The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-01
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Senator Nelson Is the Minnesota Choice for
Member of the Resolutions Committee at
!chcaso-TraveIlns Agents In South
western Minnesota Organizing Farmers
for Dunn-cIapp Men In Becker County
Resent Attack on Senator @

Senator Nelson's recent interview in
favor Of tariff revision is of especial i'm
portance at this time, since 1t seems to be
|conceded that he will lbe the representa-
tive Of Minnesota on the resolutions COM
mfttee of the national convention.
Several members Of the Minnesota dele
cation who have been seen have expressed
themselves in favor of Senator Nelson for
this place. They consider him the ideal Sc
lection because Of his familiarity with all
the issues involved, and his influence in
party councils. Since he so clearly de-
clared himself opposed to the "standpat"
idea, this feeling has been intensified It
is felt very important that Minnesota
should have on the committee represent
ative who is outspokenly in favor of re-
vision, and hence a true representative Of
the sentiment of the state.
A new style of campaign is being con
Quoted by the Dunn managers In south
western Minnesota, who have sent out
missionaries" in buggies to tour the
farming districts and work up sentiment
for Dunn. The program is to organize
Dunn clubs In every school district and
try to carry the outside townships for
Dunn. ttgt: a. II - III
Confirmation of this is found in a COM
munication to the Farmers Leader, a
| popul1st paper Of Pipestone, signed by an
anonymous republican committee" and
announcing that the people Of Rock
Pipestone and Noble counties are fol
Dunn, In spite of the assertions of ICON
niving political traders rand barterers.'
So, this committee says, 1--WE have re.
solved that secretly andIin a straight
forward, honest upright manner we shall
proceed to see @to it properly that Dunr
clubs shall be, formed lat once in every
schoolhouse in the sthree counties above
named In this way. says the commit
thaSa one will IN ,,~,1,o 1,1-s
majority of the common people, fathe
than by a coterie of polittcaaeleeches.''
.Ez5Lg SsAgIGt .-@u tiSoTEG 5 GIN.
The Detroit Record touchesl;up its riva
for the recent attack fqna Senator Clapp
I. ing! i. a5aFy { d5tcT trabigaTg gs,f ges
Simultaneously with the announcement of Joe
F. Heatwoei that he, will lbe pIeandidate for tn
United States senate contestipga the re-electio
Of Senator Noses p r 4Sapp, the youthful edito
IS no good anyway, that he Is an utter failure an
that he is the tool f0f the CORPORATE and tn
railroads. yeritable DOGGY manp in fact. Whe
this newspaper venture was Launched in Detro1
) it was rumored from, various quarters thatsit
prime object was in Heatwoles interest as or
posed to- the reelection of General Clapp, blu
} this was Indignantly denied. Now, however
at the first Indication of opposition to Senate
Clapp, this youthful editor attempts to thro'
a bomb into the camp of. the supposed enemy br
! failing in Becker county where every republica
is the friend of the SENATOR it proves to be saul
and may perhaps prove to- be a boomerang. Thel
Is no county in Minnesota where Moses e. Clan
has more warm personal friends and sad1nirel
= than he has in Becker, and If his reelection
r; to be contested we believe the republicans {
this county will demand, and in no uncertai
terms the pledge Of our next representative Il
his support first, last and all the time. y "a,
The Granite Falls Tribune says:
I As was, expected, Heatwole deniued T III
r gu is faxed interview about him comtr
out for United States senator to succeed Mos,
8 e. Clapp ''.-.'. - s,a'-'' -
: ;Mr. FIeatwole did not deny the inter
view, because he 'couldn' t.. He could on]
say that it was 'alI rot
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