Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-09-08

good man. but the conditions were
not ripe at this time for his candi.
4acy for congress, and he was SHARP
enough to see it.
II Wadena Pioneer. Journal: Notwith.
standing tho fact that Senator B. B
Brewer, of st. Cloud. is reported to
have entered tho field with the idea
f.ef Wrestling the ofloe of congressman
ltom G. B. Buckman. of Little Falls,
Il prominent Sixth district man, who
has no personal interest in the mat.
Iter, tells the Pfoneer-Journal this
week that he does not believe there
viii be much of q scrap next year in
this district. He predicts that Con.
eressman Bnckman will succeed him.
self but with verv little trouble and
Furthermore that the Sixth district
will practically unite in the guberna'
IL factor Of great importance in thu
lne1t state convention. The views oi
Ithis gentleman will be interesting q,
Cthis particular time. and they may OF
may not be right. Just now the pre-.
ivailing opinion seems to be that Buck.
man and Brewer are due to lock horns
Tin deadly contest next year, and
what influences this prominent Sixth
man to take such different view is
not known. He seems to be quite sure
that Brewer and Buckmaa will under.
stand each other before next year, and
+ that congressional matters will have
"a good deal Of influence in determin-
Eng whom the Sixth district will sup.
Il ort for governor. The Pioneer. Jour.
Inal publishes these views for wha,
.they are worth, and personally knows
nothing concerning them.
T 1t would appear that Senator Brow
Fer had about determined to become a
+ candidate for congress next year. he
t*aas visited various parts of the dis
|=trict Of late, and is reported to have
1solicited support. Congressman Buck
I*man, it is said, has not been worry
ling any over the matter, and has not
iiallowed Brewers prospective candi.
Edacy to Interfere with his regular
I.work upon his large farm.
Il AL is not harmony among the ele-
Iment of the party which would like
ito see Buckman retire from Congress
Editor A. g. Bernard, of the Cass
| Lake Voice, one of the prominent
.lnemb bers of the anvil chorus, makes
/ no secret of his dislike of Brewer s
Icandidacy. He says in his paper that
lCole should have stayed in the race
and those who would like to beat
i|Buckman will not support Brewer.
Bernard wanted to be register of the
|Cass Lake land Office, but didn' t
draw the prize, and since then has
been knocking Congressua an Buck.
man, who he charges with having
'furned the trick. But be intimates
THAT as much as he dislikes Ruckman
lhe will not support Brewer.
who served eight years ID tie senate,
and became popular with the politi-
clans of the state. He was very for
tunate in getting appropriations for
St. Cloud, but outside of that never
performed any great service for the
state at large. BE is tall aud good
looking, and knows well how to
shake the hand of the ordinary voter.
!ngressman Buckman ie pretty
well known, and at the proper time
will not be found mapping. His rec.
ord in congress has been good, and it
is more than likely that be will be
able to land another term without
much trouble.
Case Lake Voice: Some irresponsi.
BILE string fiend who has to draw
largely upon his IMAGINATION for his
stories has sent to several of the me.
tropolitan newspapers ''pipe'' that
A. L. Cole had withdrawn from the
congressional race in favor of Mr..
Buckman, the present incumbent. Al
matter of fact, Mr.. Cole was neve,
q candidate for the position of con.
gresham. A large number of promi.
nent citizens throughout the district.
recognising his ability and his hon.
eety and Integrity and the value he
would be to the Sixth district, en-.
deavored to exact . statement from
him that he would enter the field and
become IN active candidate for con.
greas. After looking the ground ove1
and finding that State Senator Brow
or IT Stearns was determined to ente,
the field, Mr.. Cole sensibly declined
10 enter into . three oornered fight.
All talk about Mr. Cole deli 1erina
his strength to Mr.. Buchanan, IL th1
Imagination Of the string Aend. Mr.
Cole could not, should be have % de-
sired, delivered one Of his follower
to Mr.. BucKman.