The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

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The Capitol City has had a surfeit
of distinguished visitors the past
week and those who have had to do
the entertaining are breathing sigh
Of relief since their departure. I 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 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
with Mr.. Lynch an admirer of Gov.
ernor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer
sey, but I 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 is to get solidly behind some
instance, and allow nothing of a dis,
turbing character to interfere with
the success of his election.
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Rather amusing to those who sat in
was the meeting at the state capitol
last week between the visiting North
west governors and Secretary of the
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.
ing let in. L. w. Hill of the Great
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 a 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 go.
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
scramble for place. Mr.. Block is in
the insurance business in Duluth at
the present time
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Governor Eberhart's luck in escap-
ing the temporary occupation of his
office, and the accepted claim in some
quarters that his chief rival for the
governorship has been disposed of, is
exciting much comment those days
and many are wondering how long it
will last. Will fate bunch it's hits
some day and hand out a broadside,
or will the present conditions con-
tinue to the end, are the questions
frequently asked. At the state CAPT.
tol the official family is as much con-
WINGED as the governor himself that he
is a man of destiny, and nothing dis
turbs them. It was on their advice
that Governor Eberhart refused to dis
cuss the Gordon incident, and they
say he profted as a result.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.