Morris tribune., 1911-09-29


Quite a few of the king makers
would do we'll to jot down in their
notebooks the fact that present mem
bers of the state senate are not ellgl'
BILE for governor. Since the political
pot began to simmer half dozen
senators have been mentioned for gov
ernor, but not one of them could ac-
cept the honor were he so inclined.
Their only opening is congressman at
large and at the present time the
lists for this one office promise to be
so overloaded that state senators gen
orally will be content to stay where
they are.
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The Seventh district has always
been a prolific field for the ambitious
politically inclined, but cannot but
look with considerable suspicion on
the scheme to get favorable mention
for some state office for about every
prominent Republican in that section.
Secretary of State Schmahl Lieuten-
ant Governor Gordon and Lyndon A.
Smith, who will take up the duties of
attorney general the first of the year,
are from that district and will ask for
reelection Now pressure is being
brought to bear to add Representative
Spooner and State Senator Lende to
the list. The job of congressman at
large is being dangled before them.
No convention would dare take all it's
candidates from one district and it
looks pretty much as if some one was
preparing a political grave for one or
two of those mentioned. I will leave
it to you, dear reader, to figure out
whose official scalp is wanted.
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State Senator julius Collier of
fhakopee is being picked by some of
his Democratic friends to make the
race for congressman at large. He
was talked of at first for gubernatorial
honors, but as such is out of the ques-
ton the other position has been sug-
gested. To man up tree it looks
as if friends of Congressman Davis
were behind the movement Collier
has been credited with a desire to
succeed Congressman Davis and it is
admitted that he would be formid-
able rival to the St. Peter man should
he get into the race.
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State Senator Joseph T. Hackney
of st. Paul wants to be Taft dele
gate from Minnesota and has an
nounced mis- candidacy for the place.
Two years ago the st. Paul man had
a desire to serve the state in the ca
pacity of lieutenant governor and it
is said spent considerable money look
ing over the ground before deciding
to run for state senator instead.
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In arranging for the reception to
President Taft, who is to visit the
Twin Cities shortly, Cyrus Northrop
was elected to preside. This was the
announcement made by the commit
tee in charge, following meeting
held in Minneapolis, and the papers
so chronicled the fact. They did not
mention, however, that the original
scheme was to have Governor Eber-
hart preside, with his brother, Axel
Eberhart, member of the executive
committee
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With reciprocity repudiated by our
Canadian cousins in an election that
60 ~ in hos I
would seem now as if P. V. Collins
and a number of other antis were out
of a job. President Taft was their
target and their ammunition was hun
dreds of Minnesota farmers who were
supposed tc be against the pact. When
the news of the defeat was received
in the Twin Cities there was much
grief among the business men. They,
to a man, were for the new deal and
it is said contributed literally to aid
in it's endorsement by the other side.
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Friends bring the word that James
A. Tawney will not seek either his old
office in the First district or the latest
creation, that of congressman at large.
They say he is we'll satisfied with his
present job, which nets him the tidy
sum of $4,000 year.
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Local Democrats were enlivened
some this week with visit from Lieu
tenant Governor Hugh L. Nichols of
Ohio, who came as an advance agent
for Governor Harmon of that state
The first man he saw was D. W. Law
ler and then followed visit to Fred
B. Lynch, the national committeeman
from Minnesota. That he failed to
call on Mr.. Lynch first was explained
by the Ohio official on the ground that
he did not know the gentleman lived
in ST. Paul. He thought Minneapolis
was his home. He refused to discuss
his talk with Mr.. Lynch, beyond to ad-
nit that he was aware the national
committeeman favored Woodrow Will
son for Democratic presidential hon.
ors rather than Governor Harmon.