The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-18
THOMAS LOWRY A CANDIDATE

The expected has happened. Hon.
Thomas Lowry, the Twin City rail
road magnate and president of the
$500" road has finally come out in a
card and announced himself candi-
date for senator. A few days ago. as
a preliminary to his formal entry into
the contest, Mr.. Lowry came out and
mentioned Pillsbury, Washburn and
Peavy as desirable Minneapolis timber
in the event Mr.. Evans could not win.
Of course these names were published
with the full knowledge that none of
them would be candidates, and with
the full intention on the part OF Mr..
Lowry to get into the fight within a
day or two. He is in without any APP
parent demand on the part of the Re-
publicans of the state, or his own
county, and with no surface indica-
tions that his candidacy will draw
any considerable support from the
members of the senate and house. Mr..
Lowry is splendid gentleman and
would unquestionably make senator
that would rank with the best. But
it is not apparent how he can be
elected.
The Lowry candidacy is certainly
an unkind blow to Mr.. Evans, With
the solid support of Hennepin county
behind him. Evans could easily landed,
and he may be able to do so even with
a divided home county. Mr.. Evans
has the people of the state behind him,
but he has not the wealth that too
often makes United States senator's
If Republicanism. patriotism, states
manship and popularity with the
masses are elements that will control
in this contest, then Mr.. Evans will
win despite the fight that is being
waged against him by politicians and
by men of great wealth.
Hennepin county has committed a
great injustice to itself in per mitting
two candidates for senator to enter the
field Robert G.. Evans was at the
outset and is today, the most popular
man with the people of the state OF
any that Hennepin possesses. He was
at the outset the strongest man that
the Hennepin delegation could have
united upon to succeed Senator Davis,
and is today the only man from that
county who can be elected. From the
very day of his advent into the con-
test he has grown steadily stronger,
and the only way in which his cleo
ton would not have been conceded by
general consent long before this, was
by the injection of Tawney into the
fight and the known intention of Blk
by to get in "when it would do the
most good to prevent Evans from
skinning the whole push.
To cap the climax of this drastic op-
position, and to prevent if possible
what within the past twenty four
hours seemed inevitable-the election
of Evans-Mr. Lowry, from Mr.
Evans own home, comes in to kno ok
gut a fellow townsman. This may be
Minneapolitan way of doing bust
ness but it certainly lacks good many
laps of being nice or courteous way
of treating home man of the worth,
standing and distinction of ''Bob'
Evans. And by this act Hennepir
county has forfeited every right tc
the United States senatorship if Evans
cannot succeed. There can be nc
question or divided sentiment on this
proposition.
The fight is now more than ever be.
tween Evans and Clapp. If neither Of
these, than new man not yet men
toned and not resident of ,eithel
Hennepin or Ramsey counties.