The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-28
LOREN ! | J R /. \ S EASY SNAP.
Thess Antis'' Were Noisy but their
Methods Were not smooth
Enough to Win.
The Gubernatorial s.Antis'' Will.
Receive Similar Treatment
Next Month.

Receive Similar treatment
Next Month.
Special Correspondence to the UNION.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 25, 1896.--The
contest for the Republican congress
sioral nomination proved to be dead
easy for Uncle Loren. The combina-
tion of the ssantis' made a large noise,
but did not materialize. It seemed to
have no head or tail. Davis made an
active canvass, and Nye, Gilfllan,
Smith, Tier, Grimshaw and the rest
brought what aid they could; but did
not reach over .25 per cent of the dele
gates. 1t is believed that if the CON
test had been made straight out on the
currency issue, and Davis had exhib-
tied the courage to take a positive
stand, he would have stood some show.
Frank Nye on a free coinage platform,
it's admitted by all, would have made
a mighty hot and close fight for
Fletcher, with the possibility of win
ming. Davis not only took no stand on
any issue of the day, but he had a
number of bitter personal enemies even
among the young Republicans, and
divided his strength and dampened
the enthusiasm. AS it was, he got so
votes, and Fletcher four times that.
The event shows that successful
ANTI movement must be based on
something more than merely person
alities, and must have some abiding
issue on which to command public sup
port. The 'santi" movement in the
congressional contest is a warning to
the gubernatorial "antis."
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The stCommittee of 1902 has come out
of its shell again and spoken it's little
piece, and again crawled into it's nest.
The committee this time announces
that it is willing to consider the candi-
dacy of Messrs. Gibbs and Clapp, in
connection with it's Hennepin com bine.
Heretofore, the ''10O'' have lampooned
and ridiculed Gibbs, and belittled.
Caapp, and pinned its faith to Lee,
Eustis and Van SAINT. But as the lat
ter three did not constitute together
one good strong candidate able to cope
with Clough in Hennepin, it has been
found necessary to take two more can
didates on the ''anti" wheelbarrow.
The organ of the 1902 does not talk
about ''outsiders'' now, and issues no
notices to keep out of Hennepin. It is
mighty glad at this stage to have s'out-
siders' come in and do the chestnut
drawing act. III
If Clapp and Gibbs are simply out
for Clough, as the Minneapolis Times
and Journal have so often stated, why
is it that the ss100'' is willing now to
haYe them enter into Hennepin county?
Is it a bluff on the part of the Wash
burnites, or are they in such desperate
straits that they are willing to risk
anything? There is little doubt that
Clapp.i is stronger alone than the three
members of the Hennepin combine put
together. Gibbs also has following
in the farming districts of every por-
ton of the State. It looks as though
the 100" now realizes that it picked
the wrong men when it formed it's
combine and now wants to patch up
a bad job. It has taken three candi-
dates who possessed only local strength
and overlooked others who have
strength throughout the State.
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J The rumor that Congressman Heat
wole may become a gubernatorial can
didate. is welcomed by the COMMITTEE
of 100" as an opportunity to get
another candidate into its '.anti'' com
bination. In the ssanti' wheelbarrow
there is always room for one more,
and after that room to let.
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5 Baron Goodnow has torn himself
away from his hired men on the base
ball field long enough to go to Ohio
and see Hanna. John wants to know
what Merriam has been up to down
there. Goodnow wishes to impress
upon Major. Hanna that besides Mer-
RAM in Minnesota, there are others.
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Hon. Stephen B. Loyejoy, the lum-
herman legislator to whom Van SAINT
is said to have promised the surveyor
.generalship in the event Of Vans nom
ination and election as governor, an
nounces that he will not open those
Van SAINT headquarters in town after
all. Eustis and others were preparing
to open headquarters in Winona, and
Van concluded to stay out=of the head
quarters business. The ssl0On are now
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