The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-06
POLITICAL GOSSIP
The County Chairman" Gives Miner Readers
Entertaining State Capitol Gossip Touching
The Great and Near-Great.

wont to term the war horses, have re-
scented. They threaten trouble for
those responsible. The president will
also visit st. Paul, but here the activ-
ity is not so marked. In fact, if any
preparations have been made for his
reception they have been kept under
cover so far.
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The receipt of the news of the de-
feat of reciprocity by our Canadian
cousins was received with joy by a
number of Minnesota followers of
President Taft, who believed they saw
in it a burying of the Ratchet and a
better feeling toward the president as
far as the Northwest was concerned.
Such would be the natural assumption,
but from all accounts it is not work
ing out that way. The result has in
no wise put damper on those organi
cations perfected for the purpose of
antagonizing the presidents policies
and the work of securing recruits goes
merrily on Colonel Wilkerson of
Washington county, prominent in the
attack on President Taft in Mime
sofa, declares that there will be no
surrender.
w. w. Sivright of Hutchinson, a
prominent member of the state fair
board, is being boosted in some quar-
tiers for the Republican nomination
for governor. The Hutchinson man
figured prominently at the Duluth con.
vention four years ago and is regarded
as strong politically in his district
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Quoting John Jones, former reading
clerk of the house and resident of
Minneapolis, Governor Eberhart is in
creasing in popularity in Hennepin
county. 81 mingle much with the
business men of my district" said Mr.
Jones the other day, addressing sew
eral politicians who were doing some
lively criticizing, land I want to tell
you that the governor stands high
with them. And that applies to men
who opposed him year ago. They
look upon him as man who is trying
to live up to the best that the office
demands"
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With his excellency doing the county
fairs, Secretary Ralph w. Wheelock
out West settling up the estate of
relative and the majority of the other
department heads attending celebra-
ton at Madison, the state capitol was
a much deserted institution last week
The only one conspicuous by his alb
sence at the Madison homecoming was
Lieutenant Governor S. Y. Gordon 1t
required special to carry the other
fellows and they whooped it up lively
for 1912.
The Kitchen Cabinet" with Frank
Day, Harvey Grimmer, National Com
mitteeman Fred B. Lynch and his
brother, Edward Lynch, sitting in,
held a number of conferences last
week and the story is that they de-
cided number of knotty problems
covering the 1912 campaign. Ole Sa-
geng of the Ninth district, it was re
ported, was picked for either congress.
man at large or another try at his old
enemy, Congressman Halvor Steiner
son. The selection is up to Ole. A
gubernatorial candidate was discussed
but no conclusion reached. Some one
to go against d. w. Lewler, who has
filed for United States senator, also
was considered.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown has special reference these
days to Congressman Stevens of ST.
Paul, Nye of Minneapolis, Davis of
st. Peter and number of others who
represent the state at Washington. 1t
is another feature of the unrest over
the country and it looks as if all of
them would have to do battle the COM
ing year to save their scalps. Con-
gresham Volsted of the Seventh dis
trict and Lindberg of the Sixth alone
are regarded as safe.
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Gossip has been busy the past month
with the threatened retirement of Con-
gresham Miller of the Eighth district,
but friends from Duluth brought down
the story last week that there is moth
ing to it. They say he will make the
race despite the activities of several
of his enemies who have been trying
to smear his record with some domes-
tic difficulties. j. Adam Bede, who
formerly represented the district at
Washington, was known to be waiting
to take over Miller's shoes should he
decide to discard them
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Have your scales tested and your
measures looked over, for the state
scale inspector is now abroad in the
land. A dozen or more were turned
loose by the state railroad and ware
house commission last week and their
orders are to get busy. This depart
ment was creation of the last legis-
lature and the hint was that there was
more politics behind it than real serv-
ice to the state. So far every appli-
cant for a position in the department
has had to undergo an examination
as to his fitness.
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R. c. Dunn of Princeton, who was
reported quite i'll, is convalescing.
Friends brought the news Saturday
and it was received with much joy.
Bob resided for number of years in
ST. Paul and, though Princeton was