The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-27
New Aspirants for Office Get
Into Ring Daily.
FRANK EDDY HAS AMBITIONS
Files for the Republican Nomination
for Congressman at
Large.
Especial Correspondence.)

st. Paul, June 25.-With the special
session of the legislature now history
the state campaign has taken posses
sion of the stage and on the word of
yours truly the preliminary rehearsals
forecast play of unusual interest.
1t will be In two acts and there will
be something doing every minute Of
the time. Thursday Lieutenant Gov
ernor S. Y. Gordon startled the ma
t1ves with an announcement of a new
manager, James A. Martin of Dunn
Collins fame, and now the fight for
Governor Eberhart's shoes offers the
novelty of two brothers-in-law man
aging rival candidates for that honor.
Martin, as manager of the political
ambitions of the Browns Valley man,
is a brother-in-law of DR.. Kane of
Morris, who is doing a like service for
L. G. Spooner Of his home town and
can say for the latter that while he
admits the relationship and smiles at
the novelty of the whole thing he is
some sore at Jim for connecting up
with the other side, at any rate as
manager. On the same day Clinton
Robinson, a member of the house
from Winona, offered himself as a
Democratic sacrifice for congressman
from the First district and Frank M.
Eddy followed it with a deposit of $50
with the secretary of state to assure
the placing of his name on the pri-
mary ballot as candidate for con-
gresham at large. In order that
things might not lag j. A. A. Burn
qulst, house member from St. Paul,
came forward with the statement that
he would file for the Republican nomi-
nation for lieutenant governor at the
proper time and it is expected that
Thomas Kneeland of Minneapolis will
register for the Office of attorney gen.
eral, R. c. Dunn of Princeton and E.
T. Young of St. Paul for governor,
Senator Lende for congressman at
large and Judge Oscar Hallam of St.
Paul for associate justice of the SUI
preme court. These are sure and
there are others to come Pretty
good for one week, and the national
leaders at Chicago trying to put the
party out of business at that.
The entrance into the gubernatorial
game of James A. Martin in a man.
agerial capacity for S. Y. Gordon is
meeting with approval in some quar-
tiers and is openly attacked in others,
but the fact stands forth that he
knows a lot about the game. He has
been a long time at it. Down here
the story is that Jim is simply a
shield for I. A. Caswell of Anoka, who
all along has been friendly to the
Gordon cause but could not openly as
sumo its management because of his
present official connection, that of
clerk of the supreme court. Caswell
is master of strategy and evidence
OF his work has been shown in more
than one shrewd move on the part of
the Gordon clans. Then, too, he and
Mr. Martin are the closest of friends
and have been for years. DR.. Kane,
Jlm's brother-in-law, has not served
as long at the game as his relative,
but his work so far as manager for
L. c. Spooner stamps him as leader
OF no mean ability. The doctor is a
mixer, has a wide acquaintance and
he puts both to good use. The Morris
man is profiting from both.
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: The statewide primary law and the
corrupt practices act are now a part
OF the Minnesota statutes and the
chief labor of the secretary of state
these days is trying to interpret both
for the benefit of those anxious to
take fling at some of the offices COW
cred by the two. Mr.. Schmahl says
he will have copies of both in the
hands of the voters in about ten days.
1t looks pretty much as if the primary
law would be sent to the supreme
court in few days for Interpretation
as to the constitutionality of some of
its provisions, principally that per-
tanning to what is known as grouping
candidates into classes where the Of
fices to be filled are at large and they
number two or more. This provision
takes in the two places on the su-
preme bench, the state railroad de-
partment and any district where two
or more representatives are to be
named. It is claimed that the class
feature permits Of combinations and
Juggling and practically DISTINGUISHES
the voter Under it, it is said, present
1ncumbents of the Offices in contro.
versy have cinch. AS to the corrupt
practices act no one as yet has been
able to give an intelligent interpreter
ton of its provisions Some say that
1t, too, has features that are clearly
unconstitutional.
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The job of congressman at large is
going to be much sought for plum
Sais fall, as is evidenced by the filings,
threatened filings and admissions by
a number Of others that they are seri.
ously considering the matter. Frank
M Eddy of Sank Center is already in
the ring, Senator Lende is expected
10 file most any time and I would not