The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
WHY MR.. EDDY IS OUT,
And Some Of his Experiences Working
for the Clergue Co.

Seventh district in the lower house
of congress ever since the district
was created by the legislature, and
who was likely to be a candidate III
the new Seventh, which was gerry
wandered against Mr.. Eddy by the
speaker of the last house of repre-
Esentatives, had retired from the race
on account of his enforced absence
in Norway. In recent article IN
the St. Paul Dispatch Mr.. Eddy an
nounced his reason for retiring, to-
gether with some of his experience
while in Norway. He said:
II do not know that l have any
thing to say that will be of interest
to the people Of Minnesota, except
that will not be a candidate for
denomination.
Last fall I made an exceedingly
close canvass of the new seventh dis
trict and came to the conclusion
that while my chances for renomlna-
tion were perhaps as good as those
of any other candidate, I could only
secure such nomination after hard
struggle. I found many OF my
former friends and supporters lined
| up for the other candidates, and |
| felt that many who pledged me their
support really preferred some one
else.
1T is hardly necessary for me to
say that I am not afraid of a fight:
but all OF my fights heretofore have
been with opponents of Republican
ism, and I had no desire to enter
into contest with Republicans and
friends. After my canvass | re-
ceived what conceived at the time
a very fattering business PROPOSE
ton, and I concluded that [ would
close my political career with being
the first and only Republican con-
gressman from the old Seventh dis
trict, and leave the Republican vot-
ers of the Seventh toselect a young
err, ADLER and more vigorous repre-
sentative without embarrassing
them by calling upon them to sup
port me. y
Mr. Eddy tells most interesting
story concerning his trip and the
business that called him to Norway
and Sweden.
ct was purely a Canadian propo
sition, he said, and the state
ments that have been made to the
effect that I was bringing foreign
laborers to the United States is al
together false. | had nothing what
ever to do with any of represen
tatives abroad. My trip was il
connection with proposition mad'
and submitted to me last Decembe
by F. H. Clergue, president Of th'
Algoma Central and Hudson Ba,
Railway Co., and head of the stu
! penduous manufacturing industry
located at Sault Ste. Marie, wht
offered an opportunity for laborins
men and prosperous settlers, which
was superior to anything which hat
heretofore come to my knowledge
I sent over two men to secure la
borers aud settlers, and last Janu
ary they went to Norway.
Shortly after their arrival com
plications arose, and l considered
it necessary for me to be there my
self, where l hoped to be able te
accomplish everything and return
inside of thirty days; but they dc
business very slow in European
countries and delay after delay
ensued, with the result that it re
quired me to be away two months
and Is days.
No legislation of a local nature
has suffered by my absence. and
find the same bills pending that
were before congress when [ left
I left my secretary, Mr.. Ronning
who has been with me a number o
wears, and very competent man
in charge of my departmental work
and correspondence, and nothing
has suffered by nv absence.
My assistants and myself made
the most unparalleled record in his
tory in relation to the transporta
tion of men. We started at Chris
tiania with 476 men and landed a,
Sault Ste. Marie with 415. one mar
becoming insane at Halifax. and we