The Mankato free press., 1906-04-06
SPRING CROP OF POLITICS.
Candidates Are Springing Up From
All Quarters,

Candidates Are SprInging Up From
All Quarters.
AS the days grow warmer, politics are
getting to be more discussed. County
Commissioner Paddock gave it out to-
day that he will seek another term. He
has served two terms on the board with
credit and to the general satisfaction
of the public, and understands the needs
of the county very thoroughly. He is
careful in the expenditure of the public
funds, and is good man on the board
Mr.. Paddock will have opposition this
year, d. P. Young having decided to
enter the contest. Mr.. Young is also an
old resident of the county, was sue.
cessful in business and has retired, and
has the time to devote to the office. He
has good business Judgment and is well
qualified to serve on the board.
Representative John T. Lewis of Lake
Crystal was in Mankato yesterday af
ternoon and gave it out that he will be
a candidate to succeed himself in the leg
islature. He made splendid record at
the last session of the legislature, and
is now better qualified than ever to run
Representative Ezra Gates of Garden
City will also be candidate for re-elec-
ton. He also made a most creditable
showing last winter at St. Panl, and if
good and faithful service should be rec
ognized then he, as well as Mr.. Lewis,
is entitled to reelection.
1t is said that Representative Juliar
will not be a candidate again this year,
but he has not yet stated this formally,
and until he does so his friends say
that he will bear watching. Mic is a
willy politician, as well as being good
fellow" and if he concludes to run he
will show the boys a thing or two.
1t is reported that William Mcqueen
of Mapleton will be candidate for reg
ister of deeds. If he does, he will be
assured of strong following from the
start, as there are few more popular
men in the southern half of the county
than he. He is well qualified for the
position.
1t has been reported that l. n. Grif
fifth would be candidate for register
of deeds, but he has made no announce
ment thus far. He would poll large
vote without leaving the city, for all
who know him know that he would
make a faithful and efficient official
Walter A. Plymat has announced his
candidacy for county attorney through
the columns of The llapleton Enter
prise. "Mr. Plymat was born in Maple
ton, Dec. 25th, 1877, attended our local
school and graduated from the Mankato
high school in 1895. Later he attended
the state university, securing the acade-
mic degree in 1899 and graduated from
the law department in 1901. He was
admitted to the bar the same year and
has since been admitted to practice in
all the courts. He practiced his first year
at Madelia, since which time he has
been in business at Mankato as mem
ber of the law firm of Plymat & Ply
mat. Mr.. Plymat is candidate for the
republican nomination for county attor-
ney and will no doubt receive many
votes in this section, where he is well
md favorably known"
Here's an interesting bit of politics
from The st. Paul Daily News: 'While
Gilbert Gutterson has formally announc-
ed that he will run for congress in the
second district this fall it is by no
means certain Jhat he VIII run against
the present congressman, James 7. Nc
Cleary. 1t is whispered down Mankato
way-so hoarsely as almost to be a stage
whisper, at that-that before the fall
campaign opens McCleary will be taken
are of by the present administration
n a place besides which seat in con-
gress from the garden valley of the Min
nesota will be modest. Indeed, while
Mr.. McCleary was in Europe, some of
mis- friends advanced the idea that he
might be looking over the field with
view to selecting the choicest location
for an American representative to drop
INTO on the close of~his present term in
congress-"
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