The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
Grist Of the
Political Mill

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That Col. Kiefer is to be a candidate
for mayoralty honors next spring need
not cause half the surprise it seems to
have evoked. The young Republicans
thought they had both Kiefer and
Doran killed off when they soaked one
and nominated the other last spring.
Doran may be able to read the hand
writing, but the doughty colonel has
always thought himself the victim OF
vicious politicians who decline to give
their support to an honest and capable
citizen willing to sacrifice himself for
the public good. The theory that Kief-
er would have been nominated if 1t
were not for the candidacy of John
Wagner may be all right, but in view
of the confidential relations existing
between Col Kiefer and Mr.. Wagner
little more than year ago, it comes
with rather poor grace from the gen.
tleman, who, as mayor, made st. Paul
famous by his oratory and police de-
partment.
Frank Eddy is in st. Paul awaiting
the arrival of Mrs. Eddy and children.
After escorting his family to a Mime
sofa summer resort and fixing UP his
Genwood home to receive them later,
Eddy may decide to trutl his attention
to the strenuous chase for guberna-
torial nomination. Yesterday Eddy
tore large puncture in the tire of the
nonresident claquers. Among the po-
Atical stories afloat is one to the effect
that Eddy has given up his Minnesota
residence and intends to live in WASH
ington, ostensibly to educate his chill
dren. Yesterday Eddy said he has no
home other than in Minnesota and that
he prefers the Minnesota high schools
for his daughters.
Charles C. Eastman, of the Wadena
Pioneer Journal, says it is announced
authoritively that A. F. Foster, of
Litchfeld, will again oppose Buchanan
for the congressional nomination in
the Sixth district. Eastman has also
heard rumors of Stearns county man
getting into the running. Commenting
on the situation. Eastman, who is one
of the political big wigs of the district
says:
1.-THE outcome of such a fight will
depend largely upon the record Con-
gresham Buchanan makes in Wash
ington next winter. Of course. being a
new man, he will not have an oppor-
tunity to do much. but>still he can dis
play some of his ability to get to the
front. So far Mr.. Buchanan has done
well for his district. and we take it
that majority of the citizens of the
district are willing he should continue
to represent them so long as he does
it in an intelligent and honest way"
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A change of owners seems to have
wrought little change in the partisan
attitude of the Alexandria Post-News.
Editor McCrea, discussing. the guber-
Material situation, says:
I'VE do not believe Gov. Van SAINT
wants a third term. Those who desire
it are members of his official family,
who have more regard for the safety
of their own heads than for the well
fare of the governor"
Those are about the sentiments
Charley Mitchell entertained once upon
a time.
The Zumbrota Independent takes an
original view of the candidacy of
Thomas Lowry and boosts him for the
United States senate. despite the pro-
testations of Lowry. who, 1t is claim
ed, announced in Washington that he
would not be candidate. The indie
pendent says:
Minneapolis ought not to have a
hard time to launch a boom for its
candidate. A man capable of being
at the head of the finest street rail-
way system in the land would certain
ly make an excellent senator and a
good man for his constituents. Those
eloquent (though poor orators tell
you different-don't believe them. The
rich man has plenty of money, while
the poor fellow is waiting for the
main chance"
After that 1t would require but a
slight stretch of the imagination to
believe that the Independent man is
not much impressed with the poor but
worthy man in politics.
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Former Senator M. J. DAILY of Per-
ham, is now out of the newspaper
business. He has sold the Perham En-
terprise to John P. Coughlin, formerly
Of the Faribault Pilot.
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Pease, of the Anoka Union, Is an
optimist. but he can hardly expect the
people generally to find much hope in
the solution of the trust problem which
he offers.
"When the big trusts fail to meet
the interest on their big capital, then
look out for bursts"
George A. Vansmith.