The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
MINNESOTA POLITICS

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Collins Supporter Says He Was Promised
One Of the Remaining AppotntNe Po-
sItions as "A Reward for DESERVING and
Coming Out for Dunn-E. A. Nelson
Demands Proof, OF, Stories About HIS
Soliciting Aid from Mr.. HiII--Pareer
Democrats. Waking Up-Judge Elliott
Not a Candidate. .y 49,,
There must still be some offices left, |
according to the story told by Editor Wal
lace Of the Fairfax Standard, who says:
while at Morton last Saturday the
Standard editor called at the Enterprise
otf1ce for short chat with Editor Allen.
Inc colonel ,endeavored ito show us the
error t?) Of Nour way in lending our sup
port to the candidacy of Judge Collins for
governor. AS an inducement to have the
standard turn traitor and support Dunn
he generously offered to allow us to at
tend the state convention and in the
| event Of Dunn's nomination and election
to land the. editor of this great family
| journal IN a lucrative appointive position"
Perhaps the place rendered was q mem
beFsh1p in the committee referred to by
| the Sank Center Herald, which says:
I'VE have, it on oreditable authority
| after the next election the duties of state
superintendent will be performed by a
committee, each one bearing, the title Of
Superintendent Else how can four DIFF
ferent men get the placer"
| This weeks issue Of the Sank Center
Herald takes up a point discussed recently
in this column, the influence of railroad
transportation on delegates, and says:
| Now is the time to demonstrate that
the republican party is the party Of the
| people and that it is not tied UP to cor-S
porate interests and 1T IS going to put
men in the place who will fearlessly look
after the interests Of the people. For
this reason no appointive or elective state
j offleerSs:or any one who is candidate fol:
such g position should be sent as g. dele
gaze. NO one who holds pass on a rail-
4 read Or permits his expenses to be paid
by another should be sent to the conven-
lion. Let us, have a convention made UP
I OF dlS1nterested, independent ;. delegates
VINO are under no obligations to any one
i and who are not looking for the place
and we will have a convention that will
go down into history as the best that was
ever held in Minnesota" ~
The Blue Earth Post says this week:
| State Librarian Nelson denied that he
went to. James J. Hills office to get his
q help for Collins He said he went on
other matters and saw Mr.-Hill in his
utersoffiee. He has another denial COM
4 ing, for the fact is that he saw Mr.. Hill
IN his private office. and did solicit his
=. helpi' :r%:: .-jyt - sv.t -. -: .:e:~,I 80
The paragraph was shown Mr. Nelson,
and he said: 49,. ~ . -Ev.. -. :.
n l., mat IS Just a plain lie. The state
ment has been made repeatedly, and now
it: is: about time for them to prove It. I
]. call their bluff. If Mr.. Hill will say that
entered his private office, or that l
asked him: for a cent of money, directly
I Or Indirectly, I,1wilI 1have nothing more
TO SAY: . f. any sof:% the employees who
>; heard our conversation will make such a
Statements I will stand corrected: I saw
MIR. Hill IN his outer office in regard to
u ar special rate for a delegation of Kittson
|icounty farmers who wanted to Visit the
state agricultural SCHOOL, The statements
= that have been made, such as you have
l showed me, are deliberate falsehoods, and
:Is demand that those who circulate such
. .slanders produce the proof or make the
proper correction. 80 ~ ~,f%f = y, -
II was much surprised tosisees that us.
iuallYr conservative sheet = tie a e. pioneer
i; Fresss ls1fd Itself f6 HAT Style of ca m.
paigh in its Thur issue, and base ft It's
: leading edftotia1 on a cheap, campaign
\ canard about a $4,000 syndicate of office.
terests: It made use Ola silly fa1sehoos
\. such as we would be ashamed to- use II
county campaign up in Kittson.- Sucf
+ yarns, are certainly beneath the dignity o,
9 reputable e daily: paper tc1sT 1:s%3
conservative democrats of Minnesota
: are beginning to realizes that s. some.
q propaganda,.. Ifawill be necessary ! 10,
g them tor have, some kind of organization
q to- meet the Hearst organization, and they
: are considering the formation of Parker
j clubs, In order. to weld their forces int
d 'a.eompact shape: Joseph T: Tanning Of
+ leader, Mayor Taggart, 2 was in the twir
( cities recently and had aweonferen with
~ Tsap. O'Brien, the national committeeman
:, and >other: leading party men,. Ways anc
= means We're discussed, and active meas.
:, l1res will be taken soon in behalf Of Judge
e PARKER. It IS understood that the tPark ks1
Il men VIII oppose >instructio on the the.
Org that Minnesota cannot" give any elec.
g toral votes to a democratic candidate, 'an6
: ought not to dictate the nomination Of an,
t It is not likely that Hennepin count,
e will present a candidate for the supreme
d bench. Judge C..B. Elliott, senior ilidgt
It of the district bench, has been mentioned
+ considerably in5that connection, but hf
# has done nothing. to advance his interests
e and his. friends say that under presen
: conditions he is disinclined. to become {
e candidate There are five candidates III
e the field now for four places, which
: 1nRanssan exciting. contest and with a1
,. ditienar. entries 1t would degenerate int,
d a. scramble, Some Of the friends 81 Judg,
+ Simpson would like to- see him come out
q but he:5dees not seem attracted by t.thi
- idea. n, a.7r - -
: There is an impression abroad. that w
- b: Douglas will be up for election to tn
: unexpired term Of Judge Collins, which i
!, two years. In that case he would hay
q o.be. nominated separately. Members q
:; the supreme bench. say this, is not tn
q case Theirs is "a constitutional office
/ with q term Of SIX years, and wheneye
8 there Is an election It is for the full term
o So all four judges will be nominated to
e gether, begin their. terms Jan. 1, 1905, an,
IS them lin 1911. 49,
% Charles B. Cheney.
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