The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-04-25
and it looks pretty much as if they
would be outplayed and all because Of
a failure to do the molasses stunt,

! Not content with getting the official
scalp of Superintendent Whittier OF
the Red Wing training school several
| members of the State Federation OF
| WOmen's Clubs are hot on the trail OF
the report that he is to be given an
other position by the board of control
Mrs. Higbee of St. Paul, former presi.
dent of the Federation, wrote the
board letter protesting against Mr..
Whittier's employment in any capacity
It is said that the Red Wing superin.
tendent has been offered the Job of
| chief parole agent. Still another re
port has it that he is to succeed M. G.
Cutter, purchasing agent for the board,
who has resigned to take up a news.
paper property at Thief River Falls.
!. !. !.
August Koerner of Litchfield, treas.
urer of the state from 1895 to 1901,
died last week at the Mounds Park
sanltarium in st. Paul. He was there
for several weeks following serious
operation. Gus Koerner, as he was
generally known, was one of the fore
most German Republicans in the state
and was a power in his day. Of late
years he had been connected with the
state auditors department as mine
Inspector. There was talk at one
time of Mr.. Koerner for governor.
His son, H. G. Koerner, tried to sue
coed julius Block as state treasurer.
but failed.
!. !. !.
With w. E. Lee and H. G. Spooner
hard at it trying to convince the vot-
ers through the medium of keynote
speeches why they should be selected
as the Republican standard bearer, S.
Y. Gordon of Browns Valley, the first
candidate to throw his hat in the ring,
has been pretty much lost sight of,
but for the benefit of those who do
not know he is pretty much in the
game. The lieutenant governor still
occupies rooms in the Merchants ho-
tel in st. Paul and sack full of mail
arrives and departs daily from his
headquarters. He is sure the gum
shoe" boy. Mr.. Spooner is indus
triously telling what he did for the
good people while a member of the
legislature and Mr.. Lee is showing up
some of the extravagant features of
the present administration. If they
think, however, that they are going
to prod Governor Eberhart into an
sWerlng they are very much mistaken
AS get it his excellency will not
make any talks that can be construed
as campaign speeches until after the
convention.
In answer to a proclamation issued
by President Taft, Governor Eberhart
has sent out a call for aid for the suf-
ferers from the floods in the Lower
Mississippi river valley, but the re-
sponses to date have not been very
gratifying. The whole thing is under
the auspices of the Red Cross society.
Several months ago aid was asked for
the famine sufferers in China and the
responses hardly reached $500.
!. !. !.
Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
returned from Washington last week,
where he argued the state railroad
rate cases, and he has been sick ever
since. He is reported to be suffering
from an ailment that may require an
operation.
They were discussing at the state
capitol the other day how quickly men
in the public eye drop from sight.
Less than four months ago George T.
Simpson, then attorney general, had
the spotlight all to himself He was
frequently spoken of for governor.
During the session of the legislature a
year ago any number had exclusive
mention in their home papers and the
Twin City publications mentioned
them frequently. Jacobson of Lac
Qui Parle is seldom heard of these
days; former Governor Van SAINT has
dropped completely from sight; Jim
Gray, the last Democratic candidate
for governor, is never heard of; Frank
Day, king in his day, occasionally
breaks into the public prints, but in no
marked way. And so it goes. The po-
litical wrecks and forgotten ones are
many.
!. \ !.
This is day of publicity and the
moulder of public opinion has only
top of column space next to pure read
ing matter for those who aid him in
his work. It is the boy who does
things who breaks into the public
prints and the hint is given cost free
to those who make the state capitol
their home and their meal ticket.
Governor Johnson and Frank Day ex-
listed on publicity, former Attorney
General George T. Simpson realized
1t and the prince of them all was r.
G. Dunn, former state auditor. He
kept the scribes busy telling of his
doings. It is. different now. If the
average reporter finishes the state
capitol in a day with anything read
able he congratulates himself. A COL
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