The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15

as yet on the governorship," said prom
inent republican yesterday 1.-THE way this
fight is taking shape. those two forces are
in a position to name the next governor,
If they get together on the same side of
the proposition.
II refer to the Nelson influence and the
Tawney influence. No one knows just
where Senator Nelson stands on this
thing. He would have been for Eustis,
but Eustis is not going to be in the race.
and Nelson has never declared his choice
as to the other three No one expects
him to announce in an interview that he
is for Collins, Dunn or any candidate. He
would not need to do that. If he really
had a preference in this contest he would
pass a quiet tip to his friends, who are
legion, and they would support the man
he named. He has not done so yet. Some
of the Nelson men seem to be taking it for
granted that the senator is Indifferent, and
they are lining up for one or the other of
the candidates. Just the same, he is likely
to dip in at any time, and what he says
will mean good deal.
4Tawney favored Eustis, too, but it is
impossible to find out from the actions of
his following in the first district where he
stands on the contest, as it now lines up.
Some of the TaWney men seem to be for
Collins, and some for Dunn. What Jim
says will make a big difference in the
first district.
| 4dWllSy HAS tlO use 1OI VAN OdIC, anu
is an enemy of the present administration.
That naturally makes him inclined to be
hostile to Collins. tho he is personally we'll
satisfied with the judge. On the other
hand he knows that if Dunn wins, Heat
wole will be the power behind the admins
tration, and he will get no great considera-
! ton from Joel. Now Tawney's great am
bition is to be speaker Of the house. Can
non has said that he only wants one more
term and Tawney has a better chance to
be the next one than most people suppose
However, If he makes fight for it it will
be necessary for him to have the support
of the administration in his own state
Sherman Of New York would have been
speaker except for the hostility of the
state machine. So Tawney wants friend
| ly influence in the next state administra-
ton, and his advisers are looking over the
field to see where his interests lie. There
is a, good deal of Dunn talk at Tawney's
4 home, but Tawney himself is not respon-
sible for that, and he may yet throw his
influence with the other camp. He is
pretty sure to take a hand, one way or the
other"
| One reason given by civil war veterans
for desiring the nomination of Judge Col
| Inns is that they will not have another OPP
| portunity to place an old soldier in the
governors chair. The man elected gov
! ernor this year is likely to remain in office
Jour years. by lSu6 the youngest veterans
j Of the civil war will be considered 'too
old to make campaign or serve the
state as governor. ~
James A. Martin, manager Of the Collins
campaign. is as vigorous as any partisan
Of Bob Dunn in condemning the anony-
nous letter sent to G. A. Morey, and re-
produced. in the Pioneer Press No one
has charged the letter up to any respon-
sible persons. so the motive for publishing
. 1t Is hard to understand, unless it was to
lcreate sympathy. The letter was dater
Feb. 4, so the recipients have been nursing
their wrath almost six weeks before MAX
ing it public. Anonymous letters are q
frequent annoyance to public men, but
they are never written by any one Of po-
litical astuteness. and it is seldom that
any attention is paid to them.
4 A number Of Minnesota, newspapers are
running an article headed: Some
Things r. G. Dunn Accomplished When
He Was State Auditor One Of the para
graphs reads: Expert Accountant John
Barry and Deputy Public Examiner p. A
Gunders testify to Mr.. Dunn's integrity
and ability" This was accomplished, =
!. all right, but not while Mr.. Dunn was
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