The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-08-24

Again I ask you to count 'em. There
is no getting away from the fact that
the voters of this great United States
are welded to a reduction in the tar.
iff and aside from what you and
may think the six Gophers who voted
to overthrow the presidents veto
played pretty good politics. Expectant
rivals will have hard time convinc.
ing the voters otherwise. Congress.
man Miller some time ago announced
his intention of getting out of the
game at the close of his term of office
The other five, however, want to be
returned, but they are due to fight
some one for the honor. A. j. Rockne
of Zumbrota, it is said, bankers for
the scalp Of Congressman Davis, while
Frank Clague of Redwood county
gresham Volstead. Anderson is due
to have competition and the same
thing applies to Congressman Steen.
erson and Lindberg.
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Congressman-at-large the latest adj
dition to Minnesota's list of elective
officers, threatens to include former
Congressman Frank Eddy. He says
he has received many letters asking
him to get into the race. Just new
Frank is busy looking up Tafts
chances in the state and this week he
is hobnobbing with the editors on the
Great Lakes in an effort to find out
| where they stand politically. The
gossips have been busy with the names
| of James A. Tawney, S. R. Van SAINT
of Minneapolis and even George T.
| Simpson in connection with this one
! job. Jim TaWney is looked upon by
| the leaders down here as not anxious
| to get into the game. His present pc.
sitiOn as g member of the boundary
| commission, which pays him $4,000
and expenses, it is said satisfies the
Winona statesman.
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Lieutenant Governor S. Y. Gordon
of Browns Valley dropped into the
Twin Cities Saturday. That is all be
| did do-drop. The much talked Of
| rival to Governor A. o. Eberhart alb
solutely refused to talk politics. AL
he would comment on was his tril
with the editors. He anticipated ;
fine time. Anent this particular jaun
it was said a week ago that friend:
might anticipate the Browns Vale.
mans ambitions by securing for hin
an endorsement from the editors, bu
if such does happen it will not be be
cause Governor Eberhart and his man
ayers are not on the job.
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Believe me, if President Taft
North Star state managers were hal
as active as those now fostering tn
La Toilette boom in Minnesota Their
would be nothing to it. The latte
have been on the job the past yea
and nothing has been overlooked i
booming the La Toilette cause. Wher
the money comes from is not know
but the Minnesota managers of tn
Wisconsin man have it. Expensiv
headquarters in Minneapolis, and on
man with large fat roll statione
r in the Saint Paul hotel, attest to thu
) fact But is it realizing them an
, thing? That is the question:. To /
frank, fear it is not. Say what yc
| may and think as you will, money a
Y vances more ambitions than votes,
, far as the political game is concerne
2 but at the same time much depend
: on the disbursing agent. Down he1
e the La Toilette disbursing agents al
|, not regarded highly. Jim Peterso
u James Manahan and George Loftu
: who are behind the movement, ma
- be sincere in the advocacy of tt
Wisconsin senator, but
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n Beltrami county has figured so mut
o in an official way that the county al
J. it's troubles is becoming to be an o
e story. Three years ago Governor Jol
d A. Johnson retired several of it's cou
e ty commissioners to private life /
A. cause of charges which were filed al
l. sustained. Later they were return
J. to official life. Now the chairman
IS the county board, Vigo Peterson, h
a. filed charges against Sheriff A.
L | I1dL0u, anu IutlS Iut uldltGl les
r Later friends of Hazen filed charg
e of malfeasance against Peterson. T
'r charges on both sides are in the han
is of the state legal department.
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- I suppose Bob Dunn-he Of ma
-, hard fought battles-w1ll resent tn
~ but just the same his name is figuri
prominently in connection with t
lieutenant governorship. His name
- wanted for presentation at the ne
~ Republican state convention. Aft
- an absence of four years Bob took
~ fling at the game a year and a b
ago and came to st. Paul as memt
~: of the house. And he made good, tt
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ID. Oscar Arneson, chief clerk of t
NJ last house and editor of the Ora
tn County Review, is no longer in t
m harness. He has disposed of his ney
ut | naDer holdings Oscar was in ST p;