The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-05
WHO FOR GOVERNOR.

The question as 10 who shall be the
next Governor of Minnesota, is receiv-
ing some attention ut the hands of the
country press as well as the metropoli-
tan journalists, and almost every paper
has man who is willing to sacrifice
something for the benefit of the "dear
people" by allowing himself to be
placed IN the executive chair.
1t is altogether too early to bring out
the man on the Republican side who
will succeed Governor Hubbard, but 1t
is not, perhaps, to soon to speak of a
few of those who are endeavoring to
work up II little public sentiment in
their favor with the hope that lightning
may strike their dear person when the
convention shall convene.
Lieutenant Governor Gilman is after
the office on "all fours," and with a
knowledge of his political turpitude, and
bulldog tenacity for office, it behooves
the people generally to be aware of his
cunning. 1t is well known that he is al
ready getting in his Zine work." but he
will find mighty cool reception await
ing him along the line of the projected
Mankato, Austin q ST. Cloud railroad.
No, Gilman is not the man the people
want for Governor.
Ex.Speaker Gibbs, of Freborn county,
has. been working hard for the past year
To get boom started in his interest,
but it's no 60 His short reign as speak
er of the House did him no good as a
subernationai candidate He has tried
all sorts of devices to make himself pop.
ular, even authorizing his agents to an.
nounce him us the farmers candidate. "
But his little speck of SOP does not
create any great amount of craze for his
candidacy among the honest yeomanry
ofthe state.
We observe that some of the st. Paul
papers are trying hard to push Albert
Scheffer to the front, but it would be
the personification of absurdity for the
Republican party to select him for Gov.
ernor. In the first place his conspicuous
and aggressive, not to say offensive, eff
forts in behalf of the saloon element last
winter. where he accomplished more
than any halfdozen men in the legisla-
ture to def,a at the high license bill
should be sufficient to render him Out
of the question as even Il possible con
tingency for such a position. The Re.
publicans do not want free whisky
man for Governor, neither do they want
a prohibitionist, but they do want mar
who thoroughly believes in dealing with
the traffic In Il practical way-and tina
way is reasonably high lice nse. Lee
the Democrats putup the free whisky
candidates if they want to.
Then, again, there are too many gooC
Republicans in Minnesota who would
make excellent Governors, for us to en-
terrain the candidacy of man who
when Gen. Garfield ran for the presi
dency, stumped a portion of the state
against HIM and abused and beratet
HIM with especial vehemence as did Mr.
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Democrat, and in fact only became
Republican two or three years ago, anG
then only after being persuaded, it il
currently understood, that his persona
and political interests could be best sub
served in the party that he had takel
so much pride i'll denouncing. This ru
NOR is given good deal of true color
ing in the fact that he endeavored, sool
after his conversion, TO get into congress
from the fonrth district, and now hi
ambition and poll zeal interests" pra,
that the people will make him Govern
or. The prayer of the petitioner a
"they say in the legislature" will be lait
ION the table"
The Republicans of Minnesota woult
take pride III nominating for Governor
Ex-senator Window, Hon. Chas. Pills
bury, Ex Congressman Washburn, Hon
\. r. McGIll, or dozen other equal,
able men. The dominant party Of tn,
North Star State can be depended upol
to select good ticket, and the slate
makers will have to take back seat.