The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
What Was to Have Been Peaceful
Campaign Turned Into Squabble;
Cause of II All
From Fridaj's Daily.

Collins. Minneapolis politician and
editor and one time candidate for
governor of Minnesota. projected
himself into the campaign for the
state regency of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution last night
His activity in favor of Mrs. S.
NJ. Dick OF Minneapolis. one of the
candidates for the Office. was the
cause OF storm of indignant protest
on the part of St Paul Daughters
and campaign that promised to be
peaceful in the extreme turned sud
denly into n fight which will end
only when the votes are east in St
Paul next Thursday
Collins Dictates Statement.
Last night Mr. Collins tclephoned
to the Pioneer Press to dictate IA
statement which ran about like this:
"St. Paul Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution rejoice with their
Minneapolis sisters and with Mrs. S.
VI. Dick of Minneapolis that all
opposition to her election as regent
of the Minnesota Daughters has
disappeared following the official an.
nouncement made today by former
regent. Mrs. NJ. II. n. Liggett of
st. Paul. on her return from
visit to her daughter in Duluth, that
Mrs. Stanley r. Holden, the only
other candidate. has withdrawn from
the contest. leaving Mrs. Dick clear
field
Then followed some kind words
about Mrs. Dicks efficiency.
Mrs. Liggett. who is chairman of
the nominating committee. which
will report next Thursday. was vehe-
ment I'm her denial of Mr.. Collins
news of general rejoicing She con
firmed Mrs. Holden's withdrawal.
which was announced TO her i'm a
telegram from Duluth yesterday.
Not Their Choice.
But she asserted with considerable
spirit that the nominating committee
will find another candidate in Mrs.
Ho1den's place and that Mrs Dick
will receive only n few Of the votes.
She has the Endorsement or her own
chapter. The Colonial. in Minneapolis
Mrs Collins is Mrs. Dicks cam.
paign manager. and Mr.. Collins said
he was speaking for his wife when
he read the statement which started
the trouble.
Later in the evening s. ~ Dick.
who also said he was speaking for
his wife. telephoned to The Pioneer
PresS-to recall letter which. he
said. had been dispatched by Mrs.
Dick for publication Sunday.
This letter announced Mrs. Dicks
withdrawal from the race for the
regency and advised her friends to
vote for Mrs. Holden. After mailing
IL, however. Mrs. Dick learned that
Mrs. Holden had withdrawn. Then.
her husband said. Mrs. Dicks friends
insisted that she remain in the
race. So she remains.
But there is opposition To her can
ddacy among 81 Paul Daughters of
the Revolution.
1T is the most absurd thing
heard said Mrs l.. e. Jefferson.
1l26 Summit avenue, when the Col.
Inns announcement was read 10 her
Field Not Clear.
IL can tell you. too. that there
will be another candidate and that
the field is not clear for Mrs. Dick
by any means. | haven't the slight
est idea who the successor to Mrs
Holden will be. hut there certainly
will be another named by the nom
mating committee Thursday. and she
will have the support of all the
chapters in the twin cities except.
Of course. the Colonial chapter
Mrs. Jefferson is regent of the
There are six chapters in Minneapo-
lis and three I'm st. Paul. All these
except the Colonial chapter. of which
Mrs. Dick is member, have indoors
ed Mrs. Holden, according TO Mrs.
jefferson. Mrs. Dick is state vice
regent
Charges Political Trickery.
Mrs. Dick and her friends. who
are few. are trying to work a politi-
cal trick" Mrs. Jefferson declared.
Mrs. Collins. who has appointed
herself Mrs. Dicks manager, is re-
sponsible for the thing"
Mrs. Jefferson refused to ,divulge
the personal reasons for opposition
to Mrs Dicks candidacy. il any
exist.
Eve feel that Duluth should be
represented by regent" she said.
1.-The twin cities have had the honor
repeatedly. and some of the smaller
towns in this part OF the state have
he'd it. Duluth never has had a
state regent and we feel that IL is
time that the northern part OF the
state be recognized" -
do you consider this an espe-
cially auspicious time. in view of
Mrs. Dicks candidacy?" she was
asked.
well. that might have something
Ito do with it, she admitted. laugh
ingly, "but we really feel that way
about It,"
May Name Mrs. Squires.
An Indication that Mrs. George
&C.. Squires of st. Paul. the present
state regent. may be named as a
candidate against Mrs. Dick was