The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-01
MINNESOTA POLITICS


Hearst Men Say Their Candidate is Sweep
( Ing Minnesota ~ Local Campaign Is
Progressing Rapidly Collins Letters
Given General Circulation by Newspaper
Opponents - WatonWan County Man
+ Malls a Transparent Fake-That Eddy
/ Endorsement In the Seventh.
The Hearst boomers say that the candi-
dacy Of the New York Journal man is tax
fng like hot cakes in Minneapolis. They
have 1,1eo signatures already for the cen
trail Hearst club, and expect to get 1000
before they stop. They will then organize
with a big mass meeting.
I, Il don't believe there is much necessity
for organization said man who is
handling a Hearst petition, this morning.
LAS far as can see it, nearly everybody
is for Hearst, except the Irish. They
seem to be for Parker, except Tammany,
and Tamrnany is just making bluff about
Cleveland. They are really for Hearst,
and we have ad advices from New York
to show that Hearst really has the best
question about Minnesota being for
Hearst. John Lind will not take any
hand, when he sees how the sentiment
of his democratic constituents is on the
question. Rosing has no influence any
more
The Hearst interests in the northwest
are in the hands Of Dick Pettigrew the
South Dakota statesman. His lieutenant
in Minnesota is James r. Bennett, Jr., Of
st. Cloud, and Hennepin county is dele
gated to W. H. Williams. Several lists
are out for signatures, but the plans are
all in the hands, Of Mr.. Williams. Frank
D. Larrabee, NJ P Hobart, Harry Mead
md nth y1rol1- 1yroNv p,1f
for Hearst, but do not claim to be man
ayers Of his campaign. They say all the
details are in the hands of Mr.. Williams.
The Parker men have done nothing 10
cally, bat it is likely that they will. form
an organization before long.
Two morning papers that are strong
supporters of the Dunn candidacy are do
ing Judge Collins a valuable service in CIV
ing circulation to his views on the merger
question. They have printed in full some
personal letters sent out by the judge
from his headquarters, in which he makes
an emphatic declaration of his position. In
| this way he has been able to reach thou
sands of voters who otherwise would only
read the slurs gon his candidacy appearing
| in these papers. The important section OF
the latest letter, which was published in
a local paper this morning, reads:
| The apostles of the Northern Securities com
pany boldly assert that the RAILROAD merger Is
| hot an issue and yet, to man, they are lined
up against me. And now we are advised since
the decision of the United States supreme
court in favor that the consolidation Of those
Interests will be attempted in some other way.
Not only Minnesota but the entire country is
| engaged in great struggle to determine whether
@ }o the . Of 5 hsre be
Guibbling Or lack OF. backbone on the part o.
| 1 shall oppose to the bitter end these fragrant
!attempts to override the law, and 7 am satisfied
the republican party of this state will be equa
to the emergency. - -
Attempts are being made by severa
newspapers torevixe the sliort-lived scan
{dal stirred up by w. B. Jordan over tn
prison: shoe contract. There, is alttl
prospect Of an Investigation being made
Las it would only be. threshing over Oh
straw. No charges of any kind have bee
filed with the governor, so there is noth
1 ing for him to, do. Mr.: Jordan made n
direct charges OF irreguiarlty: put ON
inferred from circunstantial evidence tina
Warden. Wolfer had. an interest in tn
contract The statements of the :warde
and of r. H. Bronson are a :complete eX
PLANTATION, and have given the board a.
the. information they could get by an il,
lvestigation. They are satisfied that tn
warden had no interest in the presen
contract, and only acquired 81 contingen
i interest in the new one after he presente
a his resignation. This he disposed Of be
; fore recalling his resignation. The boar
of. control sees nothing wrong in the pro
\ ceeding from the facts at hand: and a
far as the board is concerned the incfden
is closed, unless some new information$i
furnished Members of the board sa
they are always ready to receive commu
nications. but they. see nothing in the ir
definite charges that have been made thu
call for any further Investigation.
Some weeks ago the local Dunn orga
published the following:,1
:. John Berfnel, a sa!oonkeeper and democr,
OF Ormsby, WatoIwan county, has received lie
ter signed. with the. name Of the Judge, askir
him to manage the Collins campaign in Wato
wan and Martin counties. In the letter he
4 addressed dear friend,' and it Is said ''yol
business is such that you can: render me valuab
t. assistance
i OF course the story; was too silly to r,
3 quire a.; denial from Judge Collins, but
r has been republished in number
ii weekly papers, including one in Mart
4 county. Coming to the attention of II
man supposed to be the recipient Of tt
letter, he exposed the story as an absolu
. fake. The St. James Plaindealer says.
John Bermel, on being shown the above. ., d
he never received a letter from Judge Collins.
The story will not be allowed to res
however It will continue to so the roun
: Of the Dunn newspapers as one of the
: star arguments. .,-..& .
!. The Morris Times, in speaking Of t
!, seventh district convention at iOrtonvil
II says: - ~ ~. =
:. zone Of the funny things the conve
Y ton did was to indorse Frank Eddy +
. governor. Funny because it took ever
D. body by surprise when Michael Dowli
made the motion to that effect, and ever
body was specializing about it afterWar
/ as to what rnade Bowling do it. It W
believed to be more the result Of a m
menta1'y impulse than of an intention
= deliberately call for an expression Of OPT
= ion The vote in favor Of Eddy, howev
g was quite hearty, and those opposed b
e few" =. y,
"a The Granite Falls Journal has a differe
Al recollection of the circumstance. 1t sa!
' ''No, the seventh district republica
d did not indorse Mr.. Eddy for govern