The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-16

l'NOte, OUT from all l ne&r OtueTo say
henors will be between these two gen
tlemen. Osten, too. is the cool headed
sort and his friends have confidence
in him.
Mr.. Little is rather new in county
politics. not having had any official
experience. He is an old settler, and
for many years was buyer in this city
for Cargill Bros. elevator compay. lie
has some of the most active re-
publicans working for him and, undoubt
edly will make good showing. He
has not been mixed up in politics
enough to have any cliques or factions
against him, SO does not have to take
any punishment for offensive partisan
ship" in the past. | have slight ac
quaintance with him, but his friends
are of the adhering class and they will
pull hard for him. He was raised in
the northern part of the county not
far from Mankato, and where he is ac
quainted he will run well. He will get
good vote in South Bend, Judson and
Lake Crystal. | am informed that he
undertakes, but he has the handicap
of being Il new man and is not very
much given to blowing his own horn.
Less has been heard of him in the
campaign OIL this account.
George Hussey is from one of the
Husscy families that settled in Maple
ton township in pioneer days, all OF
whom were sturdy settlers, as the
editor of The Herald we'll knows Mr.
Hussey is the only candidate FROM the
country districts, unless we except ID
| L. Bowen who now lives OH little
farm close to Mankato. Mr.. Husscy
is the stock buyer at Pcmbcrton, a
new town at the eastern margin of
! the county, and il there is any advan-
tage in geographical position, Mr.. Hus,
sey has it in his favor. He is en-.
tirely new in politics in the county and
Is another who has no old political
scores to answer for. / hear good re-
ports OF his strength in his part of the
county and lie has been making ac-
Fquaintances i'll the city and elsewhere
rapidly since he entered the field. He
seems to have no opposition from any
section or from any set of men. While
it looks on the surface as though he
is not rated among the strongest of
the candidates, yet he may surprise
the other fellows when the votes are
counted.
Mr.. Bowen has had experience in
/ the office as all know, and was chief of
police in Mankato at one time also.
His one redeeming trait is his great
energy. Dan never gets the blues and
. his Welsh blood will help him in some
quarters. One argument that many
republicans use against him is that lie
has been favored sumptuously in the
past in a political way. His coming
out was at the last moment and it
was surprise to many of his own
friends as well as to the other can
some time as a probable candidate.
but it was not expected that he would
| file. 1t has been asserted that he is out
to help one or two of the weaker can
didates, but | have not been able to
discover any evidence OF this. His can
didacy will operate against Osten most
in the west part of the county. and
will weaken Mr.. Little in the region
of South Bend and JudsOn, where he
was raised, also. He will hurt Mr..
Pond some in the city undoubtedly,
but Pond had his vote well lined up
before Bowen came forth and expects
to hold it. On this account, and be-
cause of the lateness of his filing, be
will not hurt Pond in the city as much
as he might. Personally. l do not
wish to venture prediction on this
contest, but from careful inquiry
among republicans I find it to be the
general belief that the real contest
is between Pond and Osten.