Morris tribune., 1911-12-22


year. He did not want to find himself
poor man in his old age. To friends
privately he told that he would like to
be governor, that he could have had
financial backing, but he had been II
the game too long to beat his head
against stone wall, and in his case
the stone wall was the opposition OF
the big fellows, who, he declared, were
friendly to Governor Eberhart. Now
in some quarters, and l have men
toned it in these columns before, the
accepted gubernatorial ambitions of S.
Y. Gordon have not been taken seri-
ously. There were those who limited
that it was being secretly fostered by
supposed unfriendly interests - un.
friendly to Mr.. Simpson They even
went so far as to say they knew that.
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will not attempt to cast any refiec-
tion on the Browns Valley man or
question his accepted candidacy. 1t
is true that no one has it from his lips
that he was a candidate for gov
ernor His supposed campaign con-
sisted in saying nothing and keeping
the public guessing. But to return to
the ambitions of Attorney General
Simpson and his sudden determination
to quit the game. These things came
in rapid order. Apparent friendly
feeling for Superintendent Whittier OF
the state training school, whose scalp
oh hU
Eberhart; taking up of the Methodist
Laymen's associations demand for law
enforcement in st. Paul when it was
suggested by Governor Eberhart that
they air their grievances before the
grand jury; scathing editorial in, the
Minneapolis Journal aimed at the ad.
ministration Of the present executive;
private sitting with Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Gordon, in which, according to
Mr.. Gordon, he was taken up into
high mountain and shown things, all
free gratis and without Mr.. Gordon's
solicitation.
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Two days later Mr. Gordon's Christ.
mas package came, and it was brimful:
The Minneapolis Journal followed ait:
with another scathing editorial and
Governor Eberhart was not benefited
The willy Winona man had put one
rival out Of business and, on the ad-
mission Of a close friend, the fellow
across the hall would have been In
cluded, bu: it could not be done with
out showing degree of scoarseness
that his high Office would not prop
erly permit. The latter desire would
come of itself Mr.. Simpson retires to
private life the first of the year and
perhaps he hopes to even up a few
scores in the few days remaining, but
there are those who insist that the
private life feature will be brief. They
say ahe will break, into the sgubernate4
rial game. Mr.. Simpson has always
had the best wishes of the Journal and
though that rather dignified publica-
ton would not lend itself to offering
him as sacrifice it would not be
against him.
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eral Simpsons coup and the near es-
cape of Governor Eberhart has been
picked to pieces by the king makers
ever since it happened. 1t has been
chewed over, digested and spat out
and there are various degrees Of opin-
ion as to the start, the finish and the
reason for it ALL There are those who
think Mr.. Gordon has suffered, others
believe that he will grow stronger
when the real motive behind 1t be-
comes public, and there are still 9TH
ers who make the point that it means
a third man. They hold that the pub
lie will have none of those now on, the
list of would bes and that the men in
charge of Republican affairs will have
the fact made clear to them when the
time arrives for selecting a party
standard bearer. One man at the state
capitol Saturday, and what he states
carries weight, declared that he had it
from Lieutenant Governor Gordon that
his only ambition was to be returned
to his present office.
Here is list of those said to be can
didates and mentioned for the office
of immigration commissioner recently
made vacant by the death of George
WEIGH: l.. G. Boughner, Minneapo-
lis; Frank Eddy, Sauk Center; Assist
ant Secretary Of State J. A. Larson.
Walnut Grove; M. Fl. Harrison, Min
neapolis; w. P. Brown, Warren; w. r.
Bemidji: Professor Marcus,
Minnesota university: c. l.. Mosier, st.
Paul; George Authier, Minneapolis,
and r. l.. Henschel, Minneapolis. The |
list is still growing, and the immigra-
tion board, which will make the Sc
lection, is up in the air In consequence. |
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Edward Parish of st. Paul, who in
private life is chief publicity agent |
for the State Brewers association, has
been made president of the Lincoln |
club of St. Paul. The club |
is quite factor in the local Repub-
lican camnaigD a