The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-31
SPLIT IN FORCES
4. AGAINST JONES
DIVISION OF ANTI-LID CAMPAIGN
FUND STARTS TROUBLE.
Word Goes Out to Slaughter Haynes
in an Endeavor to Nominate DR.. u.
G.. Williams Over Mayor D. p. Jones,
and Haynes Friends Fight for Their
Share, H. b.

Former Mayor j. G. Haynes is to
be slaughtered in the house of his
friends. He was entered into the may
orally race on the democratic ticket
with the understanding that he was to
receive the backing Of the saloon and
apS AID AID Of sa tes
"slush fund.- to fight Mayor Jones
is to be- split half and half between
DR.. u. G. Williams and Mr.. Haynes.
Furthermore, the democratic organi-
zation has failed to respond to the
magic touch Of the Rand-Ryan-Kiichi
combina ion and is split between Labor
Commissioner W. H. Williams on the
DEMOCRATIC ticket, and DR.. U. G. Will.
liams on the republican side. The only
move attempted; for the Haynes cam
last Saturday, when the W. H. Will
iams forces came off winners, and at
the present rate the Haynes campaign
seems to be dying alone and forsaken.
The situation marks the beginning
of the troubles Of the Jones opposi-
ton. 1t is already divide ID against
itself, and the split is fast increasing.
An assessment has been levied on the
saloon, liquor and brew ing interests.
A part of these interests are in favor
Of throwing all of the fund to DR..
Jones for the nomination: Another
| part, which was loyal to Haynes two
years ago and is still with him, will
not stand for the move to DR.. Williams
and insists on using the fund to help
| Haynes in his fight for nomination and
election.
| Split the slush Fund.
+ Ra Ssst essa 4 }S t nnd The
has finally been decided to split the
fund to help DR.. Williams and Haynes,
and even this action has failed to heal
the breach, as each side wants all for
Williams, who is opposing Haynes, put
a new interest in the fight by an
nouncing positively last Monday night
! for the strict enforcement of the Law,
| declaring that the Sunday saloon in
Minneapolis is a thing of the past and
that the lid is on for good.
That the democratic organization is
broken and going to pieces, undermin-
ing the Haynes trength, is shown by
already organized for DR.: Williams and
have sent out word to their members
to get out and fight for DR.. Williams
and vote for him at the primaries. The
Williams committee is paying special
attention to the democratic PROSECUTING
crusade and hopes to vote thousands
of them at the primaries Sept. IS. The
old line democrats are opposed to this
and are trying to head it off in every
way. The open advice is, "Take all
the Dr.: Williams lam money you can E? l get,
There has not yet been much to show
that the appeal is likely to produce
anything. IL
Lines to Be Wiped Out. =.
! Lines are to be torn down on every
Candidates for other places are openly
"plugging' for votes among the demo
Gratis. Paid democratic workers are out
working for republican candidates.
When attention is called to this candi-
dates and their friends merely say,
"Others are after them, and they are
going to vote republican. I don It see
why I am not entitled to a slice of the
outside vote as we'll as others. - j.
The better element in both parties
among the workers who are not out fol
anything for themselves or friends, is
against the move that is on. Already
there has been talk of organizing q
challenging commission to keep tab on
the voters who are known to belong to
one party or the other, and making an
effort to stop cross voting. This has
been carried even farther and a combin
alton organization of prominent repub
licans and democrats suggested. 1t
is proposed to have general organiza
tion that will go after the practice and
stop it, Another suggestion on the
same line is legislative enactment this
winter providing penalty that can bt
applied in known cases of illegal vot
ing. The caucus rolls and convention
lists provide a reasonable line of party