Morris tribune., 1912-06-28
STATE CAMPAIGN
IS WARMING UP
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 possess
sion of the stage and on the word OF
yours truly the preliminary rehearsals
forecast a play of unusual interest.
It 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
tiVes with an announcement of 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 like service for
L. C. 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 a candidate for con-
gresham at large. In order that
things might not lag J. A. A. Burn
uuist, 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 once or attorney gen
eral, r. C. Dunn of Princeton and E.
T. Young of St. Paul for governor
Senator Lende for congressman al
large and Judge Oscar Hallam of st
Paul for associate justice of the su
preme court. These are sure ant
there are others to come. Pretty
good for one week, and the nationa
leaders at Chicago trying to put the
party out of business at that.
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The entrance into the gubernatoria
game of James A. Martin in a man
agerial capacity for S. Y. Gordon il
meeting with approval in some quar-
tiers and is openly attacked in others
but the fact stands forth that h
knows lot about the game. He hal
been a long time at it. Down herr
the story is that Jim is simply ;
shield for I. A. Caswell of AnOka wht
all along has been friendly to tn
Gordon cause but could not openly as
sumo it's management because of hi
present official connection, that O
clerk of the supreme court. Caswel
is a master of strategy and evidenc
of his work has been shown in NOR
than one shrewd move on the part O
the Gordon clans. Then, too, he an
Mr. Martin are the closest of friend
and have been for years. DR.. Kane
Jim's brother-in-law, has not serve
as long at the game as his relative
but his work so far as manager 70
L. c. Spooner stamps him as a leade
of no mean ability. The doctor is
mixer, has a wide acquaintance an
he puts both to good use. The Morri
man is profiting from both.
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The statewide primary law and tn
corrupt practices act are now pal
of the Minnesota statutes and tn
chief labor of the secretary of stat
these days is trying to interpret bot
for the benefit of those anxious t
take fling at some of the Offices CO.
cred by the two. Mr.. Schmahl say
he will have copies of both in tn
hands of the voters in about ten day
It looks pretty much as if the primar
law would be sent to the suprem
court in a few days for interpretatio
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