The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-19
Dunn MARKS MANY
FOR THE SLAUGHTER.
Official scsIps VIII Be Lifted
If the Republican Cand:-
date Wins

over the prospective changes in the
state capitol should r. c. Dunn become
governor in January. The Republican
candidate for governor based his claims
to the suffrages of the Republicans
prior to the holding of the state con-
vention largely on promise to turn
the rascals out. and if he is chosen
to ornament the new state capitol for
the next two years none of his friends
attempt to deny that he will make
practically a clean sweep of the offices
at his disposal.
The major number of the appointiye
officers under the Van SAINT regime
were supporters of Judge Collins for
the nomination, and while some of them
based their opposition to Dunn on con-
scientious grounds, others got their in
spiration from a knowledge that Dunn's
nomination and election meant walk
ing of the plank for them.
The Republican candidate was will
ing to forgive anything but opposition
to his candidacy. This was crime
for which no retribution could atone,
and when he had captured the nominal
ton he told the convention that he
would remember his friends, with an
114NllIdllOI lildl Il0 WOutQ HOl lOISGC Ills
enemies.
This was taken to mean an open
declaration of war on the state elective
and appointive officers who had not
been with him in his pre- convention
fight, and the attitude of the admins
trative officers of the state central COM
mittee further widened the breach.
Collins Men Marked
Interviews were given out by Secre-
tary w. E. Verify, of the committee,
and by Oar f. Reese one of the Ram
sey county managers of Mr.. Dunn, in
which it was made plain that there
could be no quarter asked by the Col
Inns men or given by the Dunn men.
The chairman of the committee re-
pudiated the interviews on the some
what questionable ground that they
were not intended for publication. The
explanation failed to mollify the infuri-
ated Republicans, who had been prac-
tically read out of the party by the
sentiments expressed in the interviews.
Dunn Would Make Them Jump
The candidate for governor was not
interviewed to obtain a statement as to
whether or not he Endorsed the senti-
ment expressed by the secretary of his
campaign committee, and his closest
POitllCdl lI1euu III 81. Out on the
occasion of a visit to the state house
last week his attitude towards the ap-
polntive officers was such that there
can be no question that he intends, If
fortunate enough to ride into office on
the presidential vote in Minnesota in
November, to make a house cleaning
In the capitol that will long be remem-
bered. 3.
There is no dearth of candidates to
"a Oh Iii
certainty of Dunn's election has pos
sibly operated against the number, but
still there is full field for most Of the
offices.
One of the offices for which the great
est number of candidates has appeared
is that of state superintendent of public
instruction, held for the past four
years by John w. Olsen, of Freeborn
county. The compensation is $4,000 per
year, which may in a measure explain
the multiplicity of candidates.
$ j. Race, county superintendent Of
Redwood county, heads the list of those
who think that the salary would about
tit their abilities. Lafayette Bliss. for
merly of Hastings, now of Virginia. is
leading candidate. r. i. Denfeld,
city superintendent of Duluth; Charles
Alden Smith, principal of the Duluth
central high school; A. T. Parker,
county superintendent of st. Louis
county, are three Duluth men who
have envious eyes fixed on the nice
soft berth. E. E. Mcintyre, city super
intendent of Crookston, has his light
ming rod up and the Third district has
two candidates in the persons of J. A.
Franklin, city superintendent of Fari-
bault, and w. F. Kunze, who occupies
a similar position at Red Wing. T. J.
Cation, of Minneapolis, the educator
politician, who is credited with telling
an Otter Tail county audience how
the news of Wellington's victory was
'telegraphed,' before the Morse inven-
ton, and 1. w. Gilpin, of Virginia, are
in the also mentioned" class.
For the position of assistant superin-
tendent, now held by c. G. Schulz. of
st. Peter, the struggle promises to be
fully as interesting. L. P. Harrington,
county superintendent of Mcleod coun-
ty, is said to be candidate; E. H.
Ellsworth, Of the Shakopee village
schools, has supporters for the job. and
E. &. Parke, employed by the McGill-
Warner company in st. Paul, is said
to have the Endorsement of Eli S. War
ner, of the Republican state executive
committee, for the place
After Libbey's Berth
Adjt. Gen. Libbey hopes to continue
in office under the next administration
but three men have been suggested as
candidates for the same office, which
carries salary of $4,000. F. w. Eva,
of Duluth; Col. E. W. Bobleter, of New
-Ulm, ard Col c. A. Van Duzee, of St
Paul, all prominent in the national
guard, are being urged to wage a fight
for the appointment, if it should be
within Mr.. Dunn's gift.
Sam" Fullerton. executive agent OF
the state fish and game commission
is surely due to tilt the loose end of the
plank. There is no hope for him In
the event of Dunn's election, for the
Republican candidate for governor has
sworn-the word is not used In its
literal sense-to decapitate his erst-
while friend. The political wiseacres
say that the job and it's $1,000 annual
salary, have been promised to ]. H
O'Neil, Of Park Rapids, former mem
Der of the legislature. E. d. Claggett
at present sheriff of Mile Laos county
and man who was active in the Dunn
fight before the convention; Charles S