Morris tribune., 1912-04-05
-FOUR ASP|RANTS
ENTER CONTEST
Minnesota GubernatOrla| Flight
Becoming Interesting,
EXPENSE ACCOUNT TOO HIGH
Public Examiner crittcises Bills Made
Out by Several Dairy and
Food Inspectors.
Especial Correspondence.)

Four-count 'em-four, candidates
for Republican gubernatorial honcrs
have thrown their hats into the ring
and the end is not yet. Two more are
champing at their bits and their cha
peAus may be in the circle even now.
Fer fear yeu have forgotten some of
their names l will run over the list.
There Is A. o. Eberhart, the present
executive; Lieutenant Governor s. Y.
Gordon of Browns Valley, who former
Attorney General George T. Simpson
tried to relegate into oblivion by styl-
ing him "the king for q day." and, by
the way, Sam seems to have lasted
longer than the man who planned to
put him out Of business with the stroke
OF a pen-no one ever hears of the
W1nona man now; w. e. Lee, the
Long Prairie banker, and the latest
bidder for public favor, Edgar Wea-
yer, auditor of Blue Earth county,
Governor Eberhart's home district
The two others with their hats in
their hands are L. c. Spooner of Nor
ris and n. j. Holmberg of Renville
mention Mr.. Holmberg's name not
with any knowledge that he is going
to get into the game, but simply be-
cause he is figuring in the gossip now
running to the governorship. Lack of
knowledge regarding his intentions
also applies in the case of Mr.. Spoon
er, but friends do not circulate petit
tions and write letters asking other
friends what they think of the Morris
man as candidate for governor with
out at least some encouragement from
Mr.. Spooner l will have to say,
that Mr.. Spooner has made it plain to
several ST. Paul friends that his only
ambition is return ticket to the leg
islature and if proper reapportion-
ment bill passes a flyer at congress
later. Men sometimes, however,
change their minds. Continuing on
the subject of the governorship, which
has been in measure lost sight of in
the preliminary skirndshes incident to
the fight for national control of the
state, nothing has been as productive
of state capitol gossip as the en-.
trance of Edgar Weaver of Mankato
into the game. Mentioned as pos
:ibility, but really never considered
the sudden announcement of his can.
didacy came as a surprise. It made
Governor Eberhart set up and take no
tice and mis- advisers were astounded
4 + !.
L. c. Spooner has pleasantly called
several who have intimated that he is
grooming for try at the governor
ship, he explaining that his only con
cern was return to the legislature
but despite his denials l cannot helL
but say that for man who has only
the legislature in view he is straying
rather far from his base of supplies
During the last few days a number Of
persons prominent in the politica
world have been receiving letter!
signed by Gordon Bright of Minneap
ellis, clerk in the last legislature, ask
ing their opinion of Mr.. Spooner as {:
candidate for the legislature, and thes'
letters, am told, have been supple
mented by visit On the part of somt
of Mr. Spooner's townsmen to near b!
counties where petitions calling on MI
Spooner to make the race have bee1
circulated. Mr.. Spooner's entrance
into the game would not be at all help
full to Sam Gordon, as both are from
the same district, and Sans friend
are intimating that unfriendly inter
OstS are behind the move. Mr.. Cor