The Ely miner., 1911-09-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP
The "County Chairman" Gives Miner Readers
Entertaining State Capitol Gossip Touching
The Great and Near.Great.

Whittier escaped unscathed. Whit
tier-fortunate for him-has had ev
erything to win and little to lose
while the governor-thanks to mum
ber whose one idea has been Whit
tiers official scalp-has been made
the target of lot of ridicule and mud
singing that is without parallel In the
history of the state. Speaking as he
would to q jury, Judge Frank Wilson
of Red Wing, Whittier's attorney, in
his closing argument scored the gov
ernor in q manner that should call fol
rebuke, but there was no defense. TIC
quote the head of department across
the hall, the pity was that he allowed
himself to be a target.
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While the Whittier controversy ap
proaches the close 1t is by no means
at an end, and right here fairness
prompts the statement that if Gov
ernor Eberhart had been permitted to
proceed uninterrupted in this matter
the finish might have been different
Pulled and hauled from all sides, and
with public statements by his advis
ers calculated to intensity rather than
aid in a calm consideration of the
case, his position has been made fool
fish in the eyes of many. On the con
trary, Governor Eberhart, despite
clamorings, has proceeded with due
consideration for the law, and though
the findings may not be to his liking
he is not making any protest. 1t is
some of his advisers that are the
goats. not the governor.
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y Word comes that R. c. Dunn OF
Princeton, who was reported quite
sick. is much better. During the past
week many inquiries have been made
regarding his condition. Bob has been
mentioned in some quarters as availa
BILE timber for lieutenant governor and
for the benefit of the doubling Thorn
ases I will say that the consideration
of his name 1t not all talk. The king
makers have had him in mind for
some time, and he looks good to them
Bob, it is said, Is not averse to the
honor.
Down here the break between Gov.
ernor Eberhart and Attorney General
George T. Simpson is looked upon as
everything that the word implies. At.
torney General Simpson speaks of the
relations between the departments as
a break, but the governors official
family do not use that term in speak
ing of it. They say the attorney gen.
eral is peeved. Mr.. Simpson does not
retire from Office until next January
and In the meantime look out. The
attorney general has some private
grievances and l infer from some OF
his remarks that there Is going to be
trouble. He is not going to quit with
out leaving reminder of his admin
istfation.
Former State Labor Commissioner
w. w. Williams of Minneapolis is said
to have been selected to conduct the
fight in Minnesota in behalf of the
presidential ambitions of Champ Clark
Williams reluctantly admits the
charge, but he will not say who is
back of him. The former labor com
missioner successfully conducted q
fight for Hearst, of yellow journalism
fame, some years ago, and there are
some who say that it is Hearst's in
terest that he Is caring for now
Hearst is known to favor Mayor Car
ter Harrison of Chicago for the Dem
ocratic nomination for president and
Williams admitted activity for Chang
Clark may be blind.
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c. G. Sprague, a former member OF
the state board of equalization, now
extinct, is generally picked to make
the race for lieutenant governor. Mr.
Sprague, who Is banker at Sauk Cen
ter, it is said will seek the Repub
lican nomination for the Office. He
Is quite power in the Sixth district
and was a member of the old state
board of equalization for several years
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D. w. Lawler, former Democratic
mayor of st. Paul, whose announced
candidacy for United States senator
to succeed Senator Knute Nelson has
had some of the boys guessing, has for
mally fled for the Office. Dams flyer
at the national game is looked upon as
joke in some quarters, but the St
Paul man states that the laugh will be
on the other fellow before he gets
through.
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While on the subject of United
States senator cannot help but speak
OF the mysterious visit to St. Paul the
other day of Senator Knute Nelson
He slipped in Wednesday night last
grabbed long distance phone at the
Union depot and then went to the
Merchants hotel, not to appear until
the next morning, when he boarded q
train for Wisconsin. He denied him
self to all reporters, but the activity
Of w. w. Rich, Collector of Customs
Fred Won Baumbach, United States
Marshal Grimshaw and others, who
were at the hotel to meet the grand