The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-10
MINNESOTA POLITICS

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Martins Federal AppoIntment-Paper
Friendly to HeatwoIe Roasting Dunn
Voice from the Iron Range.
The republican state committee has an.
bounced the meetings for this week to be
addressed by r. c. Dunn, candidate for
governor, and by Senators Nelson and
Clapp. Mr.. Dunn speaks tonight at
tomorrow night at Bemtdu.
Wednesday night at Brainerd, Thursday
afternoon at Frazee, Thursday night at
t1awley, Friday night at breckenridge
and Saturday afternoon at Dassel
Senator Nelson spent yesterday and this
in st. Paul. comforting with
Manager Martin. Tonight he speaks at
Renville, Tuesday night at Cottonwood.
Wednesday night at Pipestone, Thursday
night at Worthington, Friday night al
st. James and Saturday night at Man.
kato.
Senator CIapp speaks this evening at
Tuesday night at Madelia,
Wednesday night at Blue Earth City,
Thursday night at Anoka, Friday at
Hinckley and Saturday at st. Cloud.
John A. Johnson's swing around the
circle will take him thru southwestern
Minnesota this week, covering parts Of the
second and seventh districts. This af-,
rernoon he speaks at Mountain Lake, and
this evening at st. James The other,
dates for the week are as follows: Tues
day, Oct. II, afternoon Sherburne, evening
Jackson; Oct. 49, afternoon Worthington,.
evening, Luverne; Oct. 49, afternoon Mar
shall, evening Tracy; Oct. IA, forenoon
Hendricks, afternoon Tyler, evening Can
by; Oct Is, forenoon Clarkfleld, afternoon
Dawson, evening Madison.
The last week In October Mr. Johnson
will spend in the ninth district. Dates
have already been made at Edallock for
Oct 26, Fergus Falls Oct. 81 and Moor
head Oct. %. The final week of the cam.
paign will be spent in the twin cities.
The way is clear to the appointment OF
James A. Martin AS collector Of internal
revenue for the district of Minnesota. At
his home in Alexandra it is formally an
nounced that Major Frederick Won Baum
bach, the present collector, has resigned
on account of i'll health, to take effect
Jan. l.. Senator Nelson has the naming
of his successor, and it Is anticipated that
Mr.. Martins appointment will be an
nounced shortly after election, in aocor-
dance with the agreement
Joel P. Heatwole still protests his 10y
atty to Dunn, and devotes most Of his
energy to attacks on Senator Clapp. Some
Of his newspaper friends are not so for
bearing. The Carver County Journal, for
instance, has cut loose entirely, and altho
it supported Dunn for the nomination,
has bolted outright and declared for john
son and F. C. Winston. It says editorially'
The Journal has too much faith in Mr.. Heat
wole to believe that he deserved such treatment
at the hands of the committee. Let US ask to
whom does Mr.. Dunn owe his nomination. IT
Heatwole was not instrumental In rendering 1t
to him we badly miss our guess. Dunn has
be keenly felt, especially in the third con-
gressional district. where Heatwole can numbey
his followers by the score. The Journal will
hereafter be supporter of John A. johnson, the
democratic candidate. Altho differing with our
views politically believe him to be the best
man Of the two for the goyernorship.
The Lester Prairie News, another act
| I've Dunn paper, says:
| Bob Dunn may have made a good political move
when he threw down the men who his
strongest supporters in the late preconventton
fight in favor Of the very men who moved heaven
and earth to defeat him. but doubt it. No
man was ever a success in political way who
did not stand by his friends. Dunn might bet
ter have gone down to ignominious defeat retain
Ing the friendship Of the men who made him
than to turn bag and baggage into the camp Of
the enemy for the sake of, he thinks, assur-
ing his election Many good republican who
has heretofore had unbounded faith in his fear
lessness has become Disguised and disappointed
thru this latest move.
The Lanesboro Leader, which from the
first has fought hard for Dunn, stays IN
line for him, but frees It's mind thus:
This show of weakness on Dunn's part is likely
to cost him many votes. The people love q
fighter, but have generally little use for a
gutter. By showing that he is ungrateful Bob
Dunn has hurt his own cause.
The New Prague Times, heretofore q
strong Dunn paper, cannot stand for tho
turning down Of Heatwole, and says:
1t appears from this point Of view that the
lief 0ff0 In fhn &LSe
state, as far the state ticket is concerned,
is growing broader in place of bringing all fac.
tlons together. 1t seems that the taking of Jim
Martin on the state central committee and asking
for the resignation OF Mr.. Verify is a plain case
of Bob throwing down his friends. Those who
have fought for Dunn before and since the con.
ventiOn, against the tactics of Martin and his
followers, will hardly approve of the step.
Frank M. Eddy is back from Alaska,
and his Sank Center Herald once more
gives evidence of the ex-congressman's
versatility. His first casual remark on
the recent wing shift" in the state COM
mittee Is as follows:
We do not know or care very much whether
MIR. Heatwole has been turned down By Mr.
Dunn not. but do know, and every man
with thimbleful Of gray matter in his Uranium
knows that had 1t not been for the mastery
management of Mr.. Heatwole Mr.. Dunn would
never have been nomina ted governor of Mime
sofa.
Referring to the mineral lease reports
, Of Public Examiner Johnson the IIibbine
Ore, republican, says:
These things have been known to range peopse
and others interested In mining matters these
many many years and account for the fact that
leases to valuable mining lands have not been
acquired by any of the common herd. 1t is
notorious on the ranges and in Duluth that in
order to secure a lease to mining land that had
possibility Of value the applicant must have
T pull at the state capitol. Those who have
seen fortunes slip thru their fingers by reason
of lack of this pull" will rise up and warmly
thank Mr.. johnson for having probed the matter
to the bottom and made public his findings. Char
> acteristic Of Mr.. Dunn, he rushes into print to
refute the charges and INDUCES in q lot Of
bombastic rot that does not explain. His expla-
nations made the matter the worse for the reason
8 that there was the evidence that he was trying
to hide something. Mr. Dunn claims, among
! other things, that the johnson report was pro.
duced for political effect, and whether that be
the fact or not, Mr.. johnson has done the state
q great service in exposing a graft that waa
practtced in the state auditors depa rtment dur.
r Ing the Dunn administration. :,
There was no democratic candidate TO,
county attorney in Sibley county, but ONE
q democrat wrote in the name of A. l.
: Young Of Gibbon, who happened to be de.
: feated for the republican nomination
: Strange to say, the canvassing board has
: given Mr.. Young certificate as the
= democratic nominee. This seems to bi
contrary to both the letter and the spirit
of the primary law. 1t does not contena'
e plate a candidate for nomination fron
v one party securing the nomination Of thu
: opposition. The ruling Of the suprem,
q court would not permit blank spaces OF
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