The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
POLITICAL GOSSIP
The County Chairman" Gives Miner Readers
Entertaining State Capitol Gossip Touching
The Great and Near-Great.

out Of business as far as Minnesota is
concerned, but there is no getting
away from the fact that an uneasy
feeling prevails and the whole move
ment may assume proportions likely
to make trouble. There was a big
crowd present, there was much en-
thusiasm and the various speakers
thundered forth in way that made
the good old Populist days look sick,
but above it all was the absence of
bona fide Republicanism. By this
do not mean Republican principles,
but bona fide followers of the Grand
Old Party.
To get the other fellow you must
weaken his forces and it could hardly
be said that the meeting in Minneap-
oils Thursday indicated such. There
were plenty of Democrats, quite a
percentage Of Populists and Socialists
and the Republican, so called, who is
always against the prevailing order
of things. OF course there were many
Republicans, men who believe In the
Republican party and who think
new order of things should prevail,
but they were in the minority. The
most of them sat back and took no
part in the proceedings, except to lis
ten closely. This is only one view of
the meeting-I know lots of interested
persons who will not accept this an
alysis-but just the same it is a prac-
tical view and the practical is as nee
essary in politics as in any other
game. The mob wins some times, but
it more often finishes with broken
heads. This time the masses may
win, however.
Lieutenant Governor S. Y Gordon's
occasional descents on the Capital
City and his silence as to matters po-
litical is an old story. Sam again
was a capital visitor last week and
he was just as uncommunicative as
ever. Great fair" Folks are fine"
whats the news?" were few of the
remarks he INDUCED in, but beyond
that he was the usual sphinx. Sam
will be forced to talk some day and
then look out The week before those
in charge of the Pinchot banquet
pulled him out of a sick bed at the
Merchants hotel in order to get his
views on things progressive in gen.
eral, but they were disappointed. He
was a progressive, but he could not
be induced to endorse every ism" on
the books.
Members of the legislature, politi-
clans and near politicians from all
over the state were heavily in evil
dence in st. Paul last week. Rain
kept most of them in doors and the
hotel lo5bies were filed with their
clatter. The presidency, the governor
ship and a number of other plums to
be contested for the coming year were
the chief subjects of conversation and
argument Quite few of the bunch
called on Governor Eberhart and
pledged their allegiance. Lieutenant
Governor Sam Gordon also had his ad-
mirers. Jim Tawney talked at length
regarding President Taft and his Min
nesota chances. J. Adam Bede told
many jokes and Frank Eddy INDUCED
in a few "reminiscences. Practically
all the Minnesota congressman were
In town.
Stories are afoat to the effect that
Governor Eberhart and his friends
would deem it favor if President
Taft would abandon his Minnesota
visit this fall, but they are all without
foundation. President Taft does not
stand very high in Minnesota and
there are many who are willing to
wager their good money that his com
ing visit will not be a bowling sue
cess, but this fact is not bothering the
Eberhart forces. They believe the
visit will help them. Governor Eber-
hart is the most optimistic executive
the state ever had and he refuses to
see trouble ahead.
i. !. i.
State Auditor s. G. Iverson is the
latest official to incur the displeasure
of Golfers Weekly, the basis of which
Is his part in bill passed by the last
legislature doing away with all re-
quirement features in the sale of state
school lands. Up to year ago in
tending purchasers had to observe a
number of conditions, but now all that
Is required is the purchase price. This
bill, Golfers declares, favors the
spectators. When the bill was in
troduced there was some comment
along this line, but Iverson answered
it with the argument that the bill was
designed to bring about the reverse.
In the preparation of the bill he had
the backing of many Northern Mime
sofa boomers who were anxious to
see immigration increased rather than
retarded by restrictions that were sell
dom obeyed in their entirety.
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Eric Olson of Dunnell, Mimi, vice
president of the Farmers National
congress, which meets at Columbus,
O., in October, does not think much
OF the anti-reciprocity meeting held
at st. Paul last week. The movement
is ali right, he says, but he scents
politics. The meeting, which was held
in Institute hall at the fair grounds,