The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-04-18

Scot TO speak his mind regarding the
entrance of a rival from his home dis
trlct, but his friends are not so care
full and they have been indulging in
some statements not entirely to the
credit of the Stevens county man.
They openly say Mr.. Spooner's candi-
dacy is simply for the purpose of en-
barrassing Mr.. Gordon and in the in
terest Of certain crowd that they will
expose later. When in the legislature
Mr.. Spooner's bulldog .tenacity was the
one asset that often forced from a re-
luctant majority support for measures
which he advocated, but no one ever
accused him. of not being on the
square. He was never of the milk
and water Sort. AS I once said he
was not generally liked, but he COM
PEELED admiration because of his fight
Ing qualities. Mr.. Spooner, 1 figure,
will be heard from soon and whether
he is the candidate of some particular
interest or not he will have a Jolt COM
Ing for some one He is bad medicine
to tackle.
The position Of governor, with it's
salary of $1,000 a year and $4,000
contingent fund, not to speak of the
honor, may look good to some people,
but If those aspirants now so indus
triously engaged in trying to wrest the
job from Governor Eberhart would
spend a day at the big marble pile in
st. Paul they might change their
minds. If between begging letters, in
sistent solicitors and campaign con-
tribution demands his excellency
gets away from an expenditure of at
least SIS day he is lucky. The gov
ernor of this great state is legitimate
prey for every man and woman with
a bunch to detach him from some
ready money. Then there are the
seekers for office and when they are
not on the job applicants for release
from Minnesota's various penal insti-
tutions have the floor. One up state
paper, in an effort to perpetrate Joke,
remarked that the present governor
was not afraid of the cars, and anoth-
er, in answer, said there was good
reason for the statement, as he was
car broke. Between you and me it
pays to stay on the cars if you are
governor.
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With the fight for the Republican
nomination for governor on those now
occupying the minor offices and who
are candidates for denomination have
what might be termed a cinch, but
they do not want to be too positive in
the matter. Their nice things have
been hidden by the smoke of battle. It
comes on good authority that the two
places on the railroad and warehouse
commission which will be filled this
fall will be contested for and even the
Job as state treasurer may figure as
the contention between several. Judge
Mills and Charles Elmquist, at present
members of the railway commission,
want to be returned and it looks as if
they might have clear field, but word
comes that their right to a renomina-
ton may be protested.
If the Virginia state bonds, valued
at over 100000 and now held by
Minnesota to the credit of the perma-
nent school fund, are sold it will be
over the vigorous protest of former
State Auditor Dunn. The old warrior
aided the state in purchasing them,
and at figure far below par, and in
his Official organ, the Princeton Union,
he jumps on State Treasurer Smith
with both feet for even suggesting
their sale. This is the third time the
sale of the Virginia bonds for reinvest-
ment in local securities has been pro-
posed and Mr.. Dunn asks the question
why these particular bonds always
are selected whenever the agitation
for more money for loaning purposes
comes up. He insists that if the bonds
are sold it be at par and he wants
law passed making such compulsory
in the case of all outside securities
held by the state.
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It looks as if Fred B. Lynch of st.
Paul, national Democratic committee
man, might have to fight to retain his
present official position in the party
councils. The rumor is that several
candidates are being groomed, among
them T. T. Hudson of Duluth and
Judge Willis of St. Paul. The position
is one that carries with it an expense
account that the holder alone must
meet and if Mr.. Lynch cared to en-
tighten the public with an itemized
statement since he has held the Office
it might stagger few of the curious.
The st. Paul man is generally credited
with fair amount of the goods of this
world and his long stay in Chicago and
the East, while trying to promote the
presidential interests of the late Gov
ernor Johnson, undoubtedly represent
ed tidy sum. If any one passed the
hat for the purpose of reimbursement
it is not of record. Mr.. Lynch is said
to have incurred the enmity of the