The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-12
MINNESOTA POLITICS

OH tne state Commlttee-ChargeS
That Donahower Has Pledged His In
fuence to coIIns--Donahower Denies
-Haliam's Statement Takes High
Circumstances Comment on the Situ-
alton.
The Mortified News demands that Jim
Martin resign his position as chairman Of
the executive committee Of the state CEN
trail committee. since he has become the
announced manager of the Collins cam
paign. AS the office carries no duties ex-
cept during campaign, it is hard to see
what propriety is violated. Every men,
Der OF the state committee will have an
equal share In fixing the date for the next
convention, and determining the appor-
tionment. II Mr.. Heatwole's point were
carried to its logical conclusion, it would
be necessary for every member Of the
state committee who has declared a pref
erance for candidate to get off the COM
mittee forthwith. and not "abuse his
trust"
committee, comments on the recent APP
pointments in his Marshall News Mes
senger, as follows:
I'm forecasting The support of Judge
Collins it is probably safe to predict that
the friends Of Mr.. Douglas will largely
1dtiy " Ills Stduudfu, ana the SAME may
be said of the friends Of Mr.. jacobson,
and that he will have the moral support
of each gentleman personally. Mr.. Doug
las, as a candfdate for election to the SUI
preme bench, will probably give an active
support only to his own candidacy, and
Mr.. Jacobson, as a member of the board
of control. will not personally engage in
the gubernatorial contest But the moral
influence of both men will be of consider
able weight towards Judge Collins inter-
est. There is probably no political sig
nif1cance concerning Mr.. Donahower, SO
far as the governorship is concerned, as
it was logical act for the governor to
promote him to the chieftainship of the
office of which he was an important factor,
and his most intimate friends regard him
as an adherent to another gubernatorial
candidate
On the other hand Joel Heatwole &C
cuses Donahower of having pledged him
self to support Collins He writes nearly
a column on political trafficking,' and
the text of it is a letter from a friend,
who says that Secretary Gronewald Of the
Ramsey county committee told him that
Jim Martin told him that Donahower has
bargained to throw his influence In Ram
sey county for Collins. Mr. Heatwole
usually has a bunch of affidavits to back
him up. The roundabout character of his
accusation would indicate that he is hard
up for argument Mr.. Donahower has
said, both before and after his appoint
ment was announced, that he believed his
claim for the place was a good one, and
if he could not have it on the merits OF
the case he did not want it. He is a can
didate for nomination, and must look out
for himself.
Naturally, the Ramsey county friends
of Mr.. Donahower are pleased with his
recognition, and some support may come
to Judge Collins from that quarter Every
one expected Oscar Hallam to sulk in his
tent after the Donahower appointment
which effectuallya removed hill from the
race for attorney general He is a mem.
| Der of the executive committee of the
republican state committee a stanch ad
ministration man, and strong with the
! Ramsey county organization, and while hi
could hardly hope to receive the appoint
ment over DonahoWers head, he NIGH
have made threats Of trouble in case
DonahoWer was preferred. His interview
| in Il e o u n a yesterday shows hin
to be a broader man than that He puts
principle above personal considerations
and without regard to his own prefermen
declares he is still with the administra
| ton and hopes to see Judge Collins nom
/ mated. Instead Of whetting his knife fo
revenge, he Stands pat.'' He sets al
example that might be followed will
| profit in Hennepin county.
! The primary election law has not be
come an issue yet, but the editor of tn,
! Adrian Guardian seeks to bring it in thu
governorship fight He says:
"A year or SO ago, when the primar,
law was under discussion, Mr.. Dunn, nov
a candidate for the gubernatorial nomina
ton, expressed himself as ''disgusted'
with the primary law and prophesied it
! failure. We would be pleased to know
whether the gentleman is still of the SAM
mind. This writer thinks now, as he dit
then, that a public man who does not be
lieve in the principle Of the primary Law
is out Of sympathy with the people,"
The Buffalo Journal says:
"Unless the situation changes very ma
lterially the contest will be between Col
Inns and Dunn, and it will be the mos
active preliminary campaign for nomina
ton for governor we have ever had. Yer,
little interest is manifest in Wright count
as yet, but Van SAINT had a hearty supper
here on the merger issue, and no doub
the people will favor the man who is no
in any way entangled with the corpora
1 tions."
The Anoka Free Press says:
"The Minneapolis Journal surmise
rightly that the Anoka Free Press will no
look upon Bob Dunn as Minnesot,
Roosevelt. No, not in thousand years
i The Free Press regards Bob Dunn as
man who invariably fulfills his promise
to the people. Roosevelt has not prove,
to be that kind Of a man. Vive, trusts
That's beyond me. What do you max
of it?
/. The st. Peter Free Press says:
Il Attorney General w. B. Douglas viii
have strong opposition in the campaign
for the nomination for supreme cour
judge at the state republican convention
Both st. Paul and Minneapolis will eacl
present a strong candidate, and severa
aspirants from the country may com
into the game before the fight is over
The opposition will not necessarily b.
to Douglas. All four judges who come VI
for nomination will be voted on at tn
same time. 1t is a free-for-all, with fou
prizes. Charles B. Cheney.
LAMP LIGHTED BY BACTERIA