Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-04-06

or what stand he has taken in public
matters, but simply and solely on the
matters of public patronage Of which
hehss to distribute. That is Why ne
is called good organizer and . fight
or, but with the average voter they
don II care who he has appointed to
this or that postofdce. They want a
man in congress who carries some
water AID not by shrewd political
movements have q majority .of the
politicians with him. will Congress.
sman Buckman's public and private
life for the past twenty years appeal
to the voters of the Sixth district.
That question will be before the peo-
pie and will have tt be answered if
he 10 nominated. There il no doubt
but what he would be beaten at the
polls by q good clean democrat.
Docs the Sixth district want to be
represented by man Of Buckman' .
stamp or one Of Roossvelt's7 1t is
time for the common people to take
hand in this matter and not be
hoodwinked Dy q few politicians
any longer. 1t is their duty to send
q man to congress who can be q mo-
dern republican in every sense of the
word and az . matter of fact the
Sixth district should be ore of the
best and easiest districts in Minnesota
to represent as there are no large in.
terests within it's boundaries. Let us
t8ve another man and in time We
will rear Bob LaFollet.
Minneapolis Journal 3: Charles s.
Benson of st. Cloud created the sem
sstion OF the day in political circles
Saturday by filing bis afadavit as a
candidate for congress He gave no
preliminary notice of his intentione,
and the news came to Sixth distri ct
politicians like lightning from q clear
sky. 1t is the first congressional fling
Made in the state this year.
Benson s candidacy puts sixth dis
t.ict politicians up in the sir. -
rnere il talk. Of course, to the effect
that Benson is Buckman candidate,
put in to divide the field, and il DOS.
eible, keep other candidates out.
Benson, however. has not been q
Buckman man, and it is more fair
and just as reasonable to assume that
he has taken the leap 80 early with
the idea of pro. empting the field and
being the only anti. Buckman can
didate. 1t ls generally thougbt in the
district that q good, live candidate
would win in straight issue With
Buckman. 1t 10 not likely, though,
that the anti-Buckman foroeA in the
district will accept Benson, who
jumped In without consulting them.>
Another candidate is almost certain to
enter. Vigorous efforts have been
made to get James A. Martin into the
race. The Park Rapids Enterprise
had a column editorial last week, de-
olaring tat Buckman has lost the
confidence of his constituents and
must be retired. Martin, said the En-.
terprise, must hear the call and step
into the hreacn % candidate. The
fact that he holds q postoace would
not make any difference. Jim Mar
tin is bigger than any postofice job, %
eaid the Enterprise. ''or he is too
small a man for congress-.
The entry of Benson, q St. Cloud
man, may deter Martin from running.
but on the other hand it may result
in forcing Martin into the field
There IL talk of Buckman retiring in
favor CT Martin or some other strong
man, but if Buckman can get two or
three candidates into the field to
div ide the opposition he will doubt
less run again.
Senator Wood of Long Prairie is
looking over the ground, and though
he will not be candidate if Martin
runs. he 10 seriouly considering the
proposition. While in Waiena a few
days ago he confsrred with his friends
there, and said that while he would
rather support younger man, he
was considering the question himself,
Benson, 1t is we'll kno IN. had serl-
ously thought of being candidate for
oongrtes two years ago, and went
about over the district somewhat. he
Is close friend of Harvey Wire, the
former postmaster, and when Wire
was ousted Benson, who had formerly
been Bockman man. turned to the
opposition. He has never trained with
Brewer and Martin. but bis political
adiliations have been with Mcclure,
Westerman and the wing of the or
gani5ation. He was twice chairman
Of the old Sixth district congressional
committee.
Wadena Pioneer. Journal 80: Sena.
tor Woods was in Wadena Monday
evening. comforting with Judge Asner
Murray and other local frien6s. As q
piece of news which will be of gener-
al interest throughout the district and
state, the Pioneer Journal will say
that he made no secret of the fact
that he was considering the advis-
ability of getting into the oongres.
sional race, although he admitted that
he would much rather support q
younger man who was ambitious to
make q record In congress along the
right lines.
Frank 0enest of Belle Prairie sold
his farm and household goods and
left Monday with bis family for Bal
lard, WASH, their future home.
They have the good wishes Of all their
neighbors.
Hans Elvig has been appointed car.
rier on r. F. d. 4, out of this city,
and Peter 81. aolum on r. F. D. 8.