The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-06
GORDON is BUSY,
BUT KEEPS MUM
Silent Regarding His Guberna-
tOriaI Ambitions.
EBERHART FORCES CONFIDENT
Administration Giving Little consid.
Grafton to Possible Rivals for
State Offices.
EBERHART FORCES CONFIDENT
Especial Correspondence.

Especial Correspondence.
st. Paul, Oct 3.-The Minnesota
gubernatorial situation was enlivened
somewhat last week by the arrival on
the scene of S. Y. Gordon of Browns
Valley and his accepted manager, j. S.
Arneson of Chisholm. The two visit
the Twin Cities frequently and the
fact is generally chronicled by the To-
cal dailies with the usual political COM
ment added, but this time their brief
stay Of two days was attended by an
atmosphere that was surcharged from
the start with strenuous activity. 1t
was no mere drop in" There were
several conferences and much running
between the two cities and when they
left for their respective homes it was
with the statement that they were
dead tired To add to the occasion
Frank A. Day and other members OF
the old Johnson Kitchen Cabinet"
held forth at the Merchants hotel and
a breakfast at that hostelry, at which
Messrs. Gordon and Arneson sat in,
furnished additional food for the Cos
sips. Whether or not the visit and
the conferences had to do with Mr..
Gordon's reported desire to succeed
Governor Eberhart was unobtainaDie
from either of the two. Chairman
Frank A. Day Of the Democratic state
central committee commented volubly
on the Browns Valley mans going
qualities, but he was unable to draw
him out. Manager Arneson likewise
held his own in the face of quizzing
from Harvey Grimmer, also of the
Kitchen Cabinet"
The 1912 state campaign is months
away, better than eight of them, but
this fact is no bar to the activities of
a number who are even now scanning
lining plans for the capture of impor-
tant places on the state ticket. These
early birds began their work months
ago and though the Eberhart forces
have been inclined to laugh at the
whole thing and call it plot that will
die bornin' their overconfidence may
yet be their downfall. From his ex-
cellency down the opinion is deep
rooted that all is we'll and nothing in
human form or activity can prevail
against them. The state organization
that has been perfected by them is
regarded as invincible for the next
two years at least. Now whether Sam
Gordon, Ripley Brewer or the others
that have been touted as possible ri
walls for Governor Eberhart's job will
enter the lists is not known at this
time, but they do not happen to be
the entire source of activity that may
yet rise up to embarrass those now
feeding at the public trough. There
are others.
These others are the Democratic
hosts and for the benefit of the Re-
publican organization will state that
their leaders have very definite idea
that they can win this time and the
possibility of such has been the basis
of number of conferences lately.
National unrest, accepted dissatisfac-
ton with the Eberhart administration
and general desire on the part of
the public to speak disparagingly of the
Sins" is their cue and their one belief
is that if they can find the proper
standard bearer they have the game
won. The mistakes of the last cam
paign are ever before them and they
intend that such shall not be repeated
Where the money will come from to
finance their campaign is a question
often asked when Democratic activity
is mentioned, which would indicate
that the other side think they have
all the available sheckels cornered,
but this fact is not bothering the Dem
ocratic leaders. They look wise and
answer, Money may be the other
fellows downfall" 1t would not be
the first time that such was the case.
!. 4. !.
The scramble for national Demo-
cratic honors is to be enlivened by a
visit from Champ Clark, who, report
says, has accepted an invitation to
speak at Mankato and in the Twin
Cities. He will invade the North Star
state early in November Though
Governor Harmon of Ohio has the call
among the big fellows here, with
Woodrow Wilson the idol of the pro-
gressive element, the general feeling
is that Speaker Clark will have the
Minnesota delegation in the end,
should he get into the game. Many
think he is being purposely kept in
the background in order to allow the
various factions to fight it out. Then
the Missouri mans followers will
come forward and capture the plum.
i. i. !.
President Taft will be Twin City
visitor in a few weeks and the Repub-
lican leaders, especially in Minneapo-
lis, are working overtime in an effort
to make his visit success. But vic
tory, it seems, is not without it's
thorns, as the latest note of discord in
connection with the presidents COM
ing attests. In order to make the noise
feature of the demonstration as pro-