The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-07-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The Minneapolis Evening Journal has
this to say anent the campaign of 1895
in this state. We want our readers to
be posted on what Is going on, and SO
we quote it, Speaking of the office OF
governor it says:
1t is difficult to see why there should be
any talk in favor OF Berg, even in ST.
Paul. accustomed it is to incompetency
and offenses of even worse character
in the men who serve it. He is d Swede
and that argument is being worked hard.
A Swe'e must be put uo against John
Lind, say these Berg boomers. and then
they fell to telling what fine candidate
their man would be and what a big vote
he would poll. The nationality argument
is absolutely the only one that can he
made in Rerg's favor. and the force Of
that will be destroyed soon the
Swedes of the state come to understand
him. as they will should there be danger
of his nomination.
Were the Republican party to nominate
him for governor he would sink the party
under defeat the effects OF which would
rot be removed for years. Not only has
he all the peculiar Objectionable cha rar-
teristics that have been charged against
Governor Clough but he Is without
Coughs hard headedness and com~,
sense. AS governor he would be the tool
of the men in ST. Paul who are back of
the boom which Matt Jensen and others
arc trying to work up Since the legis-
.ture adjourned it is safe. to say that
he has not been in his office three days
| in succession. He hasn't been there two
weeks all put together since the adjourn
| ment. If he neglects the office he now
! has. what assurance is there that he
| would not neglect the higher one of gov
| ernor? -y~r- s.4.--..
| he only thing that can ever nominate
| better clment Of the party. 1t is very no
| ticeable that this Indifference is by no
| means uncommon. Leading Republicans
| In considerable numbers manifest a singu-
| lar attitude of Indifference. They seem
| to feel nov days that it is hardly worth
| While to tIt to do anything to clean out
the machine before the conventions are
! held The best time to do it is after the
| convention Is over. and that the best thing
that could happen for the party would be
a good licking. The dominance of the
old machine for many years and the
| msolenCe and assertiveness of the machine
| politicians and corrupt men are responsible
| for the prevalence of this feeling among
decent Republicans. You can find plenty
| of them in every part of the state who
| are ready to say that they have turned
| in and helped to elect a ticket against
whose domination they protested and pro-
| tested vigorously many times as they
| are going to. and that in an off year in
| politics there is a splendid opportunity to
| act the gang which persists in making it's
| own nomination do It's own electing.
| One cannot pick up half dozen country
exchanges or talk with half dozen cOun-
| try people without repea teddy running
| against this sentiment. If the machine
| makes the nominations this time and put;
i up objectionable men as it has been
i forcing on the people Of late years It will
have The electinS to do and it will find
| It hard work.
There is talk that the party in its
extremity will have to nominate Boil
! Dunn for governor. as the only general
| ly popular man it has got: but Bob is
too sharp to want to run against john
Lind. and all he asks is reelection as
state auditor and for that it will be
hard to find any one to beat him.
The senatorial contest-Minneapois
against st. Paul-Charley Pillsbury ant
what is left Of Washburn, against Cusl
Davis is likely to make stormy times
in the G. Q. P 1t looks now as if the
| Populists would sweep the state anl
carry Off the persimmon.-