The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
Minnesota Politics
Buchanan and Lindbersh Factions In the
Sixth District Both Stirred Up Over
Martins Resignation - Bowling Hands
Young Bouquet.

James A. Martin and his spectacular
resignation from the st. Cloud postoffice
are taking up columns Of space in the
sixth district papers. The real occasion
for the resignation Martin has not ex-
planned and the papers are guessing at it
more or less. The st. Cloud Times says
1t was because of "Mr. Buckmans car
like demand upon Mr.. Martin that he go
out and make a fight for the congress-
mans nomination. demand so insolent
and overbearing that no honorable man
could submit to it, and Jim hotly in
formed Buck that he could go to hades
With his postoffice-or words to that
effect"
The Little Falls Transcript has an ex-
PLANTATION which seems to be the official
one from the Buckman camp. 1t saws
Martin resigned because of disappoint-
ment in his efforts to get united support
from the sixth district first in the Collins
fight, and then in the campaign for Ja-
cobson in both Of which campaigns Buck
man and his following were against him.
He accepted the postoffice last year be-
cause he thought he would be able ito
solldlfy the district behind his plans in
state political matters.'' The Transcript
| says:
Success meant his leadership of the party
organization. the control Of state patronage, and
| the best official plum the administration had
Martins nature would make the prominence and
The ability to help his followers of the greatest
satisfaction to himself. But in neither of the
great campaigns that he managed was he able
| TO get the support of the sixth congressional
| district. Most of the delegates were against
MIN. study of the situation each time showed
| that the parts of the district most friendly to
buckman were the most tardy to respond to
Martin $ calls for support. There were many
! exceptions, but Martin became convinced that
| q element he in
sympathy with his ambitions, and that as a
rule these republicans supporters of Buck
man. In either the Collins Jacobson cam
palgns the solid support of the sixth district
would have given Martin victory with all
that 1t meant to him.
Ih1s attack on Martin stirred up Alvah
Eastman, who has kept pretty quiet so
far. He declares that the foregoing
throws no discredit on Martin, but rather
On Buckman as it shows that he has dis
rupted the district in state politics. for
his personal ends. He says in the St.
Cloud Journal Press:
Buckman has not been consented to be CON
gressman, but has slipped into state polite:
with results disastrous to the district and the
republican party. He championed the speaker
ship aspirations Of DR.. Babcock of Wadena, ant
the genial doctor was successful thru corpora
tion influences. Buckman threw his influence
with Dunn and against Judge Collins for gov
ernor--althO Judge Collins was a resident of th
district which sent Buckman to congress. Thi
helped further to disrupt the district and re
suited In the election of a democratic governor
This year the republicans of the sixth disric
and OF the state by decided majority wante
Jacobson for governor. Some of Bucknan's mos
influential friends-like the Little Falls Trans
Grip and the Brainerd Dspatch-joined in tn
support of Jacobson. Buckman came home fror
washington. promised the Jacobson friends tha
he would keep out of the contest. saying that h
had troubles of his own Instead of doin
this, he did some clever work for Cole. Paper
edited by postmasters. which had been advoea
, ing Jacobson, Joined the Cole rooters and soli
Cole delegations from Grow Wing and Tod
counties were sent to the state convention. wit
divided delegations from Morrison and Walden;
NO one acquainted with the situation will di
pute the statement that this was largely due
f the influence of Congressman Buchanan
In neither of the factional contests was Bucl
man with majority of the republicans of h
own district, but was ''playing the game" e,
clusively in his own interests
!, 1t is this course of conduct the articl
says, that will be to blame for Buchanan
, defeat if he loses. The other reasons ar
personal and this paper will not discus
them -- -.-.------.--- 90
The Martin resignation has been tn
:, sensation of the hour. No one doubt
that it means rupture with Buckma1
Some think Martin intends to run fc
congress himself. He could have dor
that two months ago, and would haN
had a clear field then, except for Bucl
d. man. He is too astute to enter now an
: make it a three -cornered fight wit
), Buckman's organization against divide
. opposition. The action plainly NEAR
{ that Martin found the collar uncomfor
Il Il able and removed it. to- give himself p
IS litical freedom r.. .}Fi
:. P. E. Dowling of Eveleth, as chairms
. of the whitewash committee in the la
II house, conceived a violent dislike to A
Z torney General E. T. Young. who di
pleased him by bringing some big tre
IS pass suits soon after the committee hs
y declared that the former auditor act
! for the best interests Of the state. Nj
~ Bowling seems to have softened his fee
l. ings, however. In his Virginia Star
; hands the attorney general bouquet f
- bringing those same suits. The Dulu
; Herald has been giving Governor Johns,
10 credit for timber trespass collection
~ amounting to near half million. tt
Star says:
The facts in this particular case will
warrant any such assertion. The attorney &c
eral, Ed Young is the man wholly responsil
. for this handsome collection to the state tre
r ury.
l. 1t was Ed Young and his efforts that p
- vented the legislature last year from passing
bill legalizing the illegal acts of the timl
he board of the state. 1t was Ed Young. the
l., publican attorney general that prosecuted
e. cases and brought the actions and at no pl,
ny along the road did the governor increase
speed or direct the route whereby this ST.
ce may be half million better off.
VS. Those whitewash days are forgotte
VS. It is better so.
ire s--s
ic- There is a three -cornered contest on t
m the senate in Houston county. J.
ry Rrieos of Houston ond Trre1s p.,1eo,
VS. pt hls oio'e' d LII liz tieiiioel Vi