Morris tribune., 1912-01-05
HAS ROOM FOR
SEVERAL MORE
EberhaTt's Private Graveyard Is
Rapidly Filling Up.
SIMPSONS CASE PECULIAR
Attorney Generals Work Had Been
Particularly Praised by the
Administration.
SIMPSONS CASE PECULIAR
Especial Correspondence

Governor S. Y Gordon, though his
refuses to class him as, a dead one;
and now Attorney General George r
Simpson has been given his political
six feet Of earth. The official dag
nOsis Is talked themselves to death"
Who will be the next to draw a mica
Eubernatorial dead Is engaging the at
tentiOn Of the interested, but so far
he IS among the unknown. l.. G.
Spooner. a spectacular member Of the
hast legislature, has been buzzing
about the candle for the past two
weeks, but so far he has remained un.
harmed, though not unknown, to those
who have been doing duty as official
executloners. They have their eye on
him, likewise Congressman c. A. Lind
berg, whom the progressives have
been backing. The only warning l can
give the two is to stay out OF the Twin
Cities, for it was there Messrs. Gordon
and Simpson received the fatal thrust
and the gubernatorial thrust factory"
these days is busy place. with all en-
ployed constantly on the job.
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The old saw, 1T never rains but it
pOurs," has had substantial backing
the last three weeks in a series of
political happenings that have kept
the inhabitants at the state capitol on
the jump. There have been surprises
at every turn and not one of those in.
terested would be afraid to bet his all
that Governor Eberhart would reach
the coming state. convention without
rival. The simply cannot see ho"
he can lose with the luck that has
been attending his every move. To
those on the inside Governor Gordons
early retirement occasioned NO sur
prise, as his lack of an organization.
a goodly sized bunch of money with
which to conduct a pre-cOnventiOn
campaign, and the opposition of the
interests indicated such at some time
or another, but it was thought that At
torney General Simpson would wealth
er the storm up to convention time at
state capitol circles are concerned,
Mr.. Simpson was regarded as a rival
to Governor Eberhart, and he may
still cherish that ambition, but in the
minds of the king makers he is down
and out. The details attending his
demise have been in preparation for
a month and those so busily engaged
in planting aspirants for the govern
ors chair think they have done a good
Job.
Every one is entitled to his just
dues, and whether the Winona man
stopped over or not in his effort to
show that the Eberhart machine is a
combine prepared to slaughter without
mercy, is neither here nor there, but
just the same the attorney general,
who retired from Office with midnight
Sunday, added some few things to his
tory. His was a record Of doing
of getting front page, top Of column
position in the papers, he helped out
the state treasury materially. Sew
eral million dollars were placed in the
state strong box through his activity,
and when the Eberhart administration
doomed upon the horizon with a de
mand for a second try at holding the
reins of government the better part of
the regulation campaign book was a
history Of Mr.. Simpsons record. He
was a daily copy maker for the re-
porters who haunt the state capitol
and they reciprocated in return.
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1t was the early part of the year
that Mr.. Simpson, so the story goes
became imbued with the desire to sit
on the state supreme bench, and from
that time, they say, dates the differ.
ence which has existed ever since be-
tween his department and that pre-
sided over by Governor Eberhart
Judge Jaggard died and he wanted the
vacancy-this Mr. Simpson does not
deny. He didn't get it and his aspira.
ton ran to the governorship, which
quickly reached the ears of the old
guard. His advisers--and they were
we'll meaning, perhaps-sent him to
Chairman Ed Smith, and Ed said no
as far as he was concerned. Cove.
ernor Eberhart had been right, and
in the game of politics as played a la
Hoyle, being right with those that are
right with you is the proper game. The
other kind wins occasionally, but the
percentage is the other way. Mr.
Simpson bided his time. He resigned
his office, and his reason for so doing
was that official life was not worth
the candle. Privately he said that he
was disappointed and a few friends
were let in on his interview with the
Republican state chairman.
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The country press has been long
acquainted with the conferences be-
tween Mr.. Smith and Attorney Gen
eral Simpson and the results, but II