The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

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tional committeeman?
The Dunn band wagon has been checked
in it's mad career among Minnesota news
paper offices. The claim that nine-tenths
OF three-fourths, of the state press is for
Dunn has been disproved. by the cold logic
or hgures. Judge Collins has been check
ing up the republican papers Of the state,
and finds that he and Dunn are now
practically even in newspaper support.
Inc result OF his checking up he has
given In a letter sent out to all the papers
| friendly to the Collins candidacy.
The republican newspapers of the state,
35l IN number, were carefully checked
| over for the last, three weeks. The ex-
animation showed just sixty-seven papers
| friendly to Dunn. There were sixty two
favorable to Collins, thirty eight making
! comment but not making any choice be-
| tween them, and 1870 that did not men
| tion either candidacy. These were all
papers outside the fourth and fifth con-
gressional districts. !. In his letter Judge
Collins calls attention to the fact that
the Dunn campaign among the neWspa-
pers has been In progress for a year, while
| the Collins campaign has just begun.
He promises that there will be a very diff
ferent story to tell in the next six months.
| Southern Minnesota papers are generally
noncommittal On Judge Collins list
there are twenty two papers south of the
twin cities declared for him and twenty
four for Dunn. North of the cities he
lists forty for Collins and forty-three for
! Dunn. Judge Collins comedies that the
great majority OF the democratic papers
Of the state are for Dunn. -:
The Dunn papers persist in charging
Jim Martin with sending for newspapers
under the head Of ''The Northwestern
Land Information Company Martin says
he knows nothing whatever about any
such company, or what it is doing and
no such communication has ever been
sent out with his knowledge or consent
Judge Collins has subscribed personally
for the Minnesota papers, sending his
personal check for the subscription price
and not a IS bill. There is no necessity
to resort to any subterfuge to get them
Inquiry about the capitol; fails to disclose
any information about such concern.
If Joel Heatwole doesn't look out Free
Schiffman will be mixing it up witt
him. Joel charges that Schiffn1an has
been brought in line for Collins by the
, hard to find out the facts. Schiffman il
for Dunn, and proclaims his attachment
for the Princeton man and his hatred
Of the state administration from the
housetops He has done SO both before
and since the Donahower, appointment
which was received in the camp of the
''big FOUR without any. acclamations o.
, joy. Oar Reese ando Eli Warner have
) gone on record for Dunn in interviews
: So much. for the claim that the Dona
hover. appointment; was made to secure
I the support Of this-neWbrful. combination
: Donahower's relations With them have no
) been close Of tevyearsg and he has never
claimed any Influence in that direction.
JV1 nj
/ lowing the frantic contortions Of the Heat
) WOle string of papers for the last tws
, or three weeks said yesterday: 1T il
very plain to me that Joel Heatwole il
: either very. badly scared, or else he il
, afraid people will forget that he is manag
ing the Dunn campaign.
Heatwoles demand that Martin get of
the state committee is very inconsistent
coming from Heatwole. It leads one t,
t inquire a few things about him. Why dit
. he abandon the state campaign in 1890 a
its height, when he was the manager
!, for trip to Europe? Why did he, whel
: a member Of congress-, come back from
: Washington and leave his post to lobb,
at the extra session Of 1902? Why die
he come back to Minnesota and dictat
the nomination of his successor, and the1
f before his term as a congressman expired
;, enter into contest for control of the leg
islative organization? It seems to me Mr.
! Heatwolc has few things to explain him
: SELF
The 1902 campaign is over, and there ar
just two things left for the present stat
e committee to do. 1t will fix the date TO
r the next state convention, and determine
: the basis for apportionment. One mem
: Der Of the committee has as much to sa,
Y as another about these two matters, an,
there is no more improperly about Mar
tin holding his post, his friends say, thai
g for E. B. Hawkins or Mile Bunnell, VIII
: are working hard in the Dunn organization
i to retain their membership on the stat
n committee.
The refusal Of Thomas Lowry to serv
l. on the republican national committee a
: a successor to Thomas H. Shevlin leave
/, Minneapolis without a candidate for tn
. place, unless Timothy F. Byrnes shoul
e aspire for it. Just now every one seem
n to shy at the honor, but when the tim
: comes to elect there, may be a wild scram
~ BILE for it. ST. Paul Is. quite likely t
e present a candidate. George Thompson j
n prominently mentioned and there ka
been talk lately of Oscar Hallam Tha
/ gentlemans friends would like to see hir
= Ereceive recognition, and after his mag
r. unanimous action in the interests Of Ram
say county harmony, 1t would not be SUI
4, prising If the republicans of that count
l. would present his name for the place. Fl
:, has not been consulted, and may folio
- the general example in refusing to cor
o. slider the proposition.
"a J. F. Jacobson, the new chairman
y the board Of control, arrived from Mad
le son this morning and took up his dutie
Madison, and will give his entire tim
e. hereafter Tn the eta fe fn0lx IA ar