The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-07
MINNESOTA POLITICS

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OF the judicial Candidates, who Want
That Fight Settled Flrst-Frank Eddy
Analyzes the Rival Managers - Lincoln
County Wants Representation.
The friends Of the candidates for the
supreme bench all seem to be we'll pleased
with the decision to place the judgeships
first at the state convention. Unless the
action Of the state committee Is reversed
by the convention, the four nominations
for the supreme bench will be made before
nominations for governor.
It is generally reported that an attempt
will be made to change the order, and put
the judgeships last. again. This talk
comes from some Of the supporters Of
Dunn. This element onythe state commit
tee voted almost solidly against the propo-
sltion. while most Of the Collins men sup
ported it, evidently on. the theory that
with the judgeships coming later the Dunn
managers would force the judicial candi-
dates into some trades and 'splits" that
would work against Collins,
II the opponents of the order decided
upon dare to show their hand, a light will
come on this issue just as soon as the
nominations are reached. But not all the
supporters Of Dunn will stand for it, and,
as the friends of the judges all want the
order retained, 1t seems likely that it's
opponents will decide not to force the mat
ter, and will keep still in the conven-
ton.
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The Moorhead News, published at the
home Of Judge Douglas, expresses the
feeling of his friends on the question, say
ing:
The action Of the state central commit
tee in placing the election of justices Of
the supreme court the first in the order
of the state officers to be nominated at
the convention was step in the direction
of removing that high office from the pos
sible political combinations which might
result from heated contest, and avoids
the danger Of the nomination of justices
being rushed thru at the last moments of
a convention. Clay county is particularly
interested In the outcome of the action
upon the judges of the supreme court,
for the reason that one of her citizens
is prominent candidate for one of the
positions. Judge Wallace B. Douglas
OF this county deserves well Of the
republican party Of the state, and there
is little doubt but that he will receive
the nomination at the hands of the con-
vention. He IS eminently fitted temper
mentally, and by legal attachments, for
the high office, and the members Of the
bar at st. Paul and Minneapolis have
commented most favorably upon his
decisions, and upon the painstaking form
in which they are handed down.
One of the st. Paul papers, while friend
ly to Judge Jaggard, comments in the
same favorable strain on Judge Douglas
work since he went on the bench. which
sion on members or the bar.
Frank M. Eddy Of Glenwood is in the
city to-day, and will appear at the ban
quet of the Third Ward Republican club
this evening, along with the other candi-
dates for governor. Mr.. Eddy's editorial
contributions to the Sank Center Herald
are one of the features of the campaign.
and in last weeks issue he devotes. con
siderable space to s "appreeiations" Of Joel
+. Heatwole and gJaInes Az Martin the
managers OF his trivial candidates.. The
articles are Of more than passing inter-
est, in view of the understanding that
the two men are slated by their respec-
tive candidates for chairman Of the state
central committee. Mr.. Eddy lauds both
of them for political sagaclty and strategy
and, in fact, both of them may feel the
description a little too laudatory for com
fort. Of one he says: @-
] Heatwole plays upon the weaknesses
the vanities and the ambitions Of his fell
low citizens with the same mystifyine
skill that a trained harper manipulates the
strings of his instrument. Heatwole is q
| conscientious politician, but his political
conscience is Of that elastic sort so that
without difficulty he can stretch it enough
! to cover any method or utilize any re.
source that will enable him to accom-
pllsh his ends. No other politician car
work with Heatwole, they must work 70,
him or train with someone else. Numer-
GUS Minnesota politicians, who have In for.
mer times arrayed themselves against him
have since passed under his yoke anG
smiled as if they enjoyed their enforced
submission to his authority. Candidate
Dunn, in 1896, called him a "tadpole,o but
fieatwole cut the tail off the "tadpole'
and Is now using it as a wIliplash to make
his former bitter political opponent dance
and dance lively to his music.
/ should HeatWole win in the present
/ fight, the iron rule Of Quay in Pennsyl.
vanla and the perfect political control oil
Plat In New York republican politics. will
| be as the loving control Of mother com
pared to the iron discipline of second
wife and stepnlother of the Heatwole
regime.
If Joel wins in this fight he will make
and unmake United States senators, gov.
errors, members of congress at his roya
pleasure. Legislative members must re.
ceive his 20. K.'' before becoming effec.
tive.
In his remarks about Judge Collins
manager he says:
i One of the great sources Of Martin
strength is the remarkable power O
faculty Of inspiring people with whom HI
comes IN contact with absolute confidenc,
In himself and his power to accomplish
i what he desires to accomplish. Whel
i'm says thing is SO, nine men out O
ten peleVe 1t Is SO, even if they know
isn't SO, yet the confidence Jim has II
hlmsef makes the almost unlimited conf
4 dence the people have in him appear Xix
distrust When Jim wants to do a thin)
he always thinks he can do it, and tn
only way you could get that idea out O
his head would be to shoot it out. Oh
stacles that would be nsurmountabIe t
} other men are mere pastimes for him t.
overcome. His nerve is simply sublime
and would make him millionaire befor
4 he is 30 If he were to turn book agent o
l1ghtning-rod peddIer. He is the EN-
oodlment OF discrimination; when Jir