The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
MINNESOTA POLITICS
AS to the Campaign Fund-senator cIapp
Answer Question as to His Attitude on
Railway LeglsIatlon-LInd Will Tackle
Dunns Record.
The Buffalo Journal says:

The Buffalo Journal says:
Jim HIPS instructions to help Bob were only
good as to the nomination. 1t Is understood that
the Great Northern is no longer interested, and
Will not contribute cent to the campaign
fund.
This was true up to within two or three
weeks, and the Mortified News claims
that w. E. Verify had just 1915 to run
the committee with from the date of the
convention to his retirement. However,
there is plenty Of money on hand now,
and the plans being made for the closing
weeks of the campaign indicate that the
committee is not embarrassed for funds.
There are all sorts of rumors as to the
source from which these funds come, and
some of them come with every earmark
Of accuracy. Of course, none of them
should be believed. It is not ''good poll
ties to ask too many questions about
campaign funds.
The Cannon Falls Beacon has received
an answer from Senator Clapp to the
question propounded Aug. n, asking him
for a definite statement of his position
on the proposed amendment to the inter-
state commerce law. Under date Of Oct.
10 the senator wrote to J. G. Apologize,
editor of the Beacon, as follows:
Happening to meet Senator Nelson on his way
home as was returning from Indiana, he told
me you were disappointed in not having yet re-
ceiyed a reply tosyour letter Of recent date.
While cannot anticipate legislation nor say
what additional legislation may be necessary In
the matter of discrimination in rates, you may
be assured that it will receive. like all other
subjects, the most careful consideration, and my
record upon that subject ought to be evidence
of my interest In it. Yours very truly,
|. .. --.-..-# Moses E. Clapp.
For some reason Mr.. Apologize is not
satisfied with this answer He claims it
is not sufficiently definite, and says:
What we want, what this community wants,
and what the people Of the state of Minnesota
will demand when they come to realize its i'm
portance, is a plain yes or no to the plain
question: Will Senator Clapp vote and work to
have recommended for passage the bill embody-
ing the relief asked, now in the hands Of the
senate committee on interstate commerce?
/ >ssuperstitious Anoka republicans have
been commenting on the recent meeting
held there. It was not only held on the
| 18th Of the month, but the musical pro
gram rendered by the band was very sug.
! gestive to the audience. People looked a
! each other when the instruments tuned
up with the first piece dolefuly, Gus
Before the Battle, Mother" and begged
mother not to forget, tho I'm numbered
| with the slain.''" But q little later, wheI
! the band struck up:
1--WE shall meet, but we shall miss him
There will be one vacant chair
| the humorously inclined in the audience
smiled audibly
In the Dunn campaign considerable US
has been made of certain complimentary
remarks applied to Mr.. Dunn as audito
by John Lind when governor. MI. Lin
| will make his first speech Of the campaig
this evening in st. Paul, and promise
to devote some attention to Mr.. Dunn
record. It will then be seen just wha
the former governor thinks of the admin
tstration of the former auditor.
Joseph Mcdonald Of Otsego has en-
tered as an independent candidate fo
the legislature In Wright county. Messr:
Wood and Hanaford, the republican nomi
nees, now have one democrat and on
independent against them.
Charles r. Cheney.