The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-22
VARIOUS POLITICAL BEES ARE
NOW BEGINNING TO BUZZ
Morgan Republican Puts in Plea for Fair Play for the
Little Giant from Lac qui Pare Wants Man
Who VIII Touch Off the Fireworks.
Democrats Gather Around the Festive Board and
Leave the Reporters in Outer Darkness "A
Wireless ri Guileless Gathering.

The GAZETTE has not yet.declded
whom to support in the coming
gubernatorial campaign. 1t is ready
to drop personal preferences for the
good OF the party but feels that in
the past there has been too much
quick tying up to" some particu-
lar candidate only to regret it after
wards. This paper takes the stand
that the interests of the party are
above that of any candidate; that
the nomination should be made
after carefully weighing the claims
of the various candidates who may
be presented in the next few weeks
and that the party does not lowe"
any man or set Of men in the state
any official honors.
AS an interesting presentation OF
the claims of Mr.. Jacobson we give
space to the following letter to this
office and it is not printed as state
ment of the views of this paper:
Morgan, Mimi, Jan. 18th, 1908.
EDITOR GAZETTE: In view of the
fact that in few months more we
must select Republican candidate
for governor of this state it is well
for the Republicans of this state to
take an account of stock for the
future demand.
The western counties of this con-
gressional district are likely to
again present the name of Mr.. JAG
OLSON to the coming state conven-
ton and our county Republicans
should seriously consider whether
they will stand out from or fall in
line with this movement.
The writer is by no means blind
worshiper of Mr.. Jacobson. Per-
sonally he would prefer to support
some other Republican but he is
ready to sink his individual prefer
ence for the good of the party.
Twice what is known as the
interests have taken an active part
in the primaries and conventions of
our party, and each time, after
nominating their choice, they have
deserted him for the more congenial
candidacy of the smooth occupant
of that position. hailing from St.
Peter. And both times they were
enabled to. elect the st. Peter states
man because of the distrust and sus-
picion aroused by them that the Re-
publican candidate was favorable to
the corporations and opposed to the
best interests of the people. That
is, by allowing this element to inter-
fere with and partly at least to con-
troll nominations, we have lost both
people and interests.
We may concede that these same
interests are bitterly opposed to the
Lac Qui Parle man and will fight him
both at the convention and after
wards, but what of it? Why not try
once to please the people with a
nomination? They say we will lose
Hennepin and Ramsey but we dom
seem to get either of them by listen
ing to the agents of the trusts and
combinations. Neither can slam us
much harder than they have been
doing in the past.
One thing is certain. In the last
campaign there was no enthusiasm
anywhere after the champaign sup
per had been slept off,. The nomi-
nation of Jacobson would set the
farms and villages aflame with en-
thusiasm and it takes some warmth
apparently TO win an election in this
state. Whether right or wrong the
common people believe that Jacob
son, more than any other candidate,
stands for their principles and poll
cies. They are coming to the repub-
lican store asking for this brand Of
goods and if the clerks at the next