The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-29
STATE FAIR OFFICIALS EXPLAIN.
REPUBLICANS YEARLY WAIT
Patriots the Capitol Ready Name the Candidates and
Erect Platform Democratic Officials in No
Hurry Abdicate.

Indications of senatorial activity
are a feature of thus early in the
campaign. To be really next one
wants to have live wire in the sem
atorial combine. Even the COVER
nor himself was once a senator.
Then there's Senator Brewer and
Cole and Senator Stephens and Sen
ator Ed. Smith and Senator Alder
man-how these senators do come
to the front to be sure-that is the
right kind-those who played ball.
The wise politician who wants to
keep in touch and be in line with
what's going to happen when after
next year we have really, for-sure
Republican administration, should
lose no time in getting next. The
Republican "Me and Mike" conf
IDENTIFY expect soon to be handing
out the plums.
In the meantime they are setting
up the pins. Bob Dunn suggests
that nobody should bother, but let
Ed. Smith and Oar Reese select the
ticket and fix up the platform. Why
discriminate? There are others.
You can't have a state wide ma
chine and only recognize those in St.
Paul and Minneapolis. OF course
there must be representatives to do
things at the state capitol, but they
aren't the whole show.
At that they would be badly
enough off if they didn't have some
one to consult and to really direct
some one with ample leisure to
devote to the public service. That's
where Col. Rich comes in. The plans
are really laid and the campaign
mapped out in the federal building.
That's where Col. Wilkinson heads
for when he wants instructions. 1t
is Col. Rich that Ed. Smith has to
look up to. 1t is from him when
anything is to be done affecting the
Republican end of the machine that
finds him employment that Oar
Reese takes his orders. Fortunate
ly for an overworked man there is
just now a lull in state politics or
Mr.. Rich would be hard pressed for
time to direct the insurgent end of
the state fair campaign.
Still I'm afraid there are some
things Mr.. Rich has overlooked. Not
that so busy man is really to blame
but it has been impressed upon me
that it's really up to him to put the
matter very plainly to the governor.
A representative Republican from
southern Minnesota was talking
about it the other day. He has
been prominent in more than one
recent campaign, is an active man
Of business man Of affairs-and
knows what he's talking about.
Why" said he, the people down
our way can't figure out that we
really have a Republican state adj
ministration. They don't seem able
to realize it. All the state officials
they eyer see are Democrats. They
meet Democratic inspectors at the
creameries; if they want to tackle a
barrel of oil they've got to chase up
a Democrat to sample it; Demo
crat visits their factories and a Dem
crat inspects their boilers. They
are afraid to catch a fish, shoot a
bird or snare rabbit lest they
offend the sensibilities Of Demo.
cratic game warden. d
They are having a good deal OF
fun here over an appeal sent out or
behalf of John Furlong, who is .
candidate for president Of the state
board, to members of the legis!a.
ture by w. A. Nolan. Thomas Brady
and John Goodspeed. These gentle.
men themselves were members Of
the last legislature. and it appears
were employed in one capacity OF
another by the state board during
state fair week.