Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-08-16


{: II RntobAL. FOE GOVERNOR .:.U
E. Wheele FFeekly, FetguN Falls:
The genuine good i'll and =respact
with which the announcement of P.
NJ. Ringdal u candidacy for 1koVe1nor
is received by the state press tspeaka
volumes for his qualifications. : =: Mr..
Ringdal has been more or less in the
pubic eye in Minnesota for 20 years
past, and the unanimity with which
the republican newspapers commend
his record and his personality shows
that he will be the most creditable
and the most popular candidate that
the democrats can name. p
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Fairmont Sentinel: Mr.. Ringdal be-
longs to. the old farmers alliance
school Of politics, Of which the late
S. M. Owen was a leader in the nine
ties. He stood for things at that time
which Bryan and men Of that stamp
have since nationalized and which
are known to the country as progress
sive: He served in: the state, senate
in 1887 and gained record as a con-
sistent advocate Of reform principles
which made him Conspicuous! in the
policies Of the state since that time.
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Willmar Tribune::: Hon: Peter M.
Ringdal, head Of the state, board Of
control railroad commissioner under
Governor Lind and al=round progress.
sive, has filed for the democratic
nomination for governor, but will
make no campaign for the nomina:
tion. That he will be named, how
ever, at the primaries need hardly be
doubted, and will be a hard man to
beat in the fall election.
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Sank Center Herald: P. M. Ringdal
has fled as a candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for governor. Mr..
Ringdal is the best man the Mime
sofa Bourbons have, and they should
give him a clear field. Should he be
nominated he would easily defeat a
certain republican candidate who
considers himself big enough to be
governor. Who is it9 We decline to
commit ourselves without first con-
sulting our attorney.
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st. Peter Free Press: Mr.. Ringdal
has announced himself a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
governor, and that is sure to put a
| damper upon the ambition Of Prof.
Andrist Of the state university, who
| is being doomed for the same posi-
| ton by number Of students, who
| seem to be under the impression that
good inguist and mathematician is
necessarily also a good: T.. statesman
| and business man. There is prob
| ably little danger Of democrat get:
ting elected governor in Minnesota
this year, but should the unexpected
happen, Mr.. Ringdal would be the
most likely to succeed in the election.
Aside from his politics, the people,
regardless Of parties, have high re.
gard for Mr.. Ringdal, whom they
know as a clean and capable man,
| and likely to make frst-class execu.
tive in case Of his election. ::
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Sandstone Tmbune:. The entrance
Of P. M. Ringdal of Crookston, into
the democratic lists as gubernatorial
candidate gives that party it's
strongest possibility in the opinion
of many. He is a clean man Of wide
experience in state affairs and would
make frst-class executive if the
state should happen to 60 demo-
cratic this fall. Of course, MI. Ring
dial is not nominated yet and will
have to fight it out at=the primaries
with Prof. Andrist Of; the state uni
versity, who has a wide acquaintance
among university graduates over the
state, and is said to be; able to kiss
the babies in seven different Ian
guages. :.
Albert Lea Standard: The other
candidates are narrowing the field
earnestly, but Eberhart, with the po-
tent backing Of the breweries, the
railroads, steel trust and other cor
poration interests has the best of the
race for the republican nomination
and is quite certain to win out. His
election will be another thing. With
man of the high character, sterling
progressive principles and proven
ability as a servant Of the state like
P. M. Ringda1,. Mr.. Eberhart, facile
agent Of special privilege, is deserv-
eddy doomed to cut but a sorry figure.
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Litchfe1d Independents: P. M. Ring
dal, the well-known - democratic
statesman, now a member Of the
board of control, has fled as candi-
date for governor. r He is a good man,
and ought to make a lively race with
whoever secures the republican nom
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Preston: Illness Hon. p. M. Ringda1
has filed for governor and is talked Of
as the most likely man for the demo-
Gratis to nominate; Ringdal has been
and is making an enviable record as
chairman OF the state board Of con.
troll; he has a good record as a for
mer state senator, in short, he is a
good, a1l-around man: Then again,
it is quite certain that he would not
stand as the candidate of his party
for governor, and advise his fellow
Democrats to bolt their nominee for
president, as some Of the republican
aspirants are doing. It may be worth
while. remembering that a condition
may easily arise in this state this
fall which will cause a lot of people
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