The Bemidji pioneer., 1898-02-10
A LA "JERBa j."

What a buffer David Clough is,
20 be surc.- -Anoka Union.
What significance there may be
in the above paragraph from the
,An6Ea Union, from the pen of G.
S. Rease, who holds the purse
strings to the conscience of Gov.
ernor Clough, and who may be
counted on to keep abreast Of ost
of the goyernor's political plan
il,ings, there is a good deal of sur.
missing throughout the state. In
what respect is Clough blufing
Is he playing horse, with Van
SAINT? Is lie the real and true
'smac,aine'' Of the republican par
ty of the state, or IS he merely
pretending to be such? Is Van
SAINT honest in his declaration III
favor of the reelection Of Davis
10 the senate, or has he made a
compact with Clough, and is talk.
ing for publication ard acting for
support? The supporters of Judge
Collins have become active and
aggressive in all parts of the state,
and the biggest team in Weyer.
bauser's timber couldn't draw out
IF him a declaration i'll favor OF
Davis or any other candidate TO,
the US senate. Why should
Van SAINT have found it necessary
20 deny Clough? Has he discov-
cred that Clough was making a
monkey of Kim? Or does he know
That ClougH will have the support
,of:all the timber interests Of Min
hesota any way, and that he must
make i grand.stand play for the
pther element? Or, is there a
s!snigger in the woodpile'' some
where, and has Dave Clough a
really and truly candidate Of his
own hidden away somewhere in
The southern part Of the state,
whom he will spring at the prop
er moment out of revenge for
Van SAINT refusing to support him
for the senate? IF not, what does
Grandpa Pease mean BY calling
Dave Clough = royal buffer?
One Of the most significant
things in connection with the
present situation is, that Gov,
though IS solid for Van
SAINT. while State Auditor Dunn is
for Judge Collins. Clopgh and
pnnn, As everybody at the capital
knows, are bcsom friends and po-
litical confidantes, and Dunn has
always been Clough's candidate
to succeed himself. That was said
to have been the true reason for
The dissensions in the governors s
office at the time Tams Bixby was
private secretary to the EXECUTIVE.
Clough was said to be laying the
wires for Dunn as his successor,
and Dunn was said to be actively
interested in supplanting Tams in
the confidential secrets Of the ex-
ecntiye Office, and in throwing all
The doubt lie could upon the good
faith Of the secretary to his chief.
The rivalry between Dunn and
Tams was said to be well worn
within the precincts Of the state
capitol, where Dunn had rather
the advantage Of the willy Red
Winger. The power of the gov
srnor to supplant any one person
in the affections of the subordi'
hate officials in the capitol is quite
Extensive, but it does not always
reach out into the country dis.
tricts. Yet5he is SAID to have nev
esr given up a desire to have Dunn
come in for his shoes, although
ofslate he apd Tams have beer
more friendly than Of old. No
body, however, will suspect th.
governor OF a solid liking fol
Talns, ard the question that come.
up in view Of that is, will he no
throtW over Van SAINT, at the last
moment, and try to take up Dunn
Is his Van SAINT game really 8
bluff? And has he been unable
TO keep the secret from Grandpa
Psase2
In the same copneetion, 1t i
now asked. was Clough's declara
ton to Eustis, that he woul'
skin,,a William Henry in Henne
Mn County, mere bluff? O
has he found out that Collins has
more friends in The saw-mil
city than he had anticipated, and
has he now encouraged Eustis to
30 into fhe fight TO kill off Col
f,ns2 The report comes from
Washington that Loren Fletcher
has secretly pledged his support
to Collins, they having been old
lronies in politics, and Collins
having an ardent admiration fol
the' smooth, Minneapolis Is, CONGRESS: 'Ef S.:
The appointment of 6. W. Stew.
art oi the board Of the state re-
formatory, in place Of John Coop
hr, is also significant, for Stewart
Is of the MitcIlefl-Coilink element
IL st. Cloud, while Cooper was Of
the Hayward freeman element.
FREEMAN was candidate for resi-
Debt director Of the st. Cloud nor