The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-29
MINNESOTA POLITICS /

MINNESOTA POLITICS
Dunn Managers Friendly Toward the Pos
sibIe Candidacy Of Frank Wilson for
Attorney eral-Reasons for Their
Attitude Apparent-Edd Sizes Up
Southern MInnesota-GossIp About Del
egates-Thomas H. .shevIin Leaves for
s a Rest.
. The Heatwble machine i in the third
district has displayed a,4surprising affec-
stion for Frank M. Wilson Of Red Wing
as ,popultst, and when he ran for
congress they brought out DR.. Jones OF
Red Wing to split up his vote and insure
his defeat. Now they are trying to bring
him into the race for attorney general.
IS The reasons are obvious In the hrst
with either d. T.. Young or w. j. Dona-
hover. who now occupy thesaeld as cam
didates for attorney general. Both have
refused to tie up to Dunn and are sus-.
pected. Of friendship to the Collins house.
Then Goodhue county is at present Collins
territory. II it can be induced to bring
out Wilson i and tie its delegation up to
fair between the candidates. and give
Dunn 9, slice of its vote. The Red Wing
attorney has not declared himself With
or without the Dunn support, he would
make a strong candidate, and the over
lures they are making to: him are more
f1attering than otherwise, Indicating that
they hold him in wholesome respect.
If Wilson does not accept the invita-
ton, the Dunn managers may bring out
EC- G. Mccarthy of Grand Rapids, who
Is pronounced for Dunn and is said to
consider entering the contest
Frank M. Eddy dropped in at Winona
and Herald that in his opinion the race
for governor was yet to be decided. He
I believed that Collins would get a majority
IN the first district, about rs delegates to
l5S for Dunn. The second he gave to
/ Collins and the third to Dunn, but said
he would get some votes in all those
districts.
Z An innocent-looking editorial in the
aforesaid Republican and Herald a short
time ago has caused Congressman Taw-
ney some embarrassment. In that edi-
Etorial the paper advised against instruct
I ing Minnesota'sr delegates, saying that in
view of the uncertainties of politics it
was unWise to tie UP delegates so far in
advance. The Roosevelt men of the first
district, and that includes about all the
republicans in sight, rose in arms at once,
for any suggestion against Instructions is
naturally considered hostile to Roosevelt
| Mr. Tawney, who is supposed to control
1 the policy of the paper, charged WITH
! responsibility for the utterance, and ex-
plantations have been in order ever since.
Both the congressman and the newspaper
| have declared their loyalty to Roosevelt,
and the incident is probably closed.
Thomas H. Shevlin left the city last
Ievening to seek rest for the benefit Of his
health; which has not been first class this
winter He does not expect to return
&Wlthln month, so will not be in Minne-
sofa at the time of the state convention
ITThis probably means that there will be
no local contest for delegate at-large and
i.that Hennepin county will present a
tsunited front for Thomas Lowry. MI
Lowry, who returned from the east, yes
terday, confirmed the statement made in
@lis recent telegram, that he was willing
to accept the honor
I The Buffalo Journal says:
f. The campaign for nomination for gov
ernor may be said to have been opened
in Wright county.~A flood of circulars
telling the good deeds of. r. G. Dunn were
mailed from MONTICELLO last week. Dunn's
managers may have made a wise selection
when they chose a, democratic editor tt
organize Wright county for Dunn. but
there are a good many republicans who dc
mot relish focking under that Kind of g
lshepherd, even tho they might have 8
preference for the ex-auditor." a.
T. II TO: S..-----4.l$ 80 s"'s1 !1f'
t There is talk Of opposition to Judge CAD
|sWell OF lie Sueur, who comes up for re.
lselection this year in the eighth judicia
l{district.s An effort is being made to bring
fout P. W.'~Morrison of Norwood, who was
i one of the third district candidates fol
congress two years ago, and is an able
Land popular attorney. The district in
Icludes LIE Sueur, Scott. Carver, Sib1ey anC
Mcleod; all third district counties. ).
4 Gus widei1 Of AIanlzato has been brought
Eout for one Of the second district dele
lgates to the national convention. Senate
n George w. Somerville Of Sleepy Eye has
been, doomed for delegate at-large, but is
tplaces. H, G. Grass Of sslayton, former
member Of the house, is favored by re
,publicans in the west end Of the district
i In:addition to F. y. Jones of. Morris and
M. J. bowling of Olivia. the field Of can
didates in the seventh has been enlarged
|by the name of G.. A. Young Of Tracy
Should Bowling conclude to make the race
for congress he will. Of course not ask te
|
.1Sville convention March % will settle thai
.Ipoint. ~
j. EDITOR Sjobom of the South Minneapolis
Telegram says: ~ - h
II 1T seems little cheapening to rea6
J. comments on the fact that DR.. A. A. Ames
was at the recent Collins meeting in this
city-wher that fact is used as an areu
[Ement against Collins. The fact that We
, ATTENDED the editorial association meetinf
a does not prove that some of the editors
have not pronouneeable Names - :
Fle Anes argument is the strongest
the anti Collins papers have in currency
They have had the :'genial DOCTOR max
ing the principal speech at the eNicolle
house meeting. and managing his cam
I paign. DR.. Ames was an army comrade o
Judge Collins, serving in the same regi
ment, and has been heard to express him
self in favor of the judges nomination., II,
has not been heard to say that he favored
! Collins out Of gratitude for the recent de
/ cision. He owes no more gratitude to Col
lins than to Chief Justice Start. who sait
: the members Of the court would not hav,
II been fit to sit on the bench If they la(
j disregarded the1law in order to decide tn,
case according to public policy
The Fairmont Sentinel says: ~ !.
Oar Reese, one Of the smoothest poll
ticians in the. state, made the statemen
: to Fairnlont man last week that Bo1
, Dunn would carry every ward in st. Paul
He further advised that it was safe to- be