The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-15
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Dunn Managers Working Up Campaign
for Democratic Votes, to Offset Res
publican Dlsaffection-Third District 4
Campaign Outlet.
The managers of the Dunn campaign
have started a backfre in democratic
territory, to Offset as far as possible the
revolt among republicans. In Minneapolis
q Dunn democratic club has been organ
lied, its membership comprising men who
worked at the republican primaries last
spring for Dunn It's members are to do
missionary work among democrats.
Major J. M. Bowler who was dairy and
food commissioner under John Lind, has
come out in an interview for Dunn. Major
Bowler has quit the democratic party not
being able to stand the nominate OF
Parker, and is now a political Orphan
with tendencies toward his former af-
fliation, the peoples party. He declares
that Johnson's nomination was forced by
the "reorganizers'' of the democratic
party, and he cannot stand for it.
In the face Of these OBJECTIONS come
reports of wholesale boiling of Dunn by
republicans. It seemed at first that the
movement might be confined to certain
localities, but of late the reports have
general situation is being more clearly
understood by republicans and democrats
| alike. -
With the exception Of about a dozen
counties in the northern part of the state,
Dunn is going to run behind the ticket,
and in the heaviest republican counties
Of southern and western Minnesota he
will lose from a third to a half Of the
| regular republican vote. Goodhue coun-
ty for instance, which is about four to
one republican, and gave Mckinley 300
ma jority in 1900, will not give Dunn bet
ter than 1900. Counties like Freeborn,
Rice and Renville, always good for heavy
majorities, are likely to be credited to
| the Johnson side of the slate. 1t is very
evident that Dunn will need all the demo-
cratic votes he can get.
| Third district democrats haven't much
| use for the primary election law. They
! have agreed to hold convention two
| years from now and select candidate
| for congress, who will then file as a pri-
mary election candidate. That is way
| to nullify the law, and the minority party
| is likely to come to that course.
The third district congressional cam
paign is a quiet affair this year. Neither
Of the candidates is making any speak
| ing campaign to amount to anything. Both
are getting around over the district and
| shaking hands. Congressman Davis seems
to be assured Of reelection by majority
! equal to two years ago. His opponent,
Joseph w. Cravens, is better known in
| the district than Mr.. Kolars, and has
more effective style of campaigning, but
| the handicap of the presidential election is
| too much for him to overcome.
The LIE sueur News says with a touch
| Of sarcasm
| If the republicans Of Minnesota do not vote
for R. c. Dunn from party loyalty they cannot
be scared into doing so, and the Pioneer Press
might as we'll understand this. The state central
committee has not time to answer letters or at
tend to any business except edit the P. P,
and that is determined to scare some Well,
maybe it will.
The Albert Lea Tribune puts the case
as to the timber trespass issue thus:
The question is not how much money Candidate
Dunn saved the state while endea voring to dis
charge the duties of state auditor, but did he
save the people all that he could under the law.
The action just begun against Congressman
buchanan to recover for timber he is alleged to
have foraged from state land and settled for at
less than the law provided would indicate that
few hundred thousand that paid might
have been doubled trebled had the law been
| strictly enforced If the state auditor permits
| the looting Of the state school fund he must not
ask to be indicated by election to a higher Of
pie will be placed in his keeping. If Mr. Buck
man and others were permitted to pay for timber
at less than the market price they would find it
cheaper to steal from the state than buy. but
the law made it possible and the duty of the
auditor was to demand and secure twice or thrice
the value to the end that the thievery should be
discouraged If the records show that Mr.. Dunn
| made these exactions he is absolved from blame
but If he did, why the action against Buck
man?
The Mortified News declares that SEN
ator Clapp's friends in Faribault are
preparing to knife A. K Ware, the
| Mortified nominee for the legislature
The reason given is that Mr. Ware has
| refused to pledge himself to vote for
Clapp. P. j. Moran Of Faribault one Of
the democratic nominees. has been
| pledged to vote for Clapp, it is said, so
the Clapp men are going to cut Ware and
vote for Thompson, one of the republican
nominees, and Moran, the "Clapp demo-
GRAFT" 60. ."-.
| Two legislative contests resulting from
the primary election in st. Paul have been
settled in favor of the contestees. Walter
T. Lemon is still republican nominee from
the second ward, defeating Joel E. Gre
CORY. The recount gave Gregory a net
gain Of II votes, but Lemon won out by
40. In the sixth ward M. P. Moriarity re-
mains the democratic nominee over An
thony Yoerg.
Frank M. Eddy says in the Sank Gen.
ter Herald:
his enemies. he reminds one Of man trying to
put out fire with gasolene.
To whom does Mr.. Eddy refer?
Charles B. Cheney.