The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13
Minnesota Politics
Frank Eddy Makes Original observa-
lions on the Candidates for Governor
The "Ingratitude" Issue in thu
Second District.

lions on the Candidates for Governor
The "Ingratitude" Issue in thu
Second District.
Frank Eddy has contributed another
symposium on governorship candidates
to the literature of the preconvention
campaign. 1t fills a page in his paper,
the Sank Center Herald. He reviews
eight republican entries, jacobson,
Block, Lord, Diment.s Lund, Cole,
Stephens and Someryille, in character.
istic vein. jacobson, he says, has the
pole in the race, but has the field
against him and may be pocketed.e He
luckiest man alive when it comes to his
enemies.
Block, says. Eddy, is "not a fast
runner, but powerful, steady one.'
He has measured the track, and "is
liable to surprise those who think he
cannot make it in less than three min
utes''
Samuel Lord is characterized as
whlte' horse, in every sense of the
word. He will win honestly or he
the tricks Of. the. track and is mighty
liable to be jockeyed out of position
and be left at the post. He was
pushed into the game too early, and
those who came after have stolen lot
Of the fodder that he threw into the
campaign manger. Every other entry
has taken his platform in whole OF in
part and added to it or subtraeted
therefrom Another entry from an adj
joining stall is liable to bump: into
him and then they. will both go thru
the fence. Those who play the political
races are of the opinion that the, candi-
date bookmakers from the first district
do not want their entries to win the
prize
Referring to the John g. Lund entry,
Eddy says: ut has become quite the
fashion to throw stones at Hennepin,
| but men who want to win bear in mind
the fact that whenever this naturally
republican county casts majority for
a democratic nominee that nominee has
been elected. A great many thought
full republicans are of the opinion that
| 1T is better to back racer that can
carry Hennepin county than it is to
pay off cid grudges and pick seabs off
old Sores
He does not pick Lund to win, but
says he is conner in Minnesota poll
tics.'
A. L. Cole is sshardly classed as a
runner, but he is mighty good trot-
1 ter. If the runners get tangled in a
bunch he may trot under the wire q
winner. If the good wishes of north
ern Minnesotans, who feel, and with
some Justice, that they have been get
| ting the short end of legislation, could
avail, all the other entries might as
well remain in the stable. -, George
Wv. Somerville has no great record
for speed; but as for work, he holds
the blue ribbon. If he gets on the
track he will have to be pushed ON,
and he will have to be whipped and
spurred like the old Harry to get him
started. - If nominated, however, Eddy
believes Somerville would win in a
walk. -
| On the democratic course, saws the
Eddy article. there is only one entry.
l"Not only has he no opposition. but
he and his hackers will name the run
ners for all the congressional and mi
nor state positions, and they will be
chosen with the sole idea of being
4 rubbers and spongers for John A. in
the final race that he will make with
the republican champion. 1t would ba
simply silly to disguise the fact that
whoever the republicans select as their
champion to run against John A., will
have to go like jackrabbit, for the
Jollier from st. Peter is as cunning
as a fox and as swift as a greyhound.
Even if he should lose he is almost
smooth enough to talk the judges into
giving him verdict
The McCleary- Guttersen campaign
4 down in the second district is in II,
early stages, and the first line of at
tack to come from the McCleary men
is in the charge that Guttersen is I'm.
grateful. Because Guttersen was first
| appointed to the postal service on Nc
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that he is lacking in a sense of honor
ana gratitude to oppose McCleary now.
This argument is likely to have con-
siderable weight unless it is fully met
and the McCleary men are irving to
make it stick.
The Window Reporter. which is anti
McCleary, meets the argument as fol.
lows:
L. Wnne 1t is true that thru Mr. Nc
Clearys Recommendation Mr. Guttersen
was appointed as rural route inspector
there are many people who are unable to
agree with Mr.. McCleary that 1t is an act
OF 1ngratitude for Mr. Guttersen to be-
come candidate for congress This
Sharge of ingratitude on the part of Mr.
McCleary practically says to the people
OF the district that he owns them and no
one has right to oppose him. It is
demand on the part of Mr.. McCleary that
TIE men ne mas heretofore appointed to
Office shall continue to do his bidding
and that they are his serfs and have sur
rendered their right of American citizen.
ship.
The Crookston papers are rapping the
story of the Steenerson-Stephens treaty
i of alliance, as expected, but the situa-
ton is developing exactly along the
line of that information. Neither
Stevenson nor Stephens IS afraid of a
fight, but it is much easier to get, along
without it, and to turn their ambitions
in different directions. With mutual
help the two will be able to handle thu
ninth district almost solid.
i Rock county has an abundance of
legislative material. There are three
candidates mentioned who will run for
the senate if Pipestone county does not
get together on successor for J. FL.
Nichols; otherwise they will run for the
house. A. G. Finke OF Hills, a county
commissioner and editor of the Hills
Crescent, has legislative ambitions. E.
i III. Garfield and Colonel Harrison White
| OF Luverne are also mentioned.
i The confusion in the Martin Wafon-
wan senatorial district grows worse. con-
4 founded every day. There are nowasaid
4 to be four candidates for the senate and
4 six for the house in the two counties.
Charles B. Cheney.
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