St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-24
ANDREW G. ANDERSON.

That the Democracy OF Minnesota
possesses an abundance of tirst-claSS
gubernatorial timber has long ere this
been demonstrated to the satisfaction of
all, and the only thing necessary for the
party to do now is to hold grand coun-
Gil, pick out, not only the best, but also
the most available man, and march on to
victory. But who will be chosen? 1t
cannot be gainSaid that III recent years
there has been gradual drift toward
the successful business man as the pest
and safest to be intrusted with the re-
sponslbilities of public office. The pro-
feSSiOnal politician no longer cuts any
considerable figure, and is seldom MADE
a candidate for office at the pres
ent day, and lawyers are no longer
considered the only men qualified to
hold office. The farmer, the merchant
and the man of affairs generally are
coming to the front in politics as in
everything else. The people feel con-
fdent that man who has made a sue
cess of his private business will not fail
to discharge his public duties with
faithfulness. This feeling has taken
deep hold Cd the voting public OF Min
nesota, and it is quite likely that the
gubernatorial candidates of all partles
this year will be taken from
the ranks of the business men
of the state. With the inten-
ton of bringing out distinguished
representative of this class, as well
as Democrat of the most pronounced
convictions. the GLOBE presents the
name of Hon Andrew q. Anderson, OF
Carver county.
Senator A. G. Anderson, of Carver,
was born in Sweden, in lS40,and is, con
sequently, just fifty years OF age. tie
received a common school education,
emigratiHg 10 America in 1855. lie set
tied in Minnesota in the latter year. He
enlisted in Company H. of the Ninth
Minnesota volunteer infantry early in
the war, and remained IN the service
until August, 1868. He was promoted to
corporal, sergeant, regimental commlS-
Sarv and second lieutenant successfully,
and would have left the service consid-
erably higher in the ranks had he not
been taken prisoner bv the Confeder-
ateS in the famous GuntOWn raid OF
June, 1864 From that time until the
last OF November Mr.. Anderson was
prisoner at AnderSOnVille, Milan and
other rebel prisons. When hnally
mustered out of the service Mr.. Ander-
son located at Carver in this state and
embarked in business. Success re-
Warded his efforts. and he is now one OF
the leading manufacturers of brick I'D
the Minnesota Valley.
In politics Senator Anderson has al
ways been a staunch Democrat, and
while he has never sought political hon
OrS, he has at various times been forced
into the service of his party. In 1856 he
was chosen state senator for Carver
county by handsome majority, and
made an enviable record at the last two
sessions of that body. His neighbors
and those who do business with him
have the utmost faith IN Senator
Anderson, and it is from these
classes that he draws his great
est strength. He never fails to
leave a good impression on every man
he meets in business, or any other way.
and, were he nominated for governor,
he would make a splendid run in the
Third district, and particularly in that
portion of the district known as the
known, and would carry practically
everything before him.
e.
but which, by the way, Senator Ander-
son would be the last man to seek to
thrust into politics, is the nationality OF
Mr.. Anderson. He is Scandi-
navian, and while he is abundantIy
able to stand on his own footing as an
able, conscientious and honest man,
there can be no doubt that this would
bring him many votes. The Democratic
party has been SO misrepreSented to the
emigrantS from those northern countries
OF Europe who came to the United
States mainly during the last thirty
years that they are not to be blamed for
joining their fortunes with the opposi-
ton. 1t will be remembered that it has
not been many years since the emigra-
ton literature sent out by the state
of Minnesota was mainly
Republican campaign document. The
nomination of eX-Collector Bierman for
governor in 1883 showed the Scandi-
navians OF the state that the Demo-
cratic party was ready and willing to
accord its honors to any worthy man,
regardless Of his race or nationality,
and in that year, and in fact during each
year since, the hosts of the Democracy
in this state have been largely rein
forced from the Scandinavians of the
state. The nomination of Senator An
deTscn this year by the Democrats
would help along this exodus from the
Republican ranks, and his election
would make Minnesota solidly Demo
cratic.
Senator Anderson is personally one
of the most popular and agreeable gen