the campaign
before long. I don't believe that such a
shift would do them any good at this time
but they may undertake. 1T, as a last re
sort" -
The Collins supporters are wearing 'the
smile that won't come off, and at the
headquarters they say that news is getting
better every day. Every new report is
have yet to hear Of a locality where any
gains have been made for Dunn
There has been continuous session
of the Dunn managers this week, and the
situation has been gone over in all its
aspects. It is understood that they have
reached the conclusions that without Hen:
1
for Dunn, or rather that Collins dele
cation from Hennepin will insure the
judges nomination. So efforts are tt
be centered in this county They hope
to see Eustis enter the field in order t.
create a diversion here, and they arr
working indirectly to stir up Eustis sen
timent and encourage his friends, so tina
the local man will. become an active can
1 didate. Naturally Dunn would stand
Is fI,o ~, =
three cornered fight, and if Eustis tool
the delegation that would still keep i
away from Collins. There are a nunbe
of local workers doing nothing but labo
for Dunn night and day, and large
sized 'bar'r' is being drawn on to defra!
the expenses Of the campaign. Dunn
sentiment has been manufactured in
i good many sections of the city, bu
I enough is known Of the general feelins
of republican voters to say that in Hen
nepin county they are overwhelming.
4 anti-Dunri, and at the present time Col
Inns has much the best Of it. A full vot
at the primaries would mean a Collins
delegation.
In Ramsey county the "big four nov
admit that they have a hard fight OF
i their hands, and from the way the activ
young workers-the kids as Ere,
schiffman derisively calls them-hav
i joined hands and gone in to work 70
. Collins, the judges chances look at leas
d even in the capital city. The city cam
paign is engrossing attention there now
!, and the Collins men are bearing the brun
Of it, so there is not much actual wor]
| being done.
Mr.. Eustis seems to be enjoying his roll
! Of Sphinx" and continues to keep tn
other candidates guessing. He has agree,
to speak before the Fifth Ward Repub
lican club next Tuesday evening, am
9 there will be quite a turnout to hear wha
he has to say. It is quite likely that
demonstration will be made at this meet
ing for the purpose of getting Mr.. Eusti
to declare his candidacy
4 Friends Of Judge Jaggard of st. Pau
are trying to dfspel the impression tina
his candidacy is directly opposed to tina
i of w. B.. Douglas. The opposition t
4 Douglas has taken up Jaggard and raise,
an issue between the two, but Jaggard,
: friends point out that there viii be fou
4 placessto fill. all being voted for at once
d and that Jaggard is not a @candidat
II against Douglas any more than he i
4 against Lovely, Brown or Lewis
4 Copies of the resolutions adopted by tn
q seventh district convention at Ortonyill
I on Wednesday, have been received here