The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
Threatens 10 Withdraw His
Support From Hammond
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily. "
st. Paul, June 26.-Dan w. Law
Ter, defeated by W. s. Hammond
for the democratic nomination for
governor has indicated that the APP
pointment OF Lynch men as men,
bers on the state executive CON-
mittee, viii mean he will not sup
port Hammond in the fall campaign.
The break with Hammond is fore
cast In a letter which the st. Paul
man sent to his victorious rival
yesterday. LAWYERS black list Of
prominent democrats, the appoint
ment of whom he declares will De
an invitation for him ito stay away
from headquarters" Is headed by
Martin O'Brien of Crookston.
H Others on His List. .' "
Other democrats connected with
the Hammond campaign committee
In st. Paul are included in the
black list which Lawler has sent
to Hammond. G. ID. o'Brien. Thomas
ID. O'Brien and "any of the o'Brien
connections" are under the ban.
Mr.. Lawler also makes clear how
far apart he and r. T. 0Conror
really are. for he says: "Mr. oCon-
nor in this contest has tried to
play both sides, and some of his
closest henchmen were active Lynch
workers. - '''-.1.,...
He declares, in the letter, that
no one but himself has authority
to bind him In any political mat
ter. LAWYERS denunciation 1of the
Lynch machine in part follows:
'- $40 Would Be an insult ~
an view OF the Reputation of
the Lynch machine lat the primary,
the appointment of any OF the fol.
lowing persons would be an Insult
to the democrats or Minnesota and
personal affront TO me OF such
a nature as to be an invitation Tor
me to stay away from the head.
quarters during the campaign: Mar
tin O'Brien, Crookston; Carlos Avery,
hutchinson; ID. d. Daily, Minneapolis
or st. Paul; Frank A. Day, Fair
mont: ]. b. Gaiarnault, Aitkin; Mad
ison c. Bowler, Minneapolis; ]. II.
Landry, Olivia, and John A. Harti-
gan, St. Paul.
Equally objectionable to me and
TO the democrats of Minnesota would
be the following persons connected
with the Hammond campaign COIN
mittee with headquarters at ST. Paul;
Senator John Moonan. waseca; Ser
ator Julius Golfer, Shakopee: SEN
ator J. ID. Sullivan. St Cloud; J..
A., Vessel, "Crookston.. f' NO" '7f
90 would Except John z. Regain. d
Z" desire to include in the Inst
the following persons from StaPaui:
/, g. MithasI, z. 'EFMurphy, J
c.. Nowefi, Henry. Wessell, stan ID.
iDonneiIy, or any OF the Donneliy
family. and r. C. Hargadine. In
! the same list ! place C., o. o'Brien'
/ Thomas b. o.Brien and any OF the
o.Briefi connection, also Senator
, Thomas Eastman OF owatonna, John
M, Freeman and Timothy o'eonnor
OF Olivia. '.'pHF nag ...' 10 -"
@Ths only request which I have
to make for appointments on the
executive committee 'of the state
central committee is the following:
! Y. II. Austin and Steve Dalton OF
/ Minneapolis, Fred L. Ryan Of Duluth
Fred "A. Pike, Martin ]. Ryan and
William ]. Quinn of st. Paul, John
! r. Regan OF Mankato, and Joseph
Moriarity of Belle Plaine.' ~
What Regain Says.
Daniel w. Lawler never threaten
ed to bolt the democratic ticket as
nominated at the primaries" declared
Attorney John e. Regain today, talk
ing OF his visit TO ST. Paul. during
which he attended the gathering o.
democratic nominees and theii
friends in the senate chamber at the
state capitol yesterday. -, =, - d
There is no III feeling at all be
tween Mr.. LAWYER and Mr.. Ham
mond. There was the best OF coz
diality between them at the meeting
What Mr.. LAWYER does not like is the
idea OF the party being ruled by the
Lynch machine. He does not wish
| to see Fred Lynch debating the ap'
pointment OF postmasters wherever
the democrats have control in this
state, and bossing the part in other
ways. Nor does he himself wish 70
be identified with Dick o'Connor of
st. Paul. He is trying TO make II
plain that he Is not in league with
Dick O'Connor and never has been.
Did Not like Harmony Articles.
"Mr. LAWYER did not like the big
dailies OF Minneapolis and Duluth
stating that all was lovely in the
democratic ranks and that he was
ready to do just as his opponents
wanted him TO do. These articles
were evidently intended to keep Law
ler's friends from taking hand In
the naming OF the democratic state
central committee. Nothing Of the
kind was published in any st. Paul
paper, but Mr.. Lawler found out
about It very quickly anyhow, and he
was quick TO have n letter ready to
show that he was not going TO lie
down aud let the Lynch forces have
their way in naming this committee.
II was the game Of the Lynch forces
"a Ana. ~c..r.fff.a hint