The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-07
DUNN WORKERS OUT
TO BOOM FLETCHER
Men Who Supported Former
Auditor Want Another Man
for Governor

Loren Fletcher is to be the candidate for
governor on the Republican ticket next
year, according to the plans of the officers
or the Hennepin county Republican COM
mittee. Chairman Thomas H Girling and
secretary A. A. d. Rain have approac hed
number OF the members of the committee
ana otner Republicans in an effort to or
gantze them in behalf of the Minneapolis
congressman who has for the fifth time
sald ne would not be candidate for an
other term.
This movement has the support of the
men who sought to make Robert C. Dunn
the Republican nominee for governor and
state house.
Thomas H. Girling was member of the
Dunn campaign committee in Hennepin
county and Mr.. Rain was the office man
IN the quarters in the Boston block which
were maintained before the Republican
state convention and later turned into the
ohces of the Hennepin county Republican
committee.
Feel for Candidate
These men are feeling out for candi-
GATE; They seem to have repudiated the
candidate who furnished sustenance for
them during the preconvention period and
are looking for another live one" as
good candidate is termed in Republican
circles.
Mr.. Fletcher has not returned from
Washington. where he has been acting as
sort of advisory congressman during
the tenure of the position of representa-
tive from the Fifth district by John Lind.
When he returns he will be met by a
delegation of workers" who propose to
take him at his word and not make him
the candidate for another term.
Jones and Heffelfinger
Although it has not been declared as a
part of the programme 1t is stated in some
quarters that this movement has the sup
port of the friends of w. II. Heffelfinger-
sometimes called 'Pudge''-who is now
anxious to be mayor of Minneapolis since
he was chairman of the executive commit
tee which elected D. p Jones mayor at a
cost of only SIS to the candidate who Sc
cured the job-$10 for his filing fee for
the primaries and So for a similar fee at
the election.
Mr.. Jones announced more than year
ago that if he entered politics he was in
the fight to stay and there are men in
Minneapolis who are grooming him as a
candidate for congress with the expecta-
ton he will accept the bait and make the
way clear for Mr.. Heffelfinger.
Dunn Makes Visit
Robert c. Dunn was a visitor in Min
neapolis. He called at the court house
yesterday afternoon, but declined to dis
cuSS politics and from the tenor of his
conversation it is evident that he has not
been appraised of the detection of the man
VINO supported him and stole the Henne-
pin delegation from the regulars" when
the state convention met.
The late candidate for governor said he
had bus mess at the probate court where
ne was to sign bond in a certain matter
which was pending before Judge Harvey.
He denied that he was in MINNEAPOLIS
Tor the purpose of discussing political mat
tiers. He wandered about the building I'M
escorted and when a newspaper man Of
fered to conduct him into the presence of
Mayor Jones in order that he might have
an opportunity to pay his respects to
ton and he tide nH s ad
down stairs and boarded a car for ST.
Paul.