The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-14
GriSt Of the
Political Mill

AT least oneo faction of the Repuh-l
Hcan party is71entfrely satisfied about
the next propere step in the political car
reer of Gov Van SAINT. This faction is
out to have the governor of Minnesota
placed ON the interstate commerce
commission, and insists that its wishes
VIII be realized. The leaders of the
movement, which may not be all hot
air. argue that the governor is admira-
bly, fitted for service on the commits
sion naturally. and that his views are
so nearly Identical with those of the
president that Roosevelt will have no
trouble in determining upon the place
for his Minnesota friend.
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Ii the city of Duluth gives the COM
mercial travellers half as much fun as
1T furnished the legislature last spring,
the Zenith City will be boosted from
coast to coast as the one fit place for
conventions.
Political fame is sometimes an awk-
ward quantity. julius Schmahl seems
to be enmeshed in his own political
success. Schmahl has we'll develop.
ed bunch to try for nomination for
secretary Of state, and, naturally
enough, there are among his friends
numerous political celebrities entirely
willing to back him for the place. :
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An equally numerous and equally in
huentfal faction wants to bring out the
Redwood Falls man as candidate for
state treasurer. They insist Schmahl
has a natural qualification for tFeas-5
urer, that of nationality. which leaves
him entirely out of the question for
secretary Of state. These men@lasists
that German must be nominated for
treasurer, and that a German candi-
date for secretary Of state would not
do at all. Only a Scandinavian need
apply. 1t may not result in forcing a
state office which he does not waRtsonS
Schmahl, but the situation indicates
that blood tells even in politics,
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Representative j. B. Kelly and Mrs.
Kelly, Of Dakota county, are at the
Merchants, and from there make daily
pilgrimages to the carnival in Mime
apolis. Mr.. Kelly says he has been too.
busing since adjournfnents to think
even about the merits of his crow
bounty law. leave alone palities.
Editor Wollan, ofTsthe G1enwood
Gopher takes administrations to the
insinuation that Frank Eddy's guber-
material support is outside the Seventh
district and that Dunn has everything
in sight in Eddy's bailiwick. Wollan
) says:
"The Dunn talk may be strong to-
day up in that country, but just wait!
Tomorrow it may he diffERaAt. Frank
hasn't announced his candidacy yet,
but, if he does, just keep your weather
eye cooked toward the old Seventh!
Frank used to have a pretty good or
ganization in those parts and his old
fences are not all down yet, by a Jug
full"
Editor Dare. of the Elk River Star
News, who might have been the Sixth
district congressman himself, if he had
only said SO, and who was particularly
strong for the present incumbent,
writes this of G. B. Buckman:s The
Minnesota congressional delegation are
beginning to learn that they have a
pacemaker in the congressman from
the Sixth districts Buchanan eisg cer-.
tainly doingA things and he only has
to keep on the way he has started in.
to take a front seat as a huStIing. con-
gresham. Buck doesn't bank so much
on shaping legislation as he does in
getting things. for his district and con-
Stituents, and that's what counts in a
congressional career Congressman
Buchanan is a hustler and a man who
never regards time employed {in 9thea
service Of his friends as Wasted.'-.
News and Comment, Duluthe News.
Tribune. .3tls 80
All of which may indicate that things
were not exactly what they seemed in
the Sixth district last year. - :.
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; The Blue Earth Post man seems to
be among the real friends ofHI1euts
Gov. Ray-Jones. He declines to hear
the Jones gubernatoria rumbling and
says:
THE W5adena Tribune says Lieut..
Gov. RayaW Jones is not toI be. con-
sidered as a gubernatorial candidate, If
it understands Alright. The Tribune
understands Alright as far as this sec
ton is concerned. Jones wants two
more years as lieutenant governor If
Jones pays the freight on that and the
goods are delivered. he shouldE have mo
kick coming"
For man who will not say he is
a candidate for governor. Frank Eddy
is getting a. great deal of advertising"
-Graceville Enterprise.
And probably getting it a lot cheaper
than it can be secured next year.
lei George A. VanSmith.