The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-14
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Frank M. Eddy has spent three days in
st. Paul, "ons private business" He Is
building an addition to his house at Glen
wood, and that took him to st. Paul, but
1t seems that politics kept him there a
little longer than business. At least a
man who is keeping himself in the public
eye as much as Eddy is should not COM
plain Of the inference. While in St. Paul
he. has found time to talk politics with
some friends, and they have an impress
sion that he will formally announce him
self as a candidate for governor before
many weeks. To all intents and purposes
he is a candidate now. :- go" -.
| The ex-congressman evidently has the
"early bird" bunch. Beginning with his
Fourth of July grafton at Dodge Center,
which was literally distributed, he has
kept In the lime light all summer, recent
ly coming out with an anti-merger inter-
view on the Loehren decision. He Is evil
IDENTIFY working things UP for a formal
entry in the field at no distant date.
There has been considerable speculation
on the Eddy candidacy. The question is
not 80 much what does he stand for?"
as whom does he stand for?" OF course
Mr.! Eddy says that he stands for him
self, but the gossips have credited him
with all sorts Of backing, from the Great
Northern influence to the administration.
| By his anti-merger speeches and inter
views Eddy has given the lie to stories
would not tolerate such talk from one Of
his servants. AS to the other story, that
he is brought out by the Van SAINT forces
as check to Dunn IN northern Mime
sofa, MIR. Eddy of course enters an indig-
nant disclaimer. He would not knowingly
act decoy for another man. There Is
no outward evidence that Eddy is favored
by the administration following, or Is be-
ing used by them, but he is serving pur-
pose for them. He gives an anchor to
those restless souls who want to tie to
some one, and who might declare for
Dunn this summer If no one else were in
sight. Whether Eddy can hold them re-
mains to be seen.
The prospective candidates will have
| some opportunities the first week in Sep
TENDER. when many cities will celebrate
Labor Day. and county fairs will be held
all over the state. Bob Dunn will be in
Grant county Labor Day. and Eddy doubt
less has a date to fill Governor Van SAINT
continues on the move, and will open the
Redwood county fair that same week.
Even Uncle Pease gives voice in his
, Anoka Union to a remark like this:
It is liable to be Sam again, judging
from the effects Of the decision by Judge
Lochren In the merger case"
That sounds q little queer, coming from
Pease,t but a little farther down the col
umn he removes all suspicion by the fol-
lowing:
4 1.-THE sentiment of the wholesale bust.
ness men in the twin cities is quite un.
favorable to any of the pronounced CUB
ernatorial candidates and many have M
s hesitency in expressing It.
q j. G. Hamlin, one Of the republican
state committeeman, says in his Blu,
Earth Post:
t 1T is our honest opinion that if ever,
t editor, candidate or friend Of a candidate
will drop, for the next six month, tn,
hints and the nagging relative to the prob
s ability Of Van SAINTS attempt to secur
y a third term nomination, we will hav
}, heard the last of Van SAINT In connection
with a third term. His enemies ARE do
ing everything possible toward crowdin,
t him into the field. If they crowd him In
e. he will be liable to crowd some of then
;, out Please don't forget to remembe
= that
/ H. G. Day says in the Albert Lea Stand
lard
THE prospect that John Lind may
the next governor Of Minnesota does no
yet seem to have permeated the pate q
# any Of the busy bosses of the e. O. D.
# and, besides, 1t Is cruel to jar them wit
: it-already yet. In the meantime he wi
y be in congress, master mind and
-
r. OF course there will be another Lin
,f boom for governor next year, but Hen
:, nepin countys congressman will have Jus
as good a reason for keeping out then a
4 he had last year, and 1t is dollars t
# doughnuts that he will not be dragge
- into state politics.
4, The Granite Falls Journal intimate
: that the Jones banquet last week was ne
d called on account s.of that petition q
c. all, but because of politics. Editor Der
h nett says:
It. '"The senator's had good feast anywa.
If but Indian lands did not bring thel
lie together. OF course it had nothing to d
i with the election Of United States ser
Of Iator next winter, not at ALL And y,
lie one Thomas Lowry seems to have bee
+ lpresent. But then he lives at Minneapt
Of Ills anyway, and it was sort Of natural Il
re him to be there. And there was or
n Shevlin also, we believe he owns an acl
IN of pine land somewhere up north and hi
~ something to do with politics occasion
n, ally, but we fail to see where he came