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that Bob Dunn would again try to
realize on his hope for the governor
ship. Should he do SO he will split
up the Taft vote with Mr.. Eberhart,
the only Taft man at present in the
race.
Eberhart Is Simon Pure.
Take it all in all the mix up has
ebounded to the advantage of the
GOVERNOR in so far as the nomination
IS concerned. He is the only Simon
pure, blown in the bottle, regular
Republican asking the nomination of
the people Of the state.
8 1t seems to us that this should
i've him the nomination without op-
sosition.
And then there is I. A. Caswell,
who went out and made the fight Of
his life to secure Roosevelt delegates
to the Chicago convention. He won
a magnificent victory and was re-
warded with the position Of national
committeeman.
Caswell Is, another of the foxy
ones. He did not 60 to Chicao to
put himself in a position where he
should be dragged into a rump con-
him? All his friends were taken in
and were among the foremost who
presented Mr.. Roosevelt with a NOM
ination which he does not know what
to d. with, but Caswell is under sus-
picion in orthodox Republican cir
cles.
Casrell On the Grill.
He Will be put on the grill and
made to disclose his Intentions. It
is ten to one shot that he will be
deposed and some patriot like E. E.
Smith put in his place on the nation
al committee.
A result such as this is almost
enough to discourage enthusiasts in
working for reform.
But the embarrassment will not
end with gubernatorial candidates
and members Of the national COM
mittee. It will go all down the line.
julius Schmal, for instance, was
one of the few state officials who re-
manned true to the cause Of Presi-
dent Taft. This should assist in Sc
curing him a denomination, but will
It: While it has been demonstrated
that the state is intensely anti-Taft,
time may soften this feeling to some
exent, but it cannot be effaced be-
tween now and November.
This state Of affairs will hamper
every Republican candidate and he
will further have staring him in the
face the possibility of third ticket
for state office in the field. In fact,
should Roosevelt accept the presi-
dental nomination given him in Chi
cago, an independent progressive Re-
publican state ticket is practically
assured.
Democrats Have sympathy.
The Democrats Of the state are
viewing this embarrassing position
OF their Republican friends with
communicative sympathy. Internal
strife is always to be deprecated and
true peace lovers are always grieved
at unseennly family jangles.
The new primary law is liable to
prove somewhat embarrassing to the
Democracy Of the state. The party
is In such a great minority that it
has always been necessary in the
past to draft candidates for state Of
fees and then practically compel
them to accept the nominations Of
fered them. e.
The question arises az to how the
best men can be induced to become
candidates for state office on a pri-
mary ballot. It has been suggested
that conference Of the Democrats
OF the state be held either in ST..
Paul or Minneapolis within 80 DAYS
after the adjournment of the Balti-
more convention and if possible in
duce leading Democrats Of the state
to become candidates before the peo-
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Il Nothing definite has been arranged
concerning this conference, but the
idea Seems 70 find favor with those
1nen who haa,ve canvs ssed the situa-