The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-21
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Rival Candidates for Governor Have Or
gained HennepIn County-Rie Cam
paign Fund Opposed to Volunteer Work
Democrats Object to Delegate at
Large Abuse-Judge SearIe VIII Not
Run for Supreme Bench.

The campaign to capture Hennepin
county's delegation for gubernatorial
candidates has reached pretty definite
shape. Both the Dunn and Collins or
CARNATIONS have been well perfected. Each
one has personal representatives in prac-
tically every city precinct and country
town, and some effort is being made thru
these precinct representatives to reach
the individual voters.
There Is no question that sentiment, 50
far as it has developed, is overwhelmingly
for Collins. The actual Dunn strength is
confined to few localities, including the
first ward, and parts of the third, fourth,
seventh and ninth. In the rest Of the city
Dunn talk is limited to a. few workers,
most Of whom are not entirely disinter-
ested. These workers are keeping up con-
siderable disturbance, and from street
talk one would think the chances about
even. The Dunn campaign is literally
supplied with funds, while the Collins
forces are hampered in that respect In
fact, the Collins movement all over the
state Is dependent on volunteer support
1t Is believed by some good politicians that
this kind of a following will get the bet
ter results.
The Collins men in Hennepin realize
that the task for them is to get their
people out to the primaries on the decisive
evening The other side will be on deck,
rain or shine, and much Of the work from
now on will be to impress on the individ-
ual republicans the Importance Of attend
ing that primary election. -.-
The democrats are objecting to the I'M
democratic scheme of delegates at large,
| which has been recognized by their state
organization to the extent of giving each
county three Of these extra representa-
tives. The St. Cloud Times calls atten-
| ton to the fact that Stearns county, which
cast sixteen times as many democratic
votes as Aitkin, has only thirty-one dele
gates to Atkins five. What would the
DIRECTORS say If they had five delegates
at large for a handicap, as in the re-
| publican conventions?
! The Dunn Heatwole- Smith proposition
made to c. A. Smith, with the resire.
| ment of Senators Nelson and Clamp If
view, rests on the word Of Mr. Smith
and is finally denied by both Mr. Dunr
and Mr.. Heatwole after a weeks delay
1t has become a question Of veracity, ant
the general public will not believe tina
Mr.. Smith manufactured such an ineiden
as he relates. Why should he?
The st. Cloud Journal-Press says:
| The effort of the Dunn papers to make It an
pear that Judge Searle is may be a candidat
| IL SIMPLY desperate attempt to break dow
the support of Judge Collins, and make it appea
that there is a division in the ranks of the 81
Cloud republicans. While we can heartily cor
graduate them upon the selection of worthy
name for 1audatory comments, it is pleasure
say that Judge Searle will continue to maintai
the high regard of his true friends by refusin
to be party to any movement, no matter no,
advantageous it might prove to himself, tina
will in the slightest degree mitigate against tn
success of St. Clouds candidate. That is til
kind Of republicans we have in stearns county
men who republicans because they believe i
the principles of the party-and they are a.
behind L. w. Collins for governor.
P. o. Skyberg, county treasurer Of Roc
, county for twenty years, was at the cap
itol yesterday. He announces his retire
ment from public office to go into tn
banking business. Mr.. Skyberg says tha
J H. J. Miller will make strong shown
If he runs for congress, but that he ha
+ not made up his mind yet as to his cours
Charles B. Cheney.