The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-06
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MINNESOTA POLITICS
BOD Dunn Makes His Formal Announces
ment, at Public Reception In Prince
ton-Citlzens Of the Town Subscribe
| $4,000 for His Campaign $Fund-sen-
ator somervlle Fayors Ray Jones' Re-
| nomnatIon-Press Comment on Re-
cent Developments.
Robert G. Dpnn has made a formal an
nouncement Of his candidacy for governor.
II was no surprise to any one, as the
Dunn campaign has been in progress for
over year. but for some reason the
Princeton tall pine has delayed a pub
TIC statement Of his intentions. It was
MADE last evening in the opera house at
Frlnceton' Where his, townsmen gave him
reception. He was escorted to the hall
by the Princeton band, with the local
militia company-G Of the Third regi-
ment-act1ng as guard of honor Speeches
were made by G. A. Dickey, l.. S. Briggs,
Kew -. 9. Clemans, Charles Rines and
| T. H. Galley.
Mr.. Dunn was then called ON, and read
formal announcement Of his candidacy,
containing a Platform, which hey said
would De published this week in his paper,
t.le iHlceton Union. He was enthusiast
LAZY ieceiVed. After the speech making.
| - -. MCMILLAN presented Mr. Dunn q
SUBSCRIPTION 81 oec paper containing pledges for
s''ooo 1or MS campaign fund.
| There has been some Doubt exnressod
as to whether Dunn's announcement euan
moulo De made, but the statement mada
lsst evening makes his entry in the race
certain. The action of Judge Collins and
the statement of Mr.. Eustis puts things
| III sucn shape, that Dunn had to make
| soliie Alhu OF move. The mass meeting
was an excellent thing for ADVERTISING
| purposes. Bob" is popular IN his owe
town, where he has always been a public
sp1rited citizen, and the enthusiasm shown
1of MN at nome Is a good card to use
ELSEWHERE. The subscription paper. was
an e1Iectlve idea. Dunn will have to fight
me Stigma or being railroad candidate
WIN al tnat 1t implies, and to nullify the
pad erect OF such a classification he must
emphasize the statement that he is maxi
ing a poor mans campaign" The SIS. 600
donated by the citizens Of Princeton. will
be quite help-not so much financially
as for it's moral effect ~ - :
Senator George W., somerville of SLEEPY
Eye was at the state capitol yesterday
He expressed his entire satisfaction with
the appointments recently made by the
| governor. Senator Somerville is a strong
board OF control man, and he considers
the appointment Of J. F. Jacobson to the
board an ideal one. The senator said he
hoped the Eustis boom in Hennepin coun-
ty would not interfere with the renom-
ination Of his friend, Ray Jones, as he
would like to see the lieutenant governor
returned for another term. "
WaOGn9 IN,
nouncing Judge Collins resignation. SAYS:
Inc light Is now. on. Heretofore the
Dunn crowd have been doing all Of the
lighting, but from now Judge Collins and
that element in the republican party
which believes in sustaining the PRINCIPLES
laid down by Roosevelt and Van SAINT will
be found to be actively organizing the
state
|. The Roseau Region disagrees with Frank
Eddy about Roseau county, and says edit
orally: i.~.- -. 49,.
Frank M Eddy is reported in the
Crookston Times as having said that Ro-
seau,, Marshall and Kittson counties were
almost solid for Collins and further that
the people in these counties were going
the administration blind and would SUP
port Its candidate. Where he got this i'm
preston with regard to Roseau. county we
cannot even eimagine.~+SNe believe we are
less than any, other aesB4 didate The Re-
g1on thinks Eddy was sjust "jollying'' ALT
| tie when he permitted that interview. In
rea1tythe believes he will get large sun
port from this county: He will get. some,
| there. is no doubt, but Dunn will divide
with him and have the biggest slice Of the
pie, or we miss our guess'' s/.!:f "a
| The Lakefield Standard SAYS:
1T is reported that when James Martin
resigns from the board Of control to man
age the Collins campaign, he will put five
actlVe Collins workers in every precinct
Martin may find difficulty in securing
that many workers, but even if he does
the work is likely to be in vain. They
will be office holders. prospective ap-
po1ntees. hired men and tools of the ad-
1nlnlstrat1on. But what can such men ac-
complish against the voluntary workers
who are behind Dunn's candidacy?"
OF course the men behind Dunns candi-
dacy are not prospective appointees,"
etc. =
Joel Heatwole gives Marshal Grimshaw
a up In his political column He says:
Ihe News is sincerely glad that
William H. Grimshaw has been reappoint-
ca United States marshal for the district
OF Minnesota. Mr. Grimshaw is a gentle
man and first-class OFFICIAL, but he NAV
not know what close call he had, for it
It reported on the very best authority that
the position had been offered to a St.
Paul man by one of the senator's"
what! A St Paul man decline an an
p lt It must have had a large
IL IS hard to tell just when a mpaign
should be started. They are often started
TOO late, but w.. A. Nolan of Grand
Meadow does not intend to make that mis-
take. He has already announced himself
candidate for speaker of the 1905 house.
1t VIII be organized in just a year, and
Will not be elected for ten months. Mr..
Nolan has served in the last two legisla
lures, and was chairman Of the railroad
committee in the last house.
Inc Mortified News locates Ezra G.
valentine in the seventh district An as
tute campaign manager ought to know in
which congressional district to find VIII !
kin county. Charles r. Cheney
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