Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-19
COLE SELLS OFFICES and
MORTGAGES POLICIES
q. PAUL DISPATCH (REPu9.
LlcAN) CHARGES AFFECT SUR
RENDER OF FIRST DIG
TRIcT PATRONAGE.

cold commercialism" IL what tho
Aspublican st. Paul Dispatch calls a
deal brought to successful terminar
ton last week. In consideration Of
Candidate Cole. the story goes, agree
ing to reward the stalwarts Of tho
First district Congressman James A.
Tawney of Winona is to have a large
slice Of the pie when it 10 out after
Mr.. Coles election. Tho Dispatch
1aively says that similar concessions
Will bs made to other recaloitrant con-
grsssmsn by Coles political managers.
The dignity OF the high once IN
tyailed In the dust by pre-oonvention
pledges and should the state be so
unfortunate to witness Mr.. Coles
election In November they will have
the spectacle in January Of the con-
summation Of the trades. Odoes will
b dealt out and policies will bs
shaped In the governors Office - per
agreements made during the closing
days Of September.
In striking contrast to this aharao-
teristio surrender Of Mr.. Cole to the
opportunities of the political marplots
q tho First district 10 tho fact that
John A. Johnson two years ago was
elected without a single pledge being
enacted from him. Governor Johnson
was thus left free to make the best
possible appointments and to pursue
policies dictated by no other interest
than his own sense Of what the best
d the state demanded OF him and the
people who were responsible for his
election.
Candidate Cole In his abjeot surren-
Ger has simply furnished another rea-
con why he is not the man to be en-
trusted with the high and disnifled
oh1ce Of governor Of Minnesota. Nom.
mated not because he was the choice
o( tho free and untrammelled vote Of
<hs state but simply to defeat 4
W0rthier candidate for the place he is
under an eternal debt Of gratitude to
The lumber, the railroad and the other
big interests" of the state. He has
n accepting placed himself in a posi-.
ton where he can, II elected, do moth
ing else than accept their dictation in
administering the Office Of governor
This In itself is enough to condemn
him az an unworthy candidate. but he
- now added another and insuperable
reason why he should be left to the
peaceful pursuit Of shaving time
checks for the poor settler In that part
q Northern Minnesota that he. de
elares 90 badly needs development.
Tho story of how the Republican
oubsrnatorial candidate sold his birth
right is briefly told and the tale needs
no establishment.
There was disaffection and lots OF
4 In the strongly Republican First
congressional district. Governor John
sons invasion of the district had met
On every hand with q f1atterlng reoep
ton. The popular young governor was
lionized at half a dozen places where
10 had spoken In the campaign. Nc
ono In the Republican organization
Was apparently making an effort to
sop the landslide. Tawney, the Wi
roma congressman, was rsputed to be
''o6' In his support and It was current
gossip in political circles that no had
~ much as refused b give Mr.. Coles
campaign committee speakers from
the national Republican bureau thai
they had asked for In Z spirit Of hum
Ne need. There was unmixed con
sternatlon In the Republican head
quarters in st. Paul. Then somebody
woke up. It was pointed out to Mr.
Cole that Judge Gould's term on the
board Of control would expire within
tho next two years. Il was further
made known that popular opinion
seemed to point to J. F. Jacobson Of
Lao qui Parle az tho successor tt
Judge Gould Of Winona on the board
That was one Of tho reasons for the
detection in the First. Tho case was
desperate and required q desperate
remedy. A representative of Tawney
was hurriedly summoned and after 8
conference lasting all day it was
agreed that Mr.. Gould should be reap
pointed II Cole became governor and
Mr.. Tawney should be supreme in thu
First.
Enos Thompson, chairman of the OK
0outive committee and an anti-Tawney
man in the First, was left to shift fol
himself and the anti-Tawney senti
mont In the First was tossed aside q
q shoe that had reached its uppers
Then the word was sent out that II
other congressman wanted similar
treatment, in other words II they want
q the state central committee to as
s1st In perfecting their machines, they
could have the services Of tho contra
committee to do so.
Cole had made an abjeot and shame
lul surrender. Proof Of the deal was
found the next day when Tawney
made violently vituperative speech
against Governor johnson a& Albert
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