Morris tribune., 1910-03-25
CONGRESS- Is
A SUCCESS
POLITICIANS ANSWER ROLL
CALL.
The State Leaders Were All
There Lieutenant-G Governor
ship Hold the Center of the
Political Stage-A ttorn e y
Generals Ruling on License
Votes Explained.

Votes Explained.
St. Paul, March 22.-Everyway the
Conservation convention was a sue
cess, and in no respect was it more of
a success than in getting the Republi-
can politicians together here in St.
Paul. There weren't many of the
Wheelhorses that didn't answer their
names when the roll was rolled. More
over, they were all busy. All claimed,
too, that they were getting results.
The Democrats don't like the way
the governor gave out the plums, but
then they probably wouldn't be salts
field anyway. Naturally the Republi-
cans took charge. 1t would not be fair
to say that they tried to make policical
capital out of it, although they are a
good dealiu evidence in the. permanent
organization and also on the commit
tees appointed. That was no doubt
accidental rather than of design. 1t
simply happened that those more ac-
tive in making success of the affair
were friendly to the governor.
The permanent organization com
prises the following officers: Govern
or Eberhart, president; @. L. Moshier,
Earle G. May and W. o. Paisley, sec
retaries and Eli S. Warner, treasurer.
The governor, of course, everybody
knows, Mr.. Moshier came into promi-
nence first as the publicity agent of
the consolidated railways in their
campaign against President Roose-
velt's policies at the time the Hep
burn law and similar measures design
ed to control railroad operations were
under consideration. Later he was
connected with the st. Paul publicity
burea au, and he has worked up the
newspaper end of the present con-
gress. Earle May is the State fair ad-
vertising agent and the original dis
ed during the last presidential cam
paign to William Jennings Bryan. Mr..
Paisley is unknown to fame. Eli War
ner-well, Eli Warner is Eli Warner.
That ought to satisfy most anybody.
The district vice presidents are A.
T. Stebbins of Rochester; L. E. Potter
of Springfield; D. M. Neill of Red
Wing; Knute 0. Warme cf North
Branch, J. B. Irwin of Minneapolis;
H. o. Evenson of Litchfield; F. w.
Murphy of Wheaton; Charles P. Craig
of Duluth; and B. E. Sundberg of Ken
nedy, all, so far as know them, sub
stantial representative men, although
it must be admitted that, considering
the congress has been called an Agri-
cultural Development congress, those
who are actively engaged in agricul-
ture are not specially conspicuous in
the list. However, Professor Boss of
the Agricultural college, take place
on the executive committee and that
ought to help some.
didn't see Mr.. Sprague around any
where, but other candidates for lieu
tenant governor were busy making
hay. S. Y. Gordon of Browns Valley
was in town Thursday and professed
to be we'll satisfied with the outlook.
He appears to be resting his case more
on the wishes of the voters than on
combinations with the politicians. He
has told the people what he stands for
quite candidly. His attitude seems to
be that if they approve of the princi-
pies he advocates and of the kink of
a man he is, he is willing to put his
services at the disposal of the people
of the State. Otherwise he win be
quite content to attend to his private
affairs and to continue to manage the
Browns Valley postcffice for Uncle
Sam, in which there is probably more |
money for him than in trying to keep |
the senate in order-a job which in |
the past has not always proved sin
ecure and has doubtless occasioned its
incumbent many sleepless nights.
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Mr.. Gordon, as is known, has views |
on county option and on temperance
legislation among other things; like
wise on the Importance of extending
fair railroad rates to the country |
towns. Whether DIR. Cole has or has |