The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-05
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Appleton Newspapers support OF Dunn
Intended to Embarrass E. r. Young
Frlnd OF the Appleton Candidate Says
He Will Never Combine With DUNN
Districts Pretty Sure to Hold Conven-
tlons at Honest. Paul Has Another
Candidate.
q. T. Young Of Appleton has been
placed in g. wrong light by one Of his home
papers. For the past month or SO the
editor of that paper has been devoting
considerable space to booming Dunn for
governor. Surprising that the Appleton
newspapers took their cue from Young, it
has been currently believed that Young
was nursing a grudge over the Donahower
appointment and was preparing to COM
bine with Dunn and against Collins. It
seems, however, that the editors actions
are not prompted by any kind regard for
Young. "On the contrary, it is the re-.
verse; Last fall there was a postoffice
contest in Appleton, and Congressman
Volstead magnantmOusly left it to Young
to decide. The editor in question was one
Of the candidates. and Young decided for
the other man. Since that time the news
paper in question has done what it could
to embarrass Young, tho 1t could not openly
oppose the home candidate.
These facts are vouched for by a warm
friend Of Senator Young. who says:
Young could not afford to make q COM
binati If he wanted to, as he has friends
in both the Dunn and Collins camps. But
If he were to make a combination, the
last man he would combine with is Dunn
Young Is strong antismerger man, and
will stand firm to that principle. None
know this better than the Dunn managers,
and they are doing all they can to under
| nina Of VN11ner'S
strongest friends are Dunn men and he
will keep his hands entirely off the gov
ernorship fight. He will have the seventh
district practically solid as all the leading
men of the district ere for him but Dowl-
| ing"
| Congressional committees can do just as
they like about calling their conventions,
but there is g. good deal of sentiment in
favor Of timing them SO that one county
| convention can serve for two purposes, to
elect delegates to the state convention,
and another set for the district conven-
ton. 1t is not likely, however, that the
same set Of delegates will be elected from
tho counties for both conventions. The
honors will be divided. No congressional
district conventions have been held fol-
four years, and it will be good thing fol
the districts to get together. It will be
better for them to meet at home than fol-
! the delegates to the state convention tt
meet by districts as a side show, and elect
their district delegates. 1t is up to the
congressional committees, and they car
call the conventions to meet in the twir
cities If they want to, but it is though
: that all the committees will consider i
), more regular and more satisfactory tt
hold separate district conventions.
The eighth district will start the bal
r rolling. Chairman Eaton has called TIL
t committee to meet in Duluth Feb. Ia
| 10 ho az ia
tee meeting, and as soon as any congress
e sonal committee will have authority t
q act.
Ramsey county has another candidat
for state office in W. A. Hammand, assist
ant state labor commissioner, who want
to be railroad commissioner. Mr.. Ham
$ mond was an active locomotive enginee
: for number Of years, and is very stron
+ with organized labor. On this ground h
!. looks for strong support from the labo
y interests in the cities and from trainme
f generally. His candidacy is taken
/ mean that James Sargent Of Minneapoli!
:, the Northern Pacific conductor, will nc
q get into the race actively. Hammond ha
not made a public aan ouncement, but ha
done some work, and is practically car
didate. His entry cofnplicates the Ramse
e county situation again.
= The Rochester Pbst and Record has tn
. to say Of it's townsman:
u 1.-THE Minneapolis Journal states that 1
n T. Stebbins of Rochester is candida1
for railroad and warehouse commissions
and there is a runlor that he is being pl
forward by the Collins interest," which la
# ter T he ournal pronounces untru
n Right you are. II Mr.. Stebbins become
r. candidate he will go before the people {
- his own merits and they are sufficient
le procure him a unanimous nomination.
does not need the booming Of any 9TH
|, candidate
y Itasca county was supposed to be sol
lie Dunn territory, but there seems to
", some sentiment abroad there. The Graz
- Rapids Herald Review comes out with
l. suggestion Of Bert Miller as an ideal cal
n, didate for governor.
70 Charles B. Cheney.