The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
FOUL LANGUAGE
and HIS FISTS
Employed by r. G. Dunn in Back
ing His Claim to Fitness as
Governor.
From To-day's st. Paul Dispatch.

ONAA ~ Sk1eDsSAAs
Robert c. Dunn, candidate for the
republican nomination for governor,
and former state auditor, assaulted
Charles B. Cheney, political writer on
The Minneapolis Journal, on the street
at Sixth and Wabasha streets, ST.
Paul, to-day noon.
Mr.. Dunn applied a vile remark to
Til Journal man, which Mr..
Cheney resented, and, before any one
could interfere, Mr.. Dunn struck at
Mr.. Cheney with an umbrella. The
blow smashed Mr.. Cheneys derby.
Mr.. Cheney came back with a blow
on Mr.. Dunn's neck, but at this juno
ture friends interferred, and Mr..
Dunn, pale and terribly excited, was
induced to desist.
He walked rapidly to his head
quarters in the New York Life build
ing.
In the party at the time Of the mix
UP were Vance Chapman of the st.
/ Paul Dispatch, w. G, Harder Of the
Minneapolis Tribune, Mr.. Cheney and
i George H. Spear, county attorney of
Itasca county.
i Mr.. Dunn was standing at the
/ east corner Of Wabasha and Sixth
streets, talking to a friend, when the
Dispatch representative, together with
Mr.. Cheney and the others stopped to
greet him. Mr.. Spear engaged him
4 in conversation regarding political af-
fairs in general and some good-natur-
| ed "joshing'' was INDUCED in regard
ing the Minneapolis Journals atti-
i tude toward Mr.. Dunn, and other pa
/ pers which had been and were an
j tagonistic to his choice for governor.
"Oh, the Minneapolis Journal" re-
/ torted Mr.. Dunn with some heat.
THAT dirty sheet doesn't bother me q
/ bit. Why, it never elected man it
| advocated. I am lucky to have it
i against me.
II can buy that old paper for 10
cents. I can buy you for ten cents .
he continued, turning to Mr.. Cheney,
n e ourn rs representative,
words.
That's how cheap you are,
Cheney" he added.
i what do you mean, Bob?" asked
i Mr.. Cheney, coloring under the accu-
sation
"You know what mean," answered
4 Mr.. Dunn, applying a foul epithet.
''You take that back shouted Mr..
y Cheney, and with the words started at
Mr.. Dunn. Mr.. Dunn was ahead OF
him, and his umbrella descended or
d Mr.. Cheney's head, knocking off his
hat. Mr.. Cheney struck out with his
fist, and the blow landed on Dunn's
1 neck. Here the two mixed and the
UNI brellas of each were making lively
tive and others interferred, and In.
duced Mr.. Dunn to leave. In the
scuffle Mr.. Cheney's hand was
scratched, either the sharp point OF
Mr. Dunn's collar or his umbrella
catching the flesh between the thumt
and finger and ripping the skin. Mr.
Cheney's hat was also broken.
Mr.. Dunn evidently realized wfa
his temper had caused him to do, 70.
as, he was leaving the scene he re
!, marked:
TT was a mistake. I should neve
, have stopped and talked to Cheney
Mr.. Dunn hurried down Wabash:
street, turned on Fifth and went i'm
mediate1y to his office in the New
i. York Life building.
Mr.. Oheney's. Statement.
IT regret the occurrence" said Mr.
Cheney, this afternoon, "as man al
: ways regrets the necessity of resentin,
5 an insult. I do not see what else
: could have done under the circum
stances certainly did not provoke
: his abuse, and applied no epfthets t
4 him. have regarded all our contro
versies as political and not personal.