Morris tribune., 1911-12-29

| cles Mr. SpOOner is regarded as Ialfly
| we'll endowed with this worlds goods
A Minnesotan in the person OF
| George P. Jones, Jones of Rock" is
looming up on the horizon as the pos
| sible successor of Governor Burke OF
| North Dakota, and those who have
followed this young Democrats career
| are watching the outcome with inter
est. Mr.. Jones, who is now county at
| torney of La Moure county, N. D.,
broke into the limelight at the conven-
| ton which nominated Governor John
| Lind the second time. When the time
| came for a second to the nomination
| of Lind demands for recognition came
! from all parts of the convention hall.
| Jones stood we'll to the front and in a
voice which fairly filled the building
yelled, 'Mr. Speaker" "Who is the
gentlemar?" asked the chairman, and
the reply came, "Jones-Jones OF
| Rock" The name stuck and from
that time on he was recognized by
this one title.
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The Capitol City has had a surfeit
of distinguished visitors the past
week and those &ho have had to do
the entertaining are breathing sigh
of relief since their departure. refer
to the state executives who held forth
in St. Paul for several days. Promi-
nent among the list was Governor Jud-
son Harmon of Ohio, who is regarded
by some of the unwashed as the only
man in their ranks capable of success
fully storming the national capital.
r. T. O'Connor, the Democratic boss,
saw him first and held a reception in
his honor National Committeeman F.
T. Lynch saw him later and discussed
conditions in the Northwest. Mr..
Harmon is due to return to the North
west the latter part of next month and
consult with the leaders regarding his
presidential chances up here.
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r. T. O'Connor of St. Paul and his
followers are accepted Harmon men,
with Mr.. Lynch an admirer of Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey, but l gather that there will be a
general get together when it comes
time to select delegation to the ma
tional convention. The idea is to name
an uninstructed delegation, and thus
eliminate the possibility of future trou
BILE. One thing the Democratic lead
ers are agreed on is harmony and they
desire it all the more because of the
near approach Of the state campaign.
The idea IL to get solidly behind some
candidate, Congressman Hammond for
instance, and allow nothing Of a dis
turbfug character to interfere with
the success Of his election.
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Rather emusing to those who sat in
was the meeting at the state capitol
last week between the visiting North
Interior Fisher of Washington. The
diverting feature was the effectual
muzzling of those governors who
itched to tell Fisher what they thought
of him and his department. One, Gov
ernor Cary Of Wyoming, did tell the
secretary that the department and the
views of some of the chumps in
charge had set his state back about
ten years With Governor Norris in
the chair only accredited governors
and delegates were recognized and the
latter were carefully picked before be-
lot IN, Of
Northern road and the st. Paul COM
mercial interests were in charge and
they scanned the list carefully.
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The coming st. Paul mayoralty
campaign is due to offer much in the
way of interest and amusement for
the foes of the saloons over the state.
If the statement of those on the inside
is to be accepted it is to be the Hamm
Brewing company against the Schmidt
Brewing company, with the latter in
the open and offering candidate in
the person of it's president, Otto
Bremen, a popular young German. H.
P. Keller, the present Republican ex-
ecutive, is to be his rival and is sup
posed to have the best wishes Of the
Hamm Brewing company; in fact sew
eral of its representatives are the
active officers of the principal Repub-
lican organization and are boosting for
Mr.. Kellel's candidacy. The cam
paign promises to be the warmest one
in the history of the wide open city.
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Former State Treasurer Julius |
Block, now Of Duluth, was a Twin City !
visitor last week and he gave the i'm !
preston that the next Republican con- !
vention might have him on it's hands |
as a candidate for congressman at
large. He did not say that he was 60
ing to make the race, but he did admit |
that he was considering it. In times |
past no ticket was complete without a |
German of prominence and friends of
Mr.. Block think that this nationality |
has been overlooked in the present |
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