Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-08-11
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STATE POLITICS.
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st. Paul, Aug. Ito the outsider
there does not appear to be much do
ing in politics these dog days and
there Is here the same appearance of
general apathy towards the campaign
which one finds in every other part of
the state. Still this is the time when
sAe big fellows who pull the strings
are doing some of their most neces-
sary and most effective work. At Re-
publican headquarters, IL an outsider
Is to judge, the activity is principally
In the direction of making an appeal
to public sentiment and, as far as pos
sibls, molding it to the advantage of
the state ticket. I learn that COM
munication is being established with
legislators and others who in the past
have been prominent in the party's
Counsels with a view to systematic
cooperation later, and the press bu-
Teau is in direct correspondence with
majority Of the Republican papers in
the state, the object being, as much
as anything else, to make the bureau
o sort of clearinghouse for the more
ready exchange and wider publication
of editorial views.
Up to the present time Democratic
headquarters are at the state capitol.
Colonel Frank Day Is presiding at the
mill where the campaign thunder Is
made and there are a lot of newspa-
per boys around him who have con-
cluded that when it comes to holding
public opinion they are the real thing.
! learn on excellent authority that one
of the prominent officials at the state
capitol has been assigned the congenial
task Of persuading independent coun-
try editors and some Of the Repub-
lican persuasion that the salvation Of
the country lies in the reelection Of
Governor Johnson. The arguments he
used in some cases are, it is said,
cogent and are not entirely unconnect-
ed with the process OF frying the fat
out of the oficeholding corps. The
capitol contingent is wise in it's gen
GRAFTON; no doubt even newspaper
advocacy that is bought and paid for
Ia not without it's value.
Early last week there was quite a
boom for Attorney James Manahan
for the Democratic nomination for at
torney general, which has not yet
quite subsidized. The way of it was
this Mr.. Manahan has taken a prom
inent if not leading part as counsel
for the shippers in the investigation
into railroad rates now being carried
on by the railroad and warehouse COM
mission and the other day secured
from the board an order compelling
the Great Northern railway to produce
it's books before the commission or
submit them to Mr. Manahan and an
agent of the commission in order that
certain statements made by Great
Northern witness and certain figures
presented by him whose accuracy was
disputed might be verified. The Sc
curing of this order by Mr.. Manahan
was unquestionably great victory
for the shippers and for the people Of
the state as we'll and reflected the
utmost credit upon him personally
and it would not be any surprise if it
should lead to his nomination. Per
sonally | hope it will. | would like to
see the Democrats as well as the Re
publicans put up their best men and
Mr. Nanahan is fast working himself
into public confidence.
Still of course he would have no
chance of election against Mr.. Young,
who has surprised even his friends
by the yigor and ability with which
he has set about the discharge Of the
important duties of his office. And
last week too the news came Of the
great victory he had won in the de-
cision of the supreme court in the
cases he had instituted against lum-
bermen whose distinction between
mine and thine is not as keen as it
might be and who had assumed the
right deliberately to go upon the
states lands, cut logs there, haul
them away and sell them. While but
one case was decided, that against the
company Of Mime